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.
RV Thermostat Upgrade Honeywell FocusPRO 5000
Our 2011 Keystone Cougar trailer came with a manual slide style thermostat controlling the RV furnace and the air conditioner and fan. It was a total pain to find an exact…
Favorite RV Dry Camping Mods and Gadgets
If you have followed the blog for a while you’ve come to know we love to boondock during our winter snowbird travels in the southwest. Over the last few years,…
Update On My Boondocking Remote Solar Panel Mod
Last summer I received a flexible Lensun solar panel for a Love Your RV product review. Once I completed my review, the panel was mine to keep. I just needed to…
Boondocking Mod Installing a DC to DC Converter
A few weeks ago I installed a new Winegard ConnecT Wifi Extender in our Cougar fifth wheel. Unfortunately, it didn’t come with a 12-volt power supply for off-grid camping only a…
SeeLevel II RV Tank Monitor System Review
Several months ago I replaced my crappy OEM tank monitoring system with a new SeeLevel II system. If you missed it, you can go back and take a look at…
Winegard ConnecT RV WiFi Extender Installation and Setup
A few months ago the Winegard company contacted me offering to send out their new Winegard ConnecT RV WiFi Extender for a Love Your RV! review. It was to be publicly…
My 10 Must Have RV Gadgets
Since we bought our RV 5 1/2 years ago I’ve tried out all sorts of RV gadgets or add-ons of one type or another. Some have proven to be extremely…
weBoost Drive 4G-X + RV Trucker Essentials Kit Review
Early last month I was stoked to receive a new weBoost Drive 4G-X RV Cellular Booster Kit as an upgrade to our old Wilson Sleek device. Although the little Wilson…
Reviewing the TadiBrothers Wireless RV Backup Camera
Since installing the Tadibrothers wireless RV backup camera last month, I’ve had a chance to use it for a couple of hundred miles during our RV road trip south. The…
Installing the weBoost 4G-X RV Cellular Booster Kit
WilsonAmplifiers.com approached me this summer offering me their weBoost 4G-X + RV Trucker Essentials Kit free for a review. I was very much interested in the product since I currently use…
Installing a TadiBrothers Wireless RV Backup Camera System
I was recently approached by a company called TadiBrothers and asked if I could review their wireless RV backup camera. A rearview camera has been on my wishlist for a…
Reviewing Our Many RV Upgrades – How Have They Performed?
In the past five years since we bought our Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer, it’s seen a boat load of modifications and upgrades applied to it. Many of them are…
Upgrading My RV Tank Level Monitoring System
The See Level II Tank Monitor Well, I finally bit the bullet and laid out some hard earned cash on a new RV tank level monitor called the SeeLevel II…
Worn Rubber Roof Repaired Using Henry Tropi-Cool Coating
The following is a guest post by a good friend of mine. Eddie is the owner of Mobile Homestead Solar Services and a full-time RVer. Recently he posted photos on…
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…