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I am not sure where to put this since the only navigation subforums are in regards to navigating with computers either software or hardware. Even though I like to carry redundant pieces of hardware with redundant software, I have had numerous failures of electronic equipment in the past, so...

I am just starting to play with the app, to determine how best to use it. I have watched a few youtube videos and they all claim not to be experts. I saw this video that I liked but he was only doing it on his IPAD. I would like an expert tutorial that starts with planning from a home computer...

I have used both Android and Ipad tablets for navigation in other fields. My wife has two older Ipads and I currently am using Android tablets. I have a Galaxy Tab E as my old backup and my current daily driver is the Tab S5E. In my reading, I have found some criticism of Gaia and Android...

My new camper has a 2 seat dinette that makes in to a bed. I had trouble getting the table off its bracket on the wall and the chairs cushion/frame to slide open. I have cleaned up the tracks and now want to lube the parts so everything works smoothly. I am concerned that a lube of the table...

I'd like to do an informal survey on how many people are driving vans or campers for backcountry use and how they are altered nd equipped for off-road travel. Second part is being a less capable vehicle compared to some on this forum, even if they are FWD vans will be heavy and have a higher...

My new class C RV has a 'chassis' battery to start the van, then the 'coach' battery is composed of 4 golf cart batteries. I believe the previous owner sourced all his parts from Walmart. When he decided to add solar he added 4 more golf cart batteries to a large Tupperware with 4 batteries...

I just bought a new vehicle. The stereo came with a double din stereo that I had trouble getting to work with my Android Phone the previous owner was an Iphone guy. I am considering upgrading the stereo to one that work with my phone. The current charging port on my phone needs replacing to...

I am narrowing in on either a Class B or Class C camper. There is a very similar C class 22 feet, and I would guess 11-12,000 lbs. I don't see myself trying to take either outside of Forest Service Roads or in snow where getting stuck is a concern. If I end up with a class B, I would...

I like the size and shape of the Chinooks, but not overly fond of the interior layout. What it is really missing to me is an overhead bed option. Besides the lack of an overhead bed I don't like the fold-out bed and dinette make the area unpassable if the bed is deployed. What Class B or B+s...

Most of the RV or Van I see happen to be on a Ford Chassis. I have owned two Explorers over the years and two Dodge Trucks, one of which is my current ride. It is very hard to find anything for sale nowadays and I am looking to keep it to 1997 or newer with a Ford Chasis, making it even...

I now have the Van Bug and am now looking at all my options. I like a lot of the features of the vans from the 90s to the early 2000s. On a previous post I was steered away from a vintage van. I was told in the Ford Econoline 97 was the year Triton engines were introduced and 96 was the...

We currently camp in the shell in my truck or in a tent. Looking for some kind of upgrade either a custom trailer I am considering or an RV/Van of some kind. This popped up near me. It has 60k miles on a 351 with 4 barrel Holly Carb. It has been sitting in a field for a decade. The windows...

I am considering adding an Ecodiesel to my driveway and would like to add a popup to it. I figure I would need a liter camper and maybe add airbags. I am wondering if anyone here has done this or have any feedback to using either a Ford or Dodge Ecodiesel as a camping platform.

https://www.amazon.com/AiLi-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Voltage-Motorhome/dp/B07FGFFHC6/ref=sr_1_23?dchild=1&keywords=coulomb+meter&qid=1600536323&s=hi&sr=1-23 I got one of these to upgrade my solar generator. How/where did you mount the shunt? Does the shunt need to be protected from contact from...

I recently had a need for a long range communication. I was sailing across a lake on a tiny boat without any power or built in radio, phone reception was spotty. My wife and I managed to get enough phone reception to direct me to the campsite she had driven up to. I have a handheld VHF with 5...

I have a 3/4 truck with a Snugop cap that has a windoor. I have already replaced one of the locks on the windoor early on its life under warranty now the second one has frozen up. Snugtop has suggested I contact a dealer to mail order a replacement. Symptoms. The key spins the lock but the...

Based on the numbers 100v 20a, I would guess 2000 Watts of solar but know that can't be right. Is it 20a at 12v so 240 watts of solar? What happens if I hook up more than that? If I were to try to use it for 300 Watts of panels, assuming less than 100% efficiency of the panels, would that be...

I am ready. We have used a soft cooler because it fits our truck setup. We need to get ice every day or every other. I am done ready for a 12 fridge. It would be used in the back of my full sized truck. There is a space 16.5" high by 36" wide. I would like to keep it not much higher than...

I am looking to put a popup on a trailer that is only 49" wide the whole distance of its 8' bed. I just looked at an older Hallmark that had a wider base behind where the wheel wells would be on a truck bed. Does any pop-up camper stay 48" all the way to the back? Photo of the offending bump...

Unrelated to expeditioning but need help and this is the first place I can think of to get advice on trailer brake repair. I am swapping out my coupler on my sailboat. It is a surge brake coupler that was corroded and beyond use. Things were going too well, in that none of the bolts I had to...