Winegard Rayzar Antenna Update
I installed the Winegard Rayzar Automatic RV TV Antenna several weeks ago and usually use it a few times a week to watch over the air TV. We have not moved since we installed it, so I am unable to...
A Plan for Going Off Grid
We have a rather large roof on our 1988 Tiffin Allegro. The RV is 33 feet long with a solid aluminum roof, much of it free of anything. If we want to put solar panels on it, I'm sure there...
Henry Stop Leak Silicone Tropicool Sealant Review
I received some products from Henry Company for review. While I have a lot to work with, I started with the smallest project first and will be doing more in the coming weeks. To start with, we used the Henry...
2018 Year in Review
It has been a long, somewhat difficult year, but fortunately, things have ended on a high note finally. We started in Kentucky ended in Florida, and seem to hopefully be getting things under control and in check. Our year started...
Henry Sealant Products Review Coming Soon
A few weeks ago, we had a visit from a Henry Company rep who dropped off some sealant products for our RV. I'll have to get his actual title again, but he services the central Florida area and was near...
Projects in the Pipeline
We've got some things to work on and finally seem to be in a place to make those things happen. Some we have the products for already and just need to install it, others we have to get...
Steps to building an Off Grid Home
Building any home is an ordeal. It becomes more difficult when you don't have land or much money to spend. And then it becomes even more difficult when you do not live near the property and need to go there...
A Brief Exploration of Power Demands
To start with this, I'm going to delve into our power requirements of one simple subset of the whole system: Computers and internet access. I have not used anything to determine how much power everything uses yet, so I am...
Off Grid Power Requirements
I want to figure out exactly how much power we use a month in our RV and then figure out how to reduce that amount and prepare for living off grid on a solar and wind system. That means breaking...
Converting the RV to Off Grid Life
Since we live in our RV and want to establish ourselves on our own land somewhere, it makes sense to take the RV with us and live in it while we build our structure. At the moment, we cannot really...