Hello 2022

 Well we are finally getting ready for another trip so Marc will make the first post . With the best intentions we are heading across the northern U.S and then ending up in P.E.I. for the summer.  Covid seems to have settled a bit , but now we have 400 dollars a tank in the truck and WW III which very much seems to be a reality affecting pretty much every country on the planet in some shape or form. If its all too much we will bail and work our way back home. 

   This trip will be a different itinerary as we have downsized to the Outdoors RV 20 BD 20 Foot Backcountry trailer . This trailer is getting re-modified to be off grid and we will not be staying at the usual resorts and pickleball communities. Instead we will stay at State, Provincial, and forest service campgrounds and hopefully get Bev close to some areas where she can snap some good wildlife Photos. If we make P.E.I we will stay at the same campground as last time as options are fairly limited there.

Here are some of the Modifications Marc has been working on on the new  trailer. Managed to do all the work myself so that saved a ton of cash and lo and behold on running everything through its paces it all works as planned.

It holds 100 gallons of water so no need to change anything there.

Trailer has a 3.6 kw generator built in that runs on propane and carries 80 lbs. propane

The first thing was to add 2 more 160 watt solar panels for a total of 490 Watts.

 

Then a 3000 watt inverter to use when we don't need the 3.6 KW Gennie.

And a controller to run the inverter /charger

Then two more batteries so we have 4 deep cycle 6 volts in Series / Parallel. Also Marc had a little owie with the old hitch system and tore a bicep so the new Straptek system is much better.

Then a DC-DC 30 amp charger off the truck so when we travel we can charge the solar plus 30 amps from the truck if needed not the usual couple amps through the 7 way plug.

Then a nice storage box and rack for the mountain E-Bikes we are taking.

The trailer has a super heavy Duty Suspension with 10 ply 16 inch tires so should be good for anywhere we want to go.

So far there have been no roadblocks and we are still a go. Im hoping Bev takes over from here once the fab Photos start rolling in. Of course Cell and Internet will be limited so posts will be on an irregular basis.

Hope to leave end of April with a stop in West Kelowna for a few warranty fixes on the new trailer.

All that just to have a good Cappachino in the Morning Ha Ha.