Start Date: 04 June, 2007
Report Date: 15 April, 2008
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Route Data
Start Date: 04 June,
2007 Report Date: 15 April,
2008
Route:
Distance to date: ~19,000 miles / 30,578 kilometers
Days to date: 316
Nights in camper: ~276
Roads: mix of freeway, two lane paved, unpaved, gravel, dirt, rock, two-track,
non-maintained, flat and mountains, grades up to 16%.
Temps: 29.4F / -1.44 C to >110 F / 43.3 C
Elevation: sea level to >11k feet /
3,353 meters
Performance and Efficiency:
Deepest water crossing: ~ 46 inches / 116.84cm -
1.168m high
Chassis Miles per gallon: ~10.5 / Kilometers per
liter: ~4.46 / Liters per 100 Kilometer: ~22.4
LP / Propane duration: 4-8 weeks depending on utilization
Black tank capacity: 12 days, 100% utilization
Fresh water capacity: 2-4 weeks depending on utilization (Estimated, this
has not been tested with any rigor or accuracy. We have ~75 gallons fresh
water tank capacity and have never come close to using it all, but have not
been away from sources of fresh water longer than 7-10 days.)
Genset hours: ~140
Reliability / Repair / Maintenance:
Custom fabrication and components failures /
defects:
raw water tank corner seam weld split three times (flawed design and
construction), modified and repaired
repaired/rebuilt cab to camper lanyards several times
raw water tank hanger bracket failure (flawed implementation), modified and repaired
exhaust pipe hanger failure, both hangers, bush repaired
added two anchor screws to upper end of TV/DVD mount
corrected wiring for raw water pump cycle relays
Custom lighting, electronics and electrical systems failures / defects:
installed two relays for auto genset start controller (custom
interface design flaw)
genset overheated when ambient temp > ~90˚
F / 32.2˚ C, three additional cooling fans added to genset compartment to solve problems
house bank batteries miswired, rewired and corrected problem