Is Battle Born Worth It? & More RV Life Problems

[@wildrvlife]

Let us know what type of batteries you have in your rig! (And how you’re liking them?) ⬇️

[@JB-mn2wb]

Im full hook up and my battery is just standard dep cell. But, I have been looking at LifePo04 batteries and solar. Im doing research on gas and solar. I will probably do both....

[@seekingadventures]

You should hit up Enduro Batteries, they are in Castle Rock.

[@matsulli2086]

We have battle born, no issues. Fabulous customer service and guidance. You won't find that with other companies. What bracket are you using to hold your batteries in place?

[@jasonnewman1425]

I'll second @seekingadventures recommendation - I have had a 300ah Enduro Power battery and love it - their engineering help was great helping me with my custom setup, and its been a rock. I know you aren't looking to replace them, but if you are still around Denver, you are actually really close to their HQ - you should go visit them!

[@swompy5146]

We have 4 Battle Borne, and they work great. I called them many times for help on how to set them up. They took the time and explained how to set them up. They gave me codes to tweak them for best performance. I was impressed with all the time they took with me. They were fantastic

[@jorbis87]

I appreciate you guys documenting your struggles in the RV life and how you over come them!

[@wildrvlife]

And thank you for coming along for the adventure!

[@philipfareio4445]

A true adventure

[@PedroPerex]

Been there kids done that. You still have each other.

[@davidalexander4043]

I like watching you two shit always hit the fan you never get a break

[@wildrvlife]

Haha at least it’s entertaining right? 🤣

[@JB-mn2wb]

Hang in there guys! You're living the dream remember! RV life is just like this but the breaks in-between builds awesome memories that last a lifetime. This is your adventurous life. Keep Christ in the center and press on!😀👍

[@wildrvlife]

100%!! It’s always an adventure, and even with all the ups and downs we wouldn’t trade it! Life is always going to throw you curveballs and we might as well take them with ever changing views out of our windows 😊

[@merleoverholser7574]

Amen.

[@alandugan9310]

We use Tractor Supply for our propane refills. They have an app so when you get to the store you pull up the app search for the store you’re at, press a couple of buttons and they come out to you. You can pay at the pump even. We use Enduro lithium batteries, two 12volt 300amp hour batteries. Bought them on a Black Friday sale I think for $1100.00 each. I enjoy your channel!

[@barbaragilleylen7768]

We love your videos. Your problem solving skills are great. Keep up the great work. We are planning to go full time in 6 months.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! That is a great compliment 😄 And yayyy!! That’s so exciting, best of luck with the upcoming transition to rv life!

[@philipfareio4445]

Great mechanic Craig

[@bobatwood1384]

You guys are GREAT love your positive attitude! No whining from you 2 😂 You should design t- shirts along those lines 💙

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@philipfareio4445]

Hi bob

[@saltytrips]

We wound up going with a 24v 200 Ah Li Time battery and it been great. Almost 5,000kwh in one battery. We went 24v because we heard so many people like you guys say after installing the 12v system they wish they went 24v. We have pretty much the same Victron set up, no solar yet but it’s a work in progress.

[@wildrvlife]

Ahhh nice work going 24v at the start!! We do wish we had too. We bought our inverter too soon before doing enough research and then we were invested 😆

[@saltytrips]

@@wildrvlife we plan on getting rid of our 12v AGM and installing two Victron Orion 24/12-70 converters in parallel for 140amps. Our jacks are out biggest draw and they are 35amps each and our Frig is 110v. So we should be able to get rid of our 12v battery’s all together and just run converters.

[@melissawhaley9634]

We have had issues with our main AC in our Brinkley. It was so weird. Got power from both ends of electric wire, but no AC. Brinkley hooked us up with a mobile tech and covered the cost. Because it was a Friday late afternoon, the tech ran a direct wire from our AC to the electric pedestal outside the Rv. He then came back the following Monday and had to run a power cord thru the vent ducts to the breaker box. Now our AC is freezing over as well. Has only did it once. U guys rock. We have to replace the brakes and hubs on our truck due to the brakes not working on the Rv. This was before the recall. Still waiting on parts to get that done. Good luck, and safe travels. We have Lion energy safari UT 1300 for batteries. So far no problems. We have 2 at 105amps.

