So I had an inspector come and check out my trailer early on. He was concerned with the suspension, the equalizer and shackles in particular, which were very low quality. As a matter of fact, the equalizer

If you need to catch up, here are my previous posts about our adventure. Before we left the Redmond/La Pine area, here of a couple of sights we took in: Newberry National Volcanic Monument Pictured beyond

Future DC-DC Charger Project For a future project, I installed a 60A DC-DC battery charger to enable charging my batteries from the alternator of my truck. Although I haven't yet wired it to my battery

Solar Charge Controller For my system, I also installed a 60 Amp MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) solar charge controller to replace the old PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) controller provided by the factory.

Main Fuse, Master Switch, and Bus Bars Pictured below are some additional components I added to enhance the safety, efficiency, and manageability of my battery system. These components include a 300-amp

Battery Monitor and Shunt Pictured above is the battery monitor (shunt below) I installed. These components are essential for accurately monitoring the state of charge of my battery bank and the amperage

Individually Fused Batteries To further enhance the safety and reliability of my battery system, I installed a 150-amp fuse onto the positive terminal of each battery. This crucial safety measure ensures

Bus Bars and Cabling These are two 1000-amp bus bars connecting the batteries together in parallel. This setup provides a total of 600 amp-hours of capacity. Unlike lead-acid batteries, LiFePO4 batteries

LiFePO4 Batteries For those of you that correctly suggested I upgrade to LiFePO4 batteries, here you go: Because of the numerous drawbacks associated with lead-acid batteries, I decided to upgrade to LiFePO4

Part 1: Bye Bye Lead Acid When I first bought my trailer, it came equipped with two 88 Amp-Hour deep cycle lead-acid batteries. These batteries are connected in parallel, effectively providing a total

My 5th wheel survived the harsh Oregon winter, but getting it out of the residential area it was parked in turned into a major ordeal. The trailer was parked too close to a fence, making it nearly impossible

Not to be outdone by her brother and his Nerf gun, my daughter has decided she wants to shoot bbs all day. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

Lol this is my newest place out here in the boonies. Its quaint to say the least. And tgey say technolpgy hasnt made its way to the woods lol. At least it has a nice view! And great for snowmobilers! Anyways

If you could have any super power, what would you pick and why? How often have we heard that? It's the type of question teachers use to lure students into writing more than just a single word answer. It's