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Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-23-2020, 01:08 PM
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Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Very helpful info. If I can get this kind of...

Very helpful info. If I can get this kind of charge rate out of the main alternator my conversion to all battery will be easy. Meanwhile I'm going to buy and install a better muffler for the genset,...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-21-2020, 10:18 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
The 280 HP Promaster engine is way quieter than...

The 280 HP Promaster engine is way quieter than the 5 HP Onan Generator. I’m not sure I’ll use the generator very often. The only appliance I can’t run on the battery is the microwave. So far we...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-21-2020, 09:05 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Bud - I determined it very unscientifically by...

Bud - I determined it very unscientifically by running the converter for 30 minutes and looking at the battery voltage and doing the same for the engine driven alternator. They both raised the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-21-2020, 04:44 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Yep, it appears that the engine alternator...

Yep, it appears that the engine alternator charges the batteries at the same rate as the genset.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-21-2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
We are several weeks and about 2000 miles into...

We are several weeks and about 2000 miles into our Thor Tellaro 20AT. We've camped in it for 9 nights so far. We have boon docked for 4 days - needed to run the engine for a few hours to charge the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-08-2020, 03:20 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
We've decided

Thanks for the info on the Onan muffler mods - looks like we are going to need them!

Of the three vans on our list, we chose the Thor Tellaro 20AT.

Pros

* It has a very functional pop top...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-07-2020, 02:39 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Thanks - this is a great perspective. I tend to...

Thanks - this is a great perspective. I tend to think of the optimum use cases and forget about maybe needing to use the shower when it is 39 degrees and raining it. Which it will be.

We have...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-06-2020, 12:32 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Thanks for your feedback on the indoor bath. This...

Thanks for your feedback on the indoor bath. This is one of the things we say we can do without, but I'm starting to think a small one would be better than an outside shower and a cassette toilet in...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-06-2020, 12:26 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
A lot of the bigger inverters have high quiescent...

A lot of the bigger inverters have high quiescent current draw (4A-6A) so it just makes sense to add something more tailored to your loads.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-06-2020, 12:25 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Glad to see you are enjoying your Carado Banff. ...

Glad to see you are enjoying your Carado Banff.
I saw the listing for the Axion Studio in Bozeman.

We are going to look at a Hymer Aktiv Loft in a few weeks. It seems to be a good layout.
...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-05-2020, 04:30 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
We are looking at some vans with Lithium...

We are looking at some vans with Lithium batteries and under hood generators. 400AH of Lithium would run whatever we needed for boondocking for several days, so we are biased in this direction. The...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-05-2020, 04:28 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
We are going to look at a TellaroAT tomorrow....

We are going to look at a TellaroAT tomorrow. Thor made some interesting choices on this van. It has only a 1000W inverter which means I won't be able to make toast or run the microwave without...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-04-2020, 08:49 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
We have refined our thinking a bit with the help...

We have refined our thinking a bit with the help from everyone on this thread and a lot of research.

Having a pop-up is now a 'must have'. This is admittedly an emotional decision buy hey I think...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-04-2020, 08:11 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Thanks for the tip. Awesome! I am rounding up...

Thanks for the tip. Awesome! I am rounding up some pals to ride with.

Tom
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-04-2020, 08:09 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
I hear you on the trailer towing. We owned a...

I hear you on the trailer towing. We owned a folding tent trailer and have rented several trailers, the last being an Airstream 23'. It was top shelf but I've found I just don't like towing anything,...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-03-2020, 12:02 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Moab

Thanks - looks like a great option. The 4 day is sold out but I've e-mailed them in case they get a cancellation.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-29-2020, 12:50 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
These are all great perspectives and have been...

These are all great perspectives and have been helpful. Thanks everybody!

rockymtnb - you nailed the reason why I like pop-ups! There is just something about sleeping up high in a tent-like area....
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-28-2020, 03:40 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Bud - thanks for your well considered response....

Bud - thanks for your well considered response. Very helpful. We too would like it all but are concerned about the complexity that comes with it. With batteries, inverter and generator all under the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-27-2020, 01:21 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 10,580
Posted By W9TR
Help us decide

Kelly and I are deciding which type of Class B van we’d like to own. We'd like to lean on the group's collectiove wisdom as we decide which way to go.

There seem to be two classes of B vans -...
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