Category: Upgrades!
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Kelvin matters – Which RV replacement bulbs should you buy? No crappy blue lighting! |E8
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: Kelvin matters – Which RV replacement bulbs should you buy? No crappy blue lighting! |E8Our RV was outfitted with LEDs (YAY) but they were the cool white (blue) LEDs (5500 K)(not so YAY). We’ve been talking for quite some time about replacing them, however the actual replacement for these bulbs at a lower 3500K would cost $3.50 PER BULB! For those of you interested, I found the link to…
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MAJOR Truck Camper Electrical Upgrade: Batteries & Inverters & Solar- OH MY! | Host Cascade | E7
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: MAJOR Truck Camper Electrical Upgrade: Batteries & Inverters & Solar- OH MY! | Host Cascade | E7Host currently has several packages that can be selected based upon your intended use. Since we purchased this off the dealer lot in 2018, the configuration was what it was. After using it for a few years, we knew we wanted to increase our electrical capacity, and officially started this endeavor in early 2021. This…
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Banish the Beep: Reduce that RV electric fireplace noise! |E6
Continue Reading: Banish the Beep: Reduce that RV electric fireplace noise! |E6While I certainly love our electric fireplace in our truck camper, one thing I could not STAND is that very loud beep every time I turned it on or moved to a different setting. I swear that thing could be heard for miles! And with me as an early riser and Gary someone who can…
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How to install an RV Kitchen Backsplash! | Host Truck Camper Upgrade |E4
Continue Reading: How to install an RV Kitchen Backsplash! | Host Truck Camper Upgrade |E4As part of our continued upgrades on our 2018 Host Cascade Truck camper, I thought adding a backsplash in the kitchen area would reduce the cleaning effort after cooking as well as enhance the look of the camper. So, I set off to find some peel-and-stick tile locally. I wanted to physically see the tile…
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SeeLevel Tank Monitoring Installation
Continue Reading: SeeLevel Tank Monitoring InstallationWhile Gary was working on installing our new Battleborn batteries, I was working on installing this SeeLevel tank monitoring system. The old level monitor was barely functional so we really wanted to get a better monitor that we could trust. We ended up going with the SeeLevel tank monitor system, which in general has quite…
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Beat the Heat/Cold: Improve your RV Insulation! | Host Truck Camper Upgrades | e2
Continue Reading: Beat the Heat/Cold: Improve your RV Insulation! | Host Truck Camper Upgrades | e2Here’s our method of insulating our 2018 Host Cascade Truck Camper RV. This is an alternate option to Reflectix Insulation for RVs to keep you RV warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. R-Matte 1/2″ insulation – Is it necessary? No, not really. But my thought was any additional insulation can’t hurt anything…
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SensorPush Refrigerator Sensor and an Unintentional Drowning
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: SensorPush Refrigerator Sensor and an Unintentional DrowningI’ll admit it… I’m a tech junkie. I love to play with some of these new IoT (Internet of Things) gadgets, and this one was RIGHT up my alley! I had a temp sensor in our refrigerator and freezer to monitor temps. It was a simple display that also tracked high and low temps which…
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We Got Gas, Baby!
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: We Got Gas, Baby!Propane for our Blackstone grill from our RV that is! If you’ve read our other blogs, you know we absolutely love our 17″ Blackstone grill. This thing can make breakfasts like the pros (maybe Gary has a little bit to do with that?) and can grill meats and veggies like a champ. Our only minor…
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Screwing up our Bauer Keyless Entry Installation
Categories: Upgrades!Continue Reading: Screwing up our Bauer Keyless Entry InstallationIf you’re like me, you head back and forth from the house to your RV approximately 2,357,283 times before leaving for a trip. And, many times I forget that I locked the rig the night before, or locked it up so I could run to the store to get more junk I don’t need. It…