Airstream Essentials – Monitoring Shore Power and Interior Temperature

Shore power is necessary in order to run the AC and keep Bubbles cool. With Hobbes staying in the Airstream while we were out, we wanted the piece of mind of knowing that we had shore power and that the internal temperature was suitable.

We settled upon an iSocket-3G device with short temperature sensor. You interact with the socket over SMS/text messages and so it requires a GSM SIM and service. As we were only using it for text messages, we opted for an entry-level, pay-as-you-go plan from Consumer Cellular. The socket is programmed via test message and can be setup for temperature and power alerts. We can also remotely control its plug, which has allowed us to turn on a light if we realized that we are returning home after dark.