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As someone who keeps a blog, and a long-time poster here, I am always interested to know what people read or saw that they found useful and insightful on blogs and YouTube. I am a female and solo RVer. What would it be useful to cover in a post? What hasn't been covered that you or someone...

I am interested to know more about this place near Death Valley as I am currently in the area

Has anyone tried this approach? I know new railroaders get laid off or furloughed all the time but that's if they are in a certain area and can't relocate etc. Just wondering if this kind of job has been tried for those of us willing or wanting to be in a location for a few months and then move...

System: 4 100W Renogy Eclipse panels connected to Renogy Commander 40A MPPT controller. 4 100AH batteries connected with 6AWG or larger. Four panels in series parallel configuration It is taking ALL day to recharge batteries even from 80% Yesterday I had my Xantrex 2000W inverter charging my...

We had our massive estate sale last weekend and by the end of Sunday everything was sold...including my bed. I have been sleeping in my RV in the driveway for over a week now but still making use of the amenities of the house...until yesterday. Sometimes I thought this day would never come...

I have just finished installing 4 100W Renogy Eclipse solar panels on the roof. They are about 6ft above my battery compartment. (See photo) I do not want to wire them in series. I also have a Renogy 40A MPPT charge controller, and the wires to run from the roof to the battery compartment...

EPDM and (I think) plywood roof on 27ft fifth wheel. I will be installing 4 100W panels shortly. I have all the parts except the connectors and screws. I have read several discussions where people had problems with well-nuts on wood roofs (they kept loosening) so will stick with screws...

Bear with me while I explain this. I have not moved my fifth wheel in a while and have a 100ft 14AWG extension cord running from the shore power cord to a GFCI outlet on my house to run an oil-filled free standing heater in the camper. I have had it set up this way for over two months and have...

My RV has been sitting idle for a couple of years, as in the water system hadn't been used although most everything else has. Hooked up to the house water and blew out a hose attachment (yes, I was using a pressure regulator). Fixed that with a new connector supply hose Filled the tank for...

So in reference to my other thread and plugging my main RV plug into the inverter I now have another issue. The main reason for me doing this is to have 110v power to my outlets for my entertainment system and occasionally a microwave. The issue I have run into is that the converter needs to...

So I'm almost done with my battery/off-grid/12v install and just waiting on another paycheck to order the solar panel kit. I'm hooking my inverter up the quick and dirty way to my RV's current electrical system...an extension cord from the inverter to the RV plug. I can't afford to do anything...

Looking for recommendations of battery monitors that will tell me the level of charge I am at, and maybe the rate of discharge/charge if that's a thing, that also comes with remote display I can mount inside the fifth wheel so I don't have to go outside to look.

Any recommendations for a receiver-hitch bike rack for my mountain bike? I'm looking for something solid and secure that utilizes the receiver hitch on my truck or 5W but not that costs more than my bike did!

I was hooking up my battery system in parallel. I probably should have hooked up the ground wire first but I didn't. I hooked up all the positives in parallel and was just getting started on connecting all the negative terminals when one of the negative wires fell and connected with the positive...

I am installing Renogy's 400W complete kit for my fifth wheel but still not 100% sure how many AH of battery I need for laptop/phone, LED lights, a couple of hours of TV and radio and maybe an occasional use of the microwave. I was thinking 400AH of batteries to allow for increased solar...

Looking for someone who would be interested in free parking for a 2-3 weeks in northern Wyoming on the edge of the Bighorn Mountains. Just really want someone on site while I am hiking the Colorado Trail and who could feed my dogs once a day. Gorgeous rural property with a lot of local stuff to...

Has anyone used out-of-the-box, unusual or strange ideas or solutions for insulation? Due to my passion for Celts and Vikings I decorated with furs on the walls and the floor. This was purely for aesthetics initially while trying to make it look like a Medieval/Dark Ages house but I also...

I am not new to nomadic life or RVing but new to the forum. I have spent summers living in my fifth wheel on various ranches I have worked for. Currently taking care of and living in my parents' house in Wyoming where I have been since 2010. I have worked seasonal ranch jobs since 1998 and...