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Thanks for watching and that's a great tip. I've not done that before but will check out some videos for the proper technique.

Thanks for watching! I went kicking and screaming but the 21st century is looking pretty good...

Thanks for watching! That's a great idea that I'll keep in my back pocket. Right now we're 3 days into our trip and have never been below 69% - even with hooking up Starlink off the inverter to upload this video...

Thanks for watching! As Vermonters, we're pretty used to dirt roads...

Thanks for watching and we're glad you liked the video and re-subscribed. Sometimes UA-cam does that for no apparent reason...

Thanks for watching! Somehow, Lithionics did not show up in my search for Made in USA batteries. Regardless, that's great that there are choices out there.

Thanks for watching. So far so good on our boondocking test trip.

Thanks Tina! My truck will still charge. I'll get some data for the video next week regarding how well it does.

Thanks for watching! Very interesting - I'll check that (we're answering comments at a pizzeria so I don't have to hook up Starlink). I do know that it's charging to the lithium algorithm because I was watching the charge profile...

Thanks Mike! Many Superhero's come back later so we'll see. So far, we are doing great boondocking and probably could go on as long as our holding tanks don't need emptying...

Thanks guys! Cindy has not been regulated once this trip! We even uploaded this video with Starlink and our inverter running.

Thanks for watching and you have given me food for thought. My understanding (a very limited understanding) is that the truck is just sending a "dumb" charge back into the battery bank via the alternator. I do not think they are in parallel with the truck's AGM starter. Lithium requires a special charging algorithm to get the full benefit but a dumb or AGM charge won't hurt it - it just won't be fully charged. Still, I will continue to research so thanks.

Thanks for watching! Trucks do not send much charge through the 7 pin connector. If you have a massive battery bank, your truck will barely charge the bank during a typical tow day. Therefore, people install heavy duty dedicated cables right from the truck's alternator directly to the battery. This can provide the juice needed to charge a large bank or a very depleted bank.

Thanks for watching! Yes, especially for the folks with the 12V fridge a DC-DC charger makes sense. We're testing things as we speak to see if we need one.

Thanks for watching! Yes, that's the plan. Hopefully it won't take 22 years to make such a decision!

Thanks for watching! In my opinion, it is acceptable to turn off the battery disconnect before doing 12V electrical work. Whenever a switch is relied on to disconnect power, I would double check by checking the 12V terminals or, as a minimum, trying to turn on some lights to ensure the switch worked.

@@LuvSubbin Thanks! fellow VT-er here and apprecaite your mentioning campgrounds around the state other than the state parks, although I love the VSP's. Hope to "run into" you somewhere along the way.

Thanks for watching! Amp Man is still around, just in a much more sedate temperament - I'm still using my eclipse glasses to align my portable solar panel perfectly.

Amp Man aligns the Sun to suit his solar panels!! Lol 🌞

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Yes, we're monitoring the situation closely. Hopefully the generator will only be needed for a little burst or air conditioning on a 100F day (we have an Easy Start).

@@LuvSubbin I ended up with the Renogy 60 amp and we throttled it in half to preserve the alternator. We typically travel 8 hours a day when we travel and we have the compressor refrigerator. My concern was rainy days(solar) and the batteries maintaining the refrigerator.👍

Thanks Cotton Tales! Boondocking as we speak at a Vermont State Park and it is performing wonderfully.

Thanks for watching! Yes, we going to get some real world experience before investing in a DC2DC system.

Thanks for watching! We're keeping an eye on the Jackery or Bluetti for the future. We can certainly see some uses.

Thanks for watching! It's not always great to be first. I recently saw a quote from Stephen Wright - "The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese".

Thanks for watching! Yes, we have entered the modern world...

Thanks for watching! It's not worthless (valued at $168 for two acres) but you would really want to be seriously off grid.

Thanks for watching! Good points - I always carry some distilled water with me to add as necessary. The de-sulfating is a good idea but I don't think my charger has one. Plus, at 5 1/2 years old it was about time...

Thanks for watching! You are correct in that I go a little overboard with the same scale. The reality is that we travel up and down I-81 at least four times per year and the Carlisle CAT Scale works out to be a prefect fuel stop for us. For the RV calculations, things don't have to be perfect from an engineering or scientific perspective so multiple CAT Scales or weigh scales will be sufficient to ensure your rig is safe...

@@LuvSubbin I forgot to say, nice video. Great content that many can use. My stop said they "had never been told of a exact limit between weight and reweigh". I just did a reweigh 24 hrs after my 1st one. They are designed for truckers and it can take a while to load out the truck with several small loads that might need to be weighed each phase of the load. Hope to start doing RVing again. It's been 50+ years. Don't think we can swing an Airstream.

Thanks for watching and the super nice comment. Make sure to tune in next week as we convert our rig to lithium.

Thanks for watching - your comment totally made our evening! UA-cam can be a lot of work but we think that if we can help or entertain those in the RV community, it is worth it. Safe travels (with a nice cool fridge).

Thanks for watching! The rooms do not get better as one moves from a freshman to a senior (with the exception of the Battalion and Regimental Commanders and their XO's whom get really sweet, huge rooms). The major "perk" of being a senior (at least when I was there) was that seniors are allowed to arrange the furniture however they want. This usually means the instant disassembly of the bunk beds and segregating the desks so that one has more privacy when studying. I graduated in 1988 so another senior perk was having a TV. With modern cell phones and WiFi I'm not sure what the rules are now. Other 80's era room perks was that 2nd semester freshman were issued a telephone (no more phone booths to call mom and dad) and sophomores/juniors were allowed a radio. Times I'm sure have changed...

Thanks Mike! It has been 22 years of lead acid so I can finally say that I have crossed over to the dark side.

Thanks for watching! It's a great little tool.

Yes, it's never a good idea to use The Long Long Trailer as an RV Training Guide!

It sure beast the heck out of the inside of a laundromat...

Thanks Bill! I was texting back and forth with Geiger. I'm glad all you 88 guys like it. We can't wait to get back to the Palmetto State...

Thanks for watching! It might have been easier but I actually enjoy doing all of my own maintenance and troubleshooting. Plus, I am leery of taking my 5 1/2 year old battery to a place that sells batteries... As I have been a proponent of lead acid for 22 years, we hope to provide some good content on the conversion.

Thanks for watching and I am indeed feeling better. It's great that your Cindy can drive an F-350 dually. It's one of the reasons that we got the 150. My Cindy just felt entirely uncomfortable in the 250 (and our Airstream is pretty small). Safe travels!

@@LuvSubbin Thanks! I hope we see you on the road in the future. We will miss the next national rally, so it may be the next one. Take care!

Thanks for watching! Yes, we did go with lithium. Actually, we've been planning for this day since we replaced our converter 3 years ago. We made sure it could run both lead acid and lithium... We are also looking forward to Sedalia.

That's the best part of UA-cam - you can turn us off as soon as we become cringe worthy! I would suggest our English narrow boat series where we sailed the Avon Kennet Canal with Oxfordshire Narrow Boats but I would not want to stress you any further...

Thanks for watching! The 12V fan is a "Hella Marine 2 Speed Turbo Fan". I got it from Defender Marine for $74.99. If at all possible, I try and buy stuff from boat and marine stores as I feel their standards and quality is higher. I couldn't find info on the green fan but it is battery powered and takes two D cells.

Thanks for watching! We think it is a great product and enjoyed showing how it works and debunking a few myths.

Thanks! You never know how things might develop...

Thanks for watching! We hope it helps. I have a 12.5' collapsible ladder that I take on the road with us. I've used it most recently to fix a broken Fantastic Fan lid.

Thanks so much for watching and the super nice comment. We're always glad when someone finds our videos useful or entertaining. Thankfully, our RV is a 2002 so we have very few of those new-fangdangled things.

Thanks so much for watching! The "How To" videos are never our favorites to make but we had fun with this one as it was happening as we filmed it. We really want to make the lithium one good...

Thanks Denise! Yes, I am an absolute fountain of useless battery knowledge. You've heard of AA and AAA. But did you know there are also B, E, and F cells? Now you do.

Thanks for watching! We hope our video was useful from a problem solving perspective and that you'll join us next week for the big install.

Thanks for watching! We hope to provide a lot of good information (and maybe a little entertainment) next week...

Thanks guys - sorry for the beeping. It was much worse in person... We hope next week will be fun and maybe, just maybe, a little educational.