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04-14-2022, 10:27 PM
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Camping on Vancouver island
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I let this one run for a few weeks to see where...
I let this one run for a few weeks to see where it would go....
Working sort of backwards: The Island and your waiting for September plan.... Two things: Keep in mind that the Island has TWO...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-23-2021, 07:12 AM
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Ordered a 100 Ah Lithium Battery
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Franswa
Yep....
THAT is my experience as well....Run a heater fan all night, AND run AC for HOURS(?), blow dry the wife's hair and cook breakfast in a microwave is NOT.
The cost of solar panels has dropped so much...
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General Chat
01-29-2021, 12:34 PM
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Franswa
from a long time ago....
hope it still works....just click on these "photos"....
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General Chat
01-29-2021, 09:33 AM
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relax....
if you post below the last one in the chain most of us can figure it out....
if you're commenting on post 500 of a 900 post thread....by all means quote the one you're responding to
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
11-22-2020, 12:04 PM
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post pics of your Bigfoot mods
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Franswa
pics...
rear, north/south bed
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Hi, I am....
10-25-2020, 01:47 PM
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Hi! Newbie w 17 ft Bigfoot travel trailer
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Franswa
You're welcome !
Gee, I never thought that those pictures would still be around three years later ! It was worth doing I guess.
I sold my BF a year ago....I had only used it once that summer so it was telling me...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
10-14-2019, 08:49 PM
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Bigfoot 17 longer tongue
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Franswa
Another Canadain.....
you have learned a good lesson about this board:
think outside the box, experiment some....probably spending less money that what RV dealers tell you you should......report satisfactory results...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
10-14-2019, 12:53 PM
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Bigfoot 17 longer tongue
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Franswa
yep.....
[QUOTE I wouldn't venture off to far with them as you probably know rv tires are made differently Good Luck.[/QUOTE]
sure.....trailer tires last half as long and when you have a flat with them...
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Hi, I am....
10-09-2019, 04:14 PM
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Nice to meet you, looking for advice
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Franswa
Why a mold????
unless somebody is planning of manufacturing trailers, why do you need a mold???.....
LOTS of people have built boats by building a somewhat flimsy structure in the shape they want for a...
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Classified Archives
09-30-2019, 09:05 AM
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SOLD: 1981 Bigfoot B17
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Franswa
1981
in 1981 BFs were sold with different options...hot water being one of them...
after 88 or thereabouts all trailers were built with the FG wet bath/shower and hot water heaters
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
08-20-2019, 08:57 AM
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Bigfoot 17 longer tongue
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Franswa
interesting....
not knowing how much of that 15" extension you actually needed to drop the tailgate...it occurs to me that another fix would have been a longer stinger...looks like your truck would have handled the...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-07-2019, 02:21 PM
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Please help me attach a value to my 17' Bigfoot
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Franswa
a newer model ???
newer than a 95??? that's only 9 years if you mean a newer 1500 series BF17...IF that is the case I think you'd be way better off spending money on your own trailer...improving it, making it...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
08-02-2019, 04:15 PM
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Charging Multiple Batteries with Smart Charger?
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Franswa
on second..or third thought....
your best bet would be to go to an RV dealer....the converters are so prone to failure in these power centers that a whole sub-industry was created and there are now drop-in replacements for the...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
08-02-2019, 04:03 PM
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Charging Multiple Batteries with Smart Charger?
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Franswa
worries.....
"Thanks for the come-backs :) To clarify, I'm not going to eliminate my converter, just not use it to charge the batteries. The converter is (currently) working fine for everything else (120 VAC...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
08-02-2019, 03:27 PM
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Charging Multiple Batteries with Smart Charger?
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Franswa
John...
I'm not sure if this applies to ALL systems...but in my old power center....there were three circuits powered by the battery/ies at all times even when the converter was on. From what I've read, it's...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
08-02-2019, 02:54 PM
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Charging Multiple Batteries with Smart Charger?
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Franswa
Hi Stu....
I got your private message, here's my reply....
yes, I'm the guy that deleted the converter entirely when it failed (like yours apparently did). From the power center I kept the AC and DC panel...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
07-29-2019, 08:37 AM
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Keeping dust out of trailer on gravel roads
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Franswa
dust....
