What do you dislike most about RV--ing?

[Kevin D Pem]

ah! That's what you are supposed to think. You have seen My rig. It's not the standard RV right?

I realize most don't want to live in what I do. But My philosophy is My build methodology.

I have been known to tell prospective solar adopters the easiest way to not go broke investing in solar, is to determine how to reduce your power usage. So this is how my 16ft x 7ft box can,and is cooled by 8000btu A/C.

No windows
Walls with 2 types of insulation.
Reduced living space (7x10) during heat of day.
Inverter A/C unit.
Protect sun facing surfaces with shade.

What was his name, rolling man cave? He just signed back I with a different name. Anyhow he can be credited with some of what I've done. My experiment was based on his reports here. First on that harbor freight trailer I recently sold, easily cooled with 5000btu.

I realize without context, calculation is futile. No one will stay in a blacked out room all day. I won't either. But I will set up a space to be comfortable in temporarily for the heat of the day. The rest of the time I have no desire to be indoors no matter the size of the room.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Hmmmm, I don't see that you succeeded at all. A 9000 btu AC unit will cool a medium size Yeti, but not a camper. Btu's convert directly to energy. Running an AC of sufficient size requires more more more. More battery, more solar panels, and more fuses, switches, and larger wire. The decision to forgo Lithium leaves most of your AH on the table unused. Meaning even more batteries and more wire.

Yeti?!? Catch up oyster is the new must have cooler.

 

[TheLooks]

You are not mainstream by any stretch. And even so, math is math. X amount of solar heat equals X amount of cooling capacity. There is no magic short of living in a cave or deep in an old growth forest. Hard to find(the forest) in AZ. I have begun planning for a second AC that will run on 12v as it is more efficient and it only needs to supplement the main AC. There is nothing I can do to improve the enclosure of my old Class C. It takes raw power and lots of it. I do understand where you are coming from though.

 

[Vint]

We have been planning a run to Maine from Tenn. We have multiple apps and programs and Gmaps and a Garmin 795 and even know most of where we are going. It has taken us hours and hours to get that route into the RV795....it just blows my mind after all the years of GPS that something can be so bad and cost so much. Even Garmins ownd apps and programs cannot just let me type in the stops and send them to the GPS. And don't get me started about Basecamp and its inability to even find my home address much less any stops along the way. Put in my old address in Maine and it shows me suggested stops in New Brunswick Canada....close but no cigar. That is my rant.

That might be number 3 on my list. With Google and Apple Maps, I think Garmin gave up trying to improve its RV GPS devices. Plain and simple, Basecamp sucks. And where did Magellan and some of the other GPS manufacturers go?
I too often wonder why GPS's can't build a route based on user inputs on suggested interstates, U.S. routes, and state roads, adding towns or cities of interest, especially with AI now.

 

[Underboss]

I have had my Garmin 1095 for at least 5 years and have had zero issues. Been very happy. It updates as needed.
The only thing I wish I could remember is how to add upcoming XXXX on the side menu. I have rest areas and rv parks that were set up as purchased but I added Walmarts and cannot remember how I did it