[@wildrvlife]

Sounds like you got a hold of a good RV tech though! That’s awesome they were able to get the temporary fix going for you. I’m thinking we will end up having to get the living room unit replaced at least with it freezing over but will just need to be somewhere long enough to get the part in. We would have been this time if the mobile tech we were working with had ordered it right away but that didn’t end up happening so hopefully soon!

[@tomogletree1]

Your leak is probably from your sun roof drain. There is a little tube that drains into the fender that get clogged up a lot

[@kylek1223]

My initial thoughts as well. We have a 2022 Ford F350 and had a similar water on the floor board experience. The driver side sunroof drain tube was plugged.

[@wildrvlife]

Ahh will have to check into that! Thanks!

[@private1750]

Some compressed air will clear then out.

[@frazierespearman]

This exact thing happened to me in the same spot. Definitely check your drain

[@Froghill44]

Or possibly AC evap drain tube.

[@kimentringer6092]

My wife and I really enjoy your videos we look forward to them every week,,keep up the great work.😊

[@wildrvlife]

What a compliment, thank you so much! And thank you for watching!!

[@jentennal4280]

Sundays are bad on I70 because everyone is coming back down the mountains from their weekend plans. Friday nights going in and Sundays coming back down are the worst times. Sorry you guys are having so much trouble but thank you for sharing all of your adventures. Looks like you are in Loveland? Love that town :)

[@nickanderson8008]

Victoria My wife puts a small pillow in our microwave every time we move, Craig if they check your truck with a trailer tester and it is ok then you need to check the trailer wiring at the wheels been there with my Ram .The bed room air is the same thing with ours and ours is a year 16 we just run it on high at nights when we go to bed. good luck with the problems we been camping off and on for 45 years and i can right a book on problems so crap happens. So just enjoy while you can safe travels OH and Colorado is the best place love up there

[@wildrvlife]

That’s a good idea for the microwave too! The brake issues ended up being all related to the brake recall (just wait until you see the brakes in the next video!)

[@lifeswhimsytutelage]

Thanks for the battery tips. Safe travels.

[@beckiegodby]

My husband had a short in a trailer's wiring he was pulling with his Ram 3500. It kept blowing fuses and giving him error messages in the truck but it was the trailer's wiring issue. It could very well be an issue with your RV hitch wiring. Love watching you guys!! Hang in there!!

[@davidcline9547]

You two make me laugh! We had both our ac go out in Florida on a brand new c class so frustrating! Great video.

[@barbarahines4775]

Love Craig’s explanation, he’s hilarious 😀😀

[@Robert-uq5ew]

Great editing job 👏 👌 You guys are too funny considering the Neverending problems you have. Good luck!

[@wildrvlife]

Hey, at least it keeps like interesting, right? 🤣 and thank you!!

[@68Mustang390]

If you haven’t, I would recommend you strap the batteries down. They won’t like bouncing around . As far as your air conditioning, check to make sure they are draining the water that is in the box. If they don’t drain, they will ice up. I still think the wires between the batteries are to small. You need 4 Ott gauge. If your wires are getting hot , they could melt the battery post . Not good .

[@wildrvlife]

The a/c seem to be draining. Also, with the invertor and charge controllers, we have you can set the max amps that are pulled or pushed to the batteries.

[@jandblawncare8570]

We run 4 Battle Born 100ah with built in heaters and so far so good. Glad you got through to them though, I called a couple times with questions and no response for the past 2 weeks. We just got back from a weekend like your video! Pulled into a camp ground and about ripped our spare tire off our bumper, top power vent fan stopped working (in a brand new camper), Tornado watches and warnings and torrential rain for 3-4 hours straight and rear window started leaking...the fun never ends. This may something you've done but I cleaned out our A/C's coils and evaporators with the spray foam cleaner. We were camping several weeks ago and it was in the 80"s and kind of humid and our A/C's ran all weekend, literally and one started icing over I think (I heard what I think were little chunks if ice falling). When I took the roof covers off the coils weren't even close to being bad and straightened a handful of fins that probably got bent over during install and this weekend we were using both A/C's in high 80's direct sun and very high humidity, at one point it was 100% humidity and it was actually cold in our rv and actually turned it up a few degrees (when it's this hot out we usually keep it at 72-73 and had to turn it up to 75). We always have our fans on high while the A/C's are going, I think it helps keep the rig at a more consistent temp and the a/c's seem to run less. I know your rig is new but I bet we have less than 2k miles on ours and again our a/c coils weren't even all that dirty but after cleaning them I could see just how dirty they were and maybe a happy coincidence but this trip out it was hotter, more humid and our a/c's worked great. Great channel, just subbed. At some point everything will be either fixed or replaced right lol.

