Recent content by RamblinRogue

I could have sworn I saw a map that pinpointed the location of the permit office and now I can't find it on any maps. I don't think I hallucinated it but anything is possible. Could someone please remind me when the office is? My first time in Quartzite and at the RTR.

Apple -- and it charges my Macbook just fine.

Slight "Oops" -- it appears to be 120w Kensington Invertor/Charger

As you can tell from my signature, my biggest concern about solar is space and the second is, naturally, price. The Renogy 100w Starter Kit on Amazon looks pretty good but I still have to measure the Rio to see if the panels will fit anywhere with everything else I have to pack. I have to get a...

Sorry, guys, that was supposed to be "Granted it is NOT the MPPT. . ."

I was considering the new Harbor Freight 100w kit until I compared it with the Renogy 100w kit. Upgrading the HF kit with the 30a charge controller would increase the cost to about $260.00 while the Renogy kit comes with a 30A charge controller for the base $180. Granted it is the MPPT but then...

I created a diagram of the space available in my Rio and designated use for every square inch. Bearing in mind that I don't plan to sleep in the car much as the seats don't accommodate the practice so I didn't have to allow for that.  I have one Insta-crate in the trunk for "car needs" --...

Hey, John, those "silly" 1 1/4" receivers are all that some small cars can handle and those adaptors add so much length to the receiver that it's even sillier than just buying things designed for the car. I know; I tried the adaptors. What a joke they were.

Got them for front and back windows. They are vehicle specific and, even living in AZ right now, I LOVE them. I tend to crash in the car on road trips between my place and family/friends places so being able to crack the windows enough for ventilation is great. Even when it miserable hot, I can...

From Arizona and most of the weather forecasts, even for Flagstaff, aren't boasting about much snow. Sedona, even as a general rule, doesn't get a lot of snow which means nothing usually stands for more than a few hours and it's not thick. By February, in Arizona, we're already wondering if...

Okay, best advice I can offer is get rid of stuff. Don't try to figure out the max your car can handle; figure out the max you need to live a life. I have a 2006 Kia Rio 4-door sedan. It's towing capacity is 2500 lbs and I have a tow received installed to pull a 4 x 8 UHaul trailer about 1500...

I am going, Patti, but I'm starting out in Mesa, AZ. Pretty close -- like about 2.5 hours. I'm leaving here bright and early on the 10th and hoping to be in Quartzite no later than 9 AM. I'll be following I-10, no simpler way from here.

I asked this in another group but, while it got a lot of interest, didn't get much in the way of answers. Thought I'd check here. As my signature says I'm traveling in a Kia Rio. This does not allow for sleeping inside the car without down-and-dirty dismantling, which I am not ready to do to my...

No guns. Knife and taser and sprays -- if that don't do it, it just must be my time.

1) No, I can't get another vehicle. 2) I like my little Rio! 3) There's no other gypsies out there in a Rio on the forums? Wow, always knew I was different! I bought a tent because the Rio (or at least my Rio) has a front passenger seat that does not cooperate with the idea of laying flat...