Keeping the Chassis Battery Charged with Solar
Oct 08, 2018JamesRV Tips
We’ve done a lot of work on the electrical systems in our camper-van, Lance. Our house battery is a large lithium-ion battery, and we’ve got 300 watts of solar, an inverter/charger, and...
How To Fix A Failing Cabinet Latch
Oct 01, 2018JamesRV Tips
We’ve had our Winnebago Travato for about 3 years now. In that time, some things have started to show normal wear and tear. (This is in addition to the things I’ve torn up on...
Can Our RV’s Lithium Battery Get Too Hot?
Sep 03, 2018JamesRV Tips
People spend a LOT of time talking about how various RV lithium batteries work in the cold. “How cold can you charge it?” “How do you warm it up if it’s cold?”...
See You at the Hershey RV Show!
Aug 27, 2018JamesBlog
One of the biggest RV shows of the year is held each September in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Stef and I will be there on Friday and Saturday of the show (September 14th and 15th) hanging out in the...
Ask The Fit RV: Are Our Tires OVER-inflated?!?
Aug 27, 2018JamesRV Tips
We got a really good question on our RV Tire Inflation post, and I thought it deserved an answer in video form. So, without further ado, here it is: an “Ask The Fit RV” first: ...
The EASY Way to Weigh Your RV
Aug 13, 2018JamesRV Tips
Weighing your RV is the “flossing” of RV ownership. I mean, yeah, we know it’s good for us. But it’s kind of a bother, and you get your hands all dirty (or wet), and so we...
REMIS Cab Shades for the ProMaster – Installed!
Jul 30, 2018JamesRV Tips
Even back before I made my curtains to shade the ProMaster cab, I had been trying to get the company REMIS, from Europe, to adapt their Fiat Ducato cab shades so that they could be used in a US-Spec...
Why Won’t the Dutch Be Quiet? – and other cycling stories from France
Jul 24, 2018JamesBlog, Our Travels
The Dutch are truly lovely people, but they really need to learn to be quiet when other cyclists (like yours truly) are suffering badly up climbs… So, I’m back from France. I actually have been...
Why Do These Roads Only Go UP??!!??
Jul 07, 2018JamesBlog, Our Travels
Being from Utah, I’ve got a somewhat jaded perspective when it comes to cycling climbs. Many of the climbs that are accessible right from Salt Lake City top out at nine or ten thousand feet. In...
Complaining My Way Across France: Watch Me Suffer!
Jun 28, 2018JamesBlog, Our Travels
I’m convinced Lycra has some effect on brain chemistry. There’s something about putting on a cycling kit that makes people want to take a normally pleasurable activity, like riding a bike, and...
