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Thanks for the responses Jack. To answer your first sentence in the last reply, yes I am asking if I can eliminate the WDH. I did a little research based on your comment. Well, I used ChatGPT. It's reporting that no state requires WDHs. It went on to explain that some vehicle manuals may...

I just wrapped up a 5400 mile trip. I used my WDH, but I did not install the sway bars. I did carry them with me, just in case. However, I wanted to see how the trailer performed without using the sway bars. The trip was uneventful while traveling. There was very little sway if any and I can't...

Total trip distance: 5400 miles MPG: 13.9 Cruise speed: 55 to 60 Major problems: ZERO - not bad for an 18 year old truck with an 18 year old camper. Enjoyment: 11 Cost: don't make me cry I crunched some numbers on fuel usage and costs: AVG $/Gallon $3.00 Total Miles 5400 AVG MPG 13.9 # of...

After Horseshoe we set out to find a tour for Antelope Canyon. They were all booked up so we skipped it. Also skipped Monument Valley. We were both feeling the end of the trip at this point. Here's a picture from the road of Monument Valley: Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: And that's it. I think...

This is my favorite picture of the Grand Canyon. It was taken at sunrise on the Hermit road route. I wasn't feeling well the night before and my girlfriend went to an astronomy/geology discussion while I was laid up. On her way back she made friends with a bus driver who gave her a special...

Meteor Crater RV Park. I took this because of the contrast of weather in the sky. You just don't get that in Florida. Meteor Crater: Snow at the Grand Canyon. We're from Florida, we'll take what we can get. We put a little in a ziplock to take home to show everyone what snow looks like, but...

The Cowboy Cafe in Carlsbad, NM. Nice place. Would do again: 3 River's Petroglyphs: My rig at Daytil Well campground, a jewel of a place: Petrified Forest, lost pictures, so sad:

I promised pictures. So here they are in order: Eiffel Tower - so not France. It's a little restaurant outside of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee. Lofty Pursuits has a Youtube channel where they make candy on +100 year old equipment. USS Alabama: Brantley Lake State Park in NM - first taste...

After the Beehives campground, we decided to skip Monument Valley and Mesa Verde. Though we did drive through Monument Valley and passed Valley of the Gods. My gf and I were both feeling the short amount of time we have left on our PTO and decided to start heading east. We took a quick look at...

We stayed at the Grand Canyon from Saturday through Monday morning lucking out being able to make quick reservations for the Trailer Village first for Saturday and then again for Sunday. The altitude for us Florida folks was showing it's effects in night headaches and a general sense of...

We are at Meteor Crater RV Park. It's cold, windy and rain is moving into the area. I think we are going to hold up here to let the storm pass. We originally reserved a night stay but will see if they let us stay another night. Looks like a cold front is moving through the region with potential...

Dunno about the replacement. But will check out the tank when I have a chance to get under the trailer. Anything I should look for that would indicate it's original?

Stopped by Petrified Forest today and saw some of the sites there. Then headed up to meteor Crater rv park. It's supposed to rain tomorrow so we may just hang out at the nearest town. We did decide to push back a day or two the latter part of our trip in favor of going back to petrified forest...

I know capacity questions are asked a lot here. However, I'm confused. The brochure for the 2206T says the fresh water capacity is 30 gallons. However, I've only ever been able to fill it to 23 gallons. I have a save a drop water meter and it's been consistent. Has it been seen that the fresh...

It's been a while since I've had the chance to post. I tested the battery capacity running a couple of lights and the fridge on DC power. Looks like I'm getting 6 hours on battery. That's not what I'm expecting going off power specs for the lights and fridge. But nothing I can do about it now...

I've been planning this trip for the better part of this year. Bought my 2206T just for this trip.we have two weeks of PTO that we are using, but are working remote two weeks to travel out there and two weeks to travel back. Total trip time is a month and a half. Major points of interest are...

Hey Jack. Hope your trip went well. I've tested the issue sufficiently enough to firmly point to the trailer as the problem. I've used an external wiring rig to eliminate the truck as the problem. I've no idea how to troubleshoot the issue on the trailer side without disconnecting the power...

Not yet Sam. I'm fighting the dc to dc charger right now. It does not work when the battery is connected to the RV's electrical system. When the battery is isolated from the trailer, the charger works. Came to the forum to pour over Jack's post about his experience.

Everything is testing out well on the BD-1245PC. I did have switch the converter to fixed voltage using the switch on the back and adjust that voltage to 14.6 in order to properly charge my LifePO4. The panel comes default set for 4 stage charging which works with lead acid.

On your advice I dove into that last night and this morning. Looks like I'll need a dc-dc charger. *cry*

Well, the panel is in. As you can see I did have to add spacing as the BD-1245PC is not quite a drop in replacement, dimensionally speaking. I'm no carpenter, but this will work for now. Tomorrow, I'll put a top piece of trim in to at least make it look acceptable. It does block the swing...

I've got the panel wired up as I've outlined in this thread. Testing: Verified master switch set to middle position (off). With no shore power connected I connected the battery, saw no lights and no voltage at the panel. Switched the master switch to the up position (on). Lights on the fuse...

You are not being pedantic. I appreciate your thoroughness. I understand that the "ground" in the context of DC power is negative. If I take the blue wire from the converter off the panel at the Input-12V+ terminal and connect it to the charge line it will send positive current to the CB...

If I connect the wires as they're available from the panel to the existing trailer wiring, then the #10 red wire has no place to go. The master switch circuit will not be completed. I will not be able to power the hydraulic pump. If I splice the #10 red wire into the converter's blue wire and...

I believe I can unsolder the blue line from the Input-12V+ and splice it to the black charge line. That will run uninterrupted power to the battery when connected to shore power. Then I can connect the #10 Red line to the Input-12V+. That completes the circuit retaining function of the master...