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Looks great, no one who doesn't know the whole story will never know.

Would securing the roof radius with a screw be a bad idea?

Can you start showing a shallow profile video of the roofs you inspect? I took pictures of a 2015 Tiffin Open Road I was interested in buying, and on the roof, at the ladder looking toward the front of the coach, with the camera barely above the roof, revealed many, many wrinkles and wavy fiberglass, from front to back. That was enough to make me walk away. Maybe it was fine, but it looked like delamination. Tiffin said it was fine, but another manufacturer said that in this era of MHs, all manufacturers did not follow good processes of glueing down the fiberglass. It was recommended 4 sprays of glue, and a 30 minute wait period before the roof fiberglass is placed. What is you opinion on roof waves and wrinkles.

Great video!! I like your attention to detail and thorough explanation.

Rule of thumb, if you didn't assemble it, or cant see behind it, dont screw things into it.

You're not judged by how well you do your job. You're judged by how well you handle your mistakes while on the job

What is your thought on a 15 k ge. I have a grand design 22mle with a ge unit. Some are having problems but I have had a problem in 2 yrs , also i installed a soft start. The only thing that I find is that it loud.

I love your UA-cam Channel. I've been following you for the past few years. I have Subscribed. You are a wealth of knowledge. You are very intelligent. Highly experienced. Very well educated. I can tell. You are very well seasoned. You know your stuff! Thank you for all of your helpful information. I'm really concerned about that door latch on my Monaco. That's a nightmare waiting to happen. I had a guy up in Virginia. Where I used to live. He was very much like you. I was so confident with him. He was so knowledgeable and thorough like you. He really took good care of my 86 Fleetwood, Southwind. He was great! And I hadn't seen him in about, 6 years. After I moved to Texas. When I got a call from him out of the blue. Just to find out what happened to me? I told him I moved away. And that I miss his services. I asked him if he was coming to Central Texas anytime soon? He said no. He never gets down that way. Damn! So I guess? I'm going to have to make it to Arizona to see you. I want you. To go over my vehicle for me. And let me know what I need to keep it going. To keep it nice. You are worth your weight in gold. But I will have to give you dollars from the US, instead. I hope that will be adequate? I'm not a gold digger. I'm not that kind of girl. But I am fun. Just so you know. And I think I'm a little older than you at 69? I could be wrong? I don't think so. But old gals my age are, a lot more fun. After our husbands of decades, die. Now I'm Free Wheeling, again. Footloose and fancy free. And much of it now thanks to you! And all of your helpful input and expert information. Expert AZ. You do cover things from A to, Z. Thank you so much for your efforts. And your expert Information Dissemination. And your smile. You've got a great, smile. A great voice. A great delivery. I'd like to say. I never thought RV Technicians could be so sexy. But I would be lying. Because my last guy up in Northern Virginia. I'm sorry. Was more sexy, than you. Oh my God was he handsome! And he was in the middle of a divorce and a child custody case. For his daughter. He was a really good dad. If I was still up in Northern Virginia. He would be the only guys servicing my Motorhome. He is like you. He also worked for a couple of the local RV Motorhome Dealers. And did it on the side, also. He was very reasonably priced. He was very helpful. Very informative. Extremely competent. I'm certain just like you. I heard the same verbiage and rhetoric from him. I have heard from you. So I know you're good. There is no doubt in my mind, whatsoever. You are well seasoned and beyond, competent. You got it down. You know your stuff. And I want You. On my travels through, Arizona. Before I get to Southeast California or Southern Nevada. Because that's where I want to stay. In the end. On a homestead. If I can pull that off and I think I can. I am not financially flush. I'm on the leading edge of financial collapse. Like so many other retirees my age. Bad things have happened. From nefarious individuals. That like to destroy American lives for their own ill-gotten gains. And I don't like being physically attacked and robbed and beaten. I've had enough of Texas and Texans. They are the absolute worst scumbags. And I'm, outta here! In the next few weeks. By the end of July. My lease is already up. After over 8 years in this house. It's time for me to say goodbye. My younger brother is dead. My 100-year-old mother is knocking on death's door. In hospice, care. She is just waiting to die. I am beyond distraught. I'm kind of waiting for mom to go. But I can wait no longer. She's in good hands. It's a nice nursing home. I can no longer care for an, over 100-year-old, mother. It's too much for a single old person to handle. She's in God's hands now. And we are atheists. So go figure? They are taking good care of my mother. As she awaits her own passing. And so do I. Oh God? I will find you soon enough. I will buy you lunch. IOU that much. And my business. Thank you. RemyRAD

