sleepsontoilet wrote:Ordering parts for the hauler, and looking for advice. I already have a water tank and a toilet, as well as a breaker panel for a house. I think I'd rather swap to a convertor/charger and run mostly 12v. Are fantastic fans really worth $100+ over a standard vent/fan when the camper has ac? Here's what all I have in my shopping cart so far, anything you'd change?
Porch light
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010P ... 6X3LNWFD5C
Interior lights X2
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZR ... FFQ1POP4BF
Strainer
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V ... PDKIKX0DER
Water pump
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002X ... PDKIKX0DER
Accumulator
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N ... PDKIKX0DER
Attwood water heater
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TI ... 6XN12ZQO1J
USB plug in X2
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WL ... IAIX9CZ261
Aleko 30a twist lock plug in
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P8 ... 4UHO25LK1T
Blue Sea battery disconnect
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K ... PDKIKX0DER
PD4060KV Convertor
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BD ... 6XN12ZQO1J
msnglinc wrote:I bought the same porch light in black, a very similar style of overhead fixture and the same power panel. The interior is plenty bright with these. I did add 4 recessed directional in the bed area. I put dimmers on most of the interior lights. I used the Fusion stainless plug/receptacle mostly because I have a grey trailer and black units were hard to find. Don't forget the power cord and water fill/inlet.
msnglinc wrote:I bought the same cord and love it. Very well made and heavy duty. https://www.amazon.com/Camco-55501-Powe ... nsion+cord
I'm pleased with the porch light just around the door but will be adding some floodlights of some sort for repair work that might need to be done in the dark. As far as fans go I like the Maxair and will be putting two of them in mine. The reviews seem better than the fantastic fans from what I have seen.
sleepsontoilet wrote:msnglinc wrote:I bought the same porch light in black, a very similar style of overhead fixture and the same power panel. The interior is plenty bright with these. I did add 4 recessed directional in the bed area. I put dimmers on most of the interior lights. I used the Fusion stainless plug/receptacle mostly because I have a grey trailer and black units were hard to find. Don't forget the power cord and water fill/inlet.
Thank you for your opinions. I already have the water fill with the random miscellaneous pieces that came with mine. The guy that originally cut it in half gathered some parts and became overwhelmed. Any suggestions on the power cord? The prices are all over the place, is one genuinely better than another? Any opinions on the vent fan?
McDave wrote:Interior LEDs for task lighting have the dimmers. They are very close to your head in a 6x12x6, so can be too bright http://www.ebay.com/itm/RV-Dome-Ceiling ... fxcQqHOVTA. I am using lots of LED strip lighting on dimmers for indirect lighting around walls and under frig, micro, sink. etc.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-5-10 ... 1e96ac3a3d
McDave wrote:Hey Sleeps,
The LED strip lights can be cut to length and connected or terminated. Every 3rd light should have a connector "pad".
You can solder or get a bag or two of these.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-2PIN-Conn ... hash=item0
I have the heat strip in my Coleman Mach III AC, and it works pretty good. If you are trying to bring trailer temp up from 30f to 72f, it takes 15min or so. Then it cycles heat on and off and works OK but fan runs constantly, noisy but warm. I also have a LP catalytic heater.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Olympian-RV-Cam ... Swn7JYEttP
It really works! Best when real cold outside. Run on low all night, almost too much heat, but nice when you need it. I don't have an alarm yet, but need one that picks up CO and LP. May have to use separate alarms.
That trailer of yours has a ton of potential and with the skills you have building buggys, it could be amazing. IMHO bathrooms are priceless, kitchens less so. A refrig. is great, and micro's are handy and maybe a lp burner for coffee etc. but we tend to eat at bars and such or BBQ outside.
Good Luck on this project. I'll be watching.
McDave
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