hey everybody Eric here from nomatic fanatic hope you guys are doing well in this beautiful
sunny good solar day kind of day out here in Courtside Arizona I am feeling really really
good however once again I have some other changes that I'm going to be telling you I just sit out
here in the desert and kind of think about my options and where I want the future to go and
what I want to do with the year 2024 now that I have taken on this new project with a moving into
a different RV that's it's crazy I may have overdone it this year but I'm going to make
everything work and it's going to make sense thanks for joining me on the channel [Music]
guys hey we are getting busy out here in court site and that means that uh internet speeds uh
cell phone speeds they are going downhill but I am happy to report that connecting interet is still
working very well getting about 60 down and 15 to 20 up perfectly usable for streaming anything and
uploading all my videos if you guys are looking for a solution out there I highly suggest you
check out the links in the video description for connecting high-speed mobile internet it's really
great if you don't like T-Mobile you call them up tell them you want to switch it has a virtual
SIM card you can get Sprint you can get Verizon you can get any of the four major networks on a
virtual SIM card if one's not working switch it up and it's been working really well actually
I've been using uh Verizon mostly out here that's been kind of King out here for connecting inter
bit but check out the video description below if you're looking for a solution cuz you're your cell
phone's just not cutting it out here with your hot spot first thing today anytime I get a used RV it
comes with those stock H hallogen bulbs they're DC bulbs but they run 30 to 40 Watts a piece and uh
I don't even have solar on this RV yet so I've got to be really careful with how many watts I
use and uh it's taken this long to finally be able to upgrade all of the lights in my RV and
I'm going to show you why now first of all let me mention that in every other RV that I've done the
LED upgrades in here it's been a lot easier than it was in this RV just locating bulbs and I'll
show you why but first of all you don't need to replace the fixtures themselves often times you
probably have all heard of doing this but you take these covers off these lights these are uh those
are what the bulbs look like okay something that you would see almost in the tail light of of your
car pre 2014 or something like that right and these bulbs get super super hot and they waste
a lot a lot of Watts so pull them out before they get too hot o it's already hot okay ouch ouch and
then simply find out what bul went in there and then go on Amazon hi Opie so I don't know what
you call them some people call them 11 92s but what you need to know is that they have these
two little nipples on the end and then one on the bottom and you can just go into Amazon and kind of
search for RV LED DC bulb upgrades and you'll see a bunch of pictures until you find the one that's
going to match the bulbs you're looking for and I found them this is the LED equivalent right
next to it these are very low watt but they have the same equivalency of light LEDs on the sides
LEDs on the bottom and I was just looking at pictures to find the ones that would work so we
pop that guy in there and now o and it's a it's a brighter white it's not that let me put the other
one in I would almost call this a natural white and this I would call a warm white you guys see
the difference there yeah big difference I believe these are about 30 to 40 watts and these are two
two easy simple way to also just make the whole RV look brighter so I purchased a 20 pack of those
for I think maybe 22 bucks almost a dollar a bul you can't beat that prices have really come down
with LED bulbs and I know you can probably find them cheaper but go with Amazon read the reviews
make sure that they're not going to explode on you so let me swap out the rest of them from all
the fixtures in the RV I counted 16 including the one that's back behind the slide back there
I'll get all those swapped out and then we'll talk about what I had to do for the rest of the bulbs
in this RV all right got all of those style bulbs switched over yes even the one that's back inside
the slide right there it just looks so much warmer that doesn't look like it's all the way on there
we go just so much brighter I said warmer but so much brighter heck yeah even in the bathroom yeah
I was lucky I forgot to look at this bulb this is also the same bulb this is almost like what
you have for a porch light it's kind of weird that it's in the shower like electrical right
next to water you know like at first it bothered me but you know these are these are rainproof cuz
they're outside um and I have showered twice so far with this light on and not been electrocuted
it's just 12 volts it's just DC but it's just so much brighter here in the bathroom I love
it so much brighter yeah so yeah usually that would pretty much be it you would replace all
those and you're done but in the Bigfoot we have vanity lights as well and boy those are some warm
warm big bulbs right there this one was a little trickier to find an LED replacement but if you
look closely they're still similar they have the two same little knobs and they have the one on
the bottom it's just a big bulb meant for it's a vanity bulb so that's exactly what I did after
I did this search I added the word vanity bulb to it and I found it I think I only have three bulbs
up there so I had to buy a four pack but there it is am am I wrong doesn't that look like that's the
one and this is an LED 2 watt bulb let's see here ooh whoa that's a lot brighter too and cooler and
less Watts so oh that's hot that's hot all right they're all in and I even have a spare and let's
turn them on real quick oh my gosh it's about 75% brighter and so much more cost efficient that
one's I might take this off and tighten one side right there but yeah looks good that'll be nice
for uh shaving and trimming and everything okay and moving right along let's turn all of these
off so we can save a little bit of power lastly we have the not not lastly this is the third bulb I
have two of these here across the dinette I also have two of these reading lights in the bedroom
and they also are really hot incandescent bulbs so trying to remember the word I used when I searched
I believe that I called them not reading is it on here Leisure Leisure bulbs Leisure for like
book reading or in bed so I got a four pack of four yeah four pack of these let see if they fit
hi Opie here let's do your side first should just push them in pull them out and it once again look
at that they still have the same end but they're different and here's their replacement see how the
bulbs are just directed on the front for spotlight there's nothing on the side like the other ones we
put in you helping me Opie thank you let's get that guy pushed in there like that turn it on
oh are you impressed are you impressed yeah very nice much much nicer cool I'll get the other three
swapped out of those thanks for your help Opie all right all done in the bedroom too looking
good for me personally I like that bright white I know it's not natural that it's it's happier it's
it's it's just a it's an easier white on the eyes maybe that's I don't know just me personally what
what do you think Opie is that a better light little scoundrel you y all right yeah changing
on all the bulbs buddy where's terara there's my Tera bear there's my sweet Tera bear what's Dad
doing Dad should be bringing stuff from the old Arby and the new one huh shouldn't he he should
be working on lights today first and lastly when I got this RV I was I was really excited about
these but then I started thinking that's going to be a pain in the butt uh to swap out these
under cabinet bulbs how do you even get at them they're it was tricky I actually messed with a
couple I was trying to get a knife underneath right there cuz there's nothing to grab here
then I saw this little nipple here and I was like