Drew Callahan · May 16, 2026
I opened the battery compartment on a Thor Sequence I’d picked up at auction and caught a whiff of something sharp—not quite burned plastic, not quite sulfur. The moment my eyes adjusted to the dim light and I saw the crusty white corrosion climbing up those lead-acid terminals, I knew exactly what had happened: the … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 15, 2026
Right now, my Airstream Rangeline is parked in front of me, and I’m staring at the cramped battery box nestled under the wet bay. It’s a tight fit—barely large enough for what Airstream managed to cram in there from the factory. When you pop that lid on any stock Rangeline, you’re met with a single … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 15, 2026
Hey there, I’m Drew Callahan. After traveling over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve seen my fair share of RV setups, and one thing stands out: if you skip the battery management system setup on your Jayco Terrain lithium install, you’re not just leaving charging capacity on the table. You could … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 29, 2026
I was three weeks into a late-September push through New Mexico when the Thor’s batteries gave up the ghost around 4 p.m.—not dramatically, but that slow, creeping fade where your fridge compressor runs, your lights dim, and you realize you’re about eight hours away from a dead house bank. I’d been through the same cycle … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 29, 2026
Call a Winnebago dealer about powering a Solis off-grid for a week, and they’ll tell you the stock 60Ah AGM battery setup is plenty—you just need to manage your usage. Ask that same question in any RV forum, and you’ll get a dozen voices saying flat-out that those batteries are undersized and you’ll be in … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 29, 2026
Staring at a battery monitor that won’t stop flashing warnings? Wondering if you can actually trust what it’s telling you anymore, or if you’re one dead night away from being stuck in the dark with a fridge that won’t run? That’s the call I get, and it usually means the same thing: the original battery … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 28, 2026
Airstream doesn’t include a footnote in the owner’s manual about what happens when you inherit a used Interstate 19X with a shot lead-acid battery bank and a solar setup that’s been slowly starving itself for two years. You won’t find it in the dealer literature either. What you get instead is a rig that holds … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 28, 2026
It was a Tuesday morning somewhere outside Moab, and I was standing next to the Revel’s battery box when I heard it—that high-pitched whine from the converter, the kind of sound that makes your stomach drop because you know it means something’s pulling too hard and working way too hot. I cracked open the compartment … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 27, 2026
Most RV owners think a diesel heater either works or doesn’t — that it’s binary, like flipping a light switch. They assume if heat isn’t flowing, the whole system is shot and needs a dealer visit. That assumption costs money and time. The truth is messier and more useful: your Thor Tranquility’s heating failure is … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 27, 2026
I had my Solis sitting in the service bay one afternoon, pulling the mattress platform to access the combustion chamber, when I realized how many owners never dig into this one—and how many times it bites them when the weather turns. The diesel heater on a Winnebago Solis is a genuine asset for shoulder-season travel, … Read more
