RV Living Mastery

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Well, that was fun!

I just tried to blow my pinky finger off.

Swapping out some 12V starter batteries in the motorhome—they may be the cause of our problems— and shorted a negative connection I lost track of and positive with a spanner and my wedding ring.

Blew a hole in the ring and took off a couple of layers of skin under it. Had to cut it off, after cooling it under running water for a while. Got a bit hot. A couple of hundred amps will do that.

Still got a finger so, bonus?

Stupid thing is, I *KNOW* to take off my wedding ring when working around electricity, even 12V stuff. Just tired, I guess.

And yeah, the old starter batteries (we have 2, at 900 amps each) were beginning to die, and our mechanic reckons that can cause the issues we have been having with the engine.

We'll see.

Now I have to get a new wedding ring.

#Travel #VanLife #RVLife #Batteries

Interesting read on 12V Bluetooth battery monitors and how they can be used to keep an eye on battery health and performance. Worth a look if you're curious about the technology.

https://trendpulseau.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/a-simple-guide-to-12v-bluetooth-battery-monitors/

#BatteryMonitor #BluetoothBatteryMonitor #BatteryHealth #CarBattery #AutomotiveTech #VehicleMaintenance #RVLife #MarineBattery

#Fun

Sitting reading last night. Heard a high-pitched pop, followed by a shhhhh and the sound of the pump kicking on and off.

Oh, FFS!

Mad dive across the bed to turn the pump switch off ...

The two plastic John Guest (JG) pipes feeding into and out of the hot water heater had cracked where they come out through the floor to run under the motorhome to the other side of the motorhome where the heater is.

I had a short length of JG pipe left over from a previous fix, one JG joiner, a short piece of drinking water hose, some plumber's tape, and 4 hose clamps.

Fixed.

I *HATE* plastic water pipes and JG fittings. No, really. *HATE*.

#Motorhome #RVLife #VanLife

We had an awesome day at the lake yesterday! Spent the day kayaking, swimming at the beach, and cooking over the campfire in the evening.

Capped the night off with this awesome view out the back of our window.

Hoping this summer will be filled with days like this!

Meanwhile, in America...

I wish we could do something similar to the motorhome. We'll have to settle for cool graphics, unfortunately 😄

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