Introduction to RV Electricity 120 Volts Alternating Current (AC) – Part 2
Converter You have a power converter in your RV, what exactly does it do? It takes 120V AC and converts it to 12V DC to charge your battery and power your 12V DC items in the RV, normally also in that area is your 120V circuit breakers and the distribution point for...
Introduction to RV Electricity 120 Volts Alternating Current (AC) – Part 1
Where does it come from? Generator: There are on-board and portable generators, most people if they do not have an on-board one look for a portable one. When it comes to portable ones, there are two types of generators, noisy and less noisy. You want to own...
Chapter 6 excerpt from the book RVing For Newbies – The Manual
Chapter 6 excerpt Breakaway Switch The function of a breakaway switch is to automatically engage the brakes of the trailer should the trailer become separated from the towing vehicle while en-route. The breakaway switch is of two parts, one mounted to the vehicle...
Video: Episode Zero – RVing For Newbies.
Had a re-edit the Episode Zero video for what was the old youtube channel but now all are on vimeo.com instead. Happy watching. https://vimeo.com/425657915
Propane Furnace not working
Propane Furnace 101 - Debugging, not working tips There are the steps a furnace takes to work, which of these are failing(in chronological order): Steps of what happens for propane furnace to ignite, there are steps to be taken for each of these, if a step fails, some...
Tip for today on Safety and potentially dealing with fires
Tip for today on Safety and potentially dealing with fires. So every RV SHOULD have a fire extinguisher(if yours doesn't, ask me I will let you know what kind it should have), that being said, I added a few fire extinguishing things to my RV(note these are amazon...
Tip of the day – 12/25/2021
Q: Can I sleep in a rest area? A: Check this out: https://www.boondockersbible.com/knowledgebase/which-states-allow-overnight-parking-in-rest-areas
Videos moved from youtube to vimeo
I made a conscious choice to move my videos from my youtube channel and put on vimeo instead. I hate when ads show up in middle of a video, so don't want you to have to deal with it either. Youtube new rules are they can place a video in anyone's video at anytime to...
Winterization of your water system in your RV
So it is getting cold, let's talk about winterization of your RV's water system. Q: When should I winterize? A: Here is my take: As a 16 yr RV owner, I will call it quits and winterize once wind chill gets to 28 degrees. Or ambient temp of 30 or less for more than 5...
First steps to debugging a propane device that will not light
First steps to debugging a propane device that will not light Do you have propane in the tank(s)? Is the propane valve turned on? If you have more than 1 tank, is the switchover device(if it is manual) switched to the tank with propane in it? Have you lit your stove...