Charging Performance in the Winnebago EKKO – AT IDLE!
Jan 04, 2021JamesRV Tips
Maybe they’ll eventually regret it, but our Winnebegan friends left us all alone with the Winnebago EKKO prototype for several hours recently. What happened then is precisely the kind of...
The Curt BetterWeigh Engineers Pay Us A Visit!
Dec 08, 2020JamesRV Tips
Important Update! We sent the extra BetterWeigh mobile scale device to Dan. He’s reported back with his results. See his report toward the end of this post! A few weeks back, I...
Lithium System Comparison: Lithionics and Volta (as offered by Winnebago)
Nov 30, 2020JamesRV Tips
When Stef started her Winnebago EKKO Owners and Wannabes group, one of the things I noticed right away was that not many people knew about the Lithionics system that Winnebago was offering in the...
RV Weight Without Scales? Testing the Curt BetterWeigh!
Sep 14, 2020JamesRV Tips
We’re big proponents of weighing your RV. It’s a smart safety practice, and it’s not that hard to do. But many RVers find it intimidating, so they don’t do it. We tried...
Quietest RV Generator Yet – The Cummins Onan QG 2800i. We Test It!!
Aug 28, 2020JamesRV Tips
When Winnebago loaned us a Solis 59PX earlier this summer to test-camp, one of the things we liked about it was that it came with a new – far quieter – generator. This is a new product...
Installing Zamp’s new Obsidian Panels on our RV Carport
Jul 19, 2020JamesRV Tips
This is the third iteration I’ve been through using solar to keep our RV’s *chassis* battery charged up when Lance is in storage. First, there was the inexpensive solution I put together...
5 Seat Adjustments for Healthy Driving Posture
Jul 12, 2020StefanyRV Tips
The way you sit in your drivers seat can either mean a joyful drive or a miserable one. As RVers we can spend long stretches of time behind the wheel. The trouble with that is, our bodies...
Replacing our RV’s TPMS – New TST System
Jul 05, 2020JamesRV Tips
We’ve used a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) for as long as we’ve been RVing. It’s just a smart thing to do, and I appreciate the added safety. We started with a...
My CamperVan & Small RV Pre-Trip Checklist
Jun 20, 2020JamesRV Tips
We’re part timers. Since we’re not in the van all the time, we park it between trips at our HQ. That means before each trip, I need to run through a few steps to make sure everything...
Adding a Slat Bed to the RV
Jun 01, 2020JamesRV Tips
Often times, an RV mattress is just a hunk of foam on top of a plywood slab. It’s not too hard to do better. A slatted bed is one solution, and I show you how to add curved slats in this...
