Ok I get it maybe I'm being too picky. How long would you guys say that fridge will go before it drains the batteries? Go forever if you're in the sun? How long before dead batteries in cloudy conditions? I dont own or plan to buy a generator.
OBI Dweller Review and Discussion
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Flettrich3
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DWELLER 13 Does the Parking brake work? Mine does not. Do I just tighten it up?
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Yeah, i had to tighten mine a bit and it was good.
Most likely. I had to adjust the brake pads out on mine.
Singler3360
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A word of caution on the Tacoma in case it helps someone else. We have the Conqueror UEV-14 which is in the same ballpark weight-wise as it's cousin the Dweller 13. I was sure our '06 Tacoma had the factory tow package and therefore thought it was rated for 6,000+ towing capacity. Going over small rock ledges down in the Moab area to get to dispersed camping sites, the chassis became bent a few millimeters on each side at a spot just behind the rear axle. It turns out the tow package was added later, leaving the tow capacity still around 3500 lbs. The local body shop says it was repairable for about $2000. We sold it as-is with full disclosure and bought a 2014 Ford F150 FX4. My local repair guy whom I trust said that for towing off-road one-third more weight should be added to the towing capacity needed. We loved our Taco and it was sad to see her drive off.
Singler3360
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Awesome campsite in the Redwoods! You've got to love the free HF bucket for the sink drain. HF should have teamed up with OBI/Conqueror at time of sale! "Here are your keys and your free HF bucket."
Yes, but Roa, says Dweller warranty would not be affected. I agree with you. The manufacturer will look for any possible way to not cover something.
Have any of you guys swapped out the agm batteries for the lithium ? The stock agm's don't seem to work that well for me. Or maybe they are just junk. After watching Will Prowse ( diy solar) There are some cheap china lithium ion with bms, 12 volts that are actually pretty good.
Or I was thinking about the EG4-LifePower4 Lithium Battery | 12V 400AH | Server Rack Battery. Looks like there would be enough room to install in front storage area. Or which batteries do you have ? Constructive critisim would be appreciated.
Thx !
Or I was thinking about the EG4-LifePower4 Lithium Battery | 12V 400AH | Server Rack Battery. Looks like there would be enough room to install in front storage area. Or which batteries do you have ? Constructive critisim would be appreciated.
Thx !
rehammer81
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Will has great advice. I built my own power box with individual 3V lithium cells based on Will's YouTube channel. I built my own 200Ah 12V battery with BMS to power a portable box with a solar controller and 12V USB and cigarette lighter style sockets. For replacing your AGM batteries in the trailer, I would recommend just buying prebuilt 12V batteries he recommends. Lithium is the way to go if you have the money to make the swap. Your solar controller already has the settings for lithium programmed in. Lithium gives you close to full battery capacity while AGM is more like 50%.
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Flettrich3
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Has anyone tried to move the TV from the inside and mounted it to the outside bar area? I know you are supposed to be able to, but have yet tried. Do you have to buy another set of cords to plug it up?
gendlert
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Got out of the heat here in AZ and found a nice little shady spot with no one in sight. Only a couple hours max of partial sunlight on the panels, and the Li battery never dropped below 13.1V, so we're very happy with the performance of the upgrade. Money well spent. @S J check out this post and I've detailed what I did for the upgrade; there are others who have done different solutions. I like that this one uses my existing bank's storage area with no modifications, as opposed to installing a server rack battery elsewhere, but I know I saw on Facebook someone doing the EG-4 install; check that out there if you're interested.
My wife finally picked up some mini hummingbird feeders on Amazon and they were a lot of fun. The hummingbirds were literally hovering and waiting for her to hang them up so they could feast all weekend. They got real territorial real quick; aggressive little buggers.
On our previous trip, I bent the step and it won't open for now, so we used a nature hack which worked just fine. I'm going to remove the electric step and take a portable stool from here on out, but it wasn't delivered yet before this trip. "Stumpy" was a good substitute; we'll miss Stumpy.
Then I got to thinking, what other "nature hacks" can I come up with. Well, you know those pesky locking D-clips on the pop-top? Forget those! Nature hacks! I call this the "quick release twig." (patent pending) Now I need to find a stick to fit as a hitch pin and I'm gonna have the complete set.
My wife finally picked up some mini hummingbird feeders on Amazon and they were a lot of fun. The hummingbirds were literally hovering and waiting for her to hang them up so they could feast all weekend. They got real territorial real quick; aggressive little buggers.
