Traveling and living fulltime in our fifth-wheel trailer we use a great many different RV related products. In this section of the website, you’ll find all my RV product reviews. I even did a full review of the entire Keystone Fifth wheel trailer after 18 months of use.
Please be aware that some of the products reviewed were sent to me free of charge by various companies as promotional items. In these cases, I will let you know upfront – Ray
*Bluetooth* Clamp-On Amp Meter for Remote Circuit Monitoring
I picked up a demo of an inexpensive clamp-on amp meter with Bluetooth capabilities for monitoring our new boat’s electrical systems. It’s a model BT7200APP BTMeter that I bought off…
Magnetic Bug Screen Door Installation and Demo
Our 1976 vintage CHB trawler has a teak sliding entrance door to the main cabin, but unlike our RV, there isn’t a screen door. Since there isn’t any obvious way…
EZ Snap Boat & RV Window Shade Screens Installation
In the video, I go through the process of installing EZ Snap window shade screens onto our 1976 CHB trawler windows. The boat came with custom stitched shades covering the…
Yuma CIGS 200W Flexible Solar Panel Install & Test
A look at a new CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) 360-degree flexible thin-filmed solar panel from BougeRV. The panel features new technology that allows it to be rolled up! Being…
ActiveStart Soft Starter – New Hard Wired Model Installation
I continue my electrical upgrades to our 1976 CHB trawler by installing an all-in-one AC surge protector, power monitor, and soft starter device from Active Controls. The ActiveStart device gets installed…
AC Smart Plug Installation – 30 Amp Power Plug & Outlet
In this video, I upgrade my boat’s old 30 amp twist lock shore power plug and outlet to a safer type called a Smart Plug. I am happy with the…
Aolithium Power Kit – First Look and Some Quick Tests
In this video, I look at an upcoming product from Aolithium. The Aolithum Power Kit is an inverter/charger box that can hook up to 8 Aolithium 12V batteries. It can…
Wired-In ActiveStart Soft Starter Installation + Inverter/Generator Tests & Demos
In this video, I install a 16 amp ActiveStart soft starter module into my Furrion Chill 14.5K BTU RV air conditioner. A soft starter reduces and smooths the heavy in-rush…
RV Entrance Door Repairs/Upgrades – New RV Lock, Screens & Hinge Replacement
In this video, I do a couple of repairs to my RV screen door: replacing the bug screens and a broken lower hinge. Then I attempted to repair the cracking…
Reviewing the Blu Tech R3 Three Stage Water Filter System w/Off-Grid Filter
About five years ago, I reviewed a dual cylinder water filtration system from Clearsource. Then two years ago, I checked out the three-cylinder system with the extra virus guard filter….
Haloview BT11 Wireless Rear Monitor & Dash Cam w/Blind Spot Detection
In this first of two videos, I install and show you the features and settings of the new model BT11 Rear View Mirror Backup Camera System w/ BSD from Haloview….
Junctek KH140F Battery Monitor Demo & Review
In this video, I demo and give my take on a new battery monitor series KH-F from Junctek. My main interest in the latest version is the low-temperature protection functionality….
Lvgoo LV12V130 Lithium Battery Disassembly & Review
I’m reviewing an interesting lithium battery from a company called Lvgoo. Unlike many 128V 100 amp hours, this one (model LV12V130) is 130 amp hours. The construction is also a…
TOPDON 30000 Lithium/LA Battery Charger Review
The Tornado 30000 charger charges 6/12/24 volt led acid and lithium batteries. It also includes 12V and 24V constant power supply modes. It’s an intelligent charger with nine stages and…
BougeRV Lithium Battery Review – Self-Heating 100Ah LiFEPO4
In this video, I review a self-heating 100 amp-hour lithium battery from BougeRV. Over the years, I reviewed several products from BougeRV and found them to be a pretty good…
Haloview BT12 Install & Review – Wireless Rearview Camera + Dash Cam
In this first video, I install the new Haloview Byte Tango 12 (BT12) wireless RV rearview camera system, featuring a dash cam, Carplay/Android Auto, a 10″ touchscreen display, and much…
Installing a SRNE 50 amp DC-DC Charger MPPT Solar Controller Combo
This video looks at a new battery charging product offering from SRNE model MD1250N05. It’s a two-in-one DC-DC Charger plus MPPT solar controller putting out 50 amps of battery charge…
Blackvue Cloud Dash Cam System Review – Model DR750X 3CH Plus
In this video, I unboxed and installed a premium Blackvue dash cam system into my 2018 Ram 3500 pickup. The DR750X-3Ch Plus model contains three cameras: a front camera, a…
New RV Gas Stove Installation – 21″ Furrion 2 in1 Oven Range
In this video, I swap out our 12-year-old Atwood RV stove/oven for a brand-new Furrion 21″ stove. New features will include oven light, knob lighting, oven remote lighting via sparked,…
ActiveStart Soft Starter & RV Surge Protector Review
Last month a relatively new company Active Controls LLC contacted me to enquire if I’d be willing to test out and review one of their products called the ActiveStart. The…
15 RVing Related Bluetooth/WiFi Apps I’m Currently Using
Over the years, I’ve installed and reviewed a wide assortment of RV gadgets. The other day I was organizing my smartphone and counted up all their WiFi/Bluetooth apps coming up…
1 Year Update – EcoFlow Delta MAX Power Station & 400W Folding Solar Panel
In this video, I’m back with a long-term update on the EcoFlow Delta MAX portable lithium power station and its 400W optional folding solar panel. I’ve had the system for…
TPMS Update – Guta Booster Installation Needed
In this video, I demo and explain the installation of the Guta TPMS booster device that came in my 8-sensor kit. When I first reviewed the Guta tire monitor, I…
KINGSLIM D4 Dual Dash Cam – Demo Footage & Review
In this video, I unbox, demo, and review a dash cam offering from Kingslim. The Kingslim model D4 is a dual dash cam kit containing both front and rear cameras….
ANTOP TV Antenna Review – Testing for RV Use (Model AT415B)
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….
SimPure Countertop RO + UV Water Filter/Purifier Review
The SimPure Y7P is a countertop water filter purifying system utilizing reverse-osmosis and UV to make good-tasting safe water for drinking and cooking. In this video, I go over the…
Chins 200Ah Battery + ALFFAA 1500W – Testing and Teardowns
In this video, I test, teardown, and review a pair of economically priced off-grid power products sold through Amazon. A 200Ah LiFePO battery from Chins and a 1500W pure sine…
Demos & Review – Ampere Time 12V 200Ah (Self-Heating) Lithium Battery
In this video, I review an Ampere Time 200Ah 12V lithium battery with self-heating capability. Low temperature charging down to -4F/-18C. I also test out one of their 20-amp lithium…
Progressive Industries EMS Alerts Me to Low RV Park Voltage Problem
Today I found myself staying in an older RV park campsite with relatively low voltage on the AC power pedestal feed. If I ran anything more than about 1500 watts,…
Akaso Brave 8 Waterproof Action Camera Review
Reviewing Akaso’s current flagship action cam model, the Brave 8. First, I unbox and go through the features and included accessories and improvements versus my 3-year-old Akaso V50 Elite model….