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MadDog1191
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Re: Blackstone 17" review and question
I have the 22 inch Blackstone with the hard lid on a Blackstone stand. Haven't experienced any problem with keeping it lit but it did take a few turns starting it. I found a storage bag on Amazon that it fits perfectly inside and zips up nice and snug. I store mine in the bed of the TV. At home I purchased a storage box that holds all our extra items, grill, stand, genny, genny box to open the TV bed up for daily use. Easy enough to toss it back in before a trip. The grill storage bag was by...
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Re: Lippert Friction Hinge-Replacing door strut
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Re: 2013 Lance 2385
Our 1885 is listed as a 2014, but was built in 2013. Our slide very likely is the same as your 2385. What are you needing to know? We did have to have the slide bolted into the wall as it had an issue with the frame pulling away from the outer wall. We did lighten the load in the drawers to less than 50 lbs each, which is what Lance recommends, this includes the outer storage area. Otherwise, we haven't had problems with it. Attached is Lance's 2013 brochure that may give you some info.
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Re: Is OnStar worth the money
There are APPs that can provide the same functionality to any cellphone in terms of crash detection/EMS response; one example is Life 360 ($15 a month). The advantage is that it is on your phone - not limited to one vehicle. Your family members are able to see each other's location on a map in real time. If you are waiting for a family member, you know where they are - on the road headed to you, in the camp ground or where inside the Home Depot. Like OnStar, it requires cell service to work.
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
My T-Mobile 5G hot spot isn’t one of the “home” ones, so no GPS and geofencing - I got it when they first came out, I think just before they introduced the T-Mobile Home internet. Since I have the “free” cable internet at my park, I only use it on the road. Now that I have Starlink, I basically only use it when I’m overnighting somewhere and don’t want to spend the extra time to put up and take down the Starlink antenna. It’s still useful for me, and I’m on a relatively inexpensive plan, but...
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
Phone connects through the internet. For my test I had WiFi turned off on the phone, so it was accessing the thermostat on the internet, using cell minutes. In your case, you could leave the AC off then when you were getting close to going back, you could turn it back on. That would work with Starlink running all the time for internet purposes for the thermostat and your cell phone having cell service. I have a fairly big battery bank and solar set-up, so I could potentially leave the...
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
Couple questions. When you say wifi, is that connection to your router and internet (starlink) and your phone? Or is it phone's WiFi (hotspot)? I tried to get cameras, for camper and even though, they ran on WiFi, I needed internet connection, to connect remotely. It would be handy, to adjust temperature, before I got back from fishing or running around, instead of just leaving it run.
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
Thanks that makes sense, to me. Being able to access it, via hotspot, could be useful. When I had T mobile hotspot, it was for "home" use and "booster" had gps. Do you use yours, on the road, or just at park?
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
To clarify about the WiFi capabilities: The thermostat has to talk to a WiFi router to be able to use remotely, a source that has to stay in the trailer. To talk to it you can use a device connected to the internet - it doesn’t have to be the same network. So I can have the thermostat connected to my Starlink router and my phone could access it with cellular data through the app. Or if you were at the library using their wifi and your thermostat was connected to Starlink, then you could...
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
That's more understandable, than way I put it. I've only had one host and couple campers, complain about my leaving AC running, while gone for day. Breaker was off once, when I returned, I wasn't impressed. I also had someone unplug boat charger. Of course nobody knew anything about either.
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Re: MicroAir EasyTouch 352 RV Thermostat
Interesting question, Robert. My take is.... Bluetooth has a 30 foot range. A WIFI router has a 100-300 foot range. Thus, the thermostat would have a 30 or 100-300 foot range depending on the choice of mode, BT or WIFI. When Harriet walked through her park, her phone was too far from the thermostat to utilize the 30 foot range of the Bluetooth. So, it had to rely on WIFI. It seems to have either picked up the park's WIFI signal or went to a cellphone tower for her request. Either the...
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Re: New Camping “Essential”: Bluetti AC180 Power Station
A couple more application examples: I used our Bluetti AC180 to recharge our eBike batteries (AC cord plugged in on the right) while boondocking at Fat Point 2024 last February. The Bluetti was recharged from solar via the high-current DC posts on the side of our 855s TC (DC cord on the left): I used our Bluetti last month to power our new StarLink terminal (and wirelessly charge my iPhone) while camping at Lewis and Clark State Park in western Missouri. I had shore power available, but part...
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Starlink Mini
I'm thinking about this. You can turn it on and off. $50/month. 50 gigabytes/month. https://www.starlink.com/roam Besides, I like Elon. Thoughts?
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Re: Starlink Mini
As far which plan to get - it depends on your usage. I think for most people the 50GB for $50 and paying an occasional overage makes the most sense. I have the unlimited roaming plan so could pause it (but I never do). When I saw the limited plan, I went back to see what my usage really was for the past 6 months. I had to go back to April to find a month that was below 200GB, and over the summer I used close to 400GB twice (to be fair, I was sharing with two other people occasionally). So...
