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Before I reinvent the wheel I thought I'd ask how everyone keeps their single and two burner propane stoves fairly level and stationary when in use inside your vehicle. I have both the single and dual burner in Coleman and another popular brand. I don't care for the light weight nor the lack of...

Where can I find a couple cheap string or cloth type hanging baskets for storing my fruit and veggies? I usually keep them on a the counter which is ok if I'm parked but when traveling stuff goes on a shelf and by the time I remember it's there I'm smelling them and they go in the trash. I"ve...

To avoid wear and tear on my dash ciggy plug I bought a 3 outlet corded plug-in with individual outlet switches. That way I can keep all 3 items plugged into the 3 way adapter and the adapter plugged into the dash ciggy plug and just turn on and off each 12v accessory with the appropriate...

With many thousands of acres of western land burnt, have animals been attacking humans for live food or have they learned that with a little BBQ sauce it's tolerable to eat anything charred they come across? Seriously, do they get consumed by these fires or are they driven to the edge and then...

So with my unlimited Verizon "deal" I get 15 Gigs of 4G-LTE speed that is Ok or Good, then when I've used up that 15 Gigs I have "unlimited" data, text and talk for the remainder of that billing cycle. Here's a PDF copy of the speed I have when I'm throttled. Pretty lame speed for the money I'm...

First time I've run into a shortage of lumber. Guess it was inevitable. Home Depot and Lowes are both out of pressure treated lumber. Small bowed stuff on the racks and nothing expected for at least a month maybe longer. Checked with the Menards distribution center and they had a few sticks of...

Well all the rain and warm/hot temps have brought out every imaginable jumping, flying, crawling critter that at best, can be seen with the naked eye and then there's those microscopic sob's. Having lived mostly in the freezing midwest, many of those critters keep to the warmer southern...

Woke up this morning to the smell of something burning and it wasn't a campfire. I spent some time uncovering my extinguisher only to find it unusable. So that prompted the following... Where did you mount your Fire Extinguisher? Is it visible, unobstructed, and in its designated location...

I'm interested in adding a couple 100 watt panels that will allow me to park in the shade and place the panels away from the vehicle. Anyone doing this and if so would you share photos of how you wired into the batteries? Did you use a separate controller, fuse and power switch? Use Power pole...

Electric Vehicles (EV) are not going away anytime soon. Refitted with two electric motors and an 85 kWh battery pack from a Tesla Performance Model S. Under the hood is a stunning device that houses the battery controllers and some of the battery cells...

I've been searching for a mobile, as in carry with, rather than mounted to, Lifepo4 12V pack with decent Amp Hours. Found this today; 50AH in battery case with USB, Powerpole connections and charger complete and can add solar easily, yes all just plug and play (as it were). Small and light...

Early on I chose carrying bottles of water for drinking and cooking and a couple 5 gal containers of city water for washing up. This may or may not be the best option available. My boondocking is a week to 10 days at a time and I'm not hiking or climbing anymore, just out in the sticks. Even...

Looking for D Size Rechargeable Batteries and a DC charger for ciggy outlet. Picked up an am/fm/short wave radio that will run on D batteries. I have a blue seas plug and the socket is connected to house batteries. There are several rechargeables on Amazon, just wondering if anyone has a...

I'm reading that you should never try to charge a frozen battery. That warning is brought up with many battery types, in the fine print, but what does it really mean? I'm currently using 2- 6 volt golf cart batteries w/220 Amp Hour capacity. I'm stuck in the Northern Mid-West where it can get...

I was fortunate when dipping my toes into the ice water of house batteries to take the advice and understand and buy a good informative battery monitor. I chose the Trimetric 2030R. The other option was the Victron BMV 700 series, if I remember right. They are priced about the same @+ -...

So, my Samsung J7 just locked up. It's been acting up since the last update last week. Anyway I can't login so I'm about to drive to a Verizon store and see if they can get it to reboot/whatever and that drives the question, is it possible to get a second, cheap cell with the same number...

Time to reflect on things I'd change/skip next time around. Way over thought insulation. Next time use rigid foam everywhere in different thicknesses. The only airtight moving vehicle was the space shuttle. Vent the 20# barbeque propane tank with a hole through the floor under the secured tank...

I have a small working mobile solar build about 2 yrs old. 400 watt solar, Kid MPPT into two 6V flooded 215AH battery's in series. I use a PD 9245 120V Charger. No alternator charging. Just sun and the occasional shore power once every week / week and a half at 14.4V with the PD 9245 and the...

I swear I've seen this posted and answered someplace but ain't finding it. Mine are 10' up and not the easiest thing to get to for cleaning, but necessary to do. Trimetric will read low if they are being blocked with leaves or other stuff when batts are low in the AM so do have some means of...

I'm talking about device charging using usb cords, not big battery charging. I have a bunch and have tried to separate out the dups and it's still a tangled mess and I hate winding them up after charging every other day. I have tried to replace all the 120V using transformer and ciggy plugs for...