Ok, there is nothing negative here, it's just a catchy title. It did make you think though, didn't it? Or maybe you were thinking of not reading this because it seems to be the fashion lately to post a disastrous title, and in the end not much really happened. When that happens to me, I always feel a little cheated. I promise to not cheat on you. Unless the payday is big, then all bets are off!
As I am publishing this on Veterans Day, we would like to thank all the veterans who have sacrificed part or all of their lives so that we may have this life we have chosen. Thank you.
I actually wanted to mention some of the modifications we have done to our 5th wheel so far. I will of course mention more when we do more, but we haven't done them yet, so...... .
This part will be added on to as I remember some of the things we have added or changed. We have been doing this for over 4 years as of right now and some of our modifications are taken for granted so we don't think of them until we actually use them.
The modification that has probably made our 5th wheel the easiest to live in is undoubtedly the addition of solar panels. Right now we have 420 watts of solar on the roof. They are mostly flat, but they are all tilted slightly to allow rain to run off.
After the solar, the next in line would be the remotely switched pure sine wave inverter. The switch to turn the inverter on is right next to the tv, and it feeds an outlet that the tv is plugged in to. I also have a couple relays that will switch the line and neutral from being fed from the power cord, or from the inverter.
Another change we made was to our batteries. Our 5th wheel was supplied with two group 24 deep cycle batteries. I wanted BATTERIES, so I put two group 31 AGM batteries, and have never looked back.
To keep track of the batteries, We installed a Victron BM-702. It does a good job of keeping track of our power. I purposely didn't get the 712 because as much as I like tech stuff, when I am in the 5th wheel I don't want it to be like my job.
Another favorite addition is the sliding sewer hose tube. I mounted it right next to the sewer drain hookup, so everything is in arms reach when I have to dump.
