In the first post of this series: I explained the chief downsides of Lead Acid batteries, the tried and true battery technology that powers essentially every RV electrical system made. And in part two, I explained about the advantages Lithium Ion batteries, the latest and greatest battery technology to come along. In particular, I raved about the […]
Technology
Promise of Lithium #2: Lithium Ion Battery Advantages
In the first post of this series, I explained the chief downsides of lead acid batteries, the type found powering the house bank in 99.999% of all RV’s you have ever seen. It is a depressingly long list. As you will soon see, on paper lithium ion batteries seem to be superior in almost every […]
Promise of Lithium #1: Lead Acid Battery Downsides
We’ve made a few teaser posts showing off our new lithium ion battery bank, but we’ve yet to properly explain why on earth we decided to venture off into such uncharted electrical territory instead of installing a more traditional flooded lead acid or AGM battery bank. This post is the start of a series explaining […]
Introducing Our New iPhone App: Can I Drink the Water?
A while back, our friend Andy Hayes – that travel guy, launched a new website – Can I Drink the Water? We thought it was brilliant. It very simply answers the question – “is it safe to drink the water?” for over 200 countries. A very handy reference tool for travelers . We were also […]
10 Tips to Keep Connected: US Mobile Internet Options
One of the most common things we get asked about is for advice on staying connected to the net while on the road. For us, staying connected to the internet is essential to our mobile livelyhood. Our business depends on it and we heavily utilize social networking online to keep connected with friends, family and […]
Rites of Passage
We left Burning Man in 2010 for the first time without a plan one way or the other if we would be attending in 2011. We left that decision up to serendipity. But we did know one thing – if we attended, we wanted a year off of hosting our theme camp, Camp Nomadia, and […]
Lithium Ion Battery Success!! Playa Bound
There is nothing like hearing your air conditioner turn on via battery power! Not that it’s any different of a sound. So let’s back up a few days, and cover the journey since we left Phoenix – where we built our own lithium ion battery bank. Building our bank was lots of fun, but it […]
We Built a Lithium Ion Battery Bank!
After another all-nighter lithium ion battery research session last Tuesday, we slept in on Wednesday and then made our way down the hill from Flagstaff into Phoenix. With every foot of elevation drop, the temperature increased and we were soon reminded of why we escaped to Flagstaff in the first place. The bus did incredibly […]
Inverted Intentions
Two weeks ago we finally escaped the intense Arizona desert heat in Lake Havasu City, and headed to nearby Flagstaff. Sitting at elevation 7000 ft, it’s many degrees cooler and has things that are green. We came here intending to cool off – both our bodies and on the bus projects. We were also tempted […]
Re-Calculating
The new-to-us GPS unit we recently purchased from my father instructs us to turn left. We ignore her, and turn right instead… our way seems more scenic. ‘Re-calculating‘ she proclaims. She comes back with instructions to get us back on her previously researched route. We’re obstinate. We ignore her and continue on the route that calls […]
