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The important thing is being able to make coffee the next morning. At least to me. My van has 300ah of lithium batteries. When fully charged at end of the travel day, this is about the right amount to be able to run the van overnight, make dinner, and start the next day with coffee and breakfast.

Actually sales data shows that there are many more class C’s sold than Class A’s. https://www.rvia.org/news-insights/rv-industrys-june-shipment-report-concludes-record-setting-quarter. But way more travel trailers are sold than motor homes.

To help determine if the problem is with the battery, your new 12v cord, or something with the CPAP running off 12v, perhaps try your new setup on other 12v supplies like one on your car dashboard. If it works there, then it’s likely something about your new battery setup. I’ve run several...

iPhone 12 supports a wide range of 4g LTE bands. Details here https://www.apple.com/iphone/cellular/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The 140w Dewalt inverter has no batteries. It has to be plugged into you vehicle to work.

Reminds me of the Roadtrek Ideal from about 2010. Here is a description and some pictures. https://www.fretzrv.com/roadtrek-ss-ideal Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2010/veh/24400-24411.html. See last sentence of last paragraph . I never seen it enforced, but I did once get a fix it ticket for not having a front license plate.

Only problem is that it is over 200 ft below sea level.

While imperfect, I suggest you download one or more cell coverage apps like coverage map or Sensorly on you mobile device to gauge the coverage where you want to go Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Could it be that the Kill-a-Watt meter itself is inaccurate with a MSW inverter?

Nice concept, but strange capacity. 700Wh is not much energy. 700Wh / 12V = 58Ah. Maybe sized to keep the weight manageable. Also it appears to be designed for Europe or other 230VAC markets. 400W of solar panels would take up a lot of surface area for a pop up trailer like the one in the video.

Most would call the Leisure Travel vans class B+. The extra room might be nice for full timing. They have some nice floor plans and a pretty good reputation. But we love the mobility of our class B and really like the Sprinter chassis and haven’t had any significant issues with it. And we take...

In the early spring visit stores like Target, Home Depot, CVS when they first put out their seasonal outdoor living furniture. About 3 years ago we scored inexpensive steel framed chairs with webbing that are comfortable and fold compactly to fit in our van.

I have been using the flame king tanks and refill kit for about two years and they have worked. It takes a couple of times filling them to get it down. I consider it better than tossing the non-refillable ones that are considered hazardous waste. Likely cheaper over the long haul too. I use...

I have found from some measurements that the three Cpap machines without humidification I have use way less energy than the labeled values. The measurements range from about 7W to 25W. This is a small load for the inverters mentioned. The smallest One is rated at 1.5A at 13V or 20W. The biggest...