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There are lots of ways to light a campsite, but when we’re boondocking under the stars, harsh lighting can be more of a hindrance to the setting than anything. That might be why camping string lights are so popular. Moderate, muted lighting options are best in camping settings. They create a nice ambiance without overwhelming …

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Being frequent boondockers, (for the uninitiated, that’s camping off the grid without hook-ups, usually in beautiful, remote locations), we’re always looking for ways to conserve resources. Even though our RV came equipped with some fairly energy-efficient fluorescent lighting, 12V LED lights for RVs are the reigning champs of miserly power consumption. They use about a …

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Sometimes you need to see things in a new light. RV exterior LED floodlights can help you achieve that at an affordable cost. As technology has improved, there are more alternatives than ever for outdoor lighting. In this article, we’ll show you some of the best ways to brighten the space around your RV. Benefits …

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Conserving battery power in an RV can be a challenge, especially if you spend much time boondocking off the grid. Even with solar panels collecting energy from the sun, or running your generator to replenish batteries, it may be a struggle to guarantee that your electrical system has power when you need it. Saving power …

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RV boondocking, solar panels, and lithium batteries are huge topics. But what if your solar panels are blocked by trees or other obstructions? You can save power while boondocking by following some basic guidelines. Solar panels are fantastic for turning the power of the sun into electricity to power many items RVers use daily. But …

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Light Emitting Diodes, otherwise known as LED lights, have become the popular choice for use in recreational vehicles for numerous reasons. Your rig may still be equipped with its original incandescent/fluorescent light bulbs, but we assure you that after comparing the technologies, the first thing you’ll do is switch out all of your power-guzzling bulbs …

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If your RV is ready for new awning or slide topper fabric or LED lights, it’s time! RVgeeks viewers can now receive a special double discount from two of our favorite suppliers of great RV gear – Tough Top Awnings and M4 LED Products. For a limited time, our usual 5% RVgeeks discounts at both …

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As with many of our RV projects, upgrading to LED lights has been a process. A thoughtful, deliberate, ongoing process. We started out with the lights we used most, primarily for power savings and heat reduction. We’ve been slowly but surely replacing our “old school” lights (i.e. incandescent, halogen & fluorescent) with cool, modern LEDs. …

Read More about LED Your RV – Part 11 – Increasing Exterior Visibility

We’ve been slowly but surely converting our entire RV to cool, energy-efficient LED lighting. Today we’re featuring one of our favorite upgrades so far: our RV’s headlights. When the topic of LEDs comes up, RVers most often talk about interior lights. Of course those are important for boondocking, since they use so much less power …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 10: RV Headlights!

Our appearance at the Quartzsite RV show was a big success, and we want to thank everyone who came out to see us! Tyler installed Tough Top Awnings slide toppers, and both he and Steve from M4 LED Products gave away a bunch of cool stuff in their hourly giveaways, including a $100 gift certificate from …

Read More about 2017 Quartzsite RV Show Meet & Greet Wrap-Up

We’re excited to announce that along with Tyler from Tough Top Awnings, Steve from M4 LED Products will also be joining us in Quartzsite, AZ this weekend. And they’re both offering the same special 10% RVgeeks discount, whether you’re joining us during the show or not! Come see us at Quartzsite Town Park on Saturday …

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Even though we’ve been in the process of upgrading our incandescent, fluorescent and halogen RV lights to cool, energy efficient LEDs, it’s been just that… a process. It’s not that it’s all that difficult. We just keep realizing that we still have more lights to convert! During a visit with our friends from Tough Top …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 9: Basement & Utility Lights

We create a video mash-up between two of our very favorite companies, showing that upgrading RV lights to LED is child’s play! We’re all about doing things ourselves. There’s not much we hate more than paying someone else to do something we can do on our own. So discovering sources of retail products that can …

Read More about Tough Top Awnings Meets M4 Products!

Okay… it’s no secret… we love LED lights. So it’s no surprise that we jumped at the chance to experience the exciting combination of LEDs and something else we love: speed. We were in the Desert SW after flying into LAX from Sydney, when we got a note from Steve, the owner of our favorite …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 8: RVer Toys — Off-Roading Fun, Day or Night

We’re excited to be sharing three pieces of news today. Our latest giveaway just ended with someone winning $300 worth of M4 LEDs, our 2nd semester of RVgeeks Driving School is about to be in session, and we’re getting ready to embark on a really far-out RV trip. M4 LED Giveaway As usual, we’ve been …

Read More about We Have a Winner… New Driving Video Coming… Plus a Special Travel Announcement!

Converting our RV lights from incandescent, fluorescent and halogen to cool, energy-efficient LEDs was the most satisfying mod we’ve done in nearly 13 years on the road. So we’re pleased to be offering $300 worth of LEDs as the prize in our latest RVgeeks Giveaway! On Sunday, February 14, 2016 one lucky viewer will win …

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It’s amazing how many lightbulbs there are in an RV. Just when we think we’ve pretty much completed our conversion to LEDs, we realize that there are still more that we want to do. So we’ve continued to order more bulbs and we’re sure there are still more left! This time, we’re replacing our security, …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 6: Security, Entry & Reading Lights

Someone just won a Viair compressor worth $250 in our latest RVgeeks Giveaway. Was it you? Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find out! If you’ve been following our LED Your RV series about converting our incandescent, fluorescent and halogen lights to cool, energy-efficient LEDs, you probably know that our favorite LED …

Read More about Give the Gift of (LED) Light! Plus, We Have an Air Compressor Winner!

Someone just won $250 worth of LED lights from M4 Products in our latest RVgeeks contest. Was it you? Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find out! We also have some other exciting news. We’ve now been full-timing for about 11½ years, so fellow RVers often ask us what RV products we …

Read More about We Have an LED Winner! Plus Our New FAVORITE GEAR Page!

In Part 5 of our LED Your RV series, we’re replacing our RV’s docking and patio lights with cool, bright, low-power LEDs. We’re also excited to announce our newest RVgeeks Contest! On September 15, 2014 at 8pm Pacific Time, one lucky RVgeeks viewer will win a $250 Online Shopping Certificate to M4 Products, our favorite …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 5: Docking & Patio Lights

Our previous videos about LEDs have generated so much interest that we wanted to share the details about the new way we’re upgrading our fixtures. This video covers the steps needed to convert 12″ fluorescent tubes to beautiful new LEDs. Since 12″ fixtures are upgraded to LED in a different way than 18″ fixtures, we’re …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 4: 12-inch Fluorescents

Our previous videos about LEDs have generated so much interest that we wanted to share the details about the new way we’re upgrading our fixtures. This video covers the steps needed to convert 18″ fluorescent tubes to beautiful new LEDs. Since 18″ fixtures are upgraded to LED in a different way than 12″ fixtures, we’re …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs – Part 3: 18-inch Fluorescents

Last week’s video about our ongoing conversion to cool, energy-efficient LED lights generated a lot of interest, plus some questions. Today we’ll provide some additional details about the exact choices we made regarding color temperature, brightness and style of LEDs. The majority of light fixtures in our RV came with the following types of bulbs: Incandescents, …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs: Part 2 – LED Color & Brightness

The process of converting our RV’s lights to LEDs has been a bit frustrating… until now. This video explains what’s been happening. If you’ve seen our video about converting our RV’s fluorescent lights to LEDs (if not, you can view it here), you may have noticed that it’s been a while since we’ve shared any …

Read More about Converting RV Lights to LEDs: Part 1 – Incandescents & Halogens

UPDATE: Check out the new and improved ways we’ve converted our entire RV to LED. View our entire LED video playlist here. Being frequent boondockers (for the uninitiated, that’s camping without hook-ups), we’re always looking for ways to conserve resources. Even though our RV came equipped with some fairly energy efficient fluorescent lighting, LED lights …

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