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SternWake Yes, I don't want to lose this ARB, although the position I could set it in would be great for wiring into the front battery bank This is why I am thinking of upgrading another battery bank I created for more power when on the road away from the plug in. In that position I could...

Okay this is definitely not an electrical newbie thing. I have been thinking about making a separate power bank for a while and since I am sitting in base camp this a good time to do it. When I head out the gate here I will be boondocking totally. I am not paying those park prices for hookup...

Will need help with this one.

Well now this presents a problem. Before I can take my 5er on the road for full time 12-volt living I have to connect this ARB 37qt puppy dog into a battery pack source. Such being I have a power pack in my office and have been planning to add another battery and this time put put a couple of...

Making it easier to separate the strands to wrap around the contact connections. Gotcha. I think I did that once when a neighbor in a Texas RV park was showing me how to make a heavy duty extension cord to plug in an electric heater when my furnace quite during an ice storm.

8 guage it is then. Where do you find "auto or marine use" wire.....Thinking? Could probably find this out by asking an RV tech. I'll find it since there are a lot of people doing solar around here and I do want the best connections when I'm on the road full time.

ARB draws 5.0 Amps Wire Size would be 10 guage? Here is the plan since I am upgrading my solar for long term use. Presently I have a main solar system of: 3-batteries in the front compartment powered by 3 x 75watt solar panels. Hard wire from there through main bay into coach to an ARB...

Thanks for being patient with me. I am learning to do this on my own to save money for other repairs on the 5er. On 12-volt this draws 5.0 amps Proper wire size.....would be 10 gauge?

Just measured and it is longer then 6ft. Can you go maybe 10ft?

My thanks go out to Arctic Cat. The ARB 35 quart is awesome. I'll be taking my RV fridge/freezer out and using that space in my 5er slide for a closet. Now I would like to hard-wire the ARB into my solar. Anyone done this in a 5er? My battery bank is in the front compartment and I will have...

Greetings Artic Cat: Thanks! Size of unit and how much power to operate tells me what to look for when shopping for appliances and solar. Walk in Beauty DesertWillow

Thanks, I'll look that up. You'd be surprised at what I have learned to replace or fix on my own just by researching it on the Internet. I have been doing my own spring maintenance on the A/C unit but out here in the desert country when you can be looking at 115 during heat of the day, and...

Not so easy I am told on this '05 Jazz 25.2 RL. For one thing.... I am finding a lot of parts manufacturers are going under or merging with other companies like Attwood, who had just come out with their new 2-motor Roof A/C that also has a wireless remote like my Carrier Air V unit. Was told...

Thanks: Found listings for trucker appliance sites. Yes, it's an upright, single door. Don't ever get an RV with appliances in the slide. Didn't know what I was buying at the time. Change feels really good. Walk in Beauty DesertWillow

Full-time RVer for 12-years here getting ready to downsize. It's time for a change to a cargo van I can convert into my own RV. Change feels really good. I was going to do this a while back but was talked out of it by fellow RVers in my park. The time has come to stop listening to the...

Replacing my fifth wheel RV fridge with a fridge/freezer to use in cargo van conversion when I'm ready to hit the road as a VanDeweller. Which size and brands do you find most reliable? Found some on Amazon but wanted to ask first. DesertWillow

Currently I am in a 5'er for my home office on wheels on a shoestring budget. I work two jobs for now being my home writing biz and work camping for an RV park of which my contract will be up in a year or sooner giving some time to get ready to hit the road and be the self-sufficient nomad...

Thanks, will do. <br>Unless my present job plays out I will be here for little over a year, getting my rig in shape to <br>continue on our path. <br>Take care, God bless and have a nice day.

I am new here and have been drawn to your various sites because the Vandwellers and Cheap RV Living tribe are more focused into what RV'ing originally started out with. I started out with finding a 5'er and tow it with my husband's old truck. So far I have been doing some long term work camping...