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  1. My two cents: I use a Resmed CPAP machine. It runs on twenty-four volts DC. I have powered it from 120v AC when on shore-power and from an inverter while boondocking. When boondocking I switch off the humidifier "option." I, personally and without any knowledge, see the humidifier as a "hot plate" like device that just adds to the electricity draw. My batteries are two AGM batteries and one pair of six volt golf cart batteries. Recently I purchased (for around a hundred bucks?) a "device" from Resmed that will "bump up" the voltage from twelve to twenty-four volts DC. As a snowbird I plan to use this device when boondocking. I wired in twelve volts DC from a handy bedside lamp. I did purchase (using Craigslist) a twelve volt CPAP machine. It was too basic and too noisy for my DW. It's buried in the basement of my MH for emergencies. YMMV Bill, NA8M
  2. We're driving down Interstate 10 in east Texas. Suddenly there's a loud noise. Lookin' around the noise is attributed to the lower convex mirror on the passenger side of my class A MH getting away and committing suicide. Of course, right afterward road construction takes the two lanes into two narrow lanes, a semi is coming on fast on my left and the cement guardrail is getting me to pucker. The navigator is making sharp uncomfortable noises. I really miss that mirror! It seems the mirror just came unstuck from the two sided tape. Entirely gone. So the obvious question is, "How am I gonna replace that mirror?" Auto parts store? RV salvage and mail order? Alms and a seance to the "mirror goddess?" I thank you in advance for your wise wisdom. Bill, NA8M
  3. Thank you all for the remarks. This is a very interesting topic with observations offered from varied perspectives. Bill, NA8M
  4. Thank you so much for your comments. We will be in Texas this coming winter and Corpus Christi is certainly a city we will want to visit. Four years of my childhood were pleasant memories so very long ago. I will be diligent about the conditions. And I will be mindful of retrieval vs tow. Important tips. I appreciate your suggestions. I am glad there are a few months to mull over these thoughts. Bill, NA8M
  5. Would it be a good idea to boondock on either of the Padre Islands National Seashore "campsites" in a Class A? I'm looking forward to an extended stay in Texas this coming winter. Don't want to have to call a tow truck. A few years ago (ten? whew time flies) we tent camped on Mustang Island (further north along the barrier islands off Corpus Christi, TX. Of course that was fine because we were just a pickup truck. Thanks for your opinions. Bill, NA8M
  6. I saw The RV Geeks took a paint stick (from the hardware store) and cut it into "biscuits." They could cut that paint stick into six or eight biscuits? Then take the many "biscuits" to the jack. Extend the jack a bit. Shove the "biscuits" into the springs. That way the springs won't "spring" back. The bent plate can then be removed for fixing the bent part. Sounds a lot worse here than their video shows. thervgeeks.com You'll have to do a search. Oh, and to remove the biscuits just put the springs back on the plate, extend the jack a bit more, and the biscuits will fall out. Or I suspect I'd have to pull them out with my fingers. Pretty slick. No, I haven't tried this. Bill, NA8M
  7. We are Michigan snowbirds. We travel in a class A (motor home). I have enjoyed limited success with a screwdriver antenna. The best result to date has been hose-clamping it to a metal campground electrical service "substation" box. It was not noticed by anyone and I think the grounding was very good. I have not had any success with the antenna attached to the motor home. I may try to clamp the antenna to a ground rod sometime. My next antenna will be a dipole supported by a fiberglass "stick" that is twenty-five feet tall and fastened to the rig's ladder. Maybe twenty-meters will work well for us. We are headed for Arizona next winter. Camping in Florida was disappointing. The campgrounds there did not allow anything in their trees. Nothing. While traveling to our cottage in Canada I have enjoyed some success with a very low-hung seventy-five meter dipole. Maybe it was NVIS? Maybe something otherwise. And again for Field Day the low-lying dipole for seventy-five worked well enough. I wish you well getting a shack that works for you. de Bill, NA8M
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