Our little RV coffee maker in action!,

Last updated on January 18th, 2018 at 11:32 am

November 19, 2017 by Marlan at Rv52 Leave a Comment

Best RV Coffee Maker for K-cup or single cups

Here is the coffee maker Sheri and I are using in the Tiny Texas Tumbleweed.

We found this on Amazon and it updates ALL of my previous articles on k-cup coffee makers.

This one has them all beat hands down.

Why?

See my video about the perfect RV coffee maker
Very very very compact. Did I say it was very compact?
Multi-color. Cool.
Simple. Pour water, put in k-cup, push button.
Fast – 3 minutes to hot coffee cup.
No reservoir. I don’t like them. They are always empty. They breed germs.
No internal pre-heat reservoir. They breed germs. Yuk.
Safe. When it it done, it turns off. No keeping the pre-heat reservoir hot – which is dangerous and a waste of time.
Low cost. Ours was less than $40.

If you look at the picture you’ll see one of my “concoctions” trying to replace an espresso coffee with a lazy man’s alternative. I’ve had the others, but for something fast, easy, without making lots of mess, I do the lazy man’s alternative to the espresso based mocha.

I’ve written a few other articles on mocha’s – my favorite drink of choice:

Enjoying Mocha on my Keurig Coffee Maker
Mocha K-Cups on Amazon Prime a “go” as far as RV52 is concerned
How does the Keurig Brew such great tasting coffee?
RV52.com Thirsty Fitty Coffee Cup or Mug – 15 ounce
RV52.com “Fitty” Coffee Cup – 11.5 Ounce Cup

A Tiny Single Serve Coffee Maker Perfect for an RV

October 30, 2017 by Marlan at Rv52 Leave a Comment

RVers – Sheri and I recently purchased one of the smallest single serve coffee makers we could find.

Rather than write an article, I made a video about it here:

Here is the video of the coffee maker so you don’t even have to click on the link:

You can find the coffee maker here on Amazon. (Amazon disclosure)

RV Refrigerator

Last updated on June 16th, 2016 at 12:46 pm

February 11, 2013 by Marlan at Rv52 Leave a Comment

RV Refrigerator

Even the very smallest RV’s, even camping trailers, usually have a little refrigerator to keep your food cold over the weekend. For the ones that do not have even a small refrigerator, they at least have a cooler.

RV Refrigerators are truly different than a regular sticks and bricks home refrigerator. The way they are different has to do with the scientific method OR basic theory of operation of refrigerators.

The RV refrigerator uses a method of cooling called “gas absorption” to cool its insides and the normal sticks and bricks refrigerator uses a more straightforward compression type of cooling system. The RV system is probably a little bit less efficient, but it is substantially lighter in weight and can use propane gas to cool the unit. That means it is very very good for portability.

For the gas absorption refrigerator, the evaporation and cooling process is started by applying a little bit of heat. This heat is supplied by the LP gas system.

The most important thing to remember about RV refrigerators is that they do not like to be out of level. So whenever possible, do not operate your refrigerator when not leveled. If you do, safety circuits are likely to engage and make your refrigerator inoperable.

The RV refrigerator is VERY effective at cooling things down. One thing I’ve noticed is that when you open your fridge, air with moisture gets in and it turns to ice very quickly. You need to remove that condensed ice pretty regularly or your fridge won’t cool as efficiently and it will also make a watery mess as it melts inside your fridge.

Our fridge does have two sections – a freezer and a refrigerator so you can keep food cold AND you can keep food frozen depending upon your needs.

I thought I would list a few Amazon links (disclosure) here and after the picture in case you are looking for rv refrigerator related items:

Random Amazon rv refrigerator related items:

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RV Kitchen Sink and Faucet

Last updated on October 5th, 2014 at 10:36 am

January 28, 2013 by Marlan at Rv52 Leave a Comment

RV Kitchen Sink and Faucet

Most RV’s, even the small camping trailers and truck campers, have a kitchen sink with a small faucet. In fact, the small campers will have a small sink OVER a bathroom if faced with having to make the choice.

These sinks are generally VERY small and designed from a lightweight plastic rather than a heavier material like would be in a sticks and frame house.

The faucets themselves are lightweight BUT they follow standard sizes so you can find replacements at your local Lowes or Home Depot. I know, I’ve replaced a bathroom faucet and the kitchen faucet both.

The hot water comes from the RV’s hot water heater. The input to the hot water heater and the cold water for the kitchen faucet both come from EITHER the fresh water tank or the shore water connection. Most of the time, unless boondocking, your RV will be connected to shore facilities.

The drain for your kitchen faucet then goes to a collection tank which is called the “gray tank”. Its gray because it isn’t clean water and it isn’t from the toilet, called black water. You can’t just dump gray water on the ground for many reasons so you’ll send it to a legal place just like the black water.

I thought I would add a couple of Amazon listings (disclosure) for your convenience here.

[amasearch search=”rv sink”]

RV Microwave

Last updated on June 16th, 2016 at 12:49 pm

January 17, 2013 by Marlan at Rv52 3 Comments

RV Microwave Overview

We use our RV Microwave more than we use our RV Range. When you are boondocking, you might not want to use your microwave as they will take lots of power. A good way to think is like this: Portable=Propane and ShoreDocked=Electric. At least that is the way I think about it.

You might wonder if the RV microwave is special – compared to the standard microwave you might buy at any home appliance store. The short answer is not really. The longer answer is hidden in the photo in this article. The RV Microwave has mounting and venting attached to it so that its heat is better managed in a small space and vented to the inside of the RV.

I feel pretty confident you could use any old microwave, and probably even find regular microwaves with mounting brackets that would work perfectly fine.

Our RV Microwave is branded as a Dometic microwave, but it is manufactured for them by Samsung. I have a feeling that the Samsung is purchased or built on spec by Dometic having Samsung add the correct mounting equipment to a standard microwave, and then in turn can be a multiple component supplier to the RV manufacturers. It is probably more about convenience for the supply chain than any specialty item for an RV.

If you hear about RV Microwaves being manufactured differently to withstand more shock, I think that is a bunch of BUNK. Why? Because I worked on electronic components in an old job where we tried to pass UL listings – a requirement for a microwave. Those tests had plenty of shock testing and there is absolutely no need to do an extra test for an RV.

That being said, if you look on Amazon (disclosure) you will find many entries for RV microwaves. I’ve place a one here for your convenience. Advent MW912BWDK Black Built-in Microwave Oven, 0.9 cu.ft. capacity, 900 watts of cooking power and 10 adjustable power levels let you boil, reheat, defrost and more, with Wide Trim Kit.

RV Microwave and Microwave related listings in Amazon:

CLICK HERE IF YOU DO NOT SEE A NICE SET OF AMAZON SEARCH TERMS RELATED TO rv microwave BELOW