There are two ways to approach dry camping: either you figure out a way to increase the amount of power you want by using the genset or solar panels or you figure out a way to decrease the amount of power you need.
I started to reduce the amount of power way back in Thunder Bay when I bought a French press for making coffee. The new laptop is another way of reducing power since I can watch a movie on it instead of firing up the iMac. Last night, I read for about an hour and was acutely aware of just how much juice a 12V light uses. So, I decided it was time for me to find an LED puck light, about which I’d heard rave reviews from other RVers.
I was heading for the cash at Canadian Tire this morning when I just happened onto their LED puck light display! The one I bought is white and has sticky tape on the back for fixing to a surface. It has three little lights. Tapping the unit shuts one light off at a time, like a dimmer. I’m very impressed; it’s bright and a much easier light to read by. I think I will do like some RVers and slowly replace my 12V lighting with these LED lights. The one I bought was 10$, which isn’t that much more than a 12V lightbulb.
We are all waiting to hear if the generator started now that you have a load of gas…..
WOW, a Caterpillar ad at the top of your blog today. You’re running with the Big Dogs now. I know you can’t see those or have any control. It just struck me as funny today, a big Cat ad on a blog from a gas powered Class C 🙂 Have a great day and a fun trip to the Island.
Croft, it DOES start! It just doesn’t stay started. 🙂 Every time I run it, I get twice as much run time as the previous. I’m just waiting to get to Watson Lake so I can take the carb apart and clean it, as well as change the oil filter.
Norman, I can see my ads, but I missed the one for the CAT. WOW! LOL!!! Thanks for the good wishes!
There might be a fuel filter as well. One tank of dirty fuel could have plugged it. Not my area of expertise!
Croft, replacing the fuel filter is on my list of things to do. You know more than you think! 🙂
I love those LED lights. When I go camping, I usually take my forehead LED flashlight. Super for when you need to use both hands and great for reading also. If you get one, it’s definitely worth getting one with a red filter. Bright white light against white pages can be too stark.
Julie, the one I picked up at CDN Tire is sort of blueish. It’s very nice to read by, much better than the yellowish 12V lighting!
Rediscovered this archive when I started investing in pucks. (I am linking to it as a reference point) We have been picking up a new style that are white, run on 3 AAA batteries, are LED, swivel and pivot, so it works great for covering a greater beam coverage. One other feature I like is that they are velcro, so easier to change the battery.
Down in AZ I am picking them up for $14.99 USD for 3.
The one I bought isn’t as great as yours, but I will be upgrading now that I know how much I like the LEDs, and even when I’m plugged into shore power. But they sure are more expensive here! The plain one I got was 9.99$ at CDN Tire for ONE!
If I was going to stick to the model I currently have, I was going to switch the sticky strip for Velcro. 🙂