[@keithward2565]

I went with three 100 AH SOK batteries. The had good reviews, half the price and 10 year warranty. Bought them from Current Connected. Hope you get your other issues resolved.

[@wildrvlife]

Hearing lots of people going with SOK now…seems like a good balance of quality and price from what we’re hearing!

[@jefferyshall]

I have 2 - 206Ah SOK batteries. Each was less $ than one 100Ah Battle Borne and they’re almost the same size.

[@buzzowen5882]

You guys are hilarious. Don’t mean to laugh at your troubles. It’s like a Vacation movie.

[@marciatesch3951]

I keep watching your subscriber numbers climb. Keep it up! Enjoying all your videos. Can’t believe the problems with your Brinkley. Dang.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! I’ve always heard about the “shake down” period in a new rig and I guess this is a prime example of that. Luckily it’s all covered under warranty and they’ve been real responsive. The biggest issue is just coordinating with techs for repairs and our schedule

[@Rolo-ol3mx]

A mini split a/c would solve your problems. It's what many people use with solar down here around Yuma because they are so efficient that they can run then in the night. And there are some that you can install yourself.

[@svroundabout]

I've had the crimped sun roof drain as well. Usually a pretty simple fix. Also, instead of drop in batteries, check out server rack batteries. a 5kwh 12v server rack battery (about 4 drop in 100 amp hour batteries) that are UL listed are around $1500 to $2000. Look for ones that have built in breakers and fire suppression. Way less wiring and better built. SOK batteries are good, We are using an EG4 for our house backup and it has been great for 6 months. It gets cycled every day for peak shaving. All the best.

[@wildrvlife]

Lots a comments about the sun roof drain tube…don’t know why we didn’t think of that! Lol. We are definitely going to have to check! Thank you!!

[@StaceyKleen-cj8dn]

Your windshield is a possibility but have seen many sunroof drains plugged due to leaves etc. there are 4 drains normally 2 that run down windshield pillar and if clogged or disconnected will cause that issue of water in the cab.

[@wildrvlife]

Good point!! We will have to try to check on that, thank you!

[@PurpleMrMojo]

Mountain to Denver traffic is always on Sundays Just Sundays unless there’s a accident Denver to mountains Friday traffic It’s been that way forever You went to Leadville!!! My town! Propane dealers suck here but we have a rv dump station!

[@Jim-xz1ew]

I had installed a mini split air conditions in our class A 40 ft five years ago. I installed the condenser unit into one of my storage bays. Has worked perfectly since. Heat and AC . Uses much less power and produces a lot more cold air than the overhead AC did that came with the coach. Cost was at $3800.00 . I installed the Mini split myself. It wasn't hard to do. I used Mr. Cool systems so I wouldn't have to charge the system. Comes ready with freon installed. This AC will freeze you out in the Texas hot days from hell. What a difference. The Battle born batteries are well named. Since we bought them we have battled to keep them working. I have had to send back three out of five batteries. When the warrantee goes out Im out of battle born. I wasn't thinking and should have done my homework. Live and learn.

[@Captain-Awesome]

You probably need to get the water that blew your fuse originally out of that fuse box. I would use some kind of compressed air.

[@chrischapman276]

It sounds like you've got a wiring problem in the thermostat. When I changed out ours, the colors didn't match on the new one and had to do my best assumption which were suppose to do what and didn't quite get it right causing the exact same action of yours. The trailer wiring problem could be dirt/needing cleaning of the contacts on the plug and the recepticle on the truck. Get yourself some "CONTACT CLEANER" from home depot or any kind of store like that and clean them up real well. Just spray inside the plug and the cord end. Wipe it down. It worked for me. Good luck guys. Would love to catch up on the road one day......

