We share our RV solar system installation, RV projects, and how to’s!
What are soft starters and why are they such a popular RV upgrade? Because they allow you to run your AC in many scenarios where you otherwise could not! It lowers the amount of current needed to start your AC. We will discuss soft starters vs hard starters, what they do and why you would…
This week is just a life update instead of a new travel vlog. We have been boondocking near Jacob Lake by the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park. A trip to the E.R. for our daughter plus our credit card getting stolen threw off our plans a little. Which is also a good reminder…
Since we finished our Solar Install we have been doing a lot more boondocking. We typically stay out for a week at a time before breaking camp to dump our holding tanks and refill freshwater. In order to extend that, we decided to buy a portable waste tank, freshwater bladder, and a couple of pumps…
We’ve had a number of comments, mostly on YouTube, about Flexible vs Rigid Solar Panels. Most of our comments have been really positive. Some just wanted to point out that rigid ones are better. Others asked about how ours have been holding up. After someone linked a video from another YouTuber who’s had some issues…
With our repairs complete, we were supposed to pick up the trailer at 5pm on a Thursday. Instead of trying to get set up and settled in the dark, we opted to spend one more night in an Airbnb and pick it up at noon on Friday. It was so good to be home! We…
Our RV tank sensors have been a real source of frustration. Even if you diligently flush and treat your holding tanks, they can be problematic. Spending a lot of time at full-hookup parks helped us ignore the issue for a while. However, once we were boondocking more we knew we needed a solution. An easy…
We were really lucky. Things could have been much worse. A break down like this could have left us stranded on the side of the road. On top of that, we are counting our blessings because this is only our second major rv repair in our 3+ years of full-time RVing. At least this time…
It is a little hard to believe that it has been a full 6 months since we completed our 2625 watt RV solar power system installation! Now that we have had some time to make use of it, I would like to share how it has been working out. Click the video link below for…
Click the video below so you can see our installation of Solar Panels, Solar Controllers, and the associated wiring for a 2625W RV solar system. We take you through each portion of the installation on our RV. Continue reading for major equipment, general costs and time involved, net weight added to the RV, and a…
Our first two years of full-time travel were spent mostly in RV parks. We had always planned to install some sort of RV solar setup, but the timing never really seemed right to take on a big project like that. After all, we were too busy traveling! In early 2020, right as Covid-19 seemed to…
