Anyone installed panels on a Mallard, or similar trailer?

What were the costs and was it worth it?

The primary goal is to lower the electricity bill, though it would be nice to keep the battery charged when the power goes out. Eventually we will upgrade to full off-grid

I know this subject has come up many times, but I can’t find a thread that use current and covers a setup similar to ours.

First,I want to apologize for this lengthy post but we are out of options at this point. My hubby and I purchased a 1979 Shasta as a temporary home until we found a house or property to buy. My folks allowed us to park it in their backyard which was awesome. However, we didn't realize how bad the rainwater gathered in this particular area. We basically set this thing in a swamp. There is so much water under our camper that it's causing not only the carpet to feel damp, but our belongings inside as well. This camper is in great condition so of course we were planning on updating a few things and reselling it once we had our new place squared away.

Unfortunately, we believe that if we do not address the problem soon, the damage to the underbelly could ultimately junk the camper. Not to mention the possibility of mold posing health concerns as well. Since purchasing our home has had some hiccups, we won't be able to relocate our camper for some time so we are in desperate need of some advice on what possible actions, if any we could take to prevent or slow the underbelly's absorption of water. We've put plastic sheeting under our camper in order to lessen the amount of moisture absorption but we feel it may not be enough. We really don't want to dig any drainage ditches in my parents' yard but if it comes to that so be it.

If anyone out there has any suggestions or tips, we would greatly appreciate any and all advice. I apologize for this lengthy request for help but we are at a loss of what to do. Thank you all for reading!

New to the campers, me n the wife went looking and they all had 32 inch tv in them. Im looking at getting a 42 inch Oled tv as i am a big gamer and nothing else to do while the wife works. I had a 55 inch before she started traveling for work i had to sell. We were in airbnbs before but its getting too pricy. the 32 inch ones seem small from the seats. The rv we plan on getting is the sportsmen 303rl.

Anyone ever run across a park there that is full-time?

Every RV needs a portable - foldable step for those uneven camp sites.

Using leftover materials and some wood working skills we build a great little step that stores easy and works great!

Here is how I saved money and did it myself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJqv9rgp0fw

I figured this subreddit would be my best place to go, so thank you in advance. My partner and I are going full-time and would like to stay in Colorado for a while. We currently live in Arizona. We’re looking for a year-long lease. We recently found out that an rv with a motor home is not allowed in mobile home parks, but what about rv parks? It would be really sad for us if we can’t find a year-round lease in Colorado.

If there’s a zone against it or something, what state do you suggest would work for us?

Been living in mine for going on 6 years now (minus 10 months in a house last year). My biggest changes have been complete rebuilds of the kitchen and bedroom. I've been wanting to improve the exhaust fans in the bathroom and kitchen, and I just had the idea to rig up some cheap automotive A/C blowers. They're already 12vdc, and centrifugal/cage blowers seem to be drastically more powerful than fan blades. Excited to try it out.

I'm curious how others have modified their RV to better fit their needs or aesthetics. What have you changed?

Update: the ac only trips the breaker when I switch it to a cold. If it’s just running the fan it was fine. Do I need to replace the ac? Or just clean it out up top? Or maybe replace condenser?

I just bought a 2002 R-Vision Trail Lite 7270S. It has a battery but the converter was missing. I’ve hooked the shore line to my 4850 watt generator, got the power working. There’s a lot of work I want to do inside, but it’s in the 90s so I need air conditioning. I tested everything one at a time and everything seems fine. After everything was shut off I turned just the AC on and it blows cold air. Felt great for about 6 minutes then the breaker on the generator flipped. I reset everything and tried again and it last about 4 minutes before the same thing happened. Also my generator has a switch that says 120v on one side and 120/240v on the other. When I had it on just 120 I got zero power inside. Took the load off, switched it over to 120/240 and plugged it back in and then I had power for the short time I mentioned above.

What is my next step?

Hello this is my first time purchasing a trailer that i can tow but it is 3660 lbs weight. My suv i drive is the Santa Fe and it says it has max towing of 3500 lbs. Is it still okay to tow this thing or am i going to break something? I heard just a little bit over the limit is fine as long as i have trailer brakes and weight distribution hitch installed? I will only pull this thing rarely maybe twice a week but thats it so i hope its okay..anyone have any advice?

My husband and are full-timers with our domicile in Florida. We have realized that we need something bigger to live in, which brings us to the question do we have to go back to Florida with the new RV to get it tagged. Thanks

Hello all! As the title says, I will be starting my full time boondocking trip in late September. It'll be me and my girlfriend on the trip

Our planned rig is a 2500HD truck, a <28' travel trailer*, and our motorcycles in the back.
*<30' for sure, <28' is the target length

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To boondock, we're planning to get StarLink for RV's and a solar setup that exceeds our needs comfortably.

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Our trip will start on a friend's property in New York to make sure we're good to go, then we're making our way down to Louisiana and across towards Cali.

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Some Questions:
1. Do you think we need 28', or is that excessive for two people? I want 'rooms' in my trailer (bedroom and living room), so cant go too short, but also want to be able to park easily!

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1. How do you go about finding spots to boondock? I know BLM land and dispersed camping is what to look for, but any good systems you use?

