I am proud to report that the Tiffin Roughing It Smoothly Magazine published our article about Denali National Park. It wasn’t planned or expected, but we are very happy that the magazine has decided to share our epic adventure to Alaska with its readers. Roughing It Smoothly Magazine The Roughing it Smoothly magazine is the […]
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Massive Electric Bucket: What is an electric bucket? An “electric bucket” is my description of our RV battery remodel. (I will explain later) How did the RV battery remodel work? This post describes the real testing results while camping off-grid with our new RV battery remodel. How much energy did we consume? Did we achieve
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Can my new Zamp Obsidian solar array and my “Massive Electric Bucket” eliminate my need for external power hookups and running my generator? This year, we will find out by personal experience. The installation is going well, and these are the first pictures. Originally published January 2021 If you missed the post about my battery,
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We are creating a hybrid mongrel battery for our RV. The system will have lots of solar and both lead-acid and lithium batteries. We will load up the RV with many lithium batteries and eventually put as much solar on the roof as possible. By the end of the week, the rough fit for the lithium
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Valor is common in the United States Military. If you need help from our military, you can expect the above instructions. Sit tight, help is on the way… Sometimes, occasionally, someone will thank me for my service in the military. I always answer that it was my privilege. I was surrounded by heroes and they
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Was the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse a Total Failure for us? We went to Texas for the 2024 total solar eclipse. Our trip from Tucson to our campground north of Waco, Texas, was more than 1000 miles. Now, we are back in Tucson less than a week later. A 2,000-mile trip to see dark clouds
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The critical part that is missing is the battery monitor. If your RV has a battery, it needs a battery monitor. If you don’t have a battery monitor, you are guessing. The most important part of an RV solar installation isn’t the panels, controller, or battery; it is the battery monitor. If you install a
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RV air conditioning on batteries and solar. Can you do it? My goal is to be electrical energy independent, which includes air conditioning on batteries and solar panels. I can run my RV air conditioning from my batteries all night long. I installed a large battery and solar electric system. I can run my RV
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