I think it got wet indoors. I have a perfectly Stock. 2002 Monaco Knight. With its original natural wood flooring. And told. It had never gotten flooded. I checked it out well. And I believe that to be honest. I also smelled around very carefully. Checked deep inside all the cabinets at their seems. No signage of wetness in my new used Monaco. That's five years older than that one. And so that one was likely, submitted to. A gaggle of children or childlike adults. And it got amply, trashed inside. And sure. They spent $80,000 restoring it. Otherwise? Nobody would ever want it, again. It would be unlivable. It would be Black Mold Junction. It would be the Coach of Death. And so I got my 34 footer for $25,000. I think I win. Slightly more than bluebook value. But appears to be very, worth it. From a couple of very worthy old retired couples. With no, grandchildren trashing. And Sarah told me that her old Bill. Had fun playing with the Air Horns. A lot. As I guess that's all a, 88-year-old can eject, anymore. And finally had to give up. And sell it, to me. I was very grateful. I think I lucked out. And so while that might be a beautiful reupholster job. Along with both couches in leather. Leather doesn't really go bad. What was wrong with the previous, leather? Not the right color? Eggshell instead of gray? And so you spend, what? $5000 reupholstering each couch? Why? What happened? Something, happened. It wasn't just modernizing. Everything got wet and rotted. It may have been sitting underwater for weeks? Of course they would ask, $125,000. They had to work their asses off to restore that rotted out, Motor home. I mean come on now? Mine has all of this beautiful natural, stained, wood, throughout. In, Showroom Condition. All original stock. Even the dashboard radio. Which is going into the Trash. Replacing all the ceiling speakers. And adding extra Studio Monitor Speakers. Throughout the vehicle. I have multiple pairs. I don't need any real shades on the windows. The,, 40 inch, 46 inch and 65 inch LCD displays. Do a good job of that. And the day shades are down. To protect the back of the LCD Monitors from getting over baked by the sun. Strangely enough. The rooftop has, No Solar Panels. And so? I believe in Modular Power Distribution, systems. Where I think. I may have a separate solar panel,and battery system. For each TV, computer, sound system and other, electrical items. And if one should break. It can be powered up from one of the others and piggybacked. Until that one can be serviced and repaired. So you are never out of power. From batteries and solar panels. With too many strung together and daisychained. If one goes down. The whole system goes down. These are not brick-and-mortar homes. This is 21st Century Living. And we have to do it a little differently. Go Modular. You might only need a 50 watt solar panel. And lightweight battery and inverter. To power up each TV. And you actually save money from the modularity. You can piggyback a few things to begin with. And keep building out from there. There's so many ways to go about this. Mine is truly haphazard. And all spontaneous. I just love your UA-cam Channel. Thanks for all the help! You make me realize. I have stupidly been doing a lot of things right. And much of it thanks to input from you. That's why I got this used Monaco. I have you to thank. It's all your fault. Thank you. I needed this. I never thought I would own one. But you made it possible for me. You showed me what to look for on Monaco''s. Thank you thank you thank you. I love you. I want to come see you. Not for romantic reasons. But I would like you to look under my hood and check me out. Or, so to speak. I will also buy you dinner. You show me a good local restaurant. And we will have no problems. I am buying dinner. You helped me out. I would have never gotten one of these were not for you. And also, Liz Amazing. I think she had an Alpha? That also had a connection to Monaco and Holiday Rambler? Something like that? And what is yours again? Another offshoot from Monaco? And I guess that really says, it all. And what you have. And what she has. And how you both talked about them. And now I have a trashed out 1986, Fleetwood Southwind 30 footer. To get rid of. Likely to junk. I had it since 2012. It's recoverable. But a lot of rodent damage has been done. And the rear passenger side body mount shock absorber mount. Is, busted off from the body frame. Nobody wants to try and re-weld it. I'm not going to, myself. And so that's a small problem. If you drive gently with only one, shock absorber on the driver side rear. Yeah no. That is not good. I did not take it off road. Or on roads with potholes. I don't think it would have survived. It served its purpose. It got me, going. And looking forward to my Nomadic Retirement. Until I can't any longer. I figure I have another 10-15 years in me. To get back to my camping roots. I was introduced to camping as a kid. Starting with my grandparents cottage on the shores of Lake Erie. It was a cottage. It wasn't exactly like home. It was a couple of miles down a dirt road. And then Lake Erie smelled really bad. Lots of dead fish floating about. One year. The lake caught on fire. The water was burning. They couldn't put it out. Water does not normally burn. The lake was declared, dead. You did not eat fish from Lake Erie. It was far too, Erie. To think about eating fish out of that lake, anymore. At the height of the Detroit Auto Industry. Throughout the 1960s. When I came into my own one night. At 8 years of age. When I suddenly woke up. With this, incredible feeling. Wondering if this is what daddy told me about? What is this sticky mess? WOW! I'm ready! To become a father at 8 years of age. Yeah no. I just wanted to be a kid. Screw girls! Later. 10 years, later. Though I did have multiple opportunities along the way. Between 15 and 18. I never took advantage of those opportunities. That were offered up to me. By older women. I thought it was pretty funny. I thought what a great opportunity to lose my virginity! But I decided to wait for just the right girl. To fall into my life. I mean it's not every day. A 15-year-old voice drops solo. That I could walk into a downtown Baltimore, Famous Titty Bar. An order a beer all by myself. At 15 years of age in, early 1971. I thought that was pretty cool for a 15-year-old. Who was already sounding like, a 35-year-old, Don Lafontaine. It was pretty funny. What do you want? I'll take a Budweiser. Here you go. How much is that?! I never said a thing about the price. I figured it was the cost for the show. And then one of those pretty. All naked girls. Comes off the Bar Stage. And starts to work the patrons. Around the bar. She comes up to this 15-year-old. Having a beer. And grabs me by the crotch. And tells me. She will FUCK me for $20 in the back. I said I don't have $20. She asked me how much I had? I said I have $14. She said I will FUCK you in the back for $14. Well I am also Jewish. And that sounds like she was on sale! What a bargain! But no. I decided to wait. She asked me to buy her a champagne. I said okay. The bartender gave her ginger ale. And charged me for champagne. What the hell? But it was worth every penny. To a 15-year-old. What a fun time I had at 15 years of age. Just to see if I could. And… I could I did. Without overdoing it. RemyRAD

