There are a few important things to know about electricity when wiring up an RV or solar electric system. Electrical energy (Watts) is is determined by multiplying voltage (Volts) by current (Amps). This means that as you decrease the voltage on a wire, the current required to send the same amount of power increases. For […]
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RV Battery Monitoring
Boondocking or “dry camping” in an RV without a battery monitor is like driving a car without a gas gauge. If you fill your tank up everyday and never drive further than to the corner store, this strategy can work just fine. But if you are going to do any sort of serious camping without […]
Super Solar RV
I was just emailed this picture, along with this description: “Thought you might like to see one guy’s solution to limited roof space. It is from a poorly scanned photo … but you’ll get the gist of it. Those are the old Siemens 55 watt panels times about 34 = 1870 watts plus two 300 […]
Solar Charge Controller Options
Solar panels are only half the battle… You next need something to take the sun juice and squeeze it into your batteries. There are plenty of reasonably priced basic solar charge controllers, and if you have small panels or you are not overly concerned about every last drop of efficiency – a basic charge controllers […]
Oliver – Solar Panel Ponderings
One of the biggest challenges to living a solar powered technomadic life in a trailer as small as the Oliver is the lack of roof space to mount solar panels. The Oliver’s fiberglass roof isn’t just small, it is not even flat. It rises up in the middle to allow for interior headroom, and it […]
Introducing Jeep v2… (Diesel!)
The universe lined up the perfect Jeep for us – right when and where we needed it. Who am I to say no? Introducing our new 2006 Diesel Jeep Liberty CRD, Jeep v2 (VeeTwo?): We spent a long sweaty day in the hot Texas sun yesterday moving EVERYTHING from Jeep v1 to v2. We had […]
Amazing $13k tires increase fuel economy by 50%!!!
Jeep needs four new shoes. And though I had planned on waiting until California to buy them for her, the spinout and unrepairable flat from last week have accelerated the timetable dramatically. She also needs an alignment, and an oil change. And likely soon a new battery, and some repair work on the battery cable. […]
