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  1. J

    solar panels

    hi highdesert: yes, that what i meant to say, amps not volts<img src="/images/boards/smilies/rolleyes.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">.but in my case gen starts with a 10 AMP charger and never steps down to 1.2.&nbsp; and yes you are correct in saying i could just put in a dc/switch until i can...
  2. J

    solar panels

    something i just found out about. i had no idea that my old Onan generator has it own 2 stage battery charge built into the generator its self. it was designed to replace the DC volts used to start from the house batteries. seems it has a control board that activates a solenoid on the side of in...
  3. J

    RVers what's your true mpg highway?

    YES OUCH!!! lol but then i do tend to sit longer in one place <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> and it comfortable for me. old person here, ha! need to bake my biscut and gravy in a oven. i&nbsp; think i read on here awhile back, you practice in a larger...
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    RVers what's your true mpg highway?

    maybe a little irrelevant to van living.&nbsp; but with a 26ft class A, dodge 440, fully loaded. includes 80 gallons of gas and 55 gallons of water, i managed to squeeze a 7.1 mpg.at 55 to 60 mph. mind you that was Glendale AZ to quartzite az.mostly flat ground, and 5.5 from glendale to globe...
  5. J

    I can't decide about bringing my cat.

    perfect happy kitties, what wonderful idea!!
  6. J

    New here.......

    i am new too kitty, but rest assured this is the place to learn and every one is&nbsp; glad to help with direct experience . i think some of the people here have forgotten more than&nbsp; i can ever learn. welcome Kitty<br>john
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    Hi Yall

    welcome Corey <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">
  8. J

    The factory ladder on vintage RV coaches

    just my opinion, the rv is 35 years old and probably should not be up there anyway. dont really want a sky light lol. but the more you walk on them, the bigger chance of roof leaks. when i put the solar panels up there , ill do it from the sides and, one of those fold up ladders.&nbsp; I am...
  9. J

    SNAP aka Food Stamps meal planning

    hey offroad! i looked at the site and it seems to be right down my ally! a single man living alone in an rv,&nbsp; that i am, it was just easier to grab a frozen dinner and throw it in the nuker. however i now have to take blood pressure control meds and cholesterol control meds. ps, i had a...
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    The factory ladder on vintage RV coaches

    hi jack- yea my old wini is like that as well. i put bigger screws in it to help but, like you said, the backing is soft. they worked for awhile. so i sealed them up and don't use the ladder anymore.
  11. J

    Rv sites newer than 10 years - $30 daily??

    Hi off road: i am not an expert by any means on rv parks. however i did find that as soon as you say older rv, or they can see the rv from there window, seems they have a policy of no old rvs. when asked about it, they just say with out saying it, ya dont have a 200 k new rv and yours wont fit...
  12. J

    Hello!!

    my name is john damnit <img src="/images/boards/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> according to my father lol <br />for the last 7 years i took care of my mom until she passed. in that time i bought and fixed up an old, small 26ft. rv ( only bc i didn't know any better lol )&nbsp...
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