Now wait, wait wait wait here just a moment, Bub. Something happened to this unit. For a Restoration. To have all of the beautiful, stained natural wood, cabinet doors. All replaced. How badly ragged out were the originals? How many gashes, magic markers, paint. Got all over them? Look I have this 2002 Monaco Knight, 34 footer. I just purchased. And everything inside is like new, Stock. Who needs a 20 something-year-old classic, updated, upgraded? It has a convection microwave. All the TVs have been replaced with, Flat-panel LCDs with larger screens. I am currently updating the sound system. With brand-new speakers. And recording studio monitors. It's getting a major Audio Upgrade. And nowhere. Where you can't see an LCD display. That is 40 inches, 46 inches and 65 inches, respectively. Not including the smaller ones. And then the numerous outdoor cameras. All being recorded. All, of the time. Never an, off moment. As it is never off. And connected to the Wireless Router. As no one needs to be out of touch, any longer. Technologically. Most everything we have today. Is, well beyond. That which they had. In, 23rd Century, Star Trek. We got there first. Our smart phones do more. Than, their old futuristic, multiple items. Communicator, Tri-Corder,, Medical Scanner. Our smart phones do that all. And high resolution video recording. And what did they have? They had bullshit in the 23rd century Star Trek. Bullshit! They had GMRS walkie-talkies! We have Video Phones. That can call the other side of the planet. In our pockets. So what we will have in the 23rd Century is anybody's, guess? If any of us are still, alive? Maybe, no? After November, 2024. Or July, 2025. When the MAGA Faction, Attacks! And run roughshod over the American people. Just like Vladimir Puking did with Ukraine. The same will be paralleled, here. With our new breed of World Cup dictators. Aren't we lucky? A civil war. Will end. Their incivility. Dead. RemyRAD

