Some people are surprised to find that we have a smaller “point and shoot” type camera in addition to our 5D Mark II. We have this camera for multiple reasons, the first one being that it is hardly a typical “point & shoot”. The Samsung NX300 is a 20.3 MP camera with smart features, interchangeable…
For some insane reason, our Airstream came from the factory with a single-stage charger. When connected to shore power (or a generator), the converter provides both 12V DC power to the Airstream, and also charges the house batteries. As a single-stage converter, it has only one mode: charge. This single charge mode is neither fast…
Replacing the converter is a great idea. I replaced our 7355 with a Powermax Boondocker so our AGM batteries would not get fried by the stock converter.
You may want to look into a Trimetric battery monitor (http://www.bogartengineering.com/products/TriMetric) if you don’t have anything already. It is a great way to watch your battery usage.
Hi Folks,
I also swapped out the converter and the series 24 batteries with 2 Full River series 27 6volt 220 Amp ADM batteries. They fit in same compartment. You do have to remove the series 24 plastic base holder and the cover to slide them in. Once in re-rivet cover back on. The batteries are great for us, can run furnace all night (lowest 17° outside) and still have 75 to 80% capacity in AM. We use a generator to charge them back up.
We’ve updated a few accessories over the past few months, and it’s time to share some of the changes we’ve made. These are all items that we use regularly and love. All links are affiliate to Amazon (where we buy A LOT of stuff). You pay the same, but we get pennies for our Percy Jackson…
Our Airstream has 4 stabilizers that we used when parked to keep it from moving around. Many folks use a power drill and bit to run these up and down, but I prefer to assign that job to my kids, who don’t have enough chores anyway. This leads us to the crank: stored in our…
Sam,
I know what you’re looking for, and I have the solution sitting in my toolkit…
1) A 3/4″ 6 point socket, like the one in this kit. http://goo.gl/oJnA8h
2) A bent flex-head ratchet. http://goo.gl/KhOIkO This will allow you to put the handle parallel to the stabilizer jack screw and “crank” it quickly with both hands like the current handle when there’s no resistance, then flex the head to be perpendicular to the stabilizer jack screw and use it like a regular ratchet for the last little bit where you need a little oomph. (It’ll totally make sense once you’ve got one in your hands, I promise!)
3) A ‘wobble’ extension of a length to suit your preference.
In use, you fit the 3/4″ socket on the end of the wobble extension, and that gives you about 20* of ‘play’ for the extension, then the flexhead ratchet is bent, so that you can crank it quickly down, then unflex the head and crank the stabilizer jack down taut.
I don’t remember where I got my bent/flex ratchet, but it’s the tool that I use more than anything else on pretty much every project.
The wobble extension + flex head ratchet set lets me get a socket (or allen key or screwdriver bit) into places that would otherwise be completely obstructed by other ‘bits’…
You shouldn’t find too many issues with your setup, at least it shouldn’t break!
We use a combination of the crank and power drill. With the power drill my wife can go around and crank the ‘corners’ down quickly. I follow behind and give each one about 1/4 to 1/2 turn to tighten them down. We do the reverse to take them up.
However you are much younger and do have access to some extra assistance…ReplyCancel
We’ve always kept a clock in the kids bedroom. When Rachel was little, we bought a digital clock and covered the minutes with a piece of black construction paper and some tape. We taught her what a ‘7’ looked like on the clock, and it became a rule that she couldn’t get out of bed…
I just bought a ‘point and shoot’ camera this week as well. I found myself taking fewer and fewer photos with my Nikon dSLR and most with my iPhone which I wasn’t happy enough for blog photos (when I get around to posting!) We went with the Sony RX100M3 and love it so far!
yah! It’s definitely nice to still have the big dSLR, but “light” can be so liberating!
I was happy to see this review! I got the NX3000 for Christmas with a 16-50mm lens. Since this is our only camera (apart from our smartphones), I was thinking of adding a more powerful zoom. Do you have any recommendations?
Is this the strap/connector you had when you were here that connected to your backpack?? I need that one!
Nope. That’s this one: https://currentlywandering.com/2013/11/26/peak-design-capture-pro-camera-clip-v2-review/ I STILL love it!
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