The interior lights that come with the Casita are … affordable. The switch mechanism is prone to wear and difficult-to-impossible to access for cleaning or updating. Amazon does sell some almost identical clones, but they suffer the same issue. I had a couple of leftover marine lights from the boating days, so I decided to […]
(or the dog fart switch) Casita propane alarms are known for sleep jarring middle of the night falses positives. As the manual says, “Methane, propane, iso-butane, ethylene, ethanol, alcohol, carbon monoxide, iso-propylene, benzene, toluene, ethyl acetate, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxides” can set it off. While some owners report just disconnecting the fuse, and the
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Trailers with brakes typically connect to tow vehicles with a 7-conductor cable. The cable connects to a socket on the tow vehicle with pins. On a recent trip, the cable got into the space in front of the trailer ball and got pinched. I ordered a replacement from Amazon. The first step was to grok
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While I appreciate Casita including a plug-in voltmeter with our 2021 Liberty Deluxe, I’ve always found it a bit obnoxious and inconvenient. We like the cabin as dark as possible while sleeping and when using shore power only a quick check after setting up to verify the inverter is working correctly after setup. I found
In June of 2021, we bought a 100W solar panel. In August, we got a trailer to go with it. Renogy had a sale, and we grabbed the panel/controller while we could. I finally got around to installing it in the summer of 22. It’s often easier and cheaper to find no hookup camping spots,
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Update: Unfortunately, Plug Perfect seems to be out of business. I found a listing for a similar product, a cord keeper that goes with a proprietary wall plate. I haven’t tested this combination myself. The refrigerator plugs into a 120 V outlet behind the lower refrigerator vent panel. It is notorious for vibrating out during
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Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth? 13th century England I’m not going to tell you the whole truth. All models are wrong, but some models are useful. George Box I’m going to tell you the basics and omit some details. When folks discuss electricity, it’s common
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After installing the surge protector, the next thing I did was replace the hard-wired electrical connector with a boat-style attach-to-the-side of the trailer one. I’d read Greg Zimmerman’s excellent post while waiting for delivery and hand the parts in hand. I reused a longer shore power cable I had from boating days and ordered the
One of the earliest purchases we made was the Progressive Dynamics EMS-HW30C hardwired surge/electrical protector. The hassle of dealing with the standard dogbone connectors when pulling into a site was a non-starter. I queried online forums and a couple folks told me they had installed the system in their Casitas just fine. Installation was fairly
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Short version: don’t solder your wiring. Brief discussion: Wire comes in two forms, solid and stranded. Solid wire is cheaper and smaller for the same conductivity, which it is why it is used in household wiring. Stranded wire is more flexible and preferred for vehicle applications. In the boating world, the preferred wire joint method