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There have been wars fought over Ash as a firewood in Europe so I'm a little surprised this question is being asked but , yes, it's a great firewood. I used to burn a lot of Maple that I thought was Sugar Maple when I lived in the UP. What I remember was how easy it was to split when green.

Can you get a CCW in IL? You might want to get familiar with the reciprocity rules because that seems, to me, to be the biggest impediment to travelling within the law.

I use a Vacmaster but it's much too expensive really. Someone here recommended the Food Shield brand as it allows the use of normal bags instead of 'vacuum' bags which will save a ton very quickly. I can't cut and paste but a link is four threads down from this one.

$2.48 for regular yesterday at the local QT in KC

Buckland, Not sacrilege but it sounds like you are making pulled pork out of your ribs. If you don't need a handle or are willing to use a fork why not cook a pork shoulder and then tear that down and bag it? Pork shoulders have less silver skin and they are nice and fatty. Mmmmmm I have two...

ckent, I would think if liquidating the assets could come close to paying the creditors the company wouldn't have filed. I've heard the XP's are really nice, as they should be for $150K, but am I the only one who can't imagine anyone buying one?

If I read that correctly it sounds like folks with deposits will be viewed as creditors. Ouch.

I'm in the process of designing a camper now. Before that I designed a hard side conversion of my StarCraft Starblazer. It really wasn't that big a deal and would have removed all the canvas. Problem was the StarCraft was pretty much junk and wasn't worth the effort. If you are willing to raise...

No wonder no one can find campers for sale. These guys are buying them up.

Scalloping sounds like shocks or maybe ball joints or bushings to me. Something is oscillating. If you decide to go the alignment 2x/yr route maybe try Firestone. The one I go to in KC sells a 'lifetime' alignment for twice the normal price, so $149.00 and you go back whenever you want as long...

+1 for ratchet straps. Much better for preventing movement of the camper too. I know the damage looks bad but we really don't know what the guy was doing . Maybe he cased a triple using all 700hp in a Raptor. /just kidding sort of but it's why we all need a NOS bottle.

There is a guy on ebay with at least ten of the tall ones for 9.99/ea

Wandering, Mine might be a little older than yours as it has a little flint sparker that throws the most impressive shower of sparks. Lights the lantern instantly. I have a Japanese built one that works more like yours and uses the hair spray size butane canisters. Maybe the best part of both...

I have heard that the little Coleman burner sold at Walmart was designed and built by Gaz and that by dismantling it you can use the parts to convert your Gaz stove and maybe lantern to spin on style canisters. If this does not work you could reassemble the stove and use it as a replacement for...

I love small three way fridges if only because they run without electrical power so I have that for something else. With my first truck camper I used an icebox and then made ice in one of the first ever compressor fridges which I still have. This was long before solar was practical. The system...

Probably not what you want but how about a utility trailer for sleeping quarters. Carry everything heavy in your tow vehicle. Utility trailers are usually made from metal and are designed for constant use. Think of it as a shell model and go to town. An axle flip or some suspension upgrades...

HPCBMW, The charge controllers I found were on ebay. Just search '3w solar charge controller'.

Vic, I missed your 2nd question. Your truck is never going to see 17 volts unless you boil the battery dry. We're talking about 1/3A charging current here so even the slightest load will pull the voltage down if you left the batteries connected which I would not do.

Vic, I would never feed the battery directly because I'd have no idea how long you could do it safely. I just looked online and found some 3A pwm solar charge controllers for $4/ea. I'm sure I can find the modules for a buck or something but I'm not sure it's worth the time. I'll order a couple...

Lets do some rough math which admittedly is pointless as we don't know the detail but here goes: 7watt panel probably can average 4 watts in the real world 4 watt remaining probably sees an average of 5 hours of sunlight= 20 watt hours 20 watt hours divided by 12 volts= 1.6 Ah/day 3 batteries...

Not to be funny but how will you fit in the camper if you can't find room for a 12 volt battery? Trust me, you'll find room. Using an AGM will reduce the need for venting which will make it even easier to find space. I've never seen a factory built camper without a battery box somewhere so...

Assuming you don't have any parasitic drains (which you probably do) the 7 watts should cover self discharge. The resistance of the Romex will probably prevent the deep cycle battery from seeing any charging or there will at least be a voltage drop so effectively you'll have no charging. So...

There's another guy named Adam Welch (name of his channel) that is also very informative. He does a good job, like this guy, and seems more than willing to test and break down budget type gear.

I guess I misread Rando's post about the displayed info. Still if you are going to use an app why not use the Victron app or purchase whatever display they sell if there is one? Or just skip both. The best way to see SOC is to measure battery voltage at no load and you don't need an app or a...

I'm with Rando on this one and see no point in adding that shunt for any number of reasons. I do have a question though. Why do you think having instant access to info on your phone will make any difference at all? BT has minimal range so can't you just look at the controller if you need that...