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Ditching the Generator for the Alternator in Your Truck

June 28, 2021

The  generator. It’s big, heavy, noisy, smelly, it annoys neighbors, requires maintenance, and is expensive. Why buy one when there are so many negatives? Because we need more energy than our battery, inverter, or solar [read more]

Boondocking

How to Charge an RV Lithium LiFePO4 Battery

May 24, 2021

Going lithium is all the rage for those who like to boondock in their RV. Not only does the lithium battery offer a more usable battery capacity at 90 percent (compared to 50 percent for [read more]

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Big Power in a Small Camper – Going Lithium Cheap

April 12, 2021

If you were unable to attend the 2021 Truck Camper Adventure Rally you missed out on some great classes and discussions. Everything from boondocking, tire repair, winching, batteries, and solar power were taught. Steve Hericks, [read more]

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Review of the Renogy DC50s Combi Battery Charger

December 18, 2020

Truck camper owners typically rely on several devices to keep their batteries charged and maintained. Aside from the standard 120 volt converter-charger or inverter-charger, these can include a DC solar charge controller and a DC-to-DC [read more]

Truck Camper Mods

Yet Another Supplemental Charging System for Camper Batteries

December 17, 2018

Managing your camper power consumption can be a bit challenging if you’re generally not plugged into shore power, especially with hungry loads like the compressor refrigerators we’ve had in our last two campers. Keeping the [read more]

Maintenance and Repairs

How to Properly Charge and Care for an AGM Battery

August 31, 2017

If you’re in search of a quality set of AGM batteries for your truck camper rig, Lifeline batteries, made by Concorde Battery Corp., are, without a doubt, the best. In this very informative read, Justin [read more]

Technology

Installation of Zamp Solar’s Sidewall Charge Port

February 9, 2017

Interested in equipping your truck camper rig with a portable solar panel, but lack physical access to the batteries mounted inside your camper? Then you’ll want to take a look at this modification that provides [read more]

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Keep your Batteries Charged with the Windwalker 250

January 30, 2017

Looking for a generator-free, all-weather alternative to solar power that can be used day or night? Then you should check out the Windwalker 250 wind turbine by Free Spirit Energy. The Windwalker 250 is a [read more]

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Truck Camper Batteries 101

November 24, 2016

Boondocking in remote, hard to reach places is one of the benefits of owning a truck camper. In fact, it’s probably the primary reason why we all bought one. Getting to that remote spot, however, [read more]

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Feature in the Spotlight: The Easy Charge Battery Charging Station

July 14, 2016

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present, Feature in the Spotlight, a periodic look at a truck camper feature or option that is new and revolutionary or just plain cool. In this second installment, we [read more]

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Review of the Windwalker 250 RV Wind Turbine

May 23, 2014

Did you know that the first recorded use of a windwheel was in the first century by the Greeks? Widespread use of windmills, however, didn’t occur until the 13th century in Europe when they were [read more]

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