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Electrical-Outside

Electrical items found outside the RV

ANTOP TV Antenna Review – Testing for RV Use (Model AT415B)

Antop TV Antenna Review Feature Photo

Demo and review of an OTA (Over the Air) TV antenna from a company in Ontario, California, called ANTOP. In the video, I test the ANTOP AT415B in two locations. One is a very fringe reception area, and another is a place with numerous OTA TV stations. I compare the ANTOP’s performance to my existing … Read more

Categories Electrical-Inside, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

Guta 8 Tire RV TPMS – Install & Review + Longer Term Update

Guta Wireless RV Tire Pressure Monitor System Review Feature Photo

In the video, I install, demo, and review a TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) from a company called Guta. I was interested in reviewing the Guta TPMS because it so closely resembled my current EEZTire TPMS. The kit I got contained 8 sensors/transmitters that attach to the tire’s valve stems and an LCD for the … Read more

Categories Electrical-Outside, FW Upgrades, Ram 3500 Truck, RV Product Reviews

BougeRV 180 Watt Solar Panel Review

BougeRV 180W Solar Panel Review Feature Photo

In this video, I demo a 180W solar panel from a company called BougeRV. I have reviewed their 170W panels in the past, but this is the newer, more powerful panel. Overall, it looks like an OK panel build-wise and puts out close to the max-rated watts in my tests. I tested charging a 12V … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

GenTent Portable Generator Safety Canopy Review for RVers

GenTent Stormbracer Review Feature Photo

This last winter I was approached by the GenTent company and asked if I would like to test out and review their tent-like portable generator cover. I was interested, but since I was traveling the southwest desert for months to come, I asked if they could wait until we headed back up the coast in … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

NOCO GB150 12 Volt Battery Booster Box Review

Noco GB150 Review Feature Photo

Over the course of the year, I like to save my pennies and buy myself an early Christmas present when we arrive south. Back in Canada, we don’t have access to many of the items listed on Amazon.com, so usually, we hit an RV Park for a spell in early December and put in our orders. … Read more

Categories Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

Champion Generator Review after 5 Years of Use

Champion Generator 5 year review feature photo

Why We Needed a Generator Five years ago almost to the date we sold our house in Victoria BC and headed out on a planned 1 year RV trip all around the US and Canada. We had plans to visit numerous state and national parks so realized we would need some sort of power source … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

Upgrading our Renogy RV Solar System to 400 Watts

Renogy 400 Watt Solar Upgrade Feature Photo

Our First RV Solar Experience About a year ago I popped my RV solar cherry and installed a simple little 200 watt RV solar kit from a company called Renogy. We didn’t have too much dough to spend on solar, but I believe I got a good bang for the buck with the roughly $400 … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, FW Upgrades, Travel Blog Posts

Renogy Firefly Review Part 3 – Real World Tests

Renogy Firefly Review Part 3 Feature Photo

Introduction So far in my extensive review of new Firefly portable power box from Renogy I first (Part One) gave you my initial impressions of the build quality and functionality. Then (Part Two) let you have a look with me inside to examine the guts of the beast, offering my opinion as an experienced electronics … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

Renogy Firefly Review Part One – The Unboxing

Renogy Firefly Review Part One Feature Photo

Introduction I recently received a 200 watt Renogy solar kit for the fifth wheel as a Christmas gift. As I usually do for our RV upgrades I wrote up a blog post and made a video detailing the install and my impressions of the product. Well, I guess the folks at Renogy took note. They … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Outside the RV, RV Product Reviews

Installing a Renogy 200W Solar Kit in the RV

Solar install Feature Photo

Introduction Well Love Your RV! is finally getting some solar! This Christmas, Santa (my lovely wife) sent me a special package from Amazon containing a brand new Renogy 200W Solar Kit. Woot! This is a starter kit and will get our feet wet in the solar power thing and hopefully help wean us off our … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Fifth Wheel Trailer Guide, FW Upgrades, RV Product Reviews

Repairing Our Ford Truck Headlight Switch

Headlight Switch Repair Feature Photo

Introduction We are preparing for our 2014 snowbird season and one thing I like to do is make sure our 1994 Ford F350 tow vehicle is in tip top shape. As they say “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. This is particularly true when it comes to extended RV trips. None … Read more

Categories Electrical-Outside, Maintenance, Travel Blog Posts

Install and Review of StarLights LED lamps for the RV

LED lamps for the RV Feature Photo

Introduction I’ve been looking to swap out our fifth wheels OEM incandescent light bulbs to the more energy efficient LED lamps for a while now. As luck would have I got an email from a high-quality LED lamp manufacturer asking if I would like to try out their LED lamps for the RV. The company … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Inside, Electrical-Outside, Inside the RV, Outside the RV, RV Product Reviews, Travel Blog Posts

Finally! I solved the case of the Intermittent Trailer Running Lights

I have battled a problem of intermittent trailer running lights for a few months now. Every once in a while the marker/running lights would go out and I would find the fuse powering that circuit in the truck blown. I would replace the fuse and things would be good for a few trips then bam … Read more

Categories Electrical-Outside, Outside the RV, Travel Blog Posts

Champion 2000 Watt Inverter Generator Review

Champion Generator

Review of my Champion Generator I purchased 2  Champion 2000 Watt inverter generators plus the parallel cable so I would be able to run my 13500 BTU RV Air Conditioner and use one at a time if I just needed to charge up the batteries or use the microwave.  So far after 2 years I’m quite … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Outside the RV, RV Product Reviews

Trojan 6 Volt Batteries RV Install

6 Volt Trojan battery

I added to the standard 12v deep cycle battery that came with the RV with 2 of the T-105 Trojan Six Volt golf cart type batteries. This update more than tripled my amp hour capacity from 85 ah to 310 ah and gave me a very robust dual battery bank system.  Maintenance is very easy … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Fifth Wheel Trailer Guide, FW Upgrades, Outside the RV
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