[@jerryskaggs6434]

You are using far fewer barroom words than I did in the 20 years of full timing! However it is a house on wheels and it almost is a constant troubleshooting game or preventative maintenance. . We started taking 2 to 3 months to assess our rigs and evaluate our next trip. One thing we did that helped us take breaks was to volunteer at either state or national parks every once in awhile. Now that isn’t to say that made things any easier, because you have to research the spots for space and issues with the park. There are lots of you tubers that have good information about volunteering. I really enjoy your good attitude and humor though it all. It brings back memories. Thanks

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much for watching! Yes, there is certainly always some kind of project to do. But honestly, that is probably for the best or else we go making projects for ourselves 🤣 when we lived in a house we were always doing some kind of DIY project whether it was rebuilding our deck or building a retaining wall for our patio lol. It keeps life interesting!

[@jeannealex2560]

Hey guys... 2 comments... You need hand held radios.... With all the problems there's only one that stood out in my mind that was really bad... Craig I am so sorry about a cold shower... That is just wrong in so many ways...lol😂... You guys are great... Take it back to the dealership ... Park it sideways in the driveway....😂... Thanks for the video... Stay safe....J&A

[@wildrvlife]

I'm getting ready to pull it back to them, lol. The funny part is we have radios and never remember to grab them on travel days. Thank you for watching, and I'm glad to hear you guys have been enjoying the videos.

[@Ryan-hw3xp]

Thank you for the Will Prouse plug! Talk about a great KZbin channel!

[@wildrvlife]

I think he does the best job breaking down all the solar components.

[@ourrvsunsets]

Hahahahaha!!! OMG!!! The “intermittently” edit killed me!!!! 😅😅😅 Nice work kids! Craig, would love to pick your brain on how you mounted the Battle Born batteries in your front compartment. We have two 100ah that our dealer shoehorned into the battery box. I need to fix that before it screws up one of those batteries.

[@garyjones5093]

Does your truck have a sunroof? If so, the drain tube from the sunroof goes down the A-pillar, and that hose has probably popped out of the drain hole that comes out by the fender, and is draining into your driver’s floor board. Take the pillar trim off by the windshield and the lower trim off by the left lower side by the e brake. You can probably see the tube going down through there. It is probably out of position and draining inside the truck instead of outside. Try that. It happens a lot. I repair car and see it a lot. Hopefully that works. Good luck! Great channel

[@wildrvlife]

Great advice!! I'll look into it. Thank you!

[@sokbattery]

wow, SOK is right here waiting for you. lol

[@kaivonmortazavi8656]

Always carry a small hand saw in your tool kit to trim that one out of place tree branch.

[@2manytoyz123]

I’ve owned RVs since the 80s. The only time I’ve seen one freeze up like that was when the freeze sensor had fallen out of the evaporator core. Yours sensor in place, so likely a bad sensor. As for your other A/C, cheap or not, it should never freeze more than the bottom few inches, no matter the settings. This holds true for ducted and non ducted units. Look closely at the 7 pin plug from your trailer. Those pins are a terrible design, and it the contacts get slightly bent, or misaligned, they won’t make good contact. You mentioned the problem was intermittent at one point, which makes it a likely source of the issue. Can usually visually inspect the pins, and tweak them with a small screwdriver.

[@wildrvlife]

I agree on the A/Cs! We didn’t think they should be freezing up like that really either, especially the one with the freeze sensor. Our last A/Cs never froze up like that. And, (this is a bit of a spoiler lol) but the connection problem did end up being all related to the recall! Got us all worked up about the truck for nothing 😂

[@saradianne143]

Ron and I use the walkies to back up and move the trailer around, that way we don’t have to use the phones. Too often the service is too low for calls too.

[@KrissieandKP3836]

We have a Brinkley and laugh every time we hear your loud door! 😂😂😂

[@wildrvlife]

At first I thought it just needed a break-in period but it’s still just as loud! LOL I don’t understand why it’s so much louder 😂

[@KennethLongcrier]

When my Dakota had trailer break issues, it was a relay...

[@cpwatching5647]

Appreciate your honest battery thoughts. Once you explore and identify the brake issue it would be interesting to know what is was., Sorry to bring it up.... Good luck and I hope it is something simple and cheap to address. Take care.

