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Maineah

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  1. I have 17 foot camper camper I made a heater out of an over head electric bathroom heater. The thermostat is line voltage, I can not sleep through the propane heater I wake up and wonder why I parked at the jetport!

  2. I kind of remember the fuel system have an electric fuel shut off valve. That generator is far superior to any after market unit. It is designed to run in an enclosed space, it exhausts out the bottom of the RV both engine exhaust and hot air. Running a portable generator enclosed in an RV is dangerous.

  3. Well hard question. It most likely was 3K but since then oils have improved quite a lot and now it's more like 5K. So here is the question how far do you think you will drive in a motor home during that range? Many oils at this point actually need to be driven to do the job they were intended to do. Sure hauling around a MH is pretty hard work so that is a factor. I'll still go with the 5K range I tow a camper with a Tacoma so I'm some where in the 6,000# range with the setup. So every two years.

  4. 12 hours ago, Douglas17313 said:

    The wall on the passenger side of my 1986 Gulfstream flexes. Nothing is attached to the wall from the interior. The dinette, the overhead cabinets and the refrigerator cabinet have all been removed for restoration. The drivers side still has the jacknife sofa, the wardrobe and the bathroom wall attached. Does removing the interior "furniture" provide strength to the outside walls? 

    I noticed this today while installing a 40mil edpm roof liner.

    Wait till you decide remove the sofa it weight a ton!

  5. Actually have had pretty good luck with Walmart batteries date marks need pretty good look over though! One of the Walmart batteries on my camper is 6 years old just did a load test on the pair for an end of year camping adventure mid month. I do leave my batteries on a smart charger year round that seems to make a difference in longevity instead of all most dead to full charge when needed.

  6. Yes they should match both 24 or both 27's You will need a good smart charger for best results There are but a few flooded cell batteries manufactures in the US (like 3 or 4) so don't let the name fool your decision. I run a camper all most totally self contained with 2 batteries and a home made portable framed 100 watt solar panel that I can elevate and rotate on the ground.

  7. The AC and the lights have nothing to do with each other. Most small RV's have 3 breakers that look like the ones in the house a 30 (main breaker for every thing then a 15 for outlets and a 20 amp for the AC. They should be easy to spot. There are two systems lights, radio, water pump maybe a vent fan. Outlets, AC and charging systems require you to be plugged in. One of the simplest gadgets you can buy is a plug in outlet tester most hardware stores will have them like 5 bucks I leave mine plugged all the time it will also tell you if the camp ground is properly wired!

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