I do not fully agree with you on the Wine guard TV antenna. I have found in the down position. The inability to rotate. Makes for some pretty crappy TV. I had purchased one of those smaller, enclosed dome, directional TV antennas. That can fit over that large hole. And somehow that hole can be mostly plugged. And then I would have a TV antenna that can be rotated, remotely. As Digital OTA, TV. Ain't quite like old analog TV was.. You either have a solid bitstream or you don't. And constant digital glitching is exhausting. It's bad on the nervous system. So is the problem with raising and lowering those things that it stresses the mounting area? And better left, unfolded? I am a TV Junkie. I find crappy reception, intolerable. Especially after working 20 years for NBC-TV. As one of their Top Engineers. So? This low-profile gizmo is said to do a good job. But I personally do not want to mount it, myself. I got it at an incredible sales day event. And now I got this, New Used, 2002, Monaco Motorhome. I think I am beyond overjoyed. I could never imagine owning such a beautiful unit as this. And the only bummer is? Driver side rear view mirror mount has partially come loose. And this model. Only had 3 of 4, available slide outs. The second, bedroom slide out that creates an office. Not part of this unit. Dammit Jim! I'm a Retiree not a Doctor! And 3 out of 4, ain't bad. As beggars cannot be choosers. And it was only about 10 miles, away from me. So I leapt, at the opportunity. I tried to talk him down $1000. But he was firm at $25,000. Okey-dokey then I said. Sold! And it's the most elaborate and luxurious item. I have ever purchased, for myself. It now will become my Permanent Home on the Nomadic Road of Freedom. In our Beautiful Country. We are also very lucky. To live in and be a part of. My country right or wrong. But not when my countrymen are trying to wrong, me. Because they don't like my gender. At that is very American of them. I don't like them, very much. I don't like being attacked. As a very vulnerable, disabled and handicapped. Dying old woman, widow. Of nearly 69. Texans are Scumbag Nazis. They find the most vulnerable to physically attack. It is completely unconscionable, unthinkable, unfathomable. Extremist and insane.. I mean just what the FUCK? What the hell is wrong with people today? That crazed extremist Americans now find it necessary. To declare war upon other Americans, THEY DON'T LIKE. And what then? Do we have? We have a Permanent Condition of Chaos and unrest. No rest. RemyRAD

I find your video very helpful. I've been following you for a while. I would like to stop in to, Arizona. Soon. To have you go over my brand-new, 22-year-old, Monaco Knight, 34, footer. I just purchased a couple weeks ago. And I'm still loading it up with my stuff. Testing everything out. And everything appears to be, operational. With 65,100 miles on the odometer. On the 300 HP, Cummins, diesel pusher. On the Roadmaster Chassis. 4 airbags. And in near new condition. Owned by a couple of old elderly couples over the years. It was very funny. I went to the elderly couple's home. They invited me into their beautiful home. These people had great self-respect. He was a 26 year veteran in the U.S. Army as a chaplain. He was 88, she was 85. They were a lovely couple. And I asked them how many grandchildren they had? They told me 14. Oh my God! And the RV still looks like new. They told me that was because the RV was for them. Exclusively. They did not want their grandchildren on board. It was just for them. WOW. I've never heard such a thing before? But I can understand why. It was pristine.. It's really comfortable. Wonderfully Luxurious. And 100% Stock. I love stuff that is Stock. As the Manufacturer had envisioned it. As they had better engineers than I could ever be in that industry. Monaco was a fine company. One of the best. I can't believe I landed this vehicle. I never thought I would own, anything like this. Though since 2012. I have owned a 1986, Fleetwood, Southwind, 30 foot long, Gasser Motorhome. A perfect, half worn out, old, White Trash, Motorhome. Which suited me just fine. But then I discovered this Monaco. 22 years old and meticulously maintained. Everything virtually like new. Nothing with heavy use. Wow. I think I lucked out. The generator is marvelous. 7.5 kW 240 full, quiet diesel. It turns out half the RPMs of Gas Generators. And oh what a relief, it is. No more 3600 RPMs grinding away. Now it's a quiet and lazy, 1800 RPMs or so. What a joy. And even easy to forget that it's running. While it's got a 3 burner stove. Combination electric/gas, hot water heater. Gas powered heat. Propane powered, refrigerator/freezer with ice maker. I really don't like having on board Propane. I like being all, Electric. Though it has solar Panels, yet. It's largely a clean slate. And I think I shall install between 801,000 watts of solar panels. I mean why not? It's free energy. While lithium batteries are amazing. I can get by with some cheap lead acid for a while. No need to drop thousands on batteries. Not yet. Air conditioning on batteries still not really, practical. Fans, no problem. And since I love the hot dry desert temperatures. The most. That is where I will mostly hang. Though I could go northbound too, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Montana. I am not much interested in Idaho.. As, Idaho. So they don't have to be. With my man-made pussy. Where is Donald Trump when I need him? I need a pussy pinch! I could use the payoff money. I won't tell anybody! Where is Donnie? Oh,, Donnie. Where are you, Donnie? Come for me, Donnie. I need your pussy grabbing. Where are you, Donnie? Hiding on me are you? I wish you were. Hiding on me. You can get on my back, anytime. Or my front.. I spent a lot of money for my man-made pussy. I want mine Grabbed by the Manboy. Donnie Trump. RemyRAD