[@wildrvlife]

We will definitely keep you posted! It seems like it might all be tied to the brake recall issue but we will know for sure once we can get that fixed 😅

[@bobstellmaker3816]

I have Lifeblue batteries( 2 totalling 300 AH) since 2018 with no problems. I really love them.

[@wildrvlife]

Ooh good to know! Thank you!

[@michellem2152]

Another great video! Love your positive attitude!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@tonyrodgers6730]

Hey guys. I’m a certified RV tech and I have replaced 3 AC’s this summer that were less than a year old. Warranty replacement. Don’t give up. Not Brinkley’s problem. Now the brakes…?

[@wildrvlife]

Yeah our last A/Cs were Dometic and these are Furrion and after doing a poll, it seems like Furrion are the most common sources of issues. Luckily it will be covered under warranty! Brinkley said we just have to submit a warranty checklist so they can send it to Furrion. So crazy so many of them are going out so soon!

[@boundersjourney]

206ah Sok batteries.. $1029 and they are in metal cases... I love mine.. I have 3 of them for 618ah and they're not much bigger than your battleborne. Good luck guys

[@wildrvlife]

Niceee!! Heard good things about them!

[@mikeahs06]

Craig should be a truck driver. swing it wide and be aware of your surroundings. He does a pretty good job besides one episode he was blind siding into a spot haha

[@OraCaldwell-hn2nf]

New batteries called dragonfly they are green cost around 1800 each same company from battleborn I ran 1 battery from indiana to Washington with half power at night running my refrigerator and lights heater etc

[@MicheleHeinyScott]

Search the tubes about rv ac freezing up. It's the way they install the units.

[@wildrvlife]

it definitely seems to be a common problem

[@Freightmeister]

Craig, you are FUNNY: they say they don’t put ice makers in Brinklies.

[@wildrvlife]

Haha! I'm not too happy with the furrion ac units at this point.

[@johnrogers1876]

I always thought I wanted to live the RV lifestyle. Thank you for all your videos, I'm going to vacation at the airbnb's. I definitely don't have the patience to do what you do. I look forward to you videos each week :)

[@wildrvlife]

😄 well I hate to have discouraged you but sometimes you just have to know what’s for you…and what’s not. 😆 thank you so much for the support!

[@OneStrangeJourney]

Great Vid, Love how you all seem like a open book and are real unlike so many other on here. Tell you what though seems like so many have issues with new rv's no matter the brand and have to work out the kinks.. Don't think ill be buying a new one anytime soon.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! We are enjoying our new one compared to our old one but they sure all have their issues. Still hoping it levels out after these initial issues are worked out but you know we will definitely keep you all posted! 😅

[@sippingwithsmalls7952]

When Air Conditioning freezes and you see ice. Most times it is a dirty filter or fan is not working. If both of those are ok it is probably low on Freon. Unless an air conditioner has a leak it should NEVER need Freon.

[@wildrvlife]

Filters are clean and fan is working and so we’re wondering if maybe they just didn’t get charged with enough Freon from the start! 🤔

[@wildrvlife]

I'm starting to wonder if they did not fill it with enough freon from the factory.

[@sippingwithsmalls7952]

I would guess the units have a leak. Unless the factory didn’t put in the correct amount of Freon.

[@sippingwithsmalls7952]

Just know that an air conditioning unit does not use Freon like a car engine may use oil. If it is low and was charged properly from the factory. There is a leak. Don’t let someone try to charge it without showing you the leak first. Units should probably jus be replaced.

[@NomadicHomebody]

I’m on a 48 volt system w/ Victron components and EG4, LifePower 4 batteries. 10 yr. Warranty as well. So far so good….

[@wildrvlife]

Nice! I've heard great things about EG4

[@NomadicHomebody]

@@wildrvlife they’ve been great. I know your system is new but have you considered switching to 24 or 48 volt system vs. 12

[@wildrvlife]

I have thought about it, but it's pretty much as good as we will ever need. Which makes it hard to justify the cost of switching over to a 24v system. I mostly just want more amp hrs at this point. But who knows, may make the switch one day.

[@Nancy-pl4lh]

DH says, unplug your battery and your truck computer system should reboot. He also said make sure you do your tug test for the trailer brakes regardless of what your dash is telling you.

