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Detailed Look at Our DIY RV Boondocking Power System

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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 of boondocking power system is essential if we want to camp more than a couple days. We started out using a 2000 watt Champion generator … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, Travel Blog Posts

Building a Portable Solar Panel for My RV Boondocking

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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 review the panel was a plan in the back of my mind to utilize it as a portable solar panel. It would make a handy … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, RV Tips & Tricks

Lensun Semi-Flexible 100 Watt Solar Panel Review

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I’ve always been curious about those super thin flexible solar panels. So I was thrilled when a company called Lensun Solar asked if they could send me one for review. It couldn’t have come at a better time for me. I’ve been kicking around the idea of building myself a portable remote ground panel for … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, RV Product Reviews

20 More RV Upgrades to Our Fifth Wheel Trailer

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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 little more enjoyable. Well, I have been a busy boy since then and I’m back again with another 20. Many of these upgrades are designed … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, Keystone Cougar Review, RV Product Reviews, RV Renovation, Travel Blog Posts

Bogart SC2030 CC and Trimetric TM2030-RV Installation

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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 golf cart batteries to four. And just last week I added two more Renogy 100 watt panels to the roof for a total four. Now … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Inside, Electronics, FW Upgrades

Upgrading our Renogy RV Solar System to 400 Watts

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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. We didn’t have too much dough to spend on solar, but I believe I got a good bang for the buck with the roughly $400 … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, FW Upgrades, Travel Blog Posts

RV Solar Power System Detailed Install Advice and Tips

Hooking up the roof top RV solar panels

Last spring we had the great pleasure to meet with some fine folks from Wyoming, Eddie, his wife Aileen and daughter Laura. We spent about a week or so boondocked with them including the spectacular Valley of the Gods BLM area of Southern Utah. They have a 40-foot wheel which they live in full time. … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, RV Tips & Tricks, Travel Blog Posts

Upgrading My RV Battery Bank and 12 Volt System

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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 hours. Having camped for many years in a campervan with a similar sized coach battery, I knew that 85 AH capacity wasn’t going to cut … Read more

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, RV Tips & Tricks

8 Simple Effective Tips for an RV Boondocking Solar Power System

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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 to go solar in our RV. This was not without hesitation, followed by many mistakes before getting it to work for our “Real World” Boondocking … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Reader Submitted Tips, RV Tips & Tricks

Renogy Firefly Review Part 3 – Real World Tests

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Introduction So far in my extensive review of new Firefly portable power box from Renogy I first (Part One) gave you my initial impressions of the build quality and functionality. Then (Part Two) let you have a look with me inside to examine the guts of the beast, offering my opinion as an experienced electronics … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, RV Product Reviews

Renogy Firefly Review Part Two – The Guts

Inside the Renogy Firefly Feature Photo

Curious to See What’s Inside? Prior to becoming a full-time RVer I spent over 25 years as an electronics repair technician. Because of this background I just had to see what is inside the Renogy Firefly. Warning! I took the Firefly apart as part of my thorough product review and only because I’m very experienced … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Outside the RV, RV Product Reviews, Travel Blog Posts

Renogy Firefly Review Part One – The Unboxing

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Introduction I recently received a 200 watt Renogy solar kit for the fifth wheel as a Christmas gift. As I usually do for our RV upgrades I wrote up a blog post and made a video detailing the install and my impressions of the product. Well, I guess the folks at Renogy took note. They … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Outside the RV, RV Product Reviews

My Friends Awesome 580 Watt RV Solar Power System

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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

Categories Boondocking, FW Upgrades, RV Tips & Tricks, Travel Blog Posts

Boondocking Tips and Tricks for Newbie RVers

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Introduction Over the last 4 years of full time RVing we have really embraced dry camping AKA “boondocking”. We love to get out into the more remote dispersed camping areas where we can enjoy amazing scenery, nature, photography, and hiking. Really kick back and relax.  I love having a bit of elbow room when I … Read more

Categories Boondocking, RV Tips & Tricks, Travel Blog Posts

Installing a Renogy 200W Solar Kit in the RV

Solar install Feature Photo

Introduction Well Love Your RV! is finally getting some solar! This Christmas, Santa (my lovely wife) sent me a special package from Amazon containing a brand new Renogy 200W Solar Kit. Woot! This is a starter kit and will get our feet wet in the solar power thing and hopefully help wean us off our … Read more

Categories Boondocking, Electrical-Outside, Fifth Wheel Trailer Guide, FW Upgrades, RV Product Reviews
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