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Update: I received notification from Amazon this morning that a refund has been issued for my flexible panel. As luck would have it, the rigid panel at the top of my short list went on sale today: Renogy 100 Watts 12 Volts Monocrystalline Solar Panel Deal of the Day: $99.80 FREE Shipping for...

Thanks again John. You are right, and the company is willing to honor their warranty, they have been very nice about it. I have the choice of refund, or replacement panel. I am toying with the idea of getting a replacement and gluing it to 1/8" sheet aluminum to prevent flexing and act as a...

Yesterday afternoon it got sunny so I went out to get the VOC and ISC measurements requested for warranty consideration on my panel. While the panel was short-circuited I got distracted for a minute or two by some nearby goings-on. Then I heard a pop and when I looked back saw a smoking pinhole...

Well, this is pretty much what my research is indicating, too. In my use I, I tried to minimize flexing by attaching fiberglass driveway marker poles along the sides of the panel (using the grommets in the panel and zip-ties). That made it easy to lean against my trailer or car, but there was...

Hi Douglas, Here is the link to the panel on Amazon: https://goo.gl/grRt5x

Last August I bought an ALLPOWERS 100W flexible solar panel from Amazon. It worked great, I often saw in excess of 4 amps of charging current. I used the panel with a 30ft cable, so I could keep it in the sun, no matter how the campsite was arranged. Most often I used a camp chair to hold the...

I just came across this touching story about full-timer Rita Poe, and the legacy she's left behind. Thought I'd share. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article155567289.html

My pop-up camper uses the dinette seat cushions for the mattress. They are moderately firm and only about 2/ 1/2" thick. Sleeping on those, my shoulders and hips contacted the boards underneath the cushions. Not very comfortable! I tried a 3" memory foam topper over the cushions; it was better...

I agree, the quickest route to an experience of not being free is to get into legal difficulty.

Be aware that OR has a pretty stiff income tax. SS income is exempted, but most other income is taxed at a minimum rate of 5% up to a maximum rate of 9.9%. See http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/retirement/T055-S001-state-by-state-guide-to-taxes-on-retirees/index.php?map=&state_id=38&state=Oregon...

I agree Goshawk, in fact, that's what I did 9 years ago, I bought a gently used 4Runner and repairs and maintenance have been very easy on the wallet, it's not very much more expensive to run than a passenger car. Now I would like to get away from towing yet still have 4x4 capability, but these...

I have now read a lot of owner's experiences with 4x4 van conversions, I've come to realize this is an extremely important thing. I discovered one outfit that makes parts availability and serviceability a prominent sales point: http://quadvan.com/  Some quotes from their website: "100%...

Quigley is also converting the Nissan NV and Ford Transit. Here's a video of the Transit conversion tooling around Moab, it's no Wrangler but it's pretty impressive for a van!

The Sprinter van is a very popular platform for conversion vans, not only by just about every major RV manufacturer, but also among the DIY crowd. I was getting very interested in the possibility of purchasing and converting the new 4x4 version of this van. So I decided to check into the...

Okay, then, coming back directly to the subject of cargo trailers, I would like to relate the following true story. In the fall of 2014 I was camped in one of the campgrounds in Bryce National Park. The second day I was there, I came back from to camp late in the afternoon and the campsite next...

Anyone travelling to Western WA state needs to know that the SR 520 bridge and Tacoma Narrows bridge collect tolls this way.

I'm gonna step right in it and post a counter-point! I follow a blog called Bumfuzzle which currently is about a family of four that lived the past few years in an old 27' Dodge RV. Before that they lived on a sailboat, and before that an old VW bus. Currently, they have moved into an old...

Thanks for welcome, everyone! SUV_RVing, to answer your question about my favorite places, I guess I'd have to say anyplace in southern Utah is automatically a favorite. Bridges National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park in particular!

I occasionally see a yellow sac spider in my house and they seem rather timid. I never knew they were supposed to be venomous. Checking into this a bit it seems that perhaps they really are not that dangerous: VERIFIED BITES BY YELLOW SAC SPIDERS (GENUS CHEIRACANTHIUM) IN THE UNITED STATES AND...

I am still in the process but here's a tip: if you have photo equipment you don't want, keh.com will buy almost anything, they are very easy to deal with and even pay the shipping to have the gear sent to them. If you don't like the offer they will ship the gear back for free. I raised $1200...