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I managed to mount my Endless Breeze fan in one of the sliding windows on the side door of the TC, but I definitely wouldn't call the opening small.  The sliding windows have screens, so bugs won't be an issue, but I'm having trouble finding universal rain deflectors to put above them.  I can...

I'm in the SF Bay Area. Lately in the East Bay in Newark, Ca., but it's been strangely humid lately, and we just got a huge storm with more rain coming this weekend. The van has sliding glass windows with screens, mounted in the sliding side doors, that I plan to put my 12V fan in, and I'm...

So is it true that all you need is an open window or two, and a fan blowing fresh, freezing, wet air through the van to keep things dry? That's what I've read, but it's hard to imagine that blowing wet air through the car is going to keep the moisture out. It also sounds like I'm going to be...

I All good ideas and reminders. Thanks. I was wondering about those little visors you get for the doors, but wasn’t sure where you get them, or if they have to be made for your particular car/truck. Right now I’m in the brainstorming phase, trying to come up with the best/easiest way to get my...

I’m looking for a compact, low Amp, 12V fan to mount in a door.  A while back, probably more than a year ago, I saw a Ford Transit Connect on this site with a small vent fan mounted in one of the rear doors. If memory serves, on the outside of the door it had louvers like you to see on the...

Wow, a quick CL search shows that rent in Grass Valley is getting pretty darn high! It's sad when you can't leave the Bay Area and expect to find affordable rent further north. I've been to GV a few times for the bluegrass festival, and considered moving there a few years ago to drive a...

I've often considered using a conversion van for my next build, but I rarely find affordable vans on a Chevy chassis. It always seems to be Dodge, and I've never liked Dodge vans. It also seems like they use way too much in the way of mirrors, carpet (even on the ceiling), and boxes for...

I don't know if this helps answer any of your questions or not, but when I drove through/around Oregon last summer, I stayed exclusively at highway rest areas. A quick search shows at least 5 in the Portland area. They're really quite nice, and not once did I feel unsafe.

Finding low mile, used Nissan NV2500's is turning out to be difficult.  I guess owners just don't want to let them go.  :) I did find a 2013 NV3500 with 85,000 miles for $16,000, but I'm not sure I'd want or need the 1 ton model.   Oddly enough, or maybe not.... what do I know?, the 3500 and...

I've thought about those before, but I have no experience with Nissan at all.  They do look interesting, though.

Having had such good luck with my little Transit Connect, I considered the full-size Ford vans with the factory hi-tops, but having a fleet of them at work, I know all too well how little foot room there is in the driver's side footwell.  It's really cramped down in there if you have large, size...

I found a couple of 2017 GMC Savana 2500 cargo vans, both with barn doors and very low miles. Beautiful condition, both with less than 12,000 miles on them, but both ex rental vans. I’m unsure of what company they belonged to or who they were rented to and for what purpose. ( heavy duty...

Thanks I'll give that a try with the 1000W unit.   When I still had the 400W installed in the van, I connected both the battery charger and a paper shredder to the inverter, and they both ran in spurts, just like the battery charger did alone.  I haven't tried that with the 1000W yet, but I...

I read your posts, but my memory is shit and I forgot it was you who posted it.   I wonder if I had opted for the 2A trickle charger in the first place, if I would't be going through any of this at all?  :(  I'm going to be mildly pissed if I find that my 400W works fine with the trickle...

I haven't tried the new 2A charger yet.  It hasn't arrived.  I'm hopeful it will be the answer to my problems.   I did find out what a E-10 error code is, though (see attached pic), when accompanied by a red warning light.   It seems it's an indicator of "No Output Voltage", possibly caused by...

It powered a blender full of water just fine.  Granted the H2O wasn't as thick as a load of peanut butter, but it was all I had and provided some amount of resistance.  (I noted a change on the digital meter as I changed speed settings).   So it seems to be working, just not with my battery...

I have a pedestal type space heater, but it's rated at 1,500 Amps. Wouldn't that kill the inverter or blow the fuse? I've also got a blender I can try. It doesn't show the Watts, but it does say 120V / 3.7A I suppose I could try my Kitchen-aid stand mixer. That beast has a pretty powerful...

The only handle I see in the picture is red. I mentioned the issue to my boss and showed him the photo, so I'm confident he'll address the issue. Our other yard is run and maintained properly and legally. This new location is a company that was going out of business (big surprise) so he got...

I'm not using an extension cord, just the regular cord for the charger.  It's about 4' long.  I suppose I could cut it and shorten it, if you think that would help.  I just find it odd that so many people are running their 52V, 3A battery chargers off much smaller inverters than mine with no...

I just ordered a 2A slow charger to see if there's an internal issue with the 3A quick charger I have now, that only shows up when it's run off an inverter. I'm not sure what else I can do. The larger, more powerful inverter really should have fixed the problem, unless it was never the issue...