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If you are not using the Load terminal, battery life setting doesn't matter. It's not easy to use the Load terminal in an FWC - you need to disconnect the positive wire from the battery to the FWC fuse block switch and instead run a wire from the Load terminal to the fuse block switch. And I...

Similar to kmcintyre, I supported the bottom of the window with thick rubber pads, resting on the door's inner insulation. I highly recommend doing this before the plastic supports on the frame break and drop the window down 2 inches as happened in our previous Eagle.

You get a lot of dust, heat and cold coming through the window area. I filled the gap inside the door frame around the window pane with spray foam. There's a good square foot of door metal with no insulation. I did caulk the plastic frame on the outside but I don't remember what kind. Very...

You want to wire your battery negative directly to the MPPT "Bat -" terminal (or thru a common connection at your negative buss bar). With DC, "ground" is your negative, with AC, ground is a third conductor, although it is tied to AC neutral at the mains panel. Wire the battery plus (fused) to...

We are back from our trip that included the FWC Nor-Cal rally in Beckwourth CA. I thought FWC put on an excellent event and we greatly enjoyed it. Saturday night featured a Q&A session by Robert Vogl, FWC's CEO. A CEO Q&A with customers is certainly not the norm and he was direct and...

There's some difference between the Air Lift and the Firestones that I previously had on the Tacoma. A bit more more bounce on a hard hit. I have not lost air in the Air Lift, so I've never tested the protection. I did lose air in the Firestones and had to replace the bag.

About 4 years ago we stayed a night at the FS Winchuck campground on the Winchuck River in the high season - but there were only a few other campers. Check with FS - wildfires have a habit of wiping out campgrounds along with the forests. It's about 5 miles from where the Japanese bombed...

Of the many indications that the morels have made their appearance in NE Oregon, our best one is - their appearance at New Seasons Market. (same for chanterelles). For serious foragers, I strongly suggest the maps from https://www.modern-forager.com/

Vic, is your system is for a single carrier? Can you swap SIM cards? On this trip, we have been in ATT only, Verizon only, and even T-Mobile only areas. My wife and I have dual SIM phones, so we both have T-Mobile and she has ATT and I have Verizon on our second SIMs. We have $10 Red Pocket...

The directional yagi is your best bet for strong signal. Signal strength is the inverse square of the distance and that is why the yagi beats any omnidirectional antenna hands down. The yagi, along with the omnidirectional antenna, is mounted on an extending aluminum pool-cleaning pole (net...

What's your new system? With the weBoost, there''s only one inside antenna - but we have 2 phones and 2 PCs. T-Mobile hotspot works - but only up to 5 Gb. After 5 Gb we have used PdaNet, but its WiFi mode is not working with Android 12 and Pixel 6 pro People are right about proximity. I taped a...

A basic BT fix is to tell your phone to "forget" the BT device(s) and then pair them again.

If you have not already tried this, tell Android to forget the Renogy BT device and then "re-pair" it. If you can pair again and it still doesn't work, unpair ("forget" again), uninstall and then reinstall the Renogy App and try pairing again.

Rear door thermopane! No more ice and a LOT less condensation on the outside - none on the inside. For $80 for a theremopane window plus a few extra bucks for spray foam, pocket nails and caulk. First, I discovered that most glass outfits want to come out and replace the glass for you for a...

Adding a stop collar made the table far, far more convenient and usable. I used a 2" piece of 2" right-angle aluminum bar that I had. I also added a removable 6" extension to the table, so it is now quite comfortable to eat at. When driving, I swing the table over the passenger side seat with a...

The manual pump in our 2005 Eagle failed and I replaced it with the Shurflow faucet and pump - never looked back. I replaced the FWC faucet with just the faucet in our upgrade to a 2015 Fleet. Because the faucet switch allows for variable flow, I found we used significantly less water...

Thanks to all for the suggestion to Dinosaur National Monument. It was extraordinary. Unfortunately, our joint acrophobia precluded a trip to Echo Park. We can handle short distances with dropoff, but the initial part of the road was too long. Nonetheless, it was still spectacular. I think we...

Consistent with our practice of planning far into the future, we find ourselves in North Platte NB on our way back to Portland from Vermont with a day or two to spare. So we looked at the map and US 40 seemed to be a (very) reasonable alternative to I-80 and still reasonably direct. Any...

We too had great trouble finding a test site that could get us results in 24 to 48 hours. We traveled from Lewiston NY to Port Huron MI through Canada today, our second passage through Canada. First off, forget about the pharmacies unless they specifically offer a "Rapid PCR" test (mostly...

We have three small, clear packing cubes for toiletries and medications. Being clear and small enough, you can easily see what is in which cube. Some of the clear cubs are sturdy enough to act like a rather solid box, but are still pliable. One cube, containing things like advil, motion...

Fuzzymarinedave: "Arriving in Anchorage on Saturday. It will be our first time in Alaska so we look forward to checking out a few places including Denali NP and Kenai Fjords NP." The Old Denali Highway is one of the best drives in AK - it even has views of Denali. Also consider Chena Hot...

Try A-1 Foam at 8040 SE Stark near I-205 in Portland (503) 255-4117). The owner is close to retiring, so his hours vary, but that is where I got a custom cut piece of foam to match the FWC foam. I'm not sure if he can do covers, but there are others who can. I recall it took about 5 days for the...

Finally met two groups of Americans in Longlac ON. Campgrounds are 1/3 to 1/2 full and outside of BC, there are only a few RVs on the road. The Americans crossed at a small border that did not have on-site Covid testing - it took them about an hour to fill out forms and go online so a customs...

Our destination is Vermont's NEK and South Hadley MA, with a stop in Ottawa to see close friends we've know for ages. It's also been 51 years since we drove this route on the Transcanada; the road is somewhat improved, to say the least. Oh, the Ford Ranger is a bit peppier than our VW bus and...

Filter coffee with a large filter is as fast as a coffee maker and cleanup is far easier. For more than one cup, start a second cup while enjoying the first. Add a Wacaco nanopresso portable and make it an Americano. Starbucks eat your heart out.