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I mounted 3 100W flexible HQST panels with velcro. My first post in this topic provides more detail. They are all mounted the same way. It looks like I will be able to measure the underside of the panels and the roof temperature independently. Rich, thanks for your suggestion. I can seal the...

This is a great discussion on mounting flexible panels - far better than anything I found on the web before I mounted my panels. Come early summer, I expect to get some real world data. I will post it when I get it. We expect to have our vaccinations by then and will travel into Eastern Oregon...

I just ordered the 4 in 1. I'll post a followup after we've used it a bit. When I first saw this post, I was intrigued, but did not see a need. But we have an old in/out temp, humidity and pressure "weather" station in our Fleet that has acted up lately. Currently there are no weather stations...

Before I mounted my panels, I talked with RK Pawley, who does camper mods in Reno and is well spoken of. He's not a fan of flexible panels, primarily for reliability, but has mounted flexible panels on a few campers/vans with velcro and not had any problems. I put my panels down with 2" high...

The older camper pads were thinner, with the back pad about 1/2" thinner than the front. I think they were 2.5" and 2". The newer campers are 4", both pads. Quality foam firm enough for sleeping that will last is not cheap. We sleep east-west in our 2015 Fleet and bought a 9" x 6' x 4' piece of...

muttmaster is right on - worth every penny. When the turnbuckles loosen, even a bit, the force exerted on the bed and the camper is amplified on rough roads. That's how slide-hammers work. Our 2005 Eagle had washers for the camper angles - I broke two of them, even though I was religious about...

I have a 2015 Fleet front dinette. I originally had two Full River GC2 225 Ah 6 V batteries. It was a very tight fit - about an hour and a half to pull stuff out and get the batteries in. I had to remove some of the framing and most of the sealing. For sale in Oregon, the battery compartment...

The Fleet on the Ranger has worked out very well. I use Derringer Fast-Guns instead of turnbuckles, so the camper always stays tight to the truck bed. We've been on a lot of gravel and back roads in the PNW and western Canada with no problem. I've also lifted the Fleet twice (once to insulate...

I think my 2015 Fleet had the same SAE plug, which I replaced with an MC4: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MMWKR29/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Removing the SAE plug takes a little time to remove the caulk and (I think) caulk tape. FWC recommends WD-40 to loosen the...

I have the more recent Smart Battery Sense and it has worked without a problem. However, it is less than 2 m away and no metal between it and the battery. The metal bed is most likely the problem - metal blocks Bluetooth (RF) signals. It does not take much of a hole to pass the 2.45 GHz signal...

The thermal sensor I and others have been using is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PFV4CFG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I clipped it to a heat sink fin and it works great. My DC-DC is under the counter and the fan is mounted behind the (enlarged) vent hole. There is no...

Inspired by this thread, I created 3 polyisocyanurate foam panels for the front window, vent and door. On a recent 4 day trip with temperatures in the 30s I'm quite sure they reduced the heater on time. With this damn pandemic, our trips are short and relatively local - to areas where far...

On our 2015 Fleet front dinette there is no room in the battery compartment. I mounted it behind the kitchen cabinet front panel. See https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/20049-installing-dc-dc-charger-in-2015-fleet-fd/ for photo. Has worked out very well. With Bluetooth, there is no need...

Heat: Where and How Much A small piece of HVAC tape on three slots of the propane heater vent let's us direct most of the heat to the floor when we are sitting in the front dinette and up to the bed at night. In the winter here in the PNW we camp more frequently in state parks, which have...

Update: Gone to a new home. Before I toss this in the trash, if anyone want's it, for the cost of shipping ($8 or so), you are welcome to it. It's all 4G bands and has more gain than most whip antennas...

This is a promotion for Battle Born and it plays games. The games notwithstanding, lithium batteries are a more economical long term solution in most cases. First off, testing exactly to 50% discharge does not reflect typical camper power usage. Camper usage varies greatly, from a few percent...

If the fan does not reach full speed, the furnace won't light and will subsequently shut off. Can you hear/feel a difference in fan speed/cfm? Low voltage at the furnace is the usual culprit for this. With a DMM (voltmeter), can you measure the voltage at the furnace and at the battery and then...

Sorry, we upgraded to a Fleet and no longer have the Eagle for pictures. I used a heavy duty stainless steal piano hinge bolted to the FWC rack. That anchored the panel very well. With Yakima tracks, my thought would be to bolt the under edge of the panel frame to a piano hinge and then the...

If you're the kind of camper who spends several days or more in one spot, tilting makes sense. I mounted the panel on our first FWC with a piano hinge on the factory rack, but since we meander, staying in one spot for a day or two and then a short trip to another spot, we tilted the panel maybe...

The Renogy DC-DC requires a sense line to detect engine running. That's an extra wire (18 AWg or so) from the Hawk to the truck. The upside is that the 10 AWG factory wire from the Hawk to the truck will handle the 44 A (this is DC and the insulation is rated for the higher current - see rando's...

We have used the Backpackers Pantry Outback oven for about 15 years. It''s been great. However, I think they are now out of production, though there's one on eBay. One of the best parts is the lid. If you get the Omnia, I suggest that if it does not fit your current frying pan, that you switch...

If your 2014 Fleet is like my 2015 Fleet, there are three holes in the counter top for the FWC faucet. I replaced the faucet with the Shurflo cold only faucet, but it appears to be same/similar to the hot-cold faucet that Vic links to. To mount the one-hole faucet, I got a scrap piece of 1/4"...

I think Frank_in_AZ has your answer. In my Fleet, the roof wires are behind the kitchen panel (labeled solar panels or something similar) and then FWC also has two wires labelled battery that go from there to the battery.

We have also spent a lot of time traveling the far north roads and have power needs similar to what you mention. We found that 160 W was adequate - except for the electronics. Two cell phones and two laptops. Figure 3 Ah/day for each cell phone and probably 5 Ah to 10 Ah for the two laptops. On...

Do you have a link?