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This one has me stumped. With the top down and “fording” an atmospheric river for two days, no leak. So the usual suspect, the roof, seems to have an alibi. Two nights of atmospheric river (with wind) with the top up, lots of water leaked in. But it doesn’t leak in light rain. So I covered up...

If your Atwood is similar to the one I had on my 2005 Eagle, there is a trouble LED on the circuit board (take the outside cover off to see it). I had similar intermittent problems, and found that a Y crimp was loose. Check all of the crimps on all of the Atwood wires.

Vic, what does your energy budget look like, especially with your induction stove? We are on day five in Saline Valley and are at about 130 Ah down on our 280 Ah battery. 400 W solar, with winter sun and some overcast, does not replenish at the rate we are using power. Generating about 40 Ah to...

From the picture, it looks like a Nomadic X2, which currently costs $2645 and is rated at 8188 BTU (ASHRAE) and 720 W. But the X2 weighs 44 lbs, not 75 lbs: either it's not the X2 or FWC is adding something else on the roof. As we have gotten older, our high temperature comfort limit has...

We ditched the curtains. I mounted a 1" x 1/8" x18" Al bar above the door with metal clips mounted to the bar. To block the sun or for privacy, we hang a shirt or jacket. Never did make sense to have to open the door to adjust the curtains.

You lay down 1" velcro on the wall just below the liner - see https://fourwheelcampers.com/video/adding-the-lower-velcro-strip-diy-thermal-pack-installation/ I also added a piece of 2" velcro at the top on the curve of each corner camper to keep the thermal pack from slouching where it tucks...

Late September used to be a great time to hit the National Parks and Monuments. Not so any more. 15 years ago visited Capitol Reef in late September and it was not crowded. This year it was jammed and we bailed to a remote FS campground (closed, but no gate). We did, however, have some very...

Not too surprised you are using Starlink. We have good friends in McBride, the mayor in fact, by the way. And a big thanks for signing on as a moderator. We're hooked on Starlink, EM notwithstanding. We competed an October trip through the remoter parts of Nevada, Utah, and Southern...

2015 Front Dinette Fleet, but should fit any Fleet. Check with FWC to make sure. Free shipping to the lower 48 - just the additional cost for other locations, including Canada There is some slight damage to the surface of the fabric on the left rear near center of the rear window flap seam as...

The padded cell is great. We are 11 days into a trip thru Nevada and Utah, with temperatures down to between 36'F and 50'F (so far). But days have been up to 82'F. We have the thermo pack installed with the window coverings on the side windows. I previously installed thermo pane in the door and...

USB charging has undergone at least 5 upgrades, and more will come. For this reason, I have stayed with the "cigarette lighter" outlet and upgraded the USB adapter. My latest iteration lets me run/charge our laptops as well a fast charge our phones.. The highest current socket I have found is an...

Check out https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/20044-tailgate-camera-use-with-tailgate-off/page-2?hl=camera

For our 2015 Fleet front dinette, I cut the kitchen fascia panel about 12 inches from the right end and attached that piece with a piano hinge to make for easy access. I screwed a right-angle Al under the counter and at the bottom of the opening, to which I ran two pieces of 1" right angles...

Give yourself some margin - 250W or 500W inverter.

Try resetting the MPPT. https://www.victronenergy.com/live/mppt_pv_short_relay_reset

I don't know of any LiFePO4 brands that let you limit the SoC to 75%. The 75% SoC is for long term storage. If you are able to escape in your camper with some regularity, the effect on battery life is not much. If you do make the plunge, there are many excellent threads here on WtW on lithium...

The 4A to 7.5A is at 12V DC - read from my battery monitor, so it includes inverter losses.. You can download the app without getting Starlink and use the app to take a view of your sky to check for obstacles.

Smokey Point WA, Latitude 48.17 Narrow N-S sky view but connected reliably for about an hour, then some dropout. Well populated area but not urban.

Watson Lake YT, Latitude 60.06: At an RV park. Mostly open sky, but about 6 nearby antennas and some are probably priority roaming. Very intermittent service. NE-SW Bucking Horse River PP, BC, Latitude 57.23 Very intermittent service. The first picture is our campsite. Note the antenna...

It may be that Starlink is optimized for streaming and large files and speedtest.org tests, with a mix of file sizes, does not capture the user experience. This would make sense – many small files imply user interface activity, for which slower speeds are not likely to be noticed. Conclusion...

We managed to come up with enough reasons to convince ourselves that Starlink would be a reasonable outlay for the benefits afforded. From a thirty day trip through British Columbia, Canada, we have some results. Our rationalization for Starlink: We have just 5Gb internet on T-Mobile while...

FWC had a rear awning - discontinued in 2016. We got one of the last in 2015. It is particularly useful in high sun (desrt trips) and high rain (PNW). The support bars roll up into the awning. Ckent323's awning looks even better - easy setup / take down.

It's not a current issue. 10 AWG will easily handle 30 A. The Victron Orion Smart has an option to run a sense wire to the engine to detect engine on, which is great if you can figure out where to connect it on your particular engine and you add a sense line. When using the Orion "Smart" to...

For "matchless" we added a BBQ igniter to the stock FWC stove - works great. So for any stove that otherwise meets your need, just add the BBQ igniter. Takes about 20 minutes. Currently on the North shore of Haida Gwaii, so I don't have info on the details.

My bets are also on broken strands. As to the SAE connector "rated at 160W" - get rid of it and replace it with an MC4 cowling with two pigtails. The SAE connector, if not under a panel, will rust out. Do not get an SAE cowling with plugs - your break the seal if you have to unplug the cables.