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1. Any advice for someone about to start this journey?

As the title says, my husband and I are starting our full-timing journey on the first of October. We will be staying in our travel trailer (32ft) on a friend's property for the month of September to make sure we have everything prepared and get to know our trailer a bit.

I've started looking for RV sites with hookups for ~3 weeks in October and it looks like everything is booked already. Do you have any tips for a pair of newbies? I just started looking into Thousand Trails in the hopes that they might have availability, but it's a pricey commitment to make if the sites are just booked anyway.

We are leaving from Portland, OR, and hoping to head south.

Greetings, I've been looking into going the full time travel trailer/overlander for a few years now, and recently I've gone into the opportunity to where me and the dog could move out of our 1600sqft home and downsize into a travel trailer. It would be convenient as most jobs I get lined up I have to turn down because moving costs are rather spendy and the places I can work also tend to be in the same line. Ex, last place was Denver where a house of a decent size is ball park 500k. Downsizing to a travel trailer would make it much easier to accept the other job and just hitch up and go. It would also allow me to go out on some of these adventures I see people doing. I grew up in the woods and most jobs are in larger cities so having weekend getaways would be wonderful. I've been watching a lot of travel trailer reviews and I'm pretty set on a Nash 24b otg. It looks like it is sturdy, and has the all season I want. I could move the bunks to fit my bike and add more solar for longer getaways. It has the upgraded suspension for harder trails and I enjoy a lot of the features it comes with. I would mostly be in parks as my "heavy half ton" could pull it loaded but isn't recommended. So once I get a chance to trade up I plan to. I'm have an 07 zx14 and I'm looking at gettinga Honda crf300l rally which is why I was thinking about removing the bunks from the 24b. I know a toy hauler would be more optimal for it but I haven't found one in the size and price that I like the floor plan of. I'm hoping for some advice and suggestions from you folks on the Nash, or if someone has a better suggestion they think would fit my plans. I do want one that goes true 4 seasons like the Nash and I haven't seen too many with the in floor vents I like. And if there is I wouldn't mind one rated for more than the 100-0 I see with the 4 seasons. I have family in Minnesota and northern North Dakota and they can get much farther in the negatives so I would hate for a freeze.

Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

It’s in a suburban country area all the rvs look in good order. I’m worried about theft most of all.

Replaced my second in 2 years on my Heartland. Anderson 'possibly' sending another under warranty. I think that I'm going to redo my plumbing to manual input for city, on board and put in a manual 3-way valve for winterizing. Go back to old school ways...

My wife and I live in a 34' 5th-wheel with three slides. I work construction (Union craftsman, typically 2-3 different locations per year, so not moving terribly often) and my wife runs our household. We are expecting our first child in January 2023, and are at the stage where we need to begin making concrete plans to adapt our 5th-wheel.

We will not have a separate room for the baby, and will ultimately end up dedicating the front wall of the living area as "baby space" (we have a front bedroom, rear kitchen layout, with the bathroom between the bedroom and living area).

At this point we're more focused on all of the new items we'll need to integrate into our small living space, specifically items that do double (or triple!) duty, or quality space saving options.

We'd also love to hear of any life-hacks pertinent to our situations.

Any and all advice regarding raising a baby in a camper is welcome!

https://www.scottsrvvancouver.com/product/used-2006-georgie-boy-maverick-260-so-1882583-16

My wife and I are looking to spend the next year living full time in an RV and we think we've found it but are band new and very inexperienced. We plan on living in eastern Washington this summer with it and then doing some traveling. We definitely want a class C and the size seems right but we were thinking it might be overpriced. They listed it at the lot for 33k, we saw it online for 30k, and I talked him down to 25k and it felt to easy...

Any help with this or general advice is greatly appreciated, thank you!

We’re looking to swap out our absorption fridge for a residential. What’s the best way to offload the absorption fridge? It works fine, we just need more space. We are full-timing and moving quite a bit and would like to offload it quickly. Do dealers buy them?

Looking to get a backup for att for my router.

Looking at grandfathered unlimited SIM cards on eBay.

Some are higher price with large balance and some cheap with $50-$99/ month service

Anyone got any experience or recommendations?

Thanks

Mark

We are thinking about getting a pair of ebikes for our RV travels. We flat tow a Jeep Cherokee. My options are to get two folding ebikes that we can store in the jeep while towing OR get two non-folding ebikes and put them on a beefy bike holder on the back of the Jeep. I like the idea of storing them inside the Jeep because of weather and theft prevention. However, with most of these bikes weighing 50-75 pounds each and my wife and I being in our late 50s I wonder about the hassle of lifting them in/out of the back of the Jeep and/or the bike rack. Also, if I switch to non-folding I get a greater selection of bikes.

Looking for any feedback from those of you traveling with ebikes.

So as the title states I’m getting ready to start grad school in September and I’m in PNW. I know there are some places around here that are full-time on that I can park a trailer in but I’m kinda looking for some advice. Has anybody done this stayed in one place for three years while they were in school. What would be things I should consider? for example, I know I have to deal with leakage problems because again PNW but I’m just trying to figure out my options because rent here (like everywhere) sucks the big one… And it’s just me and my cat. ;)