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Buzzman One thing that is really enjoyable about your postings, is that they have in part been in "real time" - that is "on the road". My apologies for my digression into internet access, but we too are currently on the road, and internet access at variolus points (Zion NP at the moment) have...

OK. So how about a new Forum for mods? If one could post the same article to two forums that would be sweet, but one could at leaset post a link from the Mods forum.

Jack, Fortunately we always have a one burner compact camp stove with us for cooking out and for just that situation. Amen to MSR. From our tent camping days, we carry our MSR for cooking smelly food outside, but this time getting us hot coffee was a god send.

We found that where we were getting cold was the bottom of the bed becuase it sits above cab and not much insullation. I have been thinking of adding a sleeping bag under us, and maybe even a space blanket under us to reflect heat. Forgot that one. For reasons of comfort, we early on went to...

This is our fourth trip in winter temperatures - but the coldest so far. I see three major thermal losses: 1, Infiltration of cold air through the turnbuckle doors; 2. Radiation and conduction trhough the windows and 3, conduction throught the pop-up canvas. Duct tape addresses source 1. The...

We have had cats for years, and will again. Which means we have oodles of Kitty litter buckets. They make great grey water containers (33lb Scoop Away from Costco). Punch a small hole in the lid and you've got it. We take a second bucket and slip it into the first and that is a fresh water or...

A lot of FWC and ATC owners have made mods to their campers, both big and small. It would be nice to have an index to threads about mods. Solar panels, roof lifting devices, table alternatives, cargo nets, grey water solutions, ShurFlo faucets, fishing rod container under front overhang...

Addendum to Broadband Internet Access If you go with Verizon, be sure to get an EV-DO modem or PCMCIA card. EV-DO is much faster than CDMA. Sprint is actually much faster, but as I pointed out, their coverage is much poorer in rural areas. ATT also has a faster broadband network, and if you...

I have a new mac laptop and use an at&t wireless card, I love it. i We ended up with Verizon - and, yes, it has worked out great. Thank you Buzzman for your input, as we are now posting from Homolovi SP, AZ, outside Winslow, AZ. We ruled out Sprint and T-Mobile, because of poor coverage...

Terri, I have used the inverter in both the camper and in the truck cab to run the computer. If the camper battery isn't fully charged, it won't run the inverter very long if at all, and I can't have any other big electrical load going in the camper either, like using the electric water pump or...

RAround midnight the sensor alarm started going off, like there was a propane leak. This awful ordeal went on for 2 hours. I was so cold because I had to get up everytime the alarm would go off. Around 3 am I decided to pull the fus that controlled that part of the system. The next day I...

You do get used to the heater noise. Only time it bothers me is when I get cold and I don't hear it come on. Then I start wondering if its broke, I ran out of propane or whatnot. Then it kicks on and all is good again. How apropos. We've just spent several nights on the Colorado plateau in Utah...

Internet Access? I has become apparent to me that you are not posting from home.:D Are you posting from hot spots? Do you have a wireless broadband card/modem? If so whose and what kind of coverage do you find? Satellite?? Other????

If someone is interested in this place and no one else knows about it, I can get in touch with my brother to get the name of it. What's the name of the place? We'll be passing through Eugene in about a month - sounds like an interesting place.

12V vs Propane We generally run on 12V on long hauls and switch to propane if we will be doing much stopping. 12V seems to provide more even temperature, but on really hot days, we run on propane, since it can cool a bit better than 12V. I added a 12V computer fan in front of the coils to...

One of the pluses to living in LA is that escaping from it is even sweeter... The Carrizo Plain is one our favorite escapes. It lies between San Louis Obispo and Bakersfield along the San Andreas fault. It's now a National Monument and has two campgrounds. Bring your own water and pack out your...

I'll take a guess at what happened. The battery separator, which is designed to connect your alternator to the camper battery only when the truck is running, has a very simple rule: if the voltage it sees is 13.5 Volts or above, it connects the alternator to the camper battery; if the voltage...

ATC was probably just getting off the ground when we bought our FWC. We would have liked to have checked out ATC, but at this point in our lives, I'm pretty sure we would have gone with FWC. Rewind 20 years, when energy, access to tools, income and where we were living were different, we might...

As pointed out by others the charge controller is the key item. It isolates the solar panel when the alternator is providing more power (voltage) and connects it to the battery when the alternator is off or sourcing a lower voltage. Any of the better (read MPPT or Maximum Power Point Tracking)...

My, oh my. It's amazing what pops up when one posts...

Had to get these - and they really work very well. About $10 each at Linens & Things.

We switched from the stock all-season 4-ply tires to 6-ply Toyo A/T Open Country all-terrain tires when we took a long trip through upper BC. The have performed well and seem to be holding well on mileage. I also checked out Consumer Reports. They note that for any significant off road travel...

Less water with electric pump & ShurFlo faucet On this current trip from LA to Portland (via the Lost Coast - just love it there), I'm pretty sure we used less water with the electric pump and ShurFlo faucet. The faucet is the key. The switch is at the base of the faucet so it's quick and easy...

AGM and lead-acid batteries have different charge profiles. The BatteryMinder article talks about lead-acid batteries. You want to make sure that the BatteryMinder has an AGM selection. Otherwise, it looks like it should meet your needs quite well.

So how about: 1. Getting toes wet 2. Splashing around 3. Swimming 4. Water logged