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Just curious if anybody has experience with a roof vent and an educated opinion on which vent lid color would lead to a cooler interior. The smoke would likely let less light through but the white would reflect more heat, theoretically. I've got experience in campers with white lids and they...

Dual 87 relays are rare birds. You'll surprise me if you find a ready made aftermarket fuse/relay box made to accept and use them. There are stand-alone headlight relay harnesses available that are pre-wired to power dual headlights. You could also run a left and right harness with one relay each.

Perhaps I should've said "better suited to my application" because the compactness of the unit doesn't matter much to me but obviously it suits your needs pretty well. Everything is a trade-off. How long have you had it? Any issues with it being under the hood? Got a review I can read?

Currently unavailable from Amazon but looks to be ~$200 elsewhere. Bit steep. Doesn't include sensors. Thanks for the suggestion!

You're referring to the $195.50 SunSaver MPPT. I'm referring to the $45.80 SunSaver PWM. Prices are from the same store, EcoDirect. For $195 I think there are better chargers available than the SunSaver MPPT, which shares its 15A max rating with the SunSaver PWM.

No. I love camping in that area. Bull Shoals State Park especially. The sink drain has a regular garden hose fitting that can run into the campground sewer connections or again, into the bucket with a lid. Carry the bucket to the bathhouse each night at shower time and pour it in a toilet. I...

If you want an interior shower, go with a truck camper. I have an 11'+ Lance and I have a Sportsmobile. I love being able to go from driver's seat to the fridge to the bed in the van with zero hassle but the bathroom accommodations of a truck camper can't be easily met in a van unless it's a...

Greenlee #45505 but I use my klein 1005 for almost everything unless it requires something special.

That'd be "death wobble"

Good call! Since ya gotta buy all the gaskets either way, might as well make all the progress ya can while you're in there!

Lapping or machine shop?

http://www.easycurtain.net/motorhomes.html Ford: http://www.rvquickshades.com/rv-pana-shade-72w-x-46h/

I would at least want them to be about equal. You have toe-out on one side and toe-in on the other, so both tires are pointing the same direction. That's gotta cause some dog-tracking. Rear toe-in improves stability. Rear toe-out makes it easier to rotate the vehicle, think autocross or...

What's up with that rear toe setting??

The CTEK D250S Dual is capped at 14.4V, can handle only 23v input (less than 2-100w panels) and costs like $280. No thanks.

A) not into MPPT for a system this small and B)which ones?

Thanks everyone for the helpful and relevant comments. I've updated my ignore list. Good for brevity, can't be bad for stress either lol The Bluesky Solarboost 3024il = ~$375, so too rich for my blood. Only need/want ~200w of solar so hoping to keep the entire system around $800. That means...

If I'd made the title of this thread "Vehicles that can get 50mpg. Let's make a list?" would you be in here asking me why I want to get 50mpg? If I'd said "Bowling balls that weigh 13lbs" would you be giving me advice on why I should be bowling with a 12.6lb ball? ******** Study the graph on the...

The ZAMP Solar Digital Deluxe 5 Stage 15 Amp PWM Solar Charge Controller – ZS-15AW has a 15 amp rating but absorption is capped at 14.7v so it's a no go. At ~$120 it looks like a rip-off too. The Samlex Steca PR-15 has a 15a rating but absorption is capped at 13.9v. Yes, really. At ~$140 it's...

The Outback FLEXMax 60 has a 60 amp rating, so it's overkill but it does have an adjustable voltage regulation setpoint for all stages of charging with a range of 13 to 80v. At ~$475 though, it's outside my range. The Outback FLEXMax Extreme has similar capabilities but is over $1,000 so I'm...