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It’s possible that an insufficient pressure “in” might not allow the internal 11” WC regulator to engage or “open up”. After all, these are meant to be used directly off a 200 psi tank. Depending on the design parameters of the 11” regulator, 2o psi may not be enough input pressure for it to...

I took my own advice and did some pressure testing today. Well... as much as I could. (Sweeney: BTW My tank is 90% and and temps were in the mid-30's. Same as Seth.) Despite my testing (results below) I am still confounded as to why my Big Buddy will not work off the side port, using either of...

I am heavily "invested" in the Fenix line of lighting, headlamps and their rechargeable batteries. Since my Black Diamond campsite lanterns were getting a little long in the tooth, I thought I'd upgrade to this: CL26R Pro It has 360 deg coverage with 4 light intensities, the highest of which...

Propane is Propane. And Mr Heater doesn't produce different products for two different markets. The crux of the matter is that we are trying to use their product in a slightly unconventional manner that is not addressed specifically in Mr Heater's literature. They want you to blindly use their...

Permanently attached panel(s) Advantages: 1) they won't walk away on you 2) they are out of the way, are unlikely to get damaged, and don't take up storage space in your trailer or your TV 3) they are relatively light, unobtrusive and generally can retain the aerodynamic qualities of the...

Sweeney: I think, somehow, you got lucky. Possibly. Using your configuration was what started me starting this thread in the first place: neither version of the Buddy (regular and Big) would light using a straight hose from the side port into the 1lb connection. Our consensus was that the...

Update: I put the vintage Griswold 202 (identical to the one pictured in the post above) through its paces. It is slightly undersized, compared to the Camp-Inn OEM. But that is not the issue with trying to substitute it out, to get some vintage mojo into the galley: even with using a highly...

Well... that certainly does make a little more sense. I never would have guessed there was a second hidden regulator, without sticking my head upside down and pulling a little more of the trailer apart. It shows that you just have to keep experimenting until you get it right. Without blowing...

I should probably add that I didn't try to swap out the Mr Heater regulator with the CI regulator and put it on the tank. I figured that 11" WC certainly was enough pressure to allow the Mr Heater to operate properly, but I didn't think that there would be enough residual pressure to run...

It was an 11/16ths. It’s not a true straight-edged hex fitting inside, but i figured it had to be spun on by someone, so… it’s coming off the same way: That should eliminate the need for second hose. Or any of the other strange adaptors and bushings. I’m building up a collection, too, of...

My experiment today confirmed Seth's experiment re the pressure relief at the Big Buddy. I connected the Big Buddy to the side port using this configuration of hose and fittings after I had taken the regulator out of the system. I turned it on at the tank and got a huge blow-by at the...

Thanks Tom. That fleshes things out nicely. With the Abode, you would have to get creative with how you flesh that one out as well. I also found that a polyurethane finish also provides a good substrate for the 3M tapes. I use the 30NF for my drum kit re-wraps (a plastic wrap fixed to a...

Some other forum members have contributed their versions of fender shelves. Each had their own reason for the shelf and their own solution to the "curved fender" problem. I thought I'd throw my own out there. This is a piece of double-live edge Yellow Tarara, or Canarywood. Instead of ripping...

Here's the hatch-mounted version, but decided to do an all-wood instead: These are the unfinished components: The woods are Peruvian Walnut, Jatoba and an inlay I had laying around that matched fairly well. The rare earth magnets are 1 1/4" dia. It's a little tight drilling and screwing...

I'll join the club. Good to know the BB is doing its job. I should be able to give my own report on it in a Camp-Inn Non-emergency context with the galley shelter up in the next few days. If it stops snowing and if I can put up the Backroads awning. At least I'll be testing both of them in...

A new addition to the Emergency and Non-Emergency kits: You can decide if the concept behind GoTreads holds water over standard traction boards. I think it does. But I have (thankfully) yet needed to give them a try. My other full-length non-folding traction surfboards are impossible to...

I did get the MSR Home Emergency filter but decided that incorporating it into the trailer's plumbing under the sink was far too difficult, considering the maintenance and winterizing that would still need to take place. This is what I settled on to make the tank water safely drinkable, if and...

There was no place to clamp a reading lamp for the cabin, so I made one: Pretty basic. If we like it, I'll use some nicer woods and improve upon the rather pedestrian design. The cabins lights aren't the greatest for trying to read. Especially if one wants to stay up while the other wants...

Edit: The geometry of the openings doesn't allow for a full length (36") shelf of any one-piece design. The longest 1-pc board (of any width) one could get in is 34". So the supports for the right side would have to be "built-in" to the space slightly. Pretty sure the cut opening for Cindy and...

We got the 560 for the extra length. The bunk beds and the bench were never top selling points. In fact we could never get comfortable with the bench in any position. Propped with pillows we can easily watch the iPad mounted high on wall near the ceiling. And no grandkids yet. So I took the...