RV Information and Guide

Keep the Leaks away!

Water leaks can be bad in just about any environment. It can be a catastrophe in an RV, Travel Trailer, Teardrop Camper, Motorhome, Pop-Up or other portable camping equipment. There are a couple rules I like to follow when adding any new electronics to my RV. Outside Supply wants you to honestly judge your experience level before taking on any project. This is because it is sometimes better to hire someone with more experience at sealing and installing items in your RV than make some costly mistakes. While many projects on an RV can be simple and easy to accomplish, certain task can require more skill, tools and experience than others. Just make a good decision about hiring a professional before starting. Many times if you are supplying the parts for a job, the installtion labor can be very reasonable.

Camper Power Inverter and Converter

These are two different itemsin your camper. Outside Supply sells both kinds but lets give you a bit of information about each.

Most power inverters converter DC voltage to AC voltage. This can allow us to power houeshold appliances like TV's and Microwaves in our camper.

One Outside Supply customer had a question regarding using the power inverter he bought for his travel trailer. He wanted to be able to make sure he could run an outlet to the outside of his travel trailer to power his TV so he could watch the game outside.

I advised him that it is easy to get the power outside, but it is important to make sure that a GFCI power outlet is used to help create a safer environment.

Using a transfer switch in an RV when installing an inverter can be a wise choice. Transfer switches are available at Outside Supply and here is why we usually suggest you use a transfer switch for basic inverter applications.

Using a transfer switch can provide extra protection to you inverter if shore power is connected. A transfer switch merely kicks out the inverter side of the circuit and switches to shore power automatically. When shore power is lost, the transfer switch again automatically switches to the inverter side of the circuit. This allows for continuous operation in case of power outage or disconnection.

http://www.outsidesupply.com/power-inverters.htmDry camping is made easier through the addition of an RV Power Invertor. This because an invertor will allow you to run household AC devices in your RV without running your generator.

Outside Supply sells Power Invertors convert DC power into AC power. This allows you to power AC devices off of your RV batteries and a Power Invertor.