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Here's one I put together. It was built to live in every second weekend with my divorced kids 150 miles from home. Hotels were killing me, so I started out with an ex City of Vancouver Police surveillance truck. It had under 20,000 miles on it and was built like a brick outhouse. It had desks...

To be honest, the best way of staying under the radar is distancing yourself from others doing exactly what you are. Don't stay in areas already overloaded with other van/truck/camper dwellers and you should be fine. Arrive late, leave early and for the love of God, don't leave bags of garbage...

The braided stuff is the correct one...used in soda pop systems, etc. etc.

Note on door "Hey Jim, went out with the dogs to sight in the new rifle...won't be long"

You are born, you suffer, you die. It is true in all of the animal kingdom. Why fight the natural order?

If you could possibly avoid running your 12v fridge/freezer as a freezer only you will be far far ahead on power consumption. Using it as a freezer for a couple items and them to freeze ice for the cooler makes no sense because of the seldom thought of properties of "phase change". To cool water...

Thanks Sternwake...that is on my list for the weekend.

I have been giving them tender loving care....never under 80%. Sometimes you hurt the ones you love!

OP here....much to my amazement, they are perking along fine again. We have had enough sun the last couple of days that I was able to absorb charge at 14.8, high finish to16.2, down to float at 13.5 and then an equalize charge at 16.2 again using the amazing (but fiddly to program) Bogart...

I am not sure if I should put this here or not but..."The F@ck Truck" . The kids and I when we lived in it on weekends called it "The Battle Cruiser"

AC? Ouch... As has been said many times before, It is far easier to adjust your "needs" to suit the installation than to adjust your installation for your "needs".

I of course figured that I was smart enough to never be in this boat.  :dodgy: Like all the other "nanny" things in life, seatbelts, helmets, air bags etc. you don't need it until you do. Come spring a disconnect will be on the list even though I poo-pooed installing one not six months ago.

I had a quick look at 0400 on my way to work...Xantrex is still outputting 10.3 amps and now up to 13.7 volts. I am guardedly optimistic that they may not be pooched yet. My fingers are crossed.

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately until the sun starts shining and I can adjust the charge controller to get the voltage up I am stuck with the my 10 amp "holy crap, it's been raining for a week" back-up Xantrex charger. It has been on for four hours now at a steady 10.3 amps and output has climbed...

Well, I screwed up. The rig has been parked for a couple months but I spent a night in it a month ago just for giggles. Of course I made sure everthing was off before leaving it, but I forgot the damned cell booster. Well of course we have had snow for the last couple weeks and "knowing"...