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Bay area to Seattle and back
We took Vangie out for trip number 2. Two weeks up and back and it was awesome.
u/stepppz — 4 days ago
r/EscapedCampervans
I HAVE A/C AGAIN! (YES, I'M SHOUTING!)
Picked up the van after auction in mid-December near Seattle. Cold-ish day (high 40s I think). A/C seemed to work.
Finally went on a trip two months ago and...A/C doesn't work. Deceived by the cold day test, it was just blowing outside air in.
I bought one of those DIY R134-a refrigerant recharge kits.
No joy.
Finally got it to a shop today, expecting some nightmarish $1,000+ estimate.
Nope! $128.70 to replace the A/C system relay (well, mostly labor to diagnose everything). Still, only a bit cooler, but I passed on them doing the recharge. Figured I'd try the DIY kit again and if that failed, I'd go back to them (about $150 to $200, I'm not sure).
And?
It worked! I am SO happy! I have multiple upcoming trips this summer with long hours of driving in the heat (leaving in 15 days for the first one) and I was less than enthused about driving without A/C.
Total cost? $196.69.
For an A/C problem, that's a bargain.
u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot — 4 days ago
Solar switch
Does anyone know how this works? I have a battery and a solar panel on my “chill” from escape campervans. After trying my own research, I’m still not quite sure what the red switch does in terms of my battery/ solar panel- anyone with a similar have any insight?
u/montag88 — 4 days ago
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Bugwall
After we finished our two week trip down the coast from WA to the Bay Area at the end of March, we made a list of improvements we would like to do. One of them was a screen for the sliding door. I finally ordered one from Bugwall and we spent all weekend installing it. Disclaimer: We are not super handy. 😆 Anyway, the product seems very well made and we can’t wait to take Floatem for a spin again. One tip if you get the Bugwall, take out the step at the door. The installation video says you “could do it” - Do it! You will save yourself a lot of anger and time. Oh and as you can see in the photo, we got tints on the front windows.
u/MossyAllAround — 8 days ago