Solar 1.1 – Part 2
While the feet cured, it was time to tackle the electrical stuff. As we had already been using the charge controller with the flexible panels, not much testing had to be done. With limited...
While the feet cured, it was time to tackle the electrical stuff. As we had already been using the charge controller with the flexible panels, not much testing had to be done. With limited...
Planning and preparation were the most time consuming parts of our installation. Electrically, this was very straightforward. The solar panels get combined and feed into the on/off switch which feeds the PV inputs on...
With a partial solar setup, we head west from Houston towards Portland, OR via the coast. Our first step is to get out of Texas. It takes us a few days and few stops...
We always knew we that we wanted to add solar, go off-grid and simply be more self-sufficient. Bubbles was pre-wired for solar which meant that the wiring for a solar charge controller, battery monitor...
It was time to replace Nemo’s factory shoes. The General Grabber’s weren’t bad but didn’t seem to be lasting as long as we expected given our driving history. With Alaska in our plans, we...
I’m not sure we succeeded but that’s part of the adventure! We started the year back at Sanctuary RV then popped up to central Florida to meet our South Dakotan friends. Then it was...
There are generally two areas with little cellular coverage, National Parks and Alaska. We love visiting National Parks and also have plans to visit Alaska so we decided to invest in a satellite Internet...
What a year it has been! We towed nearly 17,000 miles, traveled through 30 states, two Canadian provinces and camped in nearly 100 places. There were many highlights to our first year traveling. We...
We were graced by a very late summer so staying longer in Ontario was far from a hardship. As we were in the neighborhood, we decided to visit more Cayman friends in Montreal. We...