Born Free Leap'n Lions RV Club Info & Discussion Forum

Frank: Thanks for posting! I appears that something in the neighborhood of 200 watts is adequate, from (mostly) your experience as well as mine so far. I've seen quite a few large trailers, mostly in Quartzsite, that have 3-4 large panels angled toward the sun and can't understand why they'd need so...

Hi Tom!

The right side of my cabinet just has the panel that is part of the refrigerator enclosure. I opted to route the wire down the tank vent pipe and behind the kitchen counter.

Stan F.

Tom: Panel is up!! The Kyocera KC187g fits EXACTLY on top of the rear luggage rack. Now the challenge is getting the wire into the PD4655 battery wire area. You mentioned using the refrigerator vent. I can see the latter part of the wire route: across under the roll bar cover, over the top of the ca...

The two 75's are 12 volt.

Thanks again, especially for the idea of how to run the cables.

Although I can fit the two 75's, I question their necessity. Did you put in all you panels at once, or find you needed more Amps and added? Would you add the two 75's, and why?

Stan F.

Tomzleapin: Thanks for the photos and encouragement. The largest panel I'm putting on the roof rack is a Kyocera kc187G (187 watts, 26v). I also have room for 2 more panels, 2 x 4 ft ($75 ea used). I'm tempted to stay with just the large one for now, since it seems to be quite a bit of wattage by it...

I have a '99 24 ft. Born Free, and love boondocking (and hate the chronic worry about battery status and generator noise). Just recently, wandering around Quartzsite, I saw someone with a tow-behind open trailer which had solar panels inside, and a sign "solar panels for sale". The ones he...

Thanks, everyone for the responses. It's been 18 months and 14,000 miles. I got the remote tire pressure/temperature monitor system, and it provides a LOT of peace of mind. It detected a dragging brake caliper (which self-loosened) and that's it. KNOWING the status of all 6 tires at a glance provide...

Sorry, I should have posted the details. I have a '99 RB without a cab-over sleeping compartment. It's streamlined and has doors for storage only.

Tanksalot
Stan F.

Traveling (now in Big Bend) I JUST noticed a wet area behind the driver's seat and the end panel of the bed. We've had some severe rains enroute, and I want to address the issue soon. I'm guessing the problem is the seam between the cab and the coach (we have storage above the cab, not a bunk). I ca...

This spring we bought our 1999 24 ft. RB BF. Just returned from a 9-week, 9000 mile trip to CA from CT & back. LOVED IT!!!! No problems with the BF!; really, no significant problems during the trip. Just when we got home, it was like a tsunami of "to-do's". We're hooked! Working hard t...

Amen to the AllStays rec's. Ideal!

Thanks, everyone, for the advice! I've taken the unit to a local tire shop and had them put 3 oz. of BB's in each tire. Although initially it didn't appear to make a huge difference, with a little time things seemed to have smoothened out considerably. I've also ordered a TPMS, http://www.campingwor...

In pursuing the bead balancing approach, I found this video, which you might find interesting, if you haven't seen it before: <http://youtu.be/eq263AYgyYg>

Chuck: Would you have them re-balance the tires first, or just add the bb's? Also, what happens to the plastic bag? - in the tire or no? Your "smooth as silk" comment sure makes a trip to Wal-Mart for bb's sound attractive. I have yet to read a bad report on DynaBeads or similar on this fo...