Recent content by john.travel

Greetings. I can't find liability insurance for a two-year vehicular trip through Mexico, Central and South America. I've heard that vehicles travel through countries/borders more easily if the title, registration and tags are in the personal name of the passport holder/driver license holder...

Thanks MWD, This is great information. Thanks so much. Yea, I should have been clear. Was asking how many miles you got on the tires, not fuel mileage, but you answered it. My bad. The Cooper AT3 LT was high on my list, but I took it off the short list because it was similar to what I already...

MWD, Greeting! ? I'm still alive in the Tampa, FL area with my 2006 Itaska Navion 23J T1N 3500. I'm taking my rig up to Joel at Million Mile Sprinter in July for some mechanical work and a complete brake rebuild, then heading to South America (maybe via Mexico); FINALLY! My rig has been rotting...

OMG..what a horrifying reality to face! I got one of those nature's head toilets. I hope you all are set up well for the next trip. Edit: I bought an old Navion 23J (no USLD fuel required) and heavily modified it for a 1.5 year South American tour originating in the US. We figured we'd upgrade...

Just bought about $1,000 worth of Espar stuff from them. Very happy.

Thanks for the comments. This is the side wall of my shore power compartment. Somebody told me to omit the J-box and see if that connection can be made in the breaker box. I'll see if that works out. I'm going to figure out the best way to check shore power with my meters. My strategy is to...

Agreed. The context is tourism in many countries with the intent to reside in none. I think tourists (in vehicles) get 6 months. The rules were hard to apply, because one who ships a vehicle to Europe is the odd ball, or crazy. One of the issues wit the French visa was being deemed a resident...

It's something I have to figure out when I'm ready. My old notes indicate that I can drive in Europe on my US license for ONLY 6 months. Many people said to just blow that off and stay as long as I want. I'm at a place in my life where it's essential that I know the legal consequences of...

Thanks. I'll do that. I was following this group 18 months ago when I was considering doing Europe first. I decided on South America first because the legal complexity, in terms of visa, health insurance and US driver license seemed less daunting. Setting the economic and political merits of...

Thanks so much! My rig was built in the United States where I live. First, I'm touring South America for 14 months, then heading to Europe after that. If I'm in the US, I use campground shore power (pedestals) and have a high end EMS to manage the AC quality. For my international travels, I've...

Thanks. So the ME suppressor is "next to" not "in front of" the breaker (?) Today, I'm finalizing the install diagram for the Sterling PCU1240 and the Sterling BB1260. I've also have to install cables from the battery to the inverter, plus a variety of small guage wiring for various reasons...

Hey. Yes, the Pro Charger Ultra is the model PCU1240 - 12 volt, 40 amps - that's the AC/DC for shore power. The other one - BB1260 - is the battery to battery unit, 12 volts, 60 amps. A knowledgable forum member helped me select the correct parts for installing the PCU 1240. My goal is to live...

Just as a follow up, I got this pricing at Bay Marine Supply today: https://baymarinesupply.com/

I'm doing the Sterling 12 Volt, 60 Amp BB1260 for DCDC, battery to battery charging, with the remote. For the AC/DC charger that's the subject of this thread, I'm doing the Sterling ProCharge Ultra, 12 Volt, 40 Amp charger, with remote. I'm ordering the devices now, then I'll get a materials...