[@T0DDS]

If you have an RV lock on your Brinkley, when you want to lock it, you should just have to hold the lock key down for about 2 seconds and it will lock. I mention that, because it appeared when Victoria was leaving, she punched in a code. Just hold lock. 🙂

[@wildrvlife]

It's a different brand, and that thing hardly works half the time. I (craig) usually just use the key to lock and unlock it.

[@T0DDS]

@@wildrvlife This Brinkley is kinda showing it’s ugliness a bit. Love your videos!

[@Xbolt1969]

Thanks you two .. love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@janapecherek4158]

I guess a washer dryer combo is next.

[@sidneyabernathy854]

Do you miss the laundry service in Mexico? Where you dropped off your laundry and picked it up later.

[@jonranderson7682]

I put SOK $$ Lithium Batteries (10 year warranty ) in my GD 5th a year and a half ago check into these. They have a very good BMS.. they will follow me if and when I change RVs... Jon A

[@wildrvlife]

They are definitely one of my top choice for replacement.

[@tyleryoung2119]

The leak in your truck could be coming from the drain tube’s from your sun roof being plugged . My dad just had the same issue with his ram.

[@wildrvlife]

Lots a comments about the sun roof drain tube…don’t know why we didn’t think of that! Lol. We are definitely going to have to check! Thank you!!

[@VideoByPatrick]

Is your truck flood damaged ? Water leaks can eat the trucks body computer which is located near driver floor kick panel.

[@blackhillspeeps6798]

Come to Wyoming next!!

[@godevarcooper9366]

3:00 you got this 🎉🎉❤

[@jandblawncare8570]

Was going to add, if the fuse blows instantly you have a dead short (bare wire touching metal) or corrosion. I'd check the back of the plugs for corrosion I doubt the water had anything to do with it seeing how your fuses are under the hood and not under the dash. HAs far as the water, I agree about the windshield if it's been replaced, or at least a good starting point. Ford's had a bad water issue and from what I read it was coming in from the rear cab vents behind the rear seats and soaking the entire floor, I guess a gasket didnt get installed correctly.

[@lauravandien2363]

Oh my-should not be happening to a new RV! You are taking your problems so well-hang in there, be safe🤞

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you!!

[@markthompson7288]

I plan on going with a big 410 Ah batteries when I add lithium. Around 1500 to 1700 dollars each.

[@wildrvlife]

That’s a good amount of amp hours!

[@Thelakedr]

Your leak could be from the sunroof. There's tubes that run down the A pillars. I don't know about Dodge but I know some models like Volkswagen the tubes will shrink and come off and then the water runs down the a pillar and triples down by your left foot.

[@wildrvlife]

ahh yes, we didn't think about the sunroof at the time!

[@timf6916]

You go GIRL, Love your eyes. And no matter what battery you buy, make sure the they have a phone number and they can speak English and have a US address. And I do have Battle Born and I am supper satisfied, yes they are expensive, Customer service can be expensive.

[@wildrvlife]

Yes, I agree with going with a battery where you can reach customer service in the US! It’s definitely worth it

[@aaronhendrickson]

I do know someone that gave mixed brands of batteries. They have a separate charge controller for each brand. You could get your hands on a couple 320 amp batteries. These are larger.

[@wildrvlife]

Oh interesting!! We would like to get bigger batteries to be able to get more amp hours with less space and weight!

[@maryphillips1162]

I hope your rv was not built on a Monday or a Friday. But the problems you guys are having, it sure sounds like it. I hope everything gets better. Stay safe. GOD BLESS Mary❤

[@wildrvlife]

I'm starting to think they forced someone to come in on a Saturday to build this one, lol.

[@maryphillips1162]

@wildrvlife That is probably what did happen. 😆 🤣

[@ryanp5137]

Thank you for the great videos! I’ll be 50 on Tuesday and me and the wife just purchased our first travel trailer yesterday ( bumper pull), and we are planning our first trip this coming weekend and we plan to boondock. I’m definitely going to have to work on my PATIENCE!! Lol!!!

[@wildrvlife]

Ahh congrats!! I hope y’all have the BEST weekend! What state will y’all be boondocking in? And yes….patience is a MUST when it comes to RVing 😂🤣

[@ryanp5137]

@@wildrvlife Utah!! Up by a place called Strawberry Reservoir. Little nervous towing a 30’ trailer with a half ton but we’ll see how it goes. Have a great Evening!

