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I did a study of this and basically anything you can get a bolt cutter on is toast. I switched to a bulldog hitch and u]http://trailerlocksonline.com[/u] The only way to get it off would be with a cutting wheel and that would be loud and time consuming!

We have a large teardrop trailer, I know kind of an oxymoron, with a 185 W high voltage panel intended for a grid tie system that is tied into a Moringstar MPPT controller which feeds a 150AH Lifeline . Typically I see 30+V even when shaded. We spent eight days on the north shore of Lake...

A teardrop and Outback play well together http://adventuretrailers.com/trailers/teardrop built for serious off road http://www.tinycamper.com/. Ours is set up with solar that supplies all our needs. http://www.tnttt.com/ The Teardrop & Tiny Travel Trailer forum  is a good forum and many have...

We spent eight days on the north shore of Superior and the 185W solar panel kept our battery above 50% SOC. Don't need a generator other than the sun.

There are two good battery monitors The TriMetric http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/TriMetric and http://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors/bmv-600s and bmv-602s I chose the Victron, once set up it will tell you the percent state of charge, and though shalt not go below 50%. There...

We have a 5" firm foam from http://www.thefoamfactory.com they can make any size.

It is a WAFCO converter and they have a nasty habit of going south and the fans in them particularly often. What is the voltage coming out of it?

A VOM/Multimeter is your friend, start with the converter which is a re-badged Paralax (notoriously unreliable), do yourself a favor and replace it with a Progressive Dynamics head unit. Check grounds as suggested, but I am betting it is the converter.

Do your self a favor and get a Progressive Dynamics, WAFCO has a reputation for poor quality, made in China. PD made in the US.

WAFCO made in China, bad reputation. Progressive Dynamics made in the US very good reputation and very good service. They make a replacement head unit for the WAFCO power centers.

One alternative is a teardrop trailer, I know of a number of single ladies in the Tearjerkers group. Look up Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers a forum with lots of information.

Sirius/XM radio and the quiet (solar system).

A VOM/multimeter is your friend and will diagnose 90+ percent of RV electrical problems you start with where you do have current and go till you do not, the problem is some place in between. But you need to have some idea of how it all works. If you do not have a passing knowledge find a...

How about using a computer case fan, very low power draw.

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