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One like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHgRmR024BE

Alcohol. Enough alcohol will fix most problems, or at least seem to make them go away  ;D

I usually buy LEDs based on the reviews on Amazon. If a certain listing has 4,000 reviews and 4.8 stars average? buy it. If a listing has 3 reviews, with one of them a 5 and two of them a 1 rating, yeah I'll pass. Seems to work well using that approach.

If you're running an inverter generator, all the newer ones have a very clean, computer circuit controlled output. Probably as good as what gets "filtered" through the EMS. And the EMS sometimes detects a problem, like an open ground, with generators. So the hardwired Progressive ones have a...

I'm late to the party, but I agree. Much better to park an hour outside the city at a nicer, paid campground. Visit the city during the day and enjoy all the fun site seeing. Get the hell out of there when it gets dark. ;-)

Yep, exact same situation and this is exactly what happened to me. I must have accidentally shorted it somehow installing the LED bulb, and then I couldn't figure out the voltage drop until I found the partially blow fuse. It was really weird.

Most dealers do this, even if they don't tell you about it. They factor in, at least mentally, the kick-back from the finance company. So it's usually good to not even discuss a cash sale. It throws off their groove and can make them harder to work with. Just let them do their thing, do a loan...

I have an iPad with a Verizon cellular connection. Service is a bit expensive, but with the new unlimited plans it works pretty well. Fast enough that I can have two kids doing youtube videos or whatever, and they also use it to connect their Minecraft worlds together to play together. That...

It also means you can buy a nice quality adapter that you want, instead of spending 200% over market value at the RV park office for a horrible cheap one.

Agreed. I buy a duplicate of everything, so I can reduce any loading/unloading of the rig to just consumable supplies, food, and clothes.

I have tank heating pads, and use them in early spring. One of the three I have (the one on the freshwater tank) has failed, it seems. How do I remove it, to replace it with a new one? Is there anyway to un-glue it?

The answer to this is that Garmin purchased the entire Delorme company. They've rebranded the devices, put them in a new housing with a new button layout, etc (most people like the new Garmin branded devices a bit better, but the basic functionality is pretty much the same).

FYI, the answers to these are: When you send someone a text, it comes from a different number. It's not a number assigned to your inreach. But if they respond to the text message, it gets back to your inreach. I think they do this based on the subject of the email having a code or something, is...

I honestly think you are much safer way out in the wilderness, than in a crowded trailer park, as far as theft goes. The thieves need to be a lot more organized and a lot more brazen. I would worry less about theft and a bit more (but not much) about crazy people, personally.

Get one of these. We have just returned from a trip to the Caribbean, and it works great. Works on a better satellite network than the Spot (Iridium has global coverage, and they are investing $6 Billion with a big ?B? in the next constellation, launching now). Plans start at $11/month, includes...