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I look at battery power as sort of a tripod. One leg is how hot is it? If it's hot, the fridge runs a lot and the fridge is far and away the biggest user of power on most trips for us. The next leg is how sunny is it where the camper is? We have 200W of solar on the roof and the energy into the...

We usually wash outside using a plastic basin with hot water from the water heater (large jobs) or "cooked" water from the stove (small jobs). I like to use the outside shower for rinsing. If inside, we do it pretty much the same as everyone else here but use the sink to wash then stack them in...

We don't use the pull-out sections so we just use two queen-sized flat sheets and tuck the excess under. Comforter or two depending on expected conditions. Alan

The humanity! Alan

My 2010 GMC Sierra 2500 gets about 13 mpg on trips with the camper. Mixed driving with highways, back roads, usually lots of mountains. With the camper on the highway heading to the mountains it gets roughly 16 mph. Without the camper on the highway (a recent trip to San Diego with some...

I'm pretty sure the female end should be positive and the male end negative but Paul is absolutely correct about removing all doubt. I put a red electrical tape marker around my positive wires so I know at a glance which is which in case I have to do deal with changing out my solar panels yet...

I chose not to get a Trimetric and spent the money saved on another solar panel figuring that on a small system overkill beats information. I put 200W of flexible panels on the roof and had so much trouble with them that I bought a 100 W rigid panel and mounted on the roof such that I can take...

Caught this osprey hunting over Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain N.P. DSCN1716 by Alan Orcutt, on Flickr

Rico, I like this setup. I especially like that when you aren't showering you can use the top and bottom as hula-hoops. :) Alan

I don't believe FWC or ATC have a lawn mower option. Not sure why you'd mow the pasture where the cattle are grazing but perhaps it was just for the demonstration. Thanks for posting, Alan

Based on this thread, I found the original quick disconnect that I had replaced. It works great. I had tried WD40 before replacing it and maybe this and proper aging (y'know, like wine) returned it to health. In any event, I dropped it in the outside storage with the shower hose and all just in...

Aaargh. Glad you are telling us this story instead of some Ranger trying to guess how you and Bob decided who would sacrifice himself so the other could go on. Thanks for the tip about checking the door hardware. I'll do it before our next trip. Alan

I had this problem a couple of years ago and simply emailed FWC about it. They sent me a new quick connect which I replaced. My camper was still under warranty at the time but it can't hurt to ask. No problem since then but after reading all these posts, I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be a...

Nice to see that quality dental care is available in Central Florida. Alan

Love that over-the-shoulder come-hither look. Alan

Congrats on the new camper. Now get out there, wander and write us some trip reports. Alan

That surely is a long way down. Very nice. Alan

I had a conversation with a friend of mine about a month ago about post-processing. He felt that it was somehow cheating the "true" image the camera had taken. I tried to explain to him that the picture the camera takes isn't really what was there but the camera's "interpretation" of what it saw...

The stock FWC has a hose for the propane appliances and you hook it up to one tank at a time. I use your "sophisticated" method. When the first tank is empty I switch and keep an eye out for propane filling options. Don't go through it very fast so never had a problem with this method. YMMV. Alan

Got this email this morning... Dear Valued Renogy Customer, You are receiving this email as our records indicate that you have purchased a product with the model number RNG-100DB after April 28th, 2015. RNG is issuing a voluntary product recall of specific 100 Watt Renogy bendable solar panels...

I didn't get to wander as much this year, but we did go to Pismo Beach in September for a couple of days. Wasn't expecting too many great photo-ops there, but two of my favorites came within minutes and yards of each other. Alan

Based on this discussion , I started the 30 day free trial for LR a little over a month ago. I'm now paying the $10 a month for LR and the latest PS. Really happy with the ease of use for photo organizing and "developing". I've been using various versions of PS for over 15 years and there are...

Those are some sweet bird photos. The new glass agrees with you. I particularly like the heron in flight. Always a challenge with something moving so fast. Alan

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it. Yes, sometimes it would be nice to go and just sit in an office and sort things out. Alan

I also have USAA and used their connection with Progressive for RVs. As I sometimes have the camper off the pickup, I wanted to be sure it was covered just sitting beside the house. Just over $200 a year - pretty much in line with what others have. Alan