Year: 2020

There are several different ways to look at this issue of Security from theft. One is when the trailer is in storage and the second is when you are travelling/camping. Realise that 95% of all trailer theft is pre-planned. That means that the perpetrator has cased out the trailer...

Our Winter Storage check list focus is on our International 25 CCD Airstream to winterize and ready for the Off-Season Sleep.  Your list may very depending on your specific trailer. First:😎 Visit a Dump Station and empty Grey and Black Tanks (if required) Second, begin with:😎 Remove all clothing,...

This is Brickster and we have lift off 😎. Yep, it took me almost a week of part time work to finish the install.  The journey that you have followed shows just how much is involved in the “simplest” of conversion from outside Lead Acid Batteries to inside Lithium...

The verdict is in – according to Airstream the amount of weight of the lithium batteries is inconsequential.  So we are installing everything in Box Number 2. What this means is that the install now becomes easy and the maintenance completely accessible.  (see below for diagram) 😁.   This...

Wiring the new lithium system will have its challenges – some good, some bad and some ugly. Below is a preliminary diagram of what this will look like.   To begin with is the ugly. We have a “rats nest” of existing wiring all centered around the Airstream Battery...

As mentioned in the “Lithium Experiment Introduction” our new lithium system will be installed under either Box Number 1 or Box Number 2 of the Lounge in Blue Streak, see drawing below. The specific parts of the lounge that is required to be removed in order to get at...

Let’s start with the basic sum of the parts list before we get into “taking the inside of Blue Streak apart to instal the Lithium System”.  We already have existing 2x-100w solar panels on the roof of Blue Streak (and carry 160w suitcase kit when shade is a problem). ...

We spend most of our time “Boondocking” (total this past summer 5 trips @ 14 days). What we have found is that our 2x6v Trojan T-105s = 105ah just aren’t cutting it.  While in the back country of BC catching sun to maintain a battery charge can be a...

Sometimes the world is in chaos and during times of chaos we like to get lost.  We decided to spend the last two weeks of our camping season at one of our favourite locations on Vancouver Island.  Easy to get there – simply drive 200km north on Hwy 19...

We have had folks ask us why we have an Outdoor Kitchen Set-up when our Airstream has a fully equipped kitchen?  Well, that is a great question. First, let’s go back to our beginnings.  We began camping in a tent.  That means ALL our cooking was on a camp...