Over the course of the last nine years RVing in our Keystone Cougar Fifth Wheel Trailer I have made a fair number of improvements. As you live in a trailer full time you begin to want to make it better suited for your unique RVing lifestyle.
I like to call these “Mods”. Here is a list of all my mods and upgrades I’ve made to the rig so far. The more time we spend in it the more I start to come up with things I can change to improve it. I’m sure this list will grow.
Detailed Look at Our DIY RV Boondocking Power System
We love to travel the Southwest US during the winter. Camping out on BLM land, exploring wildlife refuges and State/National parks. This means camping off the grid without electrical hookups. Some sort…
My Ultimate RV Sewer System Modification
You may remember last year I gave the Waste Master RV Sewer System a full Love Your RV review. I was very impressed with the design and quality of the…
Building a Portable Solar Panel for My RV Boondocking
Introduction Recently a solar panel manufacturer called Lensun sent me out a 100-watt flexible solar panel for a Love Your RV! product review. One of the reasons I agreed to…
Cheap Plumbing and Wire Clamps for the RV Tip
I learned this frugal little RVing tip from a good RVer friend of mine Eddie of Mobile Homestead Solar Services. First, you pick yourself up a roll of plumbers pipe hanger strapping…
Why I Love My Little O-Grill RV Barbecue
5 years ago when we hit the road as full-time RVers I needed to pick myself up a small portable barbecue grill. There was no way the huge old beast…
LevelMatePRO High Tech RV Leveling Aid Review
When I got an email from a company called Command Electronics asking for a product review of their LevelMatePRO wireless vehicle leveling system I was intrigued. It looked to be…
Our Second RV Open Road Magazine Cover Shot!
Thanks to my photographer wife Anne I have in recent years developed a passion for the hobby myself. While she is out chasing her beautiful landscape and animal photos, I’m…
1000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter *Updated*
Soon after receiving our new Cougar fifth wheel I purchased a 1000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter to be able to run our 21″ iMac computer and 32″ LCD TV while…
20 More RV Upgrades to Our Fifth Wheel Trailer
Improvements to our Home on Wheels Last spring I detailed 20 RV upgrades I had done to our 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer to make our RVing life a…
Lippert Air Ride Pin Box Review and Demo
Why Install an Air Ride Pin Box? A “pin box” is the part that connects your fifth wheel trailer to the hitch located in the trucks bed. The standard pin…
Installing an INTELIPOWER Converter for Better Battery Charging
What is Wrong with the OEM Converter? I’ve always suspected that the manufacturer installed power converter in our Keystone Cougar fifth wheel did a poor job when it came to…
Elephant Jack Foot Pads and Shoes Review
Introduction Not too long ago I received a set of Lippert Elephant Jack Foot Pads for review. They are an oversized 10” molded plastic pad with a slip on rubber…
Bogart SC2030 CC and Trimetric TM2030-RV Installation
RV Solar Upgrades So, if you have been following my blog for the last while you will know that I have upgraded the RV battery bank from two six volt…
Upgrading our Renogy RV Solar System to 400 Watts
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….
Why The Heck Are My RV Entrance Stairs So Saggy?
The fold out RV entrance stairs on our Cougar fifth wheel have never been the most rock solid things. They’ve always had a little bit of give and spring to…
Tip for Hard to Reach RV Waste Valve
Our 2011 Keystone Cougar trailer has three waste dump valves on her. One for the black tank and two grey tanks. The black tank and the grey tank valves that…
Installing the Flex Air Pin Box on our Fifth Wheel Trailer
Why A Fancy Pin Box? Our Keystone Cougar 276RLS trailer came with a basic solid steel pin box. This works well on smooth highways, but things can get a bit…
Review of Infinity LWV Flooring for the RV
What is Infinity LWV Flooring? LWV stands for “Luxury Woven Vinyl”. The vinyl material is woven together by the manufacturer Infinity LWV in such a way that the product acts…
Upgrading My RV Battery Bank and 12 Volt System
A Little of My Rigs Battery History When we bought our 30 foot Keystone Cougar fifth wheel new it came with one preinstalled deep cycle battery rated at 85 ampere…
8 Simple Effective Tips for an RV Boondocking Solar Power System
Guest post by Eddie from Mobile Homestead Solar Services One of the biggest and most liberating changes in the 7 years that my wife, daughter, and I have been full-timing is…
Beefing Up My RV Roof Seals with Eternabond Tape
Recently we went through some typical socked in rainy west coast weather. Day after day of drizzle, rain and sometimes pounding rain. It’s the tradeoff for living in the emerald…
My Not So Easy RV Winterizing Kit Installation
Why Install the Kit Our Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer didn’t come with any sort of easy winterizing tools with the exception of the water heater bypass valve. It didn’t…
Summer RV Renovation Part 7 – Finished Results
Very Happy with the New Look So summer is drawing to a close and so is our RV renovation. We are super pleased with how everything turned out and happy…
Summer Renovations Part 6 – Completing the Custom RV Daybed
Let’s Make the Daybed Look Pretty In a previous blog post, I detailed the construction of my custom RV daybed platform. It consists of mostly plywood held together with screws…
Summer Renovation Part 5– Replacing the RV Slide Flooring
Introduction As many RVs do our Keystone Cougar trailer came with a fair amount of carpeting. It looked real nice when it was brand new, but that didn’t last too…
Replacing My Noisy Dometic DM2652 RV Fridge Fan
That #[email protected]*ing Fan is Driving Me Nuts! Our Keystone Cougar 276RLS trailer came equipped with a Dometic model DM2652LBX refrigerator. It does a pretty good job of keeping our food…
Waste Master RV Sewer Hose Storage Solution
I recently replaced my old worn out RV sewer hose with the new Waste Master RV sewer system. (See my full review and demo video). I’ve used it for a…
RV eBook called Roughing It Smoothly
Roughing It Smoothly eBook Review A couple days ago I had the pleasure to get my hands on a new RV eBook called Roughing It Smoothly. It is written by…