Home Monitoring and Control on a Budget

When I’m on the road for months at a time, I often wonder about my house and how it’s faring. Years ago, I reviewed a Wi-Fi temperature monitoring system, but sadly, it’s no longer available. Recently, I began looking for a replacement and started playing with Wi-Fi smart switches and...

LED Road Flares

Flat tire? Out of fuel? Accident? No one likes to think about being stuck on the side of the road in the RV, but it happens. When it happens to you, anything you can do to improve your visibility to other drivers will enhance your safety. That’s why I carry...

EZ-UP Light

It’s a nice, warm night, perfect for dining out at your campsite. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a light on your picnic table or maybe even on your barbecue grill? Forget flashlights and lanterns; you need an EZ-UP Light. This handy, remote-controlled LED light clamps to any...

The Flashlight Reinvented

LED lighting technology is advancing so fast, it’s hard to keep up. I have LED lights everywhere in my RV and have converted my Maglites to Cree LEDs. I had been looking for a good LED work light and came across this pocket-sized marvel. The NEBO Larry-C flashlight is, well,...

Let There Be Light (Part 2)

It has been a while since we talked about LED lights (“RV Gadget Box,” September/October 2010), so I wanted to share a recent discovery with you. This is about the brightest, smallest lantern I have ever seen: the Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme LED Lantern. Measuring just over seven inches high and...

Let Your Light Shine

RVers must be natural problem solvers, because so many have contacted me to share their fa-vorite gadgets. Thanks to Guy Gipson #84383, who sent me the following information. Guy also compiles the “Day’s End” column. “No RVer should be without one or more LED headlamps. When I’m boon-docking and want...