The LMIC (Look Mom I'm Camping)
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Heat tape on the water tank outflow line
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We went camping last November in the Eastern Sierra, not far from Tioga Pass. The temps at night were around ten degrees, and (sure enough)...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Gas can mount on top of spare tire
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Transporting the gas can for the generator is a real pain. It's only a gallon of gas, but it smells bad and it gets in the way. We hav...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Aluminum replacement for broken T handle on holding tank valve rod
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On a recent trip, part of the plastic T handle on my black tank valve rod snapped off while we were dumping the tank. After a little resear...
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
Insulating pad on window in the door: monofilament holds it in place
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We often camp in pretty cold conditions – subfreezing but not sub-zero. On a recent winter trip, we realized that the f...
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Wooden/Magnetic "Door Halfway-Open" Holder
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This is a device to hold the door open halfway in breezy conditions. (It will not work in a high wind, but it works most of the time.) We n...
Sunday, November 20, 2016
A Lighter Dinette Table (Baltic Birch Ply Instead of MDF and Formica)
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The stock dinette table weighed a lot -- I think around 30 pounds. Very awkward to lift when making the bed at night! So I fabricated a li...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
How to test the working capacity of the batteries
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I have two group 31 12V marine deep cycle batteries, which supposedly have a total capacity of 110 amp hours. In the real world, that mean...
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