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birderdiane526 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
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Terry & Kathy, welcome & happy trails!
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
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Caliman ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 May 2017 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
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Hey folks, anybody know anything about the new Lippman axles for RPOD? They appear to have a larger 4"x4" bar than the old ones, but still tat d at 3500 lbs which is odd considering max capacity of a 179 is roughly 3800lbs.
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Todd
2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
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Caliman ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 May 2017 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
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Very cool Stephen. Thank you.
We run fans all night to prevent SIDS, also, we just like the air movement and the white noise for the kids. I've read that you can run an endless breeze for about 2-3 nights off the Stanley Powermax 1400. Or also gives us triple redundancy ...again, for the little girls. I've got a trailer tray coming in to mount my generator above the propane tank, since we, being a tall family (I'm 6'5"), barely fit in the Durango as it is. Also, don't want that thing in the truck. Picked up a spilloroof gas can and tested it with water. Got a good one. They were forgetting the O'rings for a while. |
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Todd
2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418 |
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For my CPAP machine and USB outlets that I installed in that area, I tapped into the 12V power behind the stereo. For the ones I put down at the base of the bed near the 110 outlet, I tapped into the power feeding the furnace. I did put a bigger fuse in the fuse box for that as the wire was the same gauge as the others with larger fuses. If I were really paranoid, I could put in a 5A fuse inline to the furnace, but things seem to be working okay as is. I run a fan from that outlet. As long as the draw of the items on the circuit, to include your Endless Breeze fan, total less than the amperage of the fuse, you should be fine.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Caliman ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 May 2017 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
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If I were to tap into the 12v, say behind the stereo, can I run a small inverter and maybe an endless breeze fan off that? Or, is the draw too much. I saw another guy go straight to the fuse panel for 12 volt, but that's a less desireable location.
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Todd
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Electrical power that is.
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Todd
2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
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Caliman ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 May 2017 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
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PS, solar is for heavy, heavy users of election power. Doesn't work financially for most people. Or it's a break even.
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Todd
2002 Dodge Durango 4x4 4.7 V8, BF Goodrich KO2's. RPOD 179 with every option. RDOME Permanent vacation! |
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I've got a Champion 3100 rv generator. Amazing reviews and the motor is a Honda knock off. An exact duplicate from what I understand. I was like a kid who had to settle for strawberry ice cream instead of chocolate on this though. I wanted the one with the remote but Amazon won't ship it to California even though it is CARB compliant. These generators go fro anywhere from $799 to $1100, bit Amazon had the remote control model for $625 which was a steal, but they have a glitch in their system and won't ship. I called up and said I would have taken the other one for $595, but by the it was back up to $800. I asked for a manager and he gave me the one withoit the remote for $539z. I guess I can skip the remote to save $360. 😉 I really, really wanted to press the remote and make coffee on morning. Or turn it off without leaving the trailer. 😆
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Todd
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418 |
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I would like to put solar on our house, but we have significant shade in addition to the orientation of the roof being pretty much wrong for solar panels. North Carolina also ended the tax credits for solar installation, so it would be a much more expensive proposition. What generator do you have? I don't recall you mentioning it before. I have the Generac iX2000. It works pretty well, but is very marginal for running the AC. It will if nothing else is running, A 3 KW generator would do much better but would be too heavy to lift by myself. |
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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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birderdiane526 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
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Terry & Kathy, welcome and congratulations on acquiring a POD! Happy trails!
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
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