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Re: Starlink Mini
We've had our MINI, with the 50gb plan for just over a month now. The first half of the month we were still traveling and using Starlink when we didn't have a strong cell signal, or when the DW wanted to stream a TV program. We started on Sept 28, and by Oct 20, when we returned home, we had used 42gb of our 50gb plan. So, for us, and for the way we travel, I fully expect us to be exceeding 50gb on a monthly basis when out and about. How much more over? Well, the nice thing about Starlink,...
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Re: Starlink Mini
My favorite locations are state RV parks. Sometimes cell service is quite good. But when it's not good it tends be pretty much non-existent. I don't plan on streaming movies but I will download them before I leave home and then "Cast" them to the TV. I do like to stay up on the latest news in the world so Starlink will make that a lot easier. Plus there is the constant need to stay up with LOA for gems and nuggets!
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Re: Starlink Mini
I absolutely need to get a cable and lock for my portables. We are starting to seriously look at Starlink. I'm finding that we can get by almost everywhere now with just our cellular connections in one form or another, but there are locations - we experienced a couple on this last trip - where there simply is no way to pull in a cell signal.
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Re: Starlink Mini
Not that I know of, and if you could somehow lock the pole, that would not stop someone from climbing up to your roof and taking the antenna off the pole. I don’t worry about the Gen 2 or 3 because the antenna won’t work without the matched router, which I keep inside. Someone could grab the antenna but they would also have to break into the trailer to get the router since it won’t work without any other one. I’m not sure that the Mini would be any more usable if stolen - the router...
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Re: Starlink Mini
Yep, we were at Craters of the Moon this last trip, it was getting late in the day and we really wanted to spend some more time in the park, I had some business that needed to be done so we didn't stay. Starlink would have solved that. The odd thing about Alabama Hills is that when we stay at Tuttle Creek and have a nice T-Mobile signal there, but not at Alabama Hills. There is probably a tower that services the community down from Tuttle Creek.
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Re: Starlink Mini
My plan is to only pull out the Mini when cell data coverage is either weak or non-existent. I have unlimited data for all my devices so as long as it's a good, useable signal, there's no point in hooking up the Mini, especially considering I'm on their 50gb Roam plan. That's not to say I won't use the Mini with reckless abandon when it is hooked up. There's 5 or 6 places I frequent where cell service is non-existent and Death Valley is one of them. Considering I usually stay there for 3 to...
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Re: Starlink Mini
This is how we use our Starlink as well. On our last trip we were out of cell range about half the time. We currently have a Gen 3, but are thinking about the Mini for the lower power draw and smaller size.
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Re: Starlink Mini
If I understand it correctly, StarLink now offers two roaming plans, $165/mon for unlimited data, and $50/mon for 50 GB download. We’re not heavy users, so I’ll look into the 50 GB plan the next time I fire up Gen 3 Standard. HTH, Jim / crewzer
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Re: Starlink Mini
I would suggest ordering directly from Flagpole Buddy. The Lance ladders are larger than normal and need an extra insert for the brackets to work right on it - you can make sure you order it that way if you order direct. It mounts on the left side of the ladder (assuming you are at the back of the trailer and looking at it. Mount it on your left). The slip-in bracket won’t work right if you put it on the right. It’s pretty obvious how it mounts if you look closely at it when you receive it -...
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Re: Starlink Mini
I used those clamps for our flagpole mounts. I welded a tab on a section of chain link fence post in my scrap pile an added some nuts and bolts to secure the pole. It stays on the ladder during travel. I remove the pole, extend it and attach the flag and put it in the mounts from the ground. I believe it would work for a starlink antennae.
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Re: Starlink Mini
So.............. I ordered my Starlink Mini. It should be here within two weeks. How exciting. And I have a trip in early December to Blackwater River State Park in Florida. The reviews on RV Trip Wizard pretty much all state cell phone connectivity to be pretty dismal. A perfect place for my first test. Looking at the pictures posted a clear shot of the sky looks favorable from most sites (I think?). So final question is Flagpole Buddy. The one offered on Amazon is not Prime so I want to...
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Re: Starlink Mini
The Starlink Mini came in last Friday and the Flagpole Buddy arrived today. Installed everything this morning. Including the flag pole installation, took about 1 1/2 hour to setup and dial in my account. Connected the RV TV and my phone. Watched a little YouTube before I stopped for the day. Real test will be when we go to Blackwater River State Park in December. Bad cell connections and no WiFi. I ordered the Flagpole Buddy directly from the company. That was probably a minor mistake. I...
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Starlink Mini Tri-Pod Puck
I have the SL Mini on a Flagpole Buddy on the back of the trailer low to the roof. Kind of hard to see it if your walking on the road in a back-in RV site. But sometimes the trees preclude setting it up in the back. I don't like putting it on the ground. I will either walk on it or drive over it eventually. Amazon sells an aluminum "hockey puck" that fits in the base of the SL flagpole holder. This then sits on a camera tri pod. I could raise the tripos higher but don't really need to. Plus...