[@WildBlueWanderers]

That type of trailer connector tester you showed in the video won’t work for my newer Ford pickups because it doesn’t have enough resistance to let the pickup know it is plugged in.

[@wildrvlife]

Oh interesting! I picked a picture of a random one for examples sake but the RV tech probably had a newer one I think. But more on what the problem officially was next week! 😄

[@Loganstool]

Never dealt with battle born but imo the great customer service would be worth it.

[@wildrvlife]

I will admit that the customer service has been great.

[@bobbyhuffmaster9995]

Trailer brake problem. Replace the emergency quick disconnect switch that locks up the brakes if your trailer comes unhooked. That was the problem with ours.

[@wildrvlife]

Ohhh interesting! It did end up being all related to the brake recall (stay tuned for the next video) but very interesting that the emergency disconnect caused that!

[@matthewshull8376]

Water in the truck issue....my wife had a windshield replaced and in doing so the tubing that runs from the sunroof down through the a pillars had come disconnected and was pouring water into her floorboards, every time it rained. Not sure if this could be an issue for you, I don't remember if I saw a sunroof in your truck, but my 3500 Denali GMC has one so maybe it could be something to look into. Safe travels, and I hope you come to the end of your issues soon!

[@wildrvlife]

Lots a comments about the sun roof drain tube…don’t know why we didn’t think of that! Lol. We are definitely going to have to check! Thank you!!

[@NK-xk9kj]

I feel for you two and see how frustrating it can be. We have BB batteries and luckily have had no issues. They are expensive for sure,but the weight difference between them and regular batteries was our deciding factor. Although a hassle, that warranty at the end of the day finalizes it. I’m not surprised that the ACs are giving you trouble though. During Covid they couldn’t get them or parts so I’m sure they got manufactured and pushed through for the demand. I haven’t heard anything good on Furrions either. A lot of complaints. We had to replace our AC last year and the motor went out just a month after we got it. It is a Dometic. Our other one is a Coleman Mach. Next time I will buy another Coleman Mach for sure. Hopefully it all gets resolved quickly and you are able to get back on the road.

[@wildrvlife]

Yeah, if we switch batteries we will stick with lithium for sure for the lighter weight but would love to go up in battery size so that we could get more amp hours in less space and less weight too. But the warranty has definitely been great! I did a poll over on our Instagram page and it seemed overwhelmingly that Coleman was the best A/C brand in terms of people not experiencing problems with it! Furrion was the worse and then probably Dometic.

[@rogermilholland5445]

Another great vid... can feel the frustration on repairs and problems. Good Luck yall

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much! Honestly the most frustrating part has become trying to coordinate the schedules of RV techs with finding RV parks to stay at, etc.

[@waltfriedrich7631]

Also the 2 main causes of the AC icing up is restricted return air flow and low freon in the system. RV air conditioners can not be recharged they are replaced

[@wildrvlife]

Yes! We learned that when we had to put two new A/Cs on our first RV! 😆

[@jeffreyjohnston6843]

A/C freezing up lots of times is because of low freon.

[@wildrvlife]

We’re wondering if maybe they didn’t put enough Freon in it! 🤔

[@steves3688]

So a trailer brake works by sending varying voltage to brakes as needed. The way to test is find the brake pin from the truck 7 way /pin receptacle and the ground pin and use a volt meter to watch the voltage change as someone depresses the brake pedal or better yet use the manual trailer brake lever...if no voltage then wiring issue or controller issue. You can find 7 way plug wiring diagrams online to find the needed pins to make contact with your volt meter...blue wire for the brake line and black for the ground...simple check....

[@wildrvlife]

Great tips! Thank you!

[@jeffliscouski5959]

Good luck in your repairs. Our friends had Safelite repair their windshield and the tech screwed up their gasket and the water damage fried their computer system. It ended up totaling their car but took months of back and forth to get to it resolved. Hopefully that doesn’t happen to you. Good luck.

