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Finding a water pump that works on 12VDC is hard? That might be a problem. I certainly don't want to monkey around with an inverter (or the energy waste involved with them). I had assumed that due to the camper trailer industry, there would be a ton of 12 Volt on-demand systems available.

I'm going to need a water pump for pressure. Anyone know of a popular, dependable, and reasonably-priced model that will run on 12 V and has pressure-sensing? My terminology might not be correct, but the onboard air in my Jeep only runs if I'm filling tires (with no air tank). So, I thought...

Ah. I like that. I thought you were talking about a portable type setup. It would be easy to get to as well. Edit: Actually, the more I think about that the more I like it. My problem was getting the water spaced equally between the proposed sink location and the annex (so that I can shower in...

Cool. That's the sort of thing I'm thinking of, but it would need to run on 12V, preferably without a DC/DC power supply. Good point about temp control. The water heater in our Scamp trailer is either piss-warm or nuclear. Nothing in between. It should be noted that I'm willing to go the extra...

Yup. Trying to take care of my expensive Japanese cast iron with cold water is way too much work. Need hot water (pretty much just for doing dishes). A shower would be great too. Whatever I do will be permanently installed in the trailer (no Pelican-type stuff). I might be able to install an...

I have a 2012 Adventure Trailers Chaser that hasn't been used much in the two years we've been together. Last Friday I took 'er out and was amazed at how well that trailer follows my Jeep. That suspension is awesome. So, I've decided that I need hot water and a sink in the Chaser. It has a 10...

I just got back from an overnight camping trip. The new stove is the perfect size for my little 6-inch Snow Peak cast iron set. But, I think I'm gonna need an oven after all. I'm eyeballing this one. The Coleman is about 13.5 X 13 X 3.5 when folded and it will not fit into my chuck box with the...

Holy cow! Lots of good infos. I just came back from a camping trip and am tired tonight...but I'll read through all this (and the links) carefully tomorrow. Glad this is taking off. Sure going to help me (and hopefully others) out.

That makes sense. I had come up with this ICE. Seemed relevant to the discussion at hand, but didn't make sense in context.

Ah, I figured those acronyms out. But this is part of the problem. When trying to make sense of a post where every fifth word is an esoteric technical acronym, it's hard to filter out the slang from the tech. I put all three in the glossary anyway. ;)

What do the following acronyms stand for? I'm putting a glossary in the original post. I could Google them, but I don't want to link to inaccurate info. WAGS ICE NBD Is there such a thing as an inexpensive, effective amp hour meter?

Good info, but I'm not asking about my own needs. Just looking for a reference or in-depth explanation of how one goes about choosing LFP battery capacity when beginning to plan a system according to the general consensus of "best practices"...if one exists. For example, how would a person...

Wow...that is a very good link that answered a lot of my questions about charging and more importantly, pointed out a handful of things that I didn't know I didn't know. :) Perhaps another good place to go would be "Choosing LFP capacity for your needs". Anyone have a good link for that?

I ordered the Camp Maid and will give it a try! Thanks All.

Just wondering if a knowledgable, helpful, electronic Guru or group on the forum would be interested in creating and posting at least two stickies: Lithium for beginners Lithium-related-acronyms And possibly a list of good (not too technical) reference material for newbies. While trying to...

Ah, gotcha. The acronyms make it very hard for newbies to follow along. SoC, LFP, LVC, v/v. (state of charge, lithium something-something, line voltage cutoff, and no idea what v/v means). That's what I think they mean from context....but, see what I'm saying?

Interesting. I would never in a million years have thought that the Li would charge to a higher voltage than the YT has to give. Maybe the lithium has lower resistance? If anyone knows why it worked that way I'd be interested to hear the explanation.

Do you think the insulation was worth doing?

I got a new toy today: Isn't it shiny? Each half is 9 x 12. When folded it's about 6 inches tall. It will be something like this when I'm cooking: And I think I'm going to move it to the left side when folded: Problem is that the grill is about 1 inch too tall when the grill lid is on...

In your test scenario, if you disconnect the batteries (after the YT has charged the Li) and wait for an hour, then check the Li voltage again I think you will find that it is lower than `13.06 (resting voltages tend to drop a bit once the battery "settles down"). Wouldn't surprise me if both...