So what have I been up to for the last couple of weeks? I guess you can say fishing craigslist. Look what I caught for FREE.
Front latches came loose at 50mph and peeled back the top. Owner did not have the time or interest to replace the top and "wanted his truck back", so he was gaving it away. I saw the ad within 20 minutes of the posting and sealed the deal. Lucky me!
My '81 Grandby was 12v only with no provision for 120v, so the absorption frig was a 2-way,12v/LPG. To make an absorption frig more efficient (see my other thread) it should be cooled down before leaving home, of course 120v is more practical. The salvage camper is a '96 Palomino with 12v/120v and the frig is a 3-way, so I will be switching out the refrigerators. It has a 120v/12v power center with a 750w inverter as well as a "square" water tank, small water pump (1/2gpm?) and a faucet with a push button to operate the pump. Again I antictpate using these and replacing the hand pump faucet.
I then sold the camper (less the above) for $375. The camper also came with jacks (buyer did not want) which I hope to sell for $125. I can now start shopping for a 160w flexible solar panel for the roof of my build or maybe a TriMetric 2030, or 7620 Ml-ACR
If I'm lucky I may get them all for $500....Oh, wait a minute I got this camper for FREE. So how about the Trimetric, the ACR and 160w solar panel for FREE!
Talk about being in the right place at the right time!