Last post, we talked about basic gear. This post, we’ll talk about camera settings. But first, lets talk about star movement. Star Movement Stars move across the sky. This isn’t actually true, as this movement is caused by the earth’s rotation, but we’ll ignore that for now. For our purposes, the stars move, and we…
Our planning during our stay in Eureka and our travel north was pretty bad. We had trouble getting reservations at the spot we wanted in Trinidad, and ended up spending two nights at Johnny’s Marina in Eureka. It was a good spot for errands, and the folks were nice. I wasn’t very bothered by it…
During our first 6 month round of travel, I managed to keep connected with just a loose Verizon Hotspot, with service through Millinicom. When I say ‘loose’ I literally mean the hotspot was usually sitting on the table. I also had a Wilson SleekV 4G cradle booster, and a tiny magnetic antenna that I could…
I’m using this one: http://3gstore.com/product/3047_3g4g-full-band-outdoor-omni-antenna.html
Well, two of them, as I use one for pulling in external wifi, and the other for the mifi hotspot, either directly or through the booster.ReplyCancel
We have only been at Airstreaming for 18 months, but have been loving it! We just returned from 6 weeks in Florida, and last Srping we spent 7 weeks in the West. Our blog shares pictures and some writing about our travels.
I loved your article on WIFI, and had a question. Does the set up you installed simply strengthen the signal offered by an RV park, or does it connect to the internet without RV park wifi?
Both, and….. neither. The PepWave device creates it’s own Wifi Hotspot, and it can connect to the internet via 3 methods. Most common is via a USB connection to a Verizon Mifi device. Second is a connection to another Wifi Access Point, such as campground wifi. Third is via a Cat5 cable plugged into the device. (We’ve never used this, but it is possible).
so the device doesn’t connect to the internet itself, but can use any of the methods described. Does that make sense?ReplyCancel
OK, I’d love to pick your brain about your internet setup.
We just bought an RV and my wife directed me to your blog. We’re taking off in a month and I plan on working on the road — and next to being able to concentrate in such tight quarters with the kids, my biggest fear is making sure internet and electricity keep humming.
I bought a Wifi Ranger antenna and Go2 router and signed up for the biggest Verizon data plan I could afford (20gb) with a Jetpack myfi hotspot and a Wilson / weboost signal booster.
I don’t know if I’m just throwing money at a problem I don’t understand.
I’ll have a challenge figuring out how to mount and wire it up but now I’m worried about how to power it all. We only have two 6 volt batteries in series and a 10 watt trickle charge solar panel. We also have an Onan 7000 watt generator but can’t run that 8 hours a day.
It is difficult to place a single anniversary on our travels, as we grew into our adventures in stages. Over the course of the next few months, we’ll have a small handful of ‘one year’ anniversaries. But this one is likely our biggest. One year ago, we drove away from our house in Lehi, Utah…
A friend asked me how I ended up with work flexible enough to allow for my travel. It was a good question, and one I’ve had before. Sounds like a great topic for a blog post! I’m self-employed, working long term contracts paid hourly, and manage my own insurance and retirement, and I travel full…
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