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Saturday, 12 July 2025

How to determine what size generator your RV needs

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

To determine the proper size generator for your RV you need to know how much electrical power you will use. 1. Determine what electrical devices you will want to run from the generator. Survey your RV for appliances that run…

Converter? Inverter? Confused?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 0 Comments

A converter is standard equipment on most RVs… certainly modern RVs. Connected to a campground power pedistal or your RV generator is running the converter it changes 120 Volt AC power to 12 Volt DC and supplies power to the…

Give Your RV a Dog Bone

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 2 Comments

Is your RV wired for 30 amp service? Have you ever been in an RV park site where the 30-amp outlet was broken or the circuit breaker was weak and kept tripping? If it happens again and the RV power…

Overnighting at Wal-Mart & Other Places

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 1 Comment

Last updated on April 27th, 2009 at 07:03 pmAsk permission. There’s an old RV joke about asking permission. – An RVer asks security guard at a mall if it’s okay to park overnight. The guard says no. The RVer asks…

Emergency Flasher for RV Travel Trailer Marker Lights

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 2 Comments

Last updated on March 20th, 2010 at 12:16 pmYour travel trailer or fifth wheel is broken down on the side of the road at night and you want to take your truck into town for parts or to get help.…

RVers Enjoy Thanksgiving Wherever They Are

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Steven Fletcher | 1 Comment

Last updated on April 27th, 2009 at 08:05 pmThanksgiving …aka turkey day …is a day that has been set aside for folks to gather together with family, friends, pilgrims, American Indians, etc. and eat everything they can get their hands…