Gourgous job love the Red n white. Beautiful

So clear this up for me. Using two of these I can use them to supply off grid power to a Diesel Pusher 50-amp shore cord and still run two roof-top ACs simultaneously. That is assuming 18-20 amps per AC / per leg.

I think you meant to say that L1 and L2 are phased oppositely. I suspect that the interface accomplishes that detail.

Hey James, long time no chat! Hey just an idea if you wanted to add more Vatrer to your battery compartment. Perhaps you could build a second deck/level on your sliding pull out battery tray. This way you could put more Vatrers on the bottom and move the Rig batteries onto the second deck you will build? What do you think? I know the rig batteries are way smaller than the Vatrers so that may be an idea how you could add more Vatrers without moving the operation to another compartment! Anyway just a thought while I was watching this latest vid! Cheers! Michael

I just bought the AC500 +B300S and I'll be adding additional batteries as I can afford them. Great video as usual. Thank you!

Thanks for your videos! This one has been super helpful. We do our own generator maintenance on the gas-powered micro-lite 4K on our 1995 Coachmen Santara QB280. Ran into an issue two weeks ago that still has us flummoxed. The U-shaped bracket for the air filter that is attached to the frame of the generator (to which the cap holding the filter screws) fell off. While the generator was running! What do we do to reattach it? Seems a bit beyond "bondo..." Tack weld it back into place? Anyone else had this happen?

Where did you get your pliers the one I got is to big

Love your videos, Love your honest opinions❗️

Where should I order my roof replacement

excellent work, very professional and high quality

Who does a similar repair in Florida?

no silicone back? mine has none

Solar is indeed the way to go. I have a 2004 Tioga class C with two residential grade solar panels I installed on the roof. A 310 W panel drives an MPPT charge controller for a 100 Ah lithium battery which runs a 2000 W inverter for a two-outlet branch circuit I installed in the coach independent of the coach AC shore power system. It provides all the power we need for the coffee machine, microwave, toaster, and TV. When we're not camping (which is most of the time) I disconnect the solar and charge controller from the battery and let it sit idle for three months at a time per the manufacturer's advice for maxing out battery life. I also have a 255 W panel driving another MPPT charge controller for the two lead-acid house batteries, which I'm going to replace with a 100 Ah lithium battery. Rather than worry about converter and alternator compatibility, I'm just going to unplug them from the new battery. If the solar doesn't keep up with the DC load then I might have to rethink things, but the RV has a generator which we never use and we do a lot of dry camping and have never run low on battery power with the lead-acids, so I'm hopeful that this won't be an issue with the superior lithium battery.

So my take away on yet another great video is, that once the door latch starts to become difficult to release you should either have the linkage adjusted or do it your self before you get locked out.

Beautiful. Can you tell me what kind of bracket you are using on the wall for the table to attach to?

Another great video! Thanks for the update.

Completed my vatrer 460 and dc to dc charger today. I would post a photo but I cannot figure out how to do that. Thank you for the inspiration, James.

