RV Journal

Before the how-to, the why — because understanding what lithium does differently helps you understand why certain steps in the swap process matter. Usable capacity. A 100Ah lead acid battery gives you about 50Ah of usable power before you start damaging the battery by discharging it too deeply. A 100Ah...

If you own a gas Class A motorhome, the chassis under your feet almost certainly has a Ford oval somewhere on the frame. The F53 stripped chassis has powered over 90% of North American gas-powered Class A motorhomes for decades — through the 6.8L V10 era, through the transition to...

Nobody has built this rig yet. Somebody should. The E-Pusher I've been thinking about this for a while and the pieces are all available right now — not in development, not waiting on next-generation battery chemistry, not dependent on technology that doesn't exist. The Ram 1500 REV proved that a...

There's a reason buyers keep choosing the Ford E-450 chassis over the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter when they're serious about a Class C motorhome. The payload advantage is real — the E-450 carries more, tows more, and gives you meaningfully more cargo capacity than the Sprinter 3500 cutaway. The 7.3L Godzilla V8...

Most RVs sold today arrive at the dealership with one of two configurations: a "solar prep" that consists of a cable entry plate on the roof and some wires that terminate somewhere inside the rig, or a single 100-200 watt panel already mounted with a basic charge controller. Both configurations...