[@wildrvlife]

Oh my goodness! That’s terrible. Fingers crossed that’s not our issue but wow that’s a perfect example of a small thing becoming a very big thing 😳

[@christhomas9837]

You look like you're pretty good with a multi-meter. Use that to test your brakes or go buy the 7 pin tested you showed in your video. If you had a blown fuse that's why the tech said you truck issues and if there is a recall on the brakes maybe that's why you had the blown fuse. Also you might need the trailer hooked up if they're not running a separate ground in the 7 pin. Wiring sucks, I always start with the ground but you say the rest of your lighting is working.

[@kenvanderveer623]

I would think twice before buying a Brinkley now.

[@henryford2736]

I'm from Springs not far from where you bought the Brinkley. Tomahawk truck stop in Fountain I25 have propane and they are open 24... I just have 2 lead acid batteries... 🔋

[@wildrvlife]

Nice, that's a very nice area of Colorado.

[@swompy5146]

4 Battleborne here, but our pannels were toast after 5 years. Plenty of branches and rough roads took their toll I guess. I love the back country travel at 3 mph

[@wildrvlife]

Rough roads are usually how you get the best views though! 😁

[@swompy5146]

@@wildrvlife agreed

[@grayfox9911]

Sorry about your problems. Hopefully, you were able to resolve them easily...

[@wildrvlife]

We’re working on them! We’ll get them fixed soon I’m sure!

[@Rich-yq5lr]

I'm hearing about getting away from lead acid batts,to optimum,more expensive but dependable

[@erics.786]

You got this guys!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you!!

[@SmokeyBear2001]

Dang, hate to see all the problems with your Brinkley. What brand/model of air conditioner is installed? Your channel is great- thanks for sharing your adventures! Safe travels

[@wildrvlife]

They are both Furrion, but not totally sure of the model, I believe the living room one is a 15K BTU and the one in the bedroom is smaller and has the manual dials on ac unit

[@PurpleMrMojo]

Installed a dometic brisk 3 15k last year (no freeze ups). Now installing a dometic fresh jet 15 k in the main room My old penguins froze a lot from showers and cooking so I had to turn on front until it froze then back until it froze back to front …….

[@buzzygermony2745]

You might think about so walkie talkies when coming or going.

[@timaytes8180]

Typically what causes icing over is air flow over the condenser. or lack of

[@wildrvlife]

We are not sure what’s going on with ours exactly, especially since it has a freeze sensor in it!

[@GCRCFlyer]

Hate to see the troubles with the AC units, hope they get that sorted…..I know you are on the owners page, haven’t seen any recent issues mentioned. We have had ours for 2 weeks now, they have been running fine, full auto, even in the bedroom. Chris

[@wildrvlife]

Yeah I don’t know why we’re having issues with ours! I have heard other people who have Furrion A/Cs mention these issues so I don’t know if it’s just a bad batch of A/Cs or what

[@MatthewPiatkowski]

I think it's your Mexico. Why are going from the truck to the trailer. One time I forgot to unhook the pig tail on my trailer, I stretched it, didn't tear the outer cable but messed up end points. Easy to do mistake on long driving days

[@helendolan7716]

Love your vidios xx

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you!!

[@lydiamlpc]

Love watching you guys.❤

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!!

[@DanaBraatz]

NEVER drive I-70 into Denver on any Sunday afternoon. Two hour delay is typical, 3 or 4 hour delays are not unusual.

[@wildrvlife]

we definitely learned our lesson!

[@mrglip911]

Hey guys. Had the same problem with brakes. Ended up troubleshooting and I found it was a bad connection where the 7 pin tees off for the plug on the bumper and inside the bed. Simple fix. Ac’s freezing is usually low Freon. At least your not bored doing nothing. You get to fix all this stuff. Btw water in the cab most likely from the windshield leaking. Good luck.

[@wildrvlife]

It turned out all being related to the brake recall (just wait until you see the brakes in the next video!) but we are still confused about the water because we haven’t seen it again and now we’re just wondering if we are going a little crazy!! 🤣

[@mrglip911]

@@wildrvlife well your not going crazy. I would have Craig under the dash while you hose the windshield hard with water. It’s gotta be coming in from somewhere. Maybe thru the firewall, I would take a close look. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about the brakes. Safe travels.

[@Ryan-hw3xp]

Love watching your videos! Thanks for some great content!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you for watching!!