On our previous trip, I bent the step and it won't open for now, so we used a nature hack which worked just fine. I'm going to remove the electric step and take a portable stool from here on out, but it wasn't delivered yet before this trip. "Stumpy" was a good substitute; we'll miss Stumpy.
Then I got to thinking, what other "nature hacks" can I come up with. Well, you know those pesky locking D-clips on the pop-top? Forget those! Nature hacks! I call this the "quick release twig." (patent pending) Now I need to find a stick to fit as a hitch pin and I'm gonna have the complete set.
bjammin101
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Here was our Labor Day trip to Concan, TX at Riverview Campsite by the Frio River.
We have a "yard" now I am going to call the dog mod. Previously we had all three leashed up, getting tangled and stuck under chairs constantly. I also had a fear of them wrapping around the support for the awning and tearing that thing down.
What we did was put a large tarp on the ground and then used bungee cords to secure it under the trailer so the dogs couldnt go underneath the camper to escape. Then these fence pieces have a stake that goes through and you can tamp it into the ground. Link below
Now I complained a lot about heat in my previous posts but I can say if you stay in the shade, it makes things a lot more tolerable. We were fortunately in the shade until about 3 pm when it was affecting us a little more but in the second to last picture, you can see I bought some of the 90% fabricate sunshade material and bungeed it on the driver side of the trailer and then used some telescoping tarp poles to create a shaded area that would still allow windflow. Unfortunately I only took this one picture but it covered the entire front side of the camper. Temperatures were reaching 100 degrees so I know the shade and drier weather helped tremendously.
Last picture is the view from the bed in the morning. Overall it was a very successful trip and I would recommend this location to anyone.
Update also on pulling the trailer with my Ram 1500. I did not fill the tanks with water, we had the spare tires on the back and everything loaded up in the trailer. I also had misc stuff in the bed of the truck but nothing too heavy. I drove from Houston through SA further out west at about 65-70 mph the entire time minus some traffic. I was not having any sway issues until I started to venture past 70 a few times. Trailer is 100% stock and I would love to go faster than this but I was also only getting 10-11 mpg so I think I have settled on this being the speed I need to stay around.
Only problem left to fix is the water heater still not working...
We have a "yard" now I am going to call the dog mod. Previously we had all three leashed up, getting tangled and stuck under chairs constantly. I also had a fear of them wrapping around the support for the awning and tearing that thing down.
What we did was put a large tarp on the ground and then used bungee cords to secure it under the trailer so the dogs couldnt go underneath the camper to escape. Then these fence pieces have a stake that goes through and you can tamp it into the ground. Link below
Now I complained a lot about heat in my previous posts but I can say if you stay in the shade, it makes things a lot more tolerable. We were fortunately in the shade until about 3 pm when it was affecting us a little more but in the second to last picture, you can see I bought some of the 90% fabricate sunshade material and bungeed it on the driver side of the trailer and then used some telescoping tarp poles to create a shaded area that would still allow windflow. Unfortunately I only took this one picture but it covered the entire front side of the camper. Temperatures were reaching 100 degrees so I know the shade and drier weather helped tremendously.
Last picture is the view from the bed in the morning. Overall it was a very successful trip and I would recommend this location to anyone.
Update also on pulling the trailer with my Ram 1500. I did not fill the tanks with water, we had the spare tires on the back and everything loaded up in the trailer. I also had misc stuff in the bed of the truck but nothing too heavy. I drove from Houston through SA further out west at about 65-70 mph the entire time minus some traffic. I was not having any sway issues until I started to venture past 70 a few times. Trailer is 100% stock and I would love to go faster than this but I was also only getting 10-11 mpg so I think I have settled on this being the speed I need to stay around.
Only problem left to fix is the water heater still not working...
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gendlert
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All other propane elements are working? Heater works? Stove works?
I haven't tried, but I think it's supposed to be plug-and-play. Drop the TV on the outside mount and plug it in on the outlets by the USB outlet to the left. They're supposed to be wired the same way. Anything you could watch inside should be watchable outside.
Thank you ! The 15 is a little different. I will check out and see what I can do.
I was just checking out the same battery. Let me know what you come up with as a fix to hide the hole from the Renogy controller.
Glad to hear you like the extra power. What appliances are your running ? and for how long ? The existing agm batteries do not do as well as I was hoping. Maybe because they sat on the rv lot for 1 year. How much where you asking for agm and controller on craigslist ?
Thank you !