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Photography, T@b

What you need to know before you buy a drone for the campground

You immerse yourself in the environment: the sights, sounds, and smells. Maybe you hear or see one buzz by while you sit at the campfire or see photos or video posted by another camper. Whatever the impetus, you think you’re ready for your own drone to capture the full scale of the sights at the […]

Blog, Power Management, T@b, T@b Basics

Power Consumption

Is your battery bad? Did the manufacturer rip you off? Did the dealer rip you off? Are you going to be able to use your RV without being plugged into shore power? Frustrated and maybe even a little bit angry. It’s how you feel when you burn through RV battery with seemingly little effort. Understanding […]

Power Management, Solar, T@b

What’s new with Mattie Ross?

It’s that time of year. No, not when we see the orange cones popping up along the highway, although it’s time for that, too. The time of year when I take my T@b, Mattie Ross, for her first annual “well visit” to the nuCamp service center. Austin Jones is used to my annual email with […]

Travel

Everything You Need to Know About Overnight RV Parking

You’ve been ont he road for at least eight hours and it’s starting to get dark. The last thing you feel like doing, is setting up camp, especially when you know you have an early start tomorrow. You don’t have to set up camp. You can just park and sleep. It’s called overnight RV parking. […]

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Dewinterize the 2021 T@b 320

Spring is upon us and if your T@b has spent the winter in hibernation, it’s time to wake it up! Dewinterizing with the Nautilus Water System in the T@b 320 couldn’t be easier. Instructions: For the 2021 T@b 320 with the Nautilus Water System: Connect hose to inlet labeled “City Water Connection”. Set bot the […]

Blog, T@b, T@b Basics

Stop these 5 things from derailing your first RV trip

That sinking feeling in your stomach. “Did I buy a lemon?” “Is this the “Money Pit?” Most of the time, that feeling is replaced with a sheepish grin as you realize that the problem was user error. Sometimes, however, there is something not quite right about your new RV. A lot of times people become […]

Blog, Power Management, T@b, T@b Basics

RV Electric in Plain English

Just nod and smile Converters. Inverters. 12v. AC. DC. 110v. Parasitic drain. Shore power. Fuses. Feeling a little lost you pretend you didn’t see the words or that you don’t need to know what they mean. It’s the one thing that can make you feel like you are in over your head with your new […]

Blog, T@b

Tiny is Terrific: 10 Reasons why a tiny trailer might be right for you

The tiny trailer craze is real. The US saw record sales in 2020 and even more expected in 2021. Tiny towables like the teardrops, fiberglass trailers, and a-frame trailers started to surge in in the earl 2000’s and rocketed to new highs when more people took to camping for refuge when the pandemic broke. In […]

Blog, Power Management, T@b, T@b Basics

Demystifying RV Batteries

Battery life, capacity, voltage, series, parallel, amps, amp hours. You might as well be speaking another language, right? Let’s make it a little more simple for you, right now. What does my RV battery do? Your RV battery powers the 12v appliances and outlet in your trailer. In a T@b 320, that includes: USB and […]