Recent content by dixonge

Along with almost every other RV company… Very few RV’s are quality built. If you buy new, you get to fix all the problems!

I've spent over $400 w/ Harbor Freight in the last year. Mostly smaller tools and parts for solar things. Wire strippers, crimpers, heatshrink, terminal rings, parts bins, work lights, cable cutters, etc. It hurts a lot less when it's a tool I know I won't use much. And yes, if the quality isn't...

ONE YEAR LATER To the surprise of many in this thread, my rig has NOT, in fact, burned to the ground! For the first several months my setup worked exactly as intended and expected. There were two problems, both of which simply involved me having to remember things that will drain the batteries...

Well - that's interesting and all, but we won't be doing any of that. General prep is fine, but general low-level paranoia never helped anyone. But hey, one day the preppers may be proven right! :/

Well, on one hand, the official ban is still in place until Nov. 21, 2020 https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-land-border-restrictions-closure-covid-19/ On the other hand, the comments on this post indicate that enforcement is quite lax, not surprising really...

Frank - according to what I'm seeing, the border is closed for *land travel* until October 21. https://www.traveloffpath.com/the-u-s-and-mexico-land-border-will-not-open-until-at-least-october-21/

He is referring to the group, not Facebook. :/

Very nice! We saw these folks in operation at Eagle Nest, NM back in June. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1032288553585039/permalink/1702650109882210/

I know this is technically a 'torus' shape, but I always just picture it as if the antenna was the axis of a large donut. I've always used multiple antennas (when available) to create a separate sideways torus, just to more fully cover an area. Probably doesn't do much, but I can't help it...

Just checked out A-1 Mountain Road based on Bob's video (from 2015) - was unaware of the ban on both campfires *and camping* - and yet in spite of this, there are at least two sites (one pickup, one large fiver) just past the 2nd cattle guard. They passed 2-3 warning signs before pulling in to...

we're coming in from the west tomorrow. Are you up NW of town?

While I have personally known more than one LEO who happened to be very good at their jobs while maintaining their humanity and basic decency and ethics, I have often run into the opposite. Over time I realized that a corrupt system attracts people who value corruption. In Mexico, when you...

gah - we really wanted to be there for that! But was unable to find tickets anywhere online, and besides it would have been a 200-mile round trip. :(

Victron battery monitor now in place wired for monitoring midpoint. Also connected the temperature monitor to the charger controller. Haven't done any serious boondocking since then, maybe one or two days here and there. Levels appear to be fine, generally charging and discharging as expected...

The problem isn't in recharging. That part works just fine as far as I can tell, at least unless it is cloudy :/ I think the default charging levels were right in line for the manufacturer recommendations. I'll know more once I get better battery monitoring in place.