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We have A 360 watt LG panel with OEM pre-wire in the ceiling of our 2007 FWC Keystone. I installed a Victron Blue Smart 100/30 controller and Victron BVM-712 battery monitor. I used Renogy solar cables with MC-4 connectors to a Go Power entry gand with pigtail wires included having MC-4...

I used USHIP to have a trailer moved from Missouri to California. If you go this route be sure the shipper you choose has done previous shipments and that they are insured. https://www.uship.com/

I second what Vic wrote. My recommendation is to get the single largest rigid solar panel you can fit on the roof of your camper. Preferably one around 360 W or larger. It will cost around $325. That will be lighter and cheaper than any combination of smaller panels and maximize the ability...

The battery does not care where it gets its recharging from even if more than one source as long as the charge controllers between the battery and each source are preventing the battery from being overcharged.

Whatever you do I recommend adding a battery monitor to your setup - a Victron BVM-712 or equivalent. As Cpt Davenport wrote: If you routinely limit discharging to no more than 50% of full charge and always fully recharge before discharging again and keep it on a good quality battery maintainer...

There are a number of bluetooth as well as wifi temperature sensing devices. Range is likely to be short with bluetooth probably <100 ft. Be sure you get USB rechargeable devices. https://www.amazon.com/bluetooth-temperature-sensor/s?k=bluetooth+temperature+sensor We do use rechargable...

Interesting they specified 10.8 Amps and 130 watts. That implies 12 v. But a 12 v battery is actually closer to 13 v 13 V and 130 Watts = 10 amps Using an online calculator here: https://bloglocation.com/art/water-heating-calculator-for-time-energy-power I estimate that oven would take...

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I am not very familiar with the Redarc products but I will give this a go. Hopefully the real experts will weigh in. My response is somewhat generic to apply to either DC-DC charger or regular battery to battery charging connections vis say a Blue Sea ACR. The breakers on the truck battery...

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The frame members are easy to find by feel on the roof. In my 2007 the wires are located next to a frame member on drivers side towards the middle of the roof (left side the ceiling fan boxes) not in the frame tube. No wires closer to either side of the camper

Never try to take food away from a Bear. Ever! They can kill you. People have been badly injured and some killed trying to fight a Bear. Yeah, some people have successfully fought off a Bear. Some people have survived falling out of a plane but that is not an argument to give it a go...

Dipodomys, I have not looked at the pricing of the outfitter Bear resistant boxes in awhile. It appears that they have also gotten pricey. For general storage of gear, containers like Aluminum Zarges boxes are nice. They stack and are available in many sizes. We use them to ship our spaceborne...

Dipodomys, et. al., Our patented canister designs employ carbon fiber and custom metal end caps. The purpose is to provide strength while still being quite lightweight. INdeed they are the lightest canisters for their size. As a result they are expensive to produce. However, we could...

Vic, et. al, Black bears are very intelligent and nimble. Hanging food (or trash), even from a tree limb, has been defeated by Bears numerous times. I have posted elsewhere the techniques they use to defeat food (or trash) hangs. It may work for awhile but once they figure it out then it...

Cpt Davenport, No, mainly for hygienic reasons so you do not contaminate the food you eat. If you remove all food from the canister and put it in say a bag which is in turn put in a food locker and you put a liner bag in a Bear canister then it may be OK (up to you to decide) to put trash...

Oh yeah, been there did that - once! No damage. Now we have a short checklist we use before departing camp that includes checking the latches for the top are secured.

Yes. I carefully worded my previous comments to try and avoid using this site to promote my company and product (even though I believe it to be the best on the market). ;-)

You double posted and I didn't notice Mark already commented to this one so copying to here and deleting my comment to your first post. They were not standard in the early days. I don't recall when they started adding them. Also some people had them installed inside rather than outside...

Conventional battery alternators operate from around 10 v to 14.4 v. as a result most devices used in 12 v systems are fine between 9 v and 15 v. Voltage regulators for conventional systems are designed to accept 9 v to 14.4 v. A conventional lead acid battery provides about 12.7 v to 12.8 v...

There is some interesting data in the article at this site: https://www.ntea.com/NTEA/NTEA/Member_benefits/Technical_resources/Understanding_the_consequences_of_driving_overloaded_vehicles_whitepaper.aspx and at this site: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813323.pdf...

David, et al, If you click on the link to my gallery for the Carefree awning you will find a picture of the awning rail over the door and see that it is attached with fasteners and 3M 4200. It is plenty strong. There is an Aluminum framing member across the top of the door that the fasteners...