Friday, October 14, 2011

ATONRVP Podcast Episode 5 - Battery Sucking Vampires


Some links that do a better job of explaining RV Electric than we do:

MyRV Electric does an excellent job of explaining how these systems work.

RV Electric Power For Dry Camping goes into great detail, and 'Dry Camping' is similar to boondocking or Overnight RV Parking.

Technomadia adventures!

Technomadia builds a lithium battery bank.

Technomadia; Lead Acid battery downsides.

Technomadia; Lithium Ion Advantages.

Mastervolt MLI 12/320 Lithium Ion Battery

Current Price (as of blog publish date) on MLI 12/320: $6,635
OUCH!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Overnight RV Parking Dot Com

If you do any overnight RV parking during your travels, you probably already know about this site. If you intend to do any overnight RV parking, you'd do well to get a membership to overnightrvparking.com. With over 9000 listing, you can use the information to plan your trip, and avoid the hassle of having security knock on your RV door in the middle of the night, just after you've put your jammies on, had that glass of wine or beer, and settled in for a rest from a long day. Using the information in the database, you'll have a much better overnight RV Parking experience.

Friday, October 7, 2011

ATOVRVP Podcast Episode 4 - Dogs in Heat


(Disclosure: We DO make money if you purchase the items from the Amazon links in this post. When it comes to safety  though, if you find a better price somewhere else, take it! If it's not an Amazon link here, we don't make money from it.)

Our RV and experiences with warranty issues
Clarksville TN, 5 adults die at Speedway race, leave behind 12 children.

Traveling with Pets in the Summer
We use a 3 step contingency plan for climate control
1st contingency – Gen Turi + extra carbon monoxide detector.


Andy from Myoldrv.com, several posts about Genturi

Recreational Vehicles and the Necessity of the Camco Gen-turi


The Praises of a Gen-Turi Exhaust System for your RV



2nd contingencyCummins Onan EC30W generator auto start.

3rd contingency – Vent fans with thermostat control.

We're looking into more contingency steps;
Possible 4th contingency – RV Nanny or other such device
Possible 5th contingency -  We’re keeping an eye on a product called Go Cool. Something like, but not quite like, a swamp cooler. Here's the video:

Monday, October 3, 2011

ATONRVP Podcast Episode 3

We're now a legit podcast!

In this episode, we talk about our first experience Overnight RV Parking.
Soon will have links up to the RSS feed, iTunes feed, and chicken feed. Nancy and I are learning a lot and having fun with this project. Episode 4 will be out soon.