Recent content by mudshark

Hi Herbie, Thanks for your input. Sorry about getting the credit to the wrong person. I should have searched that out a bit better. I can see where you're coming from on the GTRV top swap. I'd much prefer to go that route. The problem is, where would you get one of these things? I don't...

Three years ago, I asked the question "Maggiolina; anyone ever mount one directly to the roof?" My search for info on this mod was birthed out of frustration with my many efforts to squeeze more space out of my beloved short wheelbase Safari GT mini-rv. Paying to have a pop-top installed was...

Anyone know if you can put solar panels on a 'glass roof top tent? I looking at Maggiolina and James Baroud tents. I was also thinking of moving my Fan-Tastic Vent to the tent roof due to the area ton the floor taken up by the tent.

Is this Maggiolina still for sale?

I'm still very curious about the feasibility of this idea. My astro has "ridges" on the roof that run from front to back. They are about 1 1/2 " wide, and have about 8 1/2 " between them. There are 4 of these between the outside rails of the roof-rack. Each ridge has a metal moulding screwed...

Hi T.Low, Thanks for the response to my post. We had a campsite right on the lake shore in Agawa Bay, on the eastern side of L. Superior in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Such a beautiful spot, and so many empty campsites! As for my slider, this link will show you the slides that I used...

Thanks for your interest in my van. I have quite a few pics of how the van use to be set up, but I tore it apart to ad a 4 ft. by 32" sliding floor in the middle. After 2 camping trips without this feature, my wife and I agreed that getting at our gear at the back of the van (remember; this van...

Thought you might like these pics of my unique little (literally; it's a short wheelbase) Safari GT camper-van, on the shore of Lake Superior during a recent camping trip. John B

Would I be pushing the line to ask if anyone could sketch me out a diagram of how all this stuff should be wired up? I'm pretty much a newbie at this. My set-up includes 2 Grape Solar panels on the roof, a Blue Sky 25 Amp Blue Sky SB2512iX MPPT charge controller, a Genius I battery charger to be...

Actually, I failed to mention that I got a Blue Sky 25 Amp Blue Sky SB2512iX MPPT charge controller with the Grape Solar panels. So that should regulate the charging from the various sources?

I recently contacted the manufacturer of my Genius battery charger (hardwired into my van's 2 6V deep cycle batteries) to ask a question. In the course of getting information on using this charger with solar panels, the tech person informed me that it's not recommended that you charge your...

I'm looking for the best way to pass solar panel cable through the roof of my camper van into the interior. The panels are Grape Solar, and the tech guy at G.S. said the cable they used was 12 gauge. So far, the option that looked the most promising to me was to use these...

You're right; I did misunderstand you. Sorry. But I'm not sure that I've done a very good job of explaining my intent either. I don't plan on doing numerous micro-adjustments to the panels as the day goes on. Rather, I am trying to avoid being at the sun's mercy in how I park my van, in order...

Whether or not I'm going to use solar panels is no longer the question. I've already received the Grape Solar 100w kit with power controller and am waiting for the second panel to arrive. These measure 40.8 in. x 20.7 in., and when I ordered them I intended to mount them within the parameters of...

I've been looking at different ways people have mounted solar panels on their RVs and camper vans. I have a pair of Grape Solar 100w panels to put on my GMC Safari. I'm interested in finding a simple way to mount these panels so that they can be pointed in any direction. My rational is that when...