Dometic RV frig/freezers = JUNK 1000's of complaints from frustrated RV owners

Pretty complex. A lot of info. I'm still confused. What's item one ... What's item two ... What's item three ... Next topic What's item one ... What's item ... Etc Thanks for the information

Question, I left my RV repair place Cummins , for a couple of weeks. I have installed lithium batter for the house, 300 ah. The RV would not start , chassis battery to low. So I used my aux aux sw to start the generator, with the generator running I was able to start the RV end. Watch your video on installing the li-him 225 sw, so I don’t burn out the alternator, I like that idea. But every RV is different . 2016 Tiffin open toad 37 PA. I am not sure where to install this ? Where are you located? I would love for you to install for me. Thank you Tom U

I was wondering if you know a wholesaler that sells Dometic slide out topper material in brown. I need to replace all 3 slide out toppers?

The problem is that they don't use exterior plywood. poor quality not worth what people pay for them.

Are they still in business? I can’t reach them.

Great info James! Just as an FYI from a Victron installer :) The settings via Bluetooth will override any of the dial settings. And all settings are available via the Bluetooth. I never mess with the dial, just program via the Bluetooth according to the system requirements and the battery mfg recommended parameters

I just bought a 2007 travel supreme envoy... the skylight has waterbetween the skylight plus the calk running the length of the of each side is cracking.. for the skylight I.should reseal with.liquis beutyl but to.see the roof and the seems,should I use self leveling dicoror self leveling silicone?

Working in the electrical field, one of the items we would do was an infrared survey. What this showed was loose connection. We can apply this to the RV's. One suggestion is to check all electrical connection in your RV or have someone qualified check. You'll be surprise at what you find. It may Keep you and your loved ones safe.

I have been watching alot of van builds and amateur builders and I am seeing a concerning pattern. They’re not making any of this strong enough for a mobile vehicle that gets abused, vibrates and gets thrown around constantly, in an accident and covered in dirt and grime. For example, your battery hold downs were horrendous. The aluminum bracket was literally touching the side of the batteries with no insulator or padding or form of vibration suppression. Over time the brackets will dig into the sides of the batteries and ultimately cause problems. Think about the constant abuse that area takes especially on the rear behind the axle. This is a great temporary fix to get home, but not something I would trust long-term. I just watched a girl strap 200 lbs of batteries down with little screws into plywood. If you’re going to build something or install something take into consideration its environment and estimated lifespan.

Put a cabil strap on the cable and it will stop moving on you

Noob question: I'm looking at buying my first camper. I really like the Snoozy 2 camper, but it only comes with a cassette toilet. Pretty much all the campsites I'd ever plan on going to either have full hookups per campsite (including full sewer hookups) and/or they have full toilet and shower facilities. So I'd either not use my toilet or shower at all, or I'd be fully hooked up to sewer. I was contemplating converting the cassette toilet to a domestic 320 (yes, I know I'd have to run water line). Is it feasible under these circumstances to have a gravity toilet that dumps strait into a connected sewer line and NOT have a black tank at all?

Gorgeous Bus

i didnt realize billybob knew so much about rv's

Good afternoon. I just installed my 460AH lithium battery from you all in my rv. I was reading the ideal charging Amps was 92. I am looking to add an AC charger once I’m plugged into shore power to charge the battery when I don’t have solar but unable to find any 92amp rated chargers. I have found lots of 100amp chargers rated for lithium. And a few 75 amp chargers. My question is, would getting a 100amp charger be too much and damage my battery? I’m under the impression that even rated at 100 amps it likely won’t reach 100 in real world amps and even if it does it won’t stay there very long. Or should I not exceed the 92amps and get 75?

That red + cable needs to be mounted down, the weight of the wire wiggling is loosening up that nut over time.

In the opening scene... Isn't the slide going to take that smoke detector down? Based on the camera angle, it looks like it will.

How much?!?!?

The fridge fixer for the refrig….Amazon!!!

Delaminating could cost 60k to repair…..

Whoa whoa whoa 😮😮 4:30 you are professional installer and you should know better to have more than three wires on that ground. You need a bus bar and ideally you would have a shunt in between that negative background and your needed busbar for all your grounds.😮😮😢