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At the time I bought mine another 2013 14dbs turned up for sale in Conroe, TX at right around 14k. Older couple owns it. In great shape except a tree limb took out the TV antenna, but you can find those for cheaper these days.

I'm running this on a 400W inverter from the charging station behind the wall. I have a 3-way 12V splitter to run the oscillating fan and evaporative cooler. So altogether, you're only looking at 125W consumption. Not bad (see attachment)...

Agreed, I have an assortment of inverters. 100W, 2 - 400W, and a 1500W. The 100W will power pretty much a laptop, mobile, printer, TV, and console. Not all combinations work at the same time though; hence, the need for 400W. These style inverters plugin to the 12V on your car, charging station, or TV/ antenna port on most newer models. The 1500W connects directly to the battery. Most inverters that push higher than 1000W connect directly to batteries.

Your options are generators and large battery banks similar to what Tesla sells. I'm currently eyeing a Champion Dual Fuel remote start to run bigger ticket items when necessary and solar to charge the batteries for the lesser electronics.

We have that in common. As a kid we'd go bass fishing in Arkansas with our truck camper hauling the fishing boat!

I've always wanted to find a way to relive some of the past, and I figured Camplite would be my best bet. I'll post progress updates on the forum. Presently, I've only made minor touch ups. Improved weather stripping around the door and skylight from inside the bathroom. Had to re-velcro the seat cushions. Also, the new battery and oscillating fans are paying dividends.

In regard to solar power I have an old setup. All the wiring I had to do myself because none of it is proprietary cabling. I'd prefer it that way. Zamp appears to have proprietary connections on their cables. I'm not sure, if it's similar to other brands, but the concept is the same. The panels are wired to a separate controller that in turn charges your battery bank. The batteries are preferably wired parallel out to the controller. Off the batteries you'll want to use an inverter. I don't believe your trailer has one. You're probably thinking converter. An inverter is separate, and is used to run AC appliances. For a microwave you'd need a 2000-3000W inverter for example. The inverter is independent of your trailer. Consequently, if you want to run appliances that require AC, you'd plug directly into the inverter. To my knowledge the only thing your pre-wired zamp solar connection does is help charge your 12v battery. Again, you have no inverter to run AC appliances off-grid. Speaking of AC's, if you want to stay cooler, try purchasing an evaporate cooler. I have one that runs on just 108W which is perfect for a 150W solar kit. You can find electric heaters that run on as little as 170W too.

If you want to know what all I've had success running on solar, just give me a shout!

I had my eye on a TBS, but this one sort of fell into my lap. You're right with striking a balance too! Somewhat of a relief, if you need protection against storm damage, it's a small enough footprint to fit under a dual pump gas station.

Have you found some cool mods for yours? I have a couple of marine battery cases and 150 solar kit, so I may try to mount extra batteries in the storage. I kept the old interstate battery for that purpose.

I haven't been able to test this out in rain, but I did check the roof and gave it the water hose test before I threw down the cash. The tires are decent, but I have a feeling with what appears to be bubbling on the actual tread in one or two spots, that I may need to replace them.

That and they didn't grease up the hitch, so it's a bit noisy right now.

How about static cling tint or tint applications for these windows? Just wondering...

Here's an end to the day on the road and my 14 1/2 yo rescued family member

Thanks! First few purchases... Blk touch up paint, Duracell AGM 34M, 12v clip on oscillating fans, and a couple of screws that were used to level the ceiling vortex fan mounts, so they stopped rubbing. Worked perfectly! Any other suggestions are plenty welcome

The search took several years, but you know what they say about those who wait

About to leave the dealership here (see attachment):