RV Energy Management Systems

RVs of all types have two electrical systems:  a 12 volt, automotive style DC power system and a residential style 120 volt AC power system.  Understanding both of these systems is necessary to get the best use of your RV. We will do a series to explain some of the intricacies of both systems and

Coach Battery Upgrade

This is a companion to a YouTube video on the upgrade and goes into a little more detail on the trade offs between wet cell, AGM, and lithium batteries. You can watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/dvhdrzzDqK4 Our coach came with four golf cart (GC2) wet cell lead acid batteries.  While we bought the coach

Finding Mona (our Monaco motorhome)

For us, the starting point in acquiring our latest motorhome, the one we currently live in full time, was looking at an essential “must have” list. We had the benefit of owning our original motorhome (a Georgie Boy 34 foot Ford powered gasoline unit) some years ago so we weren’t without experience. After that, we