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Go Green! Solar Power for your RV

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:10:28 GMT

We're allways looking for ways to save money and increase the convenience of RV'ing. To do both of those things and help the environment at the same time is a bonus. Solar electricity for RVs can go from a small portable trickle charger to a full blown rooftop multi-panel installation. This week we shot a video to show how relatively easy it is to install solar on the roof of your motorhome, fifthwheel, or travel trailer. TVforMyRV.com has complete RV Solar Kits and Solar Expansion Kits as well as common accessories for solar installations. Look for the video soon at http://www.tvformyrv.com/solarkits

TV for MY RV Blog Introduction

Wed, 11 May 2011 18:00:00 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome to the TV for My RV Blog.

It's my objective to occasionally post articles which I think may be of interest for most RV enthusiasts. I may tell you about up and coming products. I might also tell you of some of the calamities we have suffered along the way in our motorhome in an effort to help you avoid a similar problem. There could also be an occasional post about places we like and places we think you might want to avoid.

I hope to keep it enjoyable and fun to read, and I encourage you all to participate with comments and stories of your own to share.

Thank You
Don Sweger
www.tvformyrv.com

Trust your Instincts

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:38:00 GMT

A tidbit of advice for the RVer. Trust your instincts.

Last year, we were returning home from the RV show in Quartzsite, AZ and while climbing through the Guadalupe Mtns in NM, I heard a small pop from the back of the motorhome and then saw a cloud of smoke/steam that proved to be our engine coolant blowing out of the ruptured radiator hose. We weren't overheating, and we were just leisurely climbing the not all that steep grade, and boom, the hose burst. Fortunately, there was a huge pull-off right in front of us where we could get safely off the road. After spending that night along the road, and another night at a repair garage in TX, we resumed our trip home to Pennsylvania.

The point of this blog post is this: A few months prior to our trip, the motorhome was in our local garage getting serviced. I'm good friends with the guys at this shop, and I trust them a lot. While we were going over things I asked if they thought it would be a good idea to replace all the belts and hoses. The mechanic poked around at most of them and said they seemed pliable and no signs of cracking, and he didn't think the expenditure for new hoses was needed. At that time, in a warm cozy garage near home, I agreed with his opinion.

Sitting along the road in New Mexico, on a freezing night, in a very lonely place, I wished I had TRUSTED MY INSTINCTS!

Safe Travels...

Don