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So you buy a generator labeled as three thousand watts and figure it will get job done on a mountain pass. After climbing up to … Read more

Backdrafting is a problem wood stove user know well. It’s cold outside, so you build up the fire and then you smell smoke in your … Read more

Have you ever had your camper fridge running but not cool? It’s enough to freak someone out. However, most of the time this isn’t because … Read more

It’s late at night on a chilly evening. You fire up the RV furnace and … you hear nothing. Instead, there’s a faint hissing sound … Read more

The smell of wet cardboard greeted Heather as she stirred. She had a headache. Her wood stove was operating, but its chimney pipe wasnt long … Read more

Batteries are consumable products, so they don’t last forever, no matter what size or how many you have. They degrades with use, and also with … Read more

The best way to boost your GMRS range is to focus on better geometry and height. After all, I figure, that five watts is good … Read more

If you think it’s dramatic engineering, or that standing on a hot RV roof in July is some sort of thermal issue, then forget it, … Read more

Sometimes less is worse. A big shadow hurt your power budget, and so does a little one. For example, a roof rack crossbar or an … Read more

It’s easy to forget about the alternator hiding in the front of your van, yet you drool over the shiny lithium batteries promising infinite range, … Read more

This is a good example: You’re on a ridge and can see your receiver. Since you can see it, you figure radio will also reach … Read more