Recent content by mjbeam

I used a pair of the gutter mounts that were on the van when I bought it. I removed the round cross bars and heated the brackets up with a small 1lb acetylene torch and bent them 90 degrees over a cinder block with a sledge hammer then repainted them. I used zinc plated steel slotted angle from...

It might be smart to get exposed to the virus now if one doesn't have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk. Get it over with.

Hook a voltmeter up to your batteries and monitor what voltage it is dropping to when you turn on your appliance. You may need to use a lower power appliance to do this test if your inverter is switching off after only one second. My suspicion is that your battery voltage is dropping down below...

I tape my mouth shut at night to prevent snoring.

If you live in a vehicle by choice, you may be houseless, but not homeless.

I've been called anti-social but that's incorrect. I don't want to stop other people from socializing, I just don't enjoy it much myself. I think a more accurate term would be asocial.

Mine does that about 10% of the time.

I bought the wave 3 several months ago. I don't live in my van but I work in it as an office 12 hours a day. What I noticed is that when it is coldish (30-40 degrees) it keeps the van warm enough, but if it is cold AND windy, it doesn't put out enough heat. I assume it is because my van is...

I don't even think there are Yugos left near a road.

I've been using this one for a few months on 2 100AH AGM deep cycle batteries I have connected in parallel: https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-353-12-Volt-Battery-Charger/dp/B000FRLO9Y/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=ctek+battery+charger&qid=1561675050&s=automotive&sr=1-4 They make higher capacity and higher...

Could a solar charge controller be used like this unit? Connect the vehicle battery to the input of the charge controller where the solar panels would normally be connected? Or is 12-14V not enough for a solar charge controller to work with?

Ketologie shake powder. Not cheap though.

I had sleep apnea before I lost quite a bit of weight. I don't need to be plumbed up to a machine any more at night. Before I started using a C-PAP machine, the affect on me was to make it  difficult to stay awake during the day. It was very difficult for me to stay alert while driving long...

I have a Maxxfan that has 10 speed settings (11 if you count off). I did some testing and this was the power draw on all 10 settings: 10% - 5.8 watts 20% - 10.2 watts 30% - 19.1 watts 40% - 32.3 watts 50% - 49.2 watts 60% - 58.5 watts 70% - 69.7 watts 80% - 95.1 watts 90% - 124.3 watts 100% -...

Tell him you always wanted to be a Ranger. Ask him how he likes it. What's the application process? How many days of paid vacation do they get? Could you get his name so you can use him as a reference? Wave at him every time you see him. Show him pictures of your kids, grand kids and pets and...