07/03/08 - iRV2.com 2009 National Rally Announced!

06/27/08 - RVupgrades now carries Roadmaster Towing Products

If your version of the RV lifestyle includes the flexibility of a towed vehicle, Roadmaster designs, develops and manufactures everything to “get your towed car there, while stopping safely along the way” — tow bars, tow bar brackets, supplemental braking systems and towing accessories.

These products, and every ROADMASTER product, come with a host of safety and convenience features unavailable anywhere else, built to the ROADMASTER standard — unsurpassed quality in design, testing, material and workmanship.

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Quick, convenient, secure...
From stow to tow in seconds!

06/06/08 - New Product! Demco Glide Ride Hitch

06/04/08 - ICP Solar Sunsei Systems

ICP Solar's Sunsei™ technology is the perfect fit for all of your solar energy needs. At the heart of the Sunsei™ product line lies ICP Solar’s proprietary solar technology, which delivers up to 50% more power per square inch than competing solar technologies. Robust, efficient and cost-effective, Sunsei™ solar products help you harness the power of the sun.

Whether you're in an RV campground or dry-camping in the remote wilderness of a national park, solar modules can maintain and charge your RV batteries anywhere the sun shines. ICP Solar's Sunsei™ products eliminate noise and pollution and create clean and abundant power to run your appliances.

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Replaces expensive diesel, propane and gas generators with a FREE renewable energy source. Installs quickly and easily - Plug'n' Play® feature allows expansion without rewiring. Works with vehicle's electrical system to charge multiple batteries at once. Rugged design specially engineered to withstand high-vibration, mobile applications. Aerodynamic frame reduces wind drag. Compatible with Glue Kit and Pole Kit - eliminates need to drill roof or deck.

5/14/08 - New Product! Maxxair II Vent Cover

04/25/08 - New! Fastway ONEstep Tandem Axle Wheel Chock

Fastway ONEstep Tandem Axle Wheel Chock
If you're tired of the hassle that goes along with chocking your trailer, the Fastway® ONEstep™ tandem axle chock is just what you've been waiting for. You can set and remove the chock in seconds. And you don't have to bend or stoop to use the ONEstep chock.

04/09/08 - New Sponsor! Prompt RV Sunscreen: sun-and-privacy screens

Prompt RV Sunscreen is happy to announce it now has joined the IRV2 sponsorship program.

Our company was launched in January of 1998. The business was founded by Guenther Beuerle after deciding to patent one of his many great ideas. Guenther loved to take trips in his motorhome but decided he would like to have a sunscreen to block the heat, give him privacy, and still be able to enjoy his view. The only problems were the fact that he did not want anyone drilling holes on his coach and with his knees he did not want to climb a ladder.

Guenther, being the owner of a tool and die business (Prompt Machine & Engineering Company ), went to work on his new project- a sunscreen that would go on the coach from the ground without any drilling or permanent fasteners. As you can imagine there was some time involved in making this work. Guenther never gave up the goal and made his final screen for his coach that he would be proud of to show his friends. Naturally they also were amazed by what he designed and how it truly would be able to install “FROM THE GROUND”. After making a few screens for his friends he decided to take their advise and patent his work ( January 2000, Patent #6015180 ). The company would be (dba) PROMPT RV SUNSCREEN.

Now he also had the task of designing a way to mass produce the product. Not using any patterns he created a method of cutting the screens that would give all the different radiuses and sizes of all the different windshields. Measuring all the different coaches would now be recorded and updated continuously as new models came out . Machinery would be developed to make all the part ..

4/08/08 - New Sponsor! Garnett Instr. mfg'er of digital tank gauges

Garnet has developed state of the art designs for liquid level gauging and monitoring of recreational vehicle holding tanks. The systems come with a variety of capabilities depending on the model. Some of the capabilities include level measurement, temperature display, battery voltage, as well as pump and heater switches and pilot out indicators. Each system comes with Garnet's proprietary externally mounted tank sensors for fresh water, grey water, and black water tanks. With nothing inside the tank all the usual problems of corrosion and clogging are eliminated. Individual sensors can measure tanks up to 17 inches tall. For taller tanks, up to 33 inches in height, two sensors can be stacked. The systems are designed for easy installation using existing wiring.

New product development and existing product improvement continues on an ongoing basis in response to customer requirements. The digital SeeLeveL system for recreational vehicle tanks is based on a unique technology, providing varying levels of accuracy and ease of installation. The new line of tank monitor systems for recreational vehicles is receiving wide spread support from various manufacturers and increasingly from end users looking for a more reliable way of monitoring tank levels in their RV's.

Website: http://www.rvgauge.com

04/02/08 -- How to Make Fuel Savings Pay Big Dividends

Fuel Economy Basics From Caterpillar® Field Service Coordinator Jim Booth Jr. and Powertrain Technical Steward Brian Coe With energy prices continuing to rise and no end in sight, fuel is without a doubt the largest operating expense for trucking companies today. It's vital that truck owners have a basic understanding of the many variables that affect large truck fuel economy. Factors with the most impact on fuel usage include aerodynamics, gearing, tires, load, speed, climate, idle time and driving techniques, according to Brian Coe, powertrain technical steward, Caterpillar® Global On-Highway. "Good fuel economy isn't a mystery-it's the result of a combination of variables that, if managed effectively, can deliver the best fuel mileage possible for that particular truck," Coe said. Aerodynamics Aerodynamics of any vehicle is a major contributor to fuel economy performance, especially when it comes to larger vehicles. Many exhaustive tests have been run over the years to confirm the effects of certain truck- and trailer-mounted aerodynamic devices. Industry studies testing the differences in fuel economy advantages or disadvantages between all types of semi-truck components have found that the most aerodynamic tractor can have as much as a 15 percent fuel efficiency advantage over the least aerodynamic vehicle. The whole objective in improving aerodynamics is to increase the ability to move the tractor and trailer through the air while causing the least amount of air disturbance, and therefore improving fuel efficiency. When pulling high cube trailers such as dry vans and refrigerated trailers, the smooth-sided trailers cause the least amount of air turbulence. Aerodynamic tractors with smooth-flowing roof fairings and smooth-sided cabs can push the air around the nose of the trailer. The more traditionally shaped tractor, with its squared-off edges and externally mounted air cleaners and exhaust systems, causes a greater amount of air turbulence ..

03/26/08 -- iRV2.com Welcomes "Blackstone Labs"

iRV2.com welcomes aboard as its newest sponsor, Blackstone Labs. We are pleased that this fine company has chosen to support this website and our RV'ing members. Our recreational vehicles all have one thing in common and that is an engine, transmission and other fluid filled components such as bearing enclosures and differentials. Our vehicles are important to our pursuit of our lifestyle whether we tow a pop-up or drive a large diesel powered motorhome. Knowing without a doubt the reliability of our equipment is important to the majority of owners that participate in these forums. When it comes to knowing how well our equipment is maintained, some owners will live out their ownership like an ostrich with their head in the sand however what Blackstone offers us is knowing in plain English how much sand is in the ostrich! About Blackstone Laboratories: Established in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1985, Blackstone Laboratories strives to provide an easy-to-use, understandable, and accurate oil analysis program with the fastest turnaround in the industry. At the heart of our program is ICP (inductive coupled plasma) spectrometry, database averages for comparing wear, and a comments section on each report that explains — in plain English! — what your results mean. To get started with our program, just fill out our kit request form for a free sampling kit. The cost of analysis is $22.50. We also have a discount analysis program in place, if you're interested in receiving a price break on your oil samples. Please visit Blackstone Labs at www.blackstone-labs.com.

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