Archive for 2008

>Xantrex Power Pack 400. Versatile and very useful on the road, this unit is an inverter and a battery source for jumpstarting your car; its 400 watt inverter will allow you to run your computer, small power tools and fans among other appliances.

Get XPower Powerpack 400 Plus from Amazon.com

>We all want to have hot water when we are RVing, but not too hot. Many RVs come with a fixed water heater thermostat set on 1400F and that is just too hot for many people. If this is the case for you, watch Stew Oleson find out the solution: to exchange the fixed thermostat for an adjustable one so you can lower the temperature to where you find it comfortable.

>Here’s a good animated explanation of why extending the RV fifth wheel king pin box doesn’t solve the problems associated with towing a fifth wheel with a short-bed pickup.

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