u/Spicy-Mustard-13

There has to be a better way
▲ 23 r/popups

There has to be a better way

Every time I set up shop, the top of the door frustrates the hell out of me. The trailer is leveled perfectly, yet I still have to slide the roof back (away from the door) to make room for the top of it to fit under the black plastic knobs. These two little plastic pieces are holding the weight of the roof (laterally) and I don't like it - they will loosen over time because I'm sure the screws are tiny and the holes are probably getting stripped.

Is there a better, stronger way to lock in the door at the top? Alternatively, can anyone provide insight as to why the roof is slid towards the door side in the first place? Having the roof perfectly in place would help fix this too I suppose (until some wind comes by and puts stress on those plastic knobs).

I'm thinking of something like a metal plate that would mount onto the same 4 screws holding the current metal piece (for holding the door up when the trailer is closed) that runs left/right covering an inch of the top of the door. Even a hinged piece that flops down with a barrel bolt or something. I just want strength and reliability (is that too much to ask for a popup trailer?).

2023 Flagstaff Mac 176LTD

u/Spicy-Mustard-13 — 5 days ago

Why am I charging slow?

Charging predicament here.

I have a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and was charging using my Tesla Mobile Connector (Gen 2) over the weekend at a campground. The electric service posts provide 30A at 120V - allowing the car to charge at 3.6 kW (TT-30 plug and I'm using an adapter to convert the mobile connector's 14-50 end). The most I got was 1.8 kW at any point throughout the weekend. No red lights on the mobile connector, no errors logged by the vehicle, just happily charging at half the rate it should (can) be.

I tried different posts, with/without an extension cord, re-seating all adapters/connections, going through every setting in the vehicle that could limit charging rate, praying to the camping gods, everything. The vehicle charges exactly as it should in every other instance (level 1 stock charger, level 2 home unit, etc all provide exactly what they should).

My question is simple: Why is this happening now when I used the exact same setup last year at several other campgrounds with my '23 Hyundai Kona Electric and got 3.6 kW every time?

I'm at a loss. The only thing I can think of is that the entire campground has an issue with their electrical service posts. I am going to try another campground (or RV retailer) to just plug in and see what happens. Hopefully it works as it should and my theory about that specific campground being odd is correct. (Will update when I do this).

Thanks.

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u/Spicy-Mustard-13 — 5 days ago