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I built a light aluminum framework to bolt the panels to, then stuck it to the roof of my travel trailer with 3M VHB double-sided tape, following manufacturer's instructions. Then after it sat for 24 hours, I went around the frame edges with Dicor sealer. Six years down the road, & they're...

This is my 20 year old daily driver....nothing fancy, but still gets me around.

I would think natural venting would be OK....I've got a 100ah LiFePO that I built from cheap chinese cells & bms, I haven't actually put it our trailer yet, but spent all winter testing on the thing, & it hasn't even gotten warm....YMMV. We're getting ready to camp in the next couple of weeks...

We bought a 17" Blackstone griddle 3 years ago...since then the Coleman camp stove still goes for the ride, but most of the cooking is done on the Blackstone.

Gotta have a little dessert.....these were baked in a Coleman camp oven on a Coleman stove Unfortunately, it's the only pic I could find of camp food.

I worked for a Ford dealership for almost 20 years, & one of my responsibilities was helping to check in new vehicles as they came off the truck, you'd be amazed an the amount of vehicles that came in with minor to moderate damage.

I lost the engine in our '00 Ranger with 225,000 miles on it, trans had less than 5k on it. we were looking at 4k for a reman long block....I took the 4k & made a down payment on another vehicle, gave the 4WD Ranger to my 16 y.o. grandson, who aspires to be a mechanic/

Wow, I'd love to run across one like that..... I had an '88 for a number of years, & I've kicked myself ever since for getting rid of it.

I can't speak for that battery, but I have dealt with the company selling it, been good to me so far.

For my setup, I built mounts almost identical to the one rayra has pictured, just cost a few bucks. Aluminum came from Home Depot, the knobs from eBay. Not wanting to bore holes in the roof, I mounted them with 3M VHB tape. I have been using them for 3 years now, been working fine for me so far.

I guess I'm confused, I don't see the point of having a switch between the solar panels & the controller....the only thing between my panels & the controller is an inline fuse. I do have a master switch between the battery bank & the load. My panels are connected to the controller, which is...

My pal Bear, checking out a Moonlighter heater I'd purchased from FleaPay.

I have a Coleman Powerchill, & the current draw is almost 4 amps, continuous. They don't cycle like a fridge, they run all the time. That makes for a pretty significant drain on your battery system. I get by pretty well with ours by throwing a few bottles of ice in it, & also have 200W of...

Any way you look at it, it's gonna coat you money.....buy new, you got a car payment every month. Keep the Burb, no car payment, but plan on having a not-so-pleasant surprise every once in a while. Either way, ya gotta pay. My TV( & daily driver) has 215k on it now, on its second...

Just to raise a point of interest, have you considered one of these? I know they're diesel fired, rather than propane, but they put the combustion completely outside of your trailer, just running a duct in for heat. Just a thought