I’m back with a quick review of a couple of new fans from BougeRV, the F01 and F02, which should be perfect for keeping us cool this summer on the boat. Our trawler doesn’t have air conditioning, though I do carry their portable BougeRV AC unit for desperate days running off solar. Fair Disclosure: I … Read more
Today, I’m excited to share a sneak peek at a new product I’ll review this summer on our boat—a portable air conditioner from BougeRV. Our boat doesn’t have built-in air conditioning, just fans, so on those sweltering summer days, the cabin can get pretty stuffy, especially at night. With a 3500 BTU output, this little … Read more
I’m back with another product review—this time, it’s a fan from Titan, a company out of Taiwan. I’ve been using their fans to keep my RV fridge running efficiently by cooling the outside enclosure, and they’ve worked great. Last winter, I installed one of their rack-mount cross-flow blower fans, which did the job despite a … Read more
In this video, I install an AIRLOCK air purifier inside my RV air conditioner and wire it to the fan power. When the AC fan runs, the RV air is purified by Bipolar Ionization Technology. AIRLOCK claims it helps remove odors and clean the air of small particles. It also eliminates coronaviruses (bovine and porcine), … Read more
I’ve augmented our RV and boat refrigerator for five years with a second portable AC/DC unit. The portable unit can be a fridge or a deep freezer, which allows for many handy uses while camping. I use it in fridge mode to slowly defrost large pieces of meat like roasts or turkey, store beverages for … Read more
Demo and installation of an interesting new RV refrigerator vent fan from Titan. Unlike most RV fridge cooling fans that are similar to computer case fans, this fan is more like a blower fan found in furnaces. The long, narrow design allows for easy mounting on the inside of the fridge’s vent grill. This fan … Read more
In this video, I repair my Dometic DM2652 RV refrigerator. It was having trouble maintaining a cool enough temperature. 40-42F degrees was as cold as it would get in the fridge compartment, and that was on the top shelf, usually the coolest location. Normally, it’s between 32-36F there. Luckily, it turned out to be a … Read more
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 large front windows, but there were many more I wanted to be able to shade if needed. The older trawler has no air conditioning, so … Read more
The other day I removed our 12-year-old OEM Coleman Mach 3 air conditioner and installed a new Furrion Chill 14.5K BTU unit from Lippert. The Furrion replacement model comes in black or white. 14.5K or 15.5K BTU and includes a conversion kit. The conversion kit contains metal spacers, bolts, and an electrical harness. With the … Read more
In this post, I demo and review an interesting portable fridge/freezer product from ACOPOWER. Their LiONCooler portable fridge/freezer has the ability to be powered by an AC outlet, DC car charger, and a solar panel. Even cooler is it comes with a removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that can power the LiONCooler all on its own! … Read more
Three years ago, I installed several different RV cooling fan products from a Taiwanese company called Titan. The fans weren’t exactly on the cheap side but decent quality and rated IP55 for water and dust resistance. They have performed well over the 3 years, helping to keep our absorption RV refrigerator cooling well even during … Read more
The last week of June 2021 saw an unprecedented heatwave in the Pacific Northwest. Even here in the usually mild oceanside town of Campbell River on Vancouver Island, the temps reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. To combat the abnormally extreme heat in a campsite with zero shade, I had to use all my RV cooling … Read more
After cutting up the EZ Snap shade material for my RV windows, I had a little bit leftover. So, I used a small rectangle of it with 6 snaps to cover my shower skylight. It makes a huge difference in the amount of heat that can come through but still lets in a reasonable amount of light. … Read more
In this video, I install a gadget called the RV Bug Stop onto my Challenger RV screen door. Then give you a quick demo of it in action. The device is an aluminum bar with a plastic hook and internal spring. RV Bug Stop sucks the middle door slider closed automatically. No more forgetting to … Read more
In this video, I install several more exterior window shades. This time on the passenger side of the RV, which is exposed to the mid-day sun at our summer campsite. Outside window shades block heat/UV before it enters the windows keeping the RV cooler plus enhancing our privacy. I again went with the EZ Snap window … Read more