IME what you really have to guard against is dust entering the trailer through poorly sealed openings (vents, access panels or windows) on the REAR FACE of the trailer (where negative air pressure...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 06:35 PM
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Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Franswa
eternabond?????
never heard of that....
and I gotta say...you could spend half your life buying connectors and hubs yada yada....but in most of our applications we use 12V panels in parallel....so the voltage...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 11:27 AM
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Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Franswa
still fuzzy for me Alex....
my car and my trailer are the usual neg. ground....so the trailer lights are neg. ground as is usual in automotive....but inside the trailer the frame is nowhere to be found...so there is pos. AND...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 10:03 AM
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Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Franswa
Red Baron.....
I personally don't know... or heard of anybody using a ground (frame) connection anywhere in a FG trailer in general...and certainly not in a solar system in particular.....just asking for trouble...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 09:55 AM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
try this one...
your switch would go on the red (pos.) wire....as you said, between the panel and the controller
picture shows a typical wiring set-up for people like us....with an inverter installed as well....and...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 09:42 AM
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Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Franswa
one more....befor you ask...
your controller might come with just "panel" and "battery" connections...
OR...it might have "panel" , "battery" AND "load" terminals.....myself and most people (I think) in applications like...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 09:36 AM
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Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Franswa
and I forgot...
that with your solar panel there's also a controller in that circuit between the panel and the battery
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-22-2019, 09:33 AM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
Zac....
you have a battery connected to a "load" (in your application it's a "gain" for lack of a better word but it's the same)
any appliance (or panel in your case) is connected to the battery by...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-21-2019, 03:50 PM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
the diagram....
the load is the appliance/light/motor... whatever....
there's a pos. and neg. wire going to the "load"
you install the switch anywhere on the positive wire.
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-20-2019, 09:35 AM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
panels, fuses, switches....
yeah Zacho, my panels are just a half inch off the roof....probably not best for ventilation/cooling....but where I live I should be so lucky to generate too much heat ;)
my "redundancy" was/is a...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-18-2019, 03:30 PM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
LOL....
you'll probably start another argument with that one...:D
I fused mine +..then I read somewhere that neg. is the "proper" way....and if I looked some more I'd probably find some opinion for the...
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
07-10-2019, 08:42 AM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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Posted By
Franswa
in the roof....
this is what you'll find in your roof....
(pic taken in bathroom, interior vent trim removed.....97 BF 17 CB)
FWIW...I think that "plate" thing is overkill...but that's just me
Sikkaflex...
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Camp Cooking, Food & Recipes
07-04-2019, 09:50 PM
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113
What are the easiest meals to cook while camping?
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17,686
Posted By
Franswa
beer cans....
you get cans because of less weight and no breakage....you may or may not drink out of them...but I got real tired of dealing with the empty cans...
until I found a storage area in the trailer I...
Forum:
General Chat
07-04-2019, 09:19 PM
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76
Favorite part of your camper?
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5,553
Posted By
Franswa
favorite....
after years cruising in a small sailboat ("sponge baths" or solar showers on deck in isolated anchorages)....it's the shower in my trailer...
anywhere, anytime to have a hot shower when you want...
Forum:
Modifications, Alterations and Updates
06-29-2019, 08:04 AM
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137
Adding Solar to Bigfoot Roof
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17,419
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Franswa
Zacho....
ok, I can see that with a G model using the fridge vent is not possible (the upper vent is not on the roof, like in a CB model)
both models have two plumbing vents on the roof and running a wire...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-27-2019, 08:39 PM
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11
good old "Crappy Tire"....
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Franswa
in Canada....
my rule of thumb is anything under 2 bucks a watt is worth buying....after that you can run into some really good deals at times.....patience is the thing
in a small trailer like ours, 100W flat...
Forum:
Hi, I am....
05-27-2019, 12:31 PM
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Bigfoot 17
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1,089
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Franswa
86....
an 1986 would be a "pre-1500 series" trailer....in or around 1988 there was a marked change in the company and it's offerings/methods. (not that there's anything wrong with "pre-1500s...just...
Forum:
Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-25-2019, 01:05 PM
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16
Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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2,452
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Franswa
my guess is....
the site had a "glitch" early this morning (pictures were not displaying...even after upload AND posting)....and then it recovered....
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-25-2019, 12:59 PM
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16
Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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2,452
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Franswa
ooops...
I guess the site "fixed itself"....sorry for triple posting pictures
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-25-2019, 12:51 PM
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Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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2,452
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Franswa
great minds think alike....lol
yeah that's what I did too....with a piece of teak plywood....needed a larger opening to reach back there...easier to connect everything too
pictures seem to be working again....
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-25-2019, 07:10 AM
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Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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2,452
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Franswa
picture posting problem it seems
try again??? humm...no go again (????)
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-25-2019, 07:04 AM
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Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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Posted By
Franswa
agree...
yeah I agree with all that....
"When you wake in the morning the reading might be helpful if nothing was on AND the converter / charger were not charging for a few hours. How likely is...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-24-2019, 12:44 PM
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good old "Crappy Tire"....
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Franswa
good old "Crappy Tire"....
I've cobbled together (technical term for building/experimenting/expanding;)) my solar system from different sources....but Canadian Tire stores have figured prominently as they seem to have sales on...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-24-2019, 12:29 PM
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Help with installing Flush Mount USB w/Voltmeter
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2,452
Posted By
Franswa
fuses....
fuses are there to blow!....i'd use existing wires to another appliance (given your "ratfur" challenge) and see if the fuse blows..if not you're good. As someone mentioned picking a circuit you're...
Forum:
Camping, Campout Reports
05-23-2019, 11:10 AM
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Fiberglass daycare
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2,781
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Franswa
better one....
this is in BC....a friend of mine was driving down a road one day...went by a cop car going to other way..... sees the cop tuning around in his rearview mirror.....lights come on, he pulls over.......
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Camping, Campout Reports
05-22-2019, 06:23 AM
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Camping on Vancouver island
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Franswa
hey, and for another suggestion....
if you'd be into something a little more off the beaten track....on the way back from the west coast...in Port Alberni you could hang a left and go to Stamp River Provincial Park...(about ten miles...
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Camping, Campout Reports
05-22-2019, 06:02 AM
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Camping on Vancouver island
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8,001
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Franswa
good for you, Fred....
that is a nice spot ain't it....and man! have you seen the forecast??? I think you should buy a lottery ticket when you go into town!!! I was on the "terrace" as well when I was there...
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Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-18-2019, 06:36 PM
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Want solar, have controller, what next?
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6,448
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Franswa
PV....
well, I always thought PV meant Puerto Vallarta....
but apparently it means something else to some people...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics
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Camping, Campout Reports
05-15-2019, 10:08 PM
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Camping on Vancouver island
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8,001
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Franswa
sure thing, Fred...
It's all what you get used to....I did the Port Renfrew thing twice with my trailer and would do it again....
anyways,the possibilities are endless....like the real expensive (where you...
Forum:
Camping, Campout Reports
05-15-2019, 07:54 PM
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79
Camping on Vancouver island
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Franswa
Fred....
so you started in Victoria....didn't like it....and now you're headed for Nanaimo to "base" yourself there...(????)
that is like if myself, who lives on the Island, decided to check out the ...
Forum:
Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators
05-14-2019, 09:57 PM
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Want solar, have controller, what next?
Views:
6,448
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Franswa
Hi...
you said "I've determined that I want to find a portable solar (https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/tags/solar.html) unit, 100-135w, for my new to me 2015 Casita...
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Classified Archives
05-01-2019, 09:58 PM
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SOLD: Bigfoot fiberglass 17
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2,195
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Franswa
pics
click on the first pic...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
04-30-2019, 10:11 AM
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Placement of rear view / backup camera?
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4,670
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Franswa
and shoud add....
for backing up..as into a camping spot.....I found it to be USELESS.....LOL
just fine for seeing if there's anything in the way at first....but as far manouvering/turning into a spot...forget it!!!...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
04-30-2019, 07:30 AM
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Placement of rear view / backup camera?
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4,670
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Franswa
mine..
the camera is powered/wired to a light circuit running in the bottom of rear overhead cabinet (where the sender unit "lives")...the monitor is hung on the rearview mirror in the TV
takes a lot...
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