Hello. Planning a 8-12 month trip to South America in a US modified RV. SA has no standard and varies from 120v, 60Hz, to 240v, 50hz, county by country. I plan on getting a transformer to deal with various voltage differences, but how do surge protec...
Greetings. Looking for a used camper for a 6-8 month adventure from the US down to Ushuaia Argentina, etc. I'm looking to spend $7,500-$12,000 or so for a hard sided short bed camper that has or can be fitted with an Onan 2500 watt LP generator. I'll...
Hello. From people who have traveled South America as far as lower Argentina, or similar, could you tell me if having a slide is a deal breaker on vehicle selection? I've had some general advice not to have a slide, but don't know why or how importan...
Hi folks. I'm sure there are a million variables, but I'm looking for an average price to pay a shop (not a DIY) to rebuild 5.7L V8 and tranny in a Roadtrek 190 Popular, Chevy 3,500 chassis, say year built from about 1998 to 2005.I don't know if one ...
Hello. Looking to power my fifth wheel travel trailer for off grid boondocking using combo seeking a maximum reliance on solar and a minimum on generator. My goal is to carry, due to size and weight, the smallest generator necessary to bring an 800 a...
An Update to this post. I decided to do South America first. Europe will be second. I bought a 2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500 in the form of an Itaska Navion 23J (Winnebago) because I want to burn the older style diesel. It's been heavily modified for this...
Kayteg1 wrote:If you consider Sprinter, do extensive homework. Those sold in US under Dodge badge were actually Fiats. Strange how economy goes.Hi. This is incorrect. Perhaps take your own advice? Cheers.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:What are you trying to find out exactly? Appropriateness for camping space, size? Durability? I doubt you would find roads in worse condition in South America than they are in Mexico and Guatemala. I have traveled (by train)to Ti...
Lou Morris wrote:We have an 07 Winne View H, with slide, jackknife sofa and dinette. Bought it new in 06, been living and working (software) in it for the last 10 years, and much of that time has been in Mexico. Still love it. Has held up very well, ...
coloradotallman wrote:We have the 2007 View 23B which is still the T1N due to a Nov 06 chassis and a Feb 07 conversion, so don't limit yourself to 06 on your searches. No slide, but we enjoy the dinette on overcast days and the oodles of storage. We...
