Did you ever notice how you can tell the expensive Motorhome because the ends of the slideouts are striped to match the rest of the body? Look at this gorgeous Monaco Windsor. The striped slide ends add a big touch of class. Here’s our lowly Knight as built by Monaco in 2008. The ends of…
Category: Techie Posts
Disaster!!!
Well kinda. We were heading out for niece Sara’s wedding back in Chicago. Only an hour or so gone, still in Tennessee. The Alt Fail light came on, and the dash started going ding ding ding… ding ding ding… This happens sometimes on a sunny day since I put the solar on, I ignored it….
Monaco Door Swing Arm
Today I’m going to replace the front door swing arm on our Monaco Coach. Monaco used these things on all but their top of the line DP’s, They work like a locking scissors, they keep the door under control, and lock it in the open position such that a simple pull will unlock it and…
LED Lighting – converting fluorescent fixtures to LED
We’ve been in the process of converting our motorhome to LED lighting for a long time. To save money I bought most of the LED’s direct from China on ebay. This has been a bit of a learning experience. Buying from Camping World and such, you get Chinese made bulbs, but hopefully “better quality” ones,…
Tank Cleaners And Poop Sensors.
Lets talk poop! Keeping tanks clean and sensors working is always a popular RV discussion. It’s been a problem for all of us. Why does my black tank sensor always read 1/3? Why won’t my tank drain? These are daily questions on RV forums and Facebook. And for good reason. The sensor systems installed on…
Tech Tuesday: Water Filter Time
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase these items through our Amazon links, it helps this full-time family be able to stay on the road. Thanks!! Yesterday the timer on Carol’s iPhone went off, it was time to do the water filters. It had been 2 months this time. Last time, it had…
RV Satellite TV
This post contains affiliate links from Amazon.com My husband loves NASCAR. And since he loves NASCAR, that means that we have to have really good TV service so he can watch his NASCAR races (which by the way is over for the season, Thank-You-For-The-Break-Nascar)! Anyhoo, we opted for The DISH Network, because we had used…
Flying the Flag!
This post contains affiliate links from Amazon.com Of course every RV needs to fly the flag, and ours won’t be an exception. I looked at a lot of different flagpoles and brackets on Amazon. I also studied them in use in campgrounds, and also at Chicagoland Speedway, where we’ve been season ticket holders and infield…
Power from the Sun!
We (RVers) all dream of unlimited power. Power to boondock anywhere, to live far from the nearest extension cord. Our motorhome came with 4 golf cart batteries and a 2000 watt inverter that can run nearly everything, for a while. To charge those batteries, we can use our generator, but wouldn’t it be nice not…
Fireplace Wiring Repair
A lot of people are scared to death of electricity. Glad I’m not one. Our motorhome has a dozen 115v AC breakers in the main power center, 40 or 50 12 volt fuses in 2 different fuse panels, plus various other relays, switches, controls, etc. And maybe 2000 feet of wire. And all this stuff…