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
Our RV Batteries All the batteries in our rig are of the lead-acid (wet cell) variety. There are other types commonly used in RV nowadays such as Gel Cell, AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) and even Lithium Ion. This article will only deal with my lead acid type which are generally cheaper but require a little … Read more
Introduction I recently had the great pleasure to meet up and do some boondocking with some RVing friends from Wyoming. Eddie, his wife Aileen and daughter Laura are full-time RVers living in their 40-foot fifth wheel. This winter they decided to venture down to the southwest and our paths were able to cross. We had … Read more
This is a story of a near RV fire scenario which lucky for me and a few burns on my hand didn’t happen. My old 1989 Ford Camper Van that we affectionately call “Daisy” started to act a little strange and sometimes drain the starter battery. It was no big deal as I carry a … Read more
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
Introduction These last few months traveling the US South West we have really embraced dry camping without hookups or also called Boondocking. We thoroughly enjoy boondocking. Usually there are little or no camping fees, beautiful scenery, peace and quiet and as large as you want camping area. Nowadays getting out and camping in a remote … Read more