Tag: Campervan
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Prototypes …
When I’m building stuff that doesn’t quite turn out right, I have a ready-made excuse: “It’s just a prototype … if it doesn’t work, we can throw it away and start over.” So here’s my latest round of not-quite-right prototypes. New table: The campervan came with a tiny, near useless 12″ x 28″ table and…
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Pop-Rivets and HDPE
The Coachmen Crossfit/Beyond comes from the factory with about a foot of empty space behind the drivers seat. On our first trip, we simply piled random stuff in that space. That didn’t work too well, so I built a small cabinet with flip-down panels that I hoped would make that space more usable. The cabinet…
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Scratch One Turkey
… and one campervan windshield. The turkey came from the left ditch and flew across the road from left to right. I ducked, the bird did not. The strike was hard enough to break the windshield but not hard enough to put the turkey inside the van, so no free turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. It…
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Indiana Dunes, Truma E 81 H Error
Our camper came with a Truma Combi combination forced air furnace and hot water heater. It’s by far the best furnace and/or water with which I’m familiar. The Combi works off either propane, 120v electric, or both at once. The water heater can heat to two temperatures, warm and hot. Unlike the typical RV furnace,…
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Camper Electrical – Version 4
A couple electrical-related things happened on our September 2020 trip. The result is ‘Camper Electrical Version 4’. 😁 Our OEM WFCO battery charger/converter failed, which meant that we could not charge our batteries even if we were plugged into an electric outlet. I bought an inexpensive automotive charger to use to top off the AGM…
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Home…
After a fast blast across the plains, we’re back home in Minnesota. Sights & Scenery All of the places we visited on this trip were new to us: The San Rafael Swell, Colorado National Monument and the Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway were the highlights of the trip. We’ll go back for those someday. The Salt…
Michael Janke 