The 20k Project: Part 4 – Rebuilding the Dinette!
Oct 25, 2021JamesRV Tips
By this time, I had been working on the 20k project for several weeks in 100+ degree heat, and the transformation from “This will be a cool, fun mod!” James into “Can you please get...
Comparing RV Toilet Systems: Traditional, Cassette, and Compost
Oct 25, 2021JamesRV Tips
I’ll admit it. Having our own toilet was why Stef and I got into RVing. We’re cyclists and the thought of being able to skip the port-a-john lines at events to enjoy our own private RV toilet...
The 20k Project: Part 3 – Electrical Install!!
Oct 07, 2021JamesRV Tips
OK. First off, sorry it’s been three weeks since I put up the last video. That’s actually about how long it took me to do the work, but I never imagined it would take me that long to...
The 20k Project: Part 2 – Electrical System Tearout!
Sep 20, 2021JamesRV Tips
Well, this video is not nearly as long as the last one, where I detail the project plan. Watch here as I get down to it and start ripping electrical components out of our Winnebago EKKO! ...
The 20k Project: Part 1 – The Plan for 20,000 Watt Hours
Sep 08, 2021JamesRV Tips
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” – Dwight Eisenhower People are often surprised that I’ll launch into a project without a plan. And that’s...
How Long Can You Run Your RV AC Off Batteries?
Sep 01, 2021JamesRV Tips
Of all the questions I’ve been asked about RVing, this one is probably the most frequent. Ever since we installed large lithium batteries from Lithionics in Lance 5 years ago, that seems to...
Sewer Hose Storage – Installing the SuperSlider in Our EKKO
Aug 20, 2021JamesRV Tips
Sewer hose storage is always kind of an issue with RVs. You need it reasonably accessible, but you don’t necessarily want to store it “with” anything – especially not your...
AMAZING WeBoost Install – and Cell Booster Test
Aug 11, 2021JamesRV Tips
We usually install WeBoost cell boosters in our RVs. And I wouldn’t normally call a cell booster install “Brilliant,” but this one qualifies. This came out 50 BILLION TIMES...
What My RV Mods Are REALLY Like – Installing the Guzzle H2O Water Filter
Aug 02, 2021JamesRV Tips
Most of the time, by the time you see a mod video, it’s been pretty well sanitized. You don’t see all the false starts, reversals, things I forgot, and plan changes that happen between...
RV Mod Using My New CNC Router!
Jul 12, 2021JamesBlog, RV Tips
So, I let it slip in a video a while back that I was getting a new CNC router. It’s true, that happened. So now the next thing (which we all should have expected), has also happened. ...
