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True to his word I recieved my heater today. Camper is a truly generous person. I gotta get together with my brother tomorrow to borrow his drill and finish the install. This is SUCH a relief for me to have it in my hands. I dont have to worry about winding up like Jack Nicholson at the end of...

Walmart in NE Georgia has started carrying butane fuel again. It used to be an 8.8oz coleman brand butane cart for $2.97  Now they have the 8oz sterno brand butane carts for $3. I cant complain I suppose because when walmart was out of them I had to buy sterno brand from academy sporting goods...

I looked on the amazon page for the jackery 500 and it says that it supports DC input from 12 to 30 volts with a max of 100 watts. That's where their description gets confusing. It will charge from the AC adapter in 7.5 hours. From the cigarette lighter in 16 hours. From a 100 watt solar...

The overwhelming kindness in this community is like nothing I've ever seen. Just a wealth of friendship, camaraderie, and good will. Made my day.

Given the cleanup as well as the scarcity of butane fuel locally for me lately I have been making cup ramen instead of the cheaper packs of ramen I normally use. I have a new favorite brand. They're a buck at my local grocery store but I just found them at walmart for 74 cents I believe. I...

Oh wow. That's very generous of you. Right now I'm having electrical issues with my van I frequently lose my instrument panel gauges and intermittently it wont start so I dont go far from my family's property. I might can bribe my brother to give me a ride though. I wont ask specifics of...

I cant answer as far as the lift itself but as far as idling the bus to charge the lift battery there is a big consideration there. Yes idling the engine will charge a cars starting battery given time. It will also charge that auxiliary battery for the lift while idling given time. BUT and it's...

So I'm gonna be buying a diesel heater off of amazon either today or tomorrow. I kinda wanna get the cheapest I can find and do all the install myself, BUT I kinda wanna get an all in one unit. Most likely I'll be installing the heater in the passenger side floor board of my 06 Dodge Caravan...

I've thought about the fan idea. Actually originally I was planning to go with 2 walmart 29DCs in parallel then my local walmart got in a pallet of 29DCs and 27DCs (near the lake lots of boats) the 29DCs I held off on buying because I didnt have the CC or panels yet and then there was a run on...

Well I googled the temperature range for lithiums as I didnt know the upper limit. Their operating range is generally between -4℉ to 140℉. They shouldn't be charged at or below 32°F and shouldnt be discharged below -4°F. Idk if it will get above 140°F in the engine bay but it will definitely...

That is actually REALLY helpful feedback. I appreciate that. Maybe I'll give that some more thought.  My epever CC is a 20a model. I think yours is the "headless" model?? Mine has a display. And my computer is a chromebook so I cant run the "PC" software but I may download the "lithium" app apk...

So... I've been thinking of ways to mitigate the risks of charging a lithium battery without low temp disconnect. My EPEVER charge controller has a temp probe port. But its tricky to even set these up for lithium, they dont use the same wifi/bluetooth app as they do for SLA/FLA/AGM type...

Dang, that tinfoil hat has much more coverage than my own. And its stylish at the same time. :P

WOW. I need to start making RV awnings. :P An extra 1.2Kw of solar for 10k. That's bananas.

As I have re read my post. (Do people not really re read their posts like I do?! Haha) I've noticed some confusing points. Using the 50ah ampere time or similar battery would be for the van. With a heater ideally. To replace my existing 27DC battery. It would be designed to run a 300w rice...

Hey ya never know. Methuselah lived to be like 20 score and 17 years old or something and he never used a microwave oven. XD It has always ... not IRKED. That's not the right word. But perturbed me rather when RADIATION is demonized. As stated the earth's magnetic field is a form of radiation...

Haha. Thanks. That is still theoretical of course. I've never ran lifepo4. Also cheapo chinese lifepo4s dont always run at their advertised ratings, but based on my usage with lead acid it's a solid replacement for my walmart battery based on my needs. I just worry about it getting too cold...

Well a 50ah lifepo4 is 640 watt hours. In the dead of summer with the fridge running I was using around 500 watt hours total for the day. My inverter is an 800 watt surge but only 400 running watts so my inverter should discharge from the battery just fine. Even while I'm running my DC fridge...

Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking of going with an ampere time 50ah battery to replace the 109ah (I think.....) group 27 deep cycle from Wally world. That will run everything I run now just fine and give me the flexibility to run my rice cooker from my inverter. The rice cooker seemed to...

Yeah definitely a positive upswing in your kharma for sure. Good on you. Wish I weren't like 5k miles away. Lol.