Okay, Amp Man (Rich) has been defeated by his arch nemesis - the beautiful Super Heroine Parasitic Draw (Cindy). As noted, the camera does not focus well under low light conditions. Future episodes will require some amp usage to ensure the high quality of Luv Subbin productions...

@denisemdb60

Ай бұрын

Steve says go lithium... and he adds Rich does look better in the dark!😅

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

@@denisemdb60 Thanks Denise! Amp Man and Parasitic Draw are in negotiations for when this crappy lead acid finally does fail. We may indeed do what all the cool kids are doing...

So glad that debris wasn't worse. Sometimes not having the amenities makes you realize that having it is a real blessing! Safe Travels northbound!

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks guys! I find that to be especially true when power goes out in our house. In the Airstream, we can run most things on 12V. In the house, we're dead in the water... Safe travels.

Another good one, really enjoyed it immensely.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and we're glad you enjoyed it.

Great video and a bonus that the location was SC! If you get an Ampman costume you can develop the character as a superhero! Glad the sub didn’t have any damage! Safe travels.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike for watching! Don't give me any ideas - I've already pitched the idea of an Amp Man and Parasitic Draw costumes to Cindy. She keeps me from going too crazy!

Ohmygosh! It was a piece of wood?? So glad there was no damage. LOL! Amp mode. "Why do you have a light on, I'm cooking!!" 🤣Looks like dinner still worked, even without power. Love your shirt Cindy with the stripes and pink flamingo. 😍 -Michelle

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks guys - C has gotten many compliments on that shirt. My single crappy lead acid battery is over 5 years old and will need to be replaced in the next year or so. May have to get something to de-stress Amp Man...

On a submarine, when the reactor is scrammed, immediate actions call for “rig ship for reduced electrical”. The crew will then follow procedures and start shutting down all unnecessary electrical systems, while critical systems run off the boats battery. In the meantime, if able, we also “prepare to snorkel”, which means running the diesel generator once we get near the surface. Loss of electrical while we are camping (or at home) basically follows the same process. My wife hates it when I play submarine.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! If you've watched some of our other videos you'll know that I'm a student of maritime history and I loved your submarine analogy. At least your wife will know that she has company when the ship is rigged for reduced electrical...

Leaving the outbanks of NC last year during a storm, a screen door blowing across a field hit the side of our truck, but completly missed our air stream! We had several paint dings and a wide white stripe on the truck; no dents. The white buffed out. Very scary. We also hit a bird with the air stream that left a bloody mess and one little ding just above the left front window rock guard. It may have broken the rock guard if it had hit it. I left lucky on both occassions! Thanks for the great videos!

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We're glad that screen door missed the Airstream. Funny, just last week whilst towing to New Hampshire a low flying turkey nearly whacked us. We'll see if we can fit that dash cam footage into a future video... Safe travels.

Amp Man! 😅 So sorry to hear about the truck and then the campground power, it’s always something. We had a piece of metal hit our truck and do a bit of damage but fortunately no RV damage. Happy camping!

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks guys! Bummer about the truck damage...

Great video! Glad for no damage. You mentioned water quality (71 ppm). Have you ever done a video on checking water quality, filtration, pressure, etc.?

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Great idea and that is one our list of future How To videoss...

Glad there was no damage. Safe travels

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks guys! That was a long 11 miles to the campground wondering if I had a big dent on the end cap.

Interesting. Our fridge works notably better on propane. Tomorrow we’ll be starting day 3 of no power or water/sewer hook ups. Just 2 Battleborns in the stock location. The most power hungry thing we tolerate is the inverter and Starlink but that’s how we’re watching you on our smart TV right now! We ran our propane fire pit for the first time tonight; about 4hrs on 10% of one 30lb bottle. Pleased with that! 41st wedding anniversary tomorrow while boondocking!

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and congratulations on your 41st anniversary! Yes, fridges are supposed to run better on propane. That's what's so baffling to me. It run GREAT on 120V (our big problem is not freezing veggies). I've cleaned the burner, the flame is picture perfect, and the flue is clean. I've done everything I'm supposed to and it holds a steady 43 F on gas...

I feel your pain with the propane fridge. We had one on our tear drop and could never get it to cool like it would on AC. Our Airstream fridge is 12 volt so as long as we have juice either shoe power or battery it does pretty well.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Like you say, the 12V fridges are great if you have the power. I'll figure out the propane thing...

Stayed at sesquicentennial in April before the York rally (silver in the city) Had a site in the 30 amp area w no sewer. Very inexpensive. Day trip to Congaree National Park. That looked like a pretty big piece of wood that hit y’all! Glad it was no worse!

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Yes, we missed Congaree National Park but that will be be on our list in the future (as will Silver in the City). Hope to see you down the road...

You still need to replace your Fridge thermostat before it gets discontinued

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I don't disagree but I can't understand why the thermostat works perfectly on 120V. Are there two thermostats?

We are at Seqicentennial right now! Thanks for the to about Columbia, we are going there tomorrow. But we are also visiting Congaree National Park, not to be missed.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I just saw a map of our nation's National Parks and didn't realize there was one in South Carolina. That will certainly be on our list to attend in the future.

Short piece of 2x4 took out our AS radio antenna, no damage to the trailer, pretty easy fix once we got the replacement.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Wow, a 2x4 taking out your antennae is no joke. I actually had to replace my antennae. I have no idea what happened to it - I just looked up and it was gone. Like you say, easy fix.

Power, pfft, who cares! Unless it’s 95 of course 😅

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and we're sorry you didn't like the video. If there's one takeaway from the power outage, here it is "Correct the obvious first when troubleshooting". It may seem obvious; but many folks do not follow that simple statement.

@cottontalesfromthetrail5474

Ай бұрын

I am so thankful that Cindy and you were not injured by the flying object and no damage to the Sub. I love the Farmer Markets! I cannot wait for next week! Safe travels

@ArthriticAngler

Ай бұрын

@@LuvSubbin simply humor, your channel is awesome

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

@@ArthriticAngler No worries! We realize that some of our RV content is not always the most exciting and we want to respect and understand that. Glad you enjoy our channel and we hope to see you down the road.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

@@cottontalesfromthetrail5474 Thanks Cotton Tales! We just got some fresh Fiddleheads from our market here - they were delicious. Not sure if they're a thing down south or not...

Hey guys, thanks for the video. I was rather stumped when you said you had a generator, but elected not to get it out because you had too much other stuff in back of the truck to move? We bring our generator with us as well (Yamaha 2400) and I just start it from the tailgate and plug it in to our 2005 Classic. I'm not sure why you carry the generator at this point if you're not going to use it especially if your refrigerator is not working well on propane? Not coming down on you, but a little confused. Just out of curiosity have you installed an Easy Start on your AC so your generator can handle it? I installed one on our AC last year myself and it has been a lifesaver. Take care and happy trails.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Actually, we boondocked this past weekend and had the generator out and running (primarily for the fridge). The reason we keep all of our heavy items (generator, solar panels, etc.) as far back in the bed as possible is that I am tight on my Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (only about 80 lbs. under max). Thus having it that far back helps. We anticipated the power coming on after only a few hours (which it did) so unpacking everything to get the generator out only makes sense for planned boondocking. And Yes, we have a Micro Air Easy Start. We've tested it with our Hondo eu2000i and it works.

Propane refrigerator ... what's the "one more final theory?"

Why the autoformer? I've never been anywhere that we needed one. I always use an EMS though.

@LuvSubbin

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We've always used the autoformer to protect our inductive appliances like our air conditioner. The autoformer boosts pedestal voltage 2% all the time and 10% when voltage drops to 116V. Inductive appliances don't like low voltage so they'll continue to run but according to Ohm's law, they will draw more amps to meet a given power output. This isn't good and results in things running hotter thus potentially reducing life. Standard EMS will shut off power when pedestal voltage drops to 109V but it's that range of 109V - 120V that the autoformer helps to keep things healthy.