RV Power for a CPAP, Power Chair, Lift or Oxygen Concentrator
How to size RV and van power for a CPAP, a 24V power chair or scooter, a wheelchair lift and an oxygen concentrator: labels, inverters, DC-DC, fusing.
RV Parts & Off-Road Camping Blog
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The RV Move-Day Checklist for Travel Workers
Move an RV every few weeks for work? A repeatable move-day checklist for bearings, brakes, tires, breakaway, lights and 12V, plus spares and a serv...
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Towing an RV or Trailer on PCS Orders: A Pre-Move Service Checklist
A four-week service checklist before you tow on PCS orders: bearings and seals, brake shoes and magnets, breakaway battery, tire age, lights and we...
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Glider Trailer Running Gear: Bearings, Brakes and a US Axle Conversion
Servicing old Cobra and Komet glider trailer hubs, why metric bearings and the European plug are hard in the US, and what a US axle conversion needs.
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Living Quarters Horse Trailer: Power in the Front, Bearings Underneath
Lithium and inverter upgrades for an LQ horse trailer, the converter trap, charging from the truck while hauling, and the bearings a 7,000 lb axle ...
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Charging a Lithium Teardrop From a Small SUV: Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier
What the Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier trailer plugs supply, why lithium barely charges, and the DC-DC setup that stays under the...
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Motorcycle Trailer Bearings and Lighting: Sizes by Model, Repacking and 5-Wire Converters
Motorcycle trailer bearings by model and spindle, how to repack small bearings, and how a 5-to-4 wire converter runs trailer lights from a touring ...
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Powering a 12 V Drywasher or Recirculating Pump at a Desert Claim
Measure a 12 V drywasher or pump, size a LiFePO4 battery and MPPT solar, fuse every circuit, pick wire gauge and keep lithium cool at a desert claim.
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Heat and Power for a Ski Trip in a Van or Truck Camper: Mammoth and Big Bear
Why a battery heater cannot heat a van, what a diesel heater really draws, charging lithium below freezing, DC-DC, winter solar, condensation and CO.
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Ham and GMRS Mobile Radio Power: Fuse Size, Wire Gauge and Which Battery
Fuse size and wire gauge for mobile ham and GMRS radios from the maker's transmit draw, which battery to use, a LiFePO4 go-box, solar and voltage d...
