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Let’s have a Bento Box Thanksgiving this year

By Mike Sokol Recipe for a Bento Box Thanksgiving Later this week many of us will be celebrating a Thanksgiving dinner unlike any previous ones we...

RVelectricity – Cheap trick for finding a short circuit

By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, I have read through your RV Travel topics, bought and read your book on Electricity, read your Facebook page and done...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Charging batteries with a tender

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity – It may be time for SmartPlug upgrades

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, As most of us are winding down the camping season and mothballing our RVs for the winter, now is a great...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Water heater woes…

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity: Power adapter overview – What works or doesn’t work?

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I just received this picture from Chuck Woodbury, who wondered if I had covered that sort of RV hookup already. The...

Why is Veterans Day always observed on November 11?

By Mike Sokol Last year I saw a post online about the reason that Veterans Day is always observed in November, specifically the 11th hour...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Appliance power usage update

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 36

Issue 36 • November 1, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RVelectricity – Road Signs: Here we are now, entertain us….

By Mike Sokol Last week I was picking up some vintage test gear for my continued studies on electrical systems, and almost as an afterthought...

RVelectricity – Winter battery maintenance

By Mike Sokol There's a lot more to winterizing your RV than simply draining out the water and putting pink stuff in your pipes. In...

RVelectricity Study – Can insulating pads under your jacks prevent lightning damage? Part 2

By Mike Sokol Can RV SnapPads under your leveling jacks help reduce damage to your RV's electrical system from a nearby lightning ground strike? Here's is...