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I have a 92 C class Fleetwood. It has one 12v back by the bed and one up by the dining table. The back receptacle did not work and the front one was giving my problems. The front one had an orange wire an a white wire going into some sort of circuit board for the TV the back one just had an...

I have no idea if this is where this should go. If it isn’t, then a moderator can move it. We have a ‘93 class C. The cabinets have that contact paper fake wood stuff which is starting to peel off. We would like to paint the cabinets, but aren’t sure if the contact paper has to be removed or...

Can anyone point me to a thread or post that lists good solar books to get. I need something to help me understand well enough to fix the small system I have to what I want. I have searched the forum, but am not having much luck. If you can’t point me to a thread, point me to a book(s). I want...

I have seen Bob and others say that using a one pound refillable tank is better for the Mr Buddy than the green cans. More economical. The question is, has anyone had trouble getting these little cans refilled? Will most places fill them? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a '93 Fleetwood Jamboree "c" class motorhome. I bought the Renogy suitcase kit. Works great, however, the battery is located in the step coming in the door. The suitcase kit comes with alligator clips. If I hook them to the battery I cannot close the door without crimping the wire. I want...

We are on our maiden voyage in our 1993 RV. We are learning and discovering faster than I would really like. One of the things I am discovering is that our house battery doesn't seem to last as long as I thought it would. Boondocking, we don't run the lights but use solar rechargeable ones. The...

We recently bought a '93 class c. The guy I bought it from said that the valve on the propane tank leaked, but only when the valve was part way open. If it was closed it didn't leak and if it was open all the way it didn't leak. I had the valve replaced, but thought I could smell gas. I found...

So...we bought a 24' motorhome. I have never owned one in my life. Last night I tossed and turned with a million questions going through my head. Where do you get sheets to fit that wonky bed that isn't a rectangle but something out of my old geometry classes. What about insurance and that...

I was just reading that it is best to have air circulation under solar panels as they work better. Overheating can cause them to not work as well. Is that a problem with installations of flexible panels taped directly to the roof of the van?  I know nothing about this stuff so pardon if it is a...

I have a go power 150 inverter. It doesn't work with my teardrop but I'm wondering if it will work when I get the van. My plan was to wire the van with 12v receptacles and just use the portable inverter for the few things I need ac power. I don't know squat about electrical systems and maybe...

I have watched numerous videos of folks that have Westfalias. They all seem to have mechanical problems. The problem is, the wife and I have said since we got married that one day we would travel the country in one. Now that we are looking for a van we keep running into the VW. I remember what...

When I was a kid, I used to watch the freight trains go by and in those days, the hobos would stand in the open doors of the boxcars and watch the world go by. I would watch them and think how lucky they were. I have always been a Hobo at heart. I'm retired and my wife will be in fourteen more...

Having just returned from my bank to shut off yet another edit card that was compromised, I am thinking about this. What do you do about using public Wi-Fi? Have you had problems? Do you use VPN or any of that stuff? What's crazy is I hardly ever use my credit card and practically never for...

Well, this might be slightly different. I have seen this several times, but most people are single. My wife and I are planning to hit the road as at least 3/4 timers as soon as she retires in 30 days and 6 hours. We have a teardrop trailer, but we are thinking of getting a van instead. Here's...

Most of the threads on this section are about fighting off human type predators, but I want to ask about the other kind. If this should be somewhere else, then moderators, feel free to move it. My wife retires in 38 days. The house is in the process of being sold and I am ready to hit the road...

We will be heading out in October. Our cell phone service is with a MVNO Verizon thing. I'm wondering if we would be better off with a dedicated GPS like a Garmin rather than rely on our phones. Just recently we went to a Renaissance Festival nearby. We got a lovely tour of the country side...

I tried to find a thread about this, but didn't see any. How do you store your medications? Let me explain. I recently was camping and the weather was in the 90's. The med I knew had to stay cool I put in my cooler in something I thought was water tight. Nope. Melted meds. Those I thought did...

I looked, but didn't see anything on teardrop trailers. My wife and I have had one for a couple of years and do all our camping in it. We love it. Yes, when the weather gets bad, things get a bit cramped. However, this last weekend we had to make a quick 1200 mile journey to a wedding. As I...

Okay, so if angeli can ask about artists, I guess I can ask about musicians. If you are a musician and, at least, part time vandweller, how to make a few bucks here and there with your music? Do you busk? Do you try to find gigs at festivals and such? What do you do? My wife and I have played...

I tried searching for this topic, but didn't see anything. If it's out there and I just missed it, please feel free to move this to a more appropriate place. We are new and will soon be hitting the road at least part time within the next six months to a year depending on the will of the gods...