I spend a lot of time traveling alone in the BeagleBus with two beagles, Xero and Orville. They are great company, but they are terrible at reading maps. So when I’m trying to figure out where to camp, where to get water, which road to take, what I forgot to pack, or what my backup…
Date: June 9, 2026System: Lithionics 12 V battery, Xantrex inverter, rooftop air conditionerLocation: Dinette electrical compartment and battery compartment Initial symptoms The rooftop air conditioner was drawing approximately 1.37–1.7 kW. After running for approximately five to ten minutes, the Xantrex inverter voltage would fall to approximately 12.1 V or below, produce a low-voltage warning, and…
If you’ve been on the Winnebago Ekko forums, you’ve probably seen people worry about rocks getting stuck between their rear tires. There’s a lot of discussion about switching to single rear wheels because of this. Based on actual use, that concern is overblown. I’ve got ~30,000 miles on this rig, do a lot of off-road…
One of the ongoing challenges with the BeagleBus in cold weather has been uneven heat distribution. The furnace is located toward the rear of the camper, and by the time warm air travels forward through the ducting, much of that heat has already been lost. The front portions of the camper — particularly the Gulper…
Updated: January 2026 These are field-tested notes from winter travel and camping in my Winnebago Ekko across Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and parts of Canada. This started as lessons from the 2023–2024 winter season and has been updated with what I’ve changed and observed through January 2026. I don’t live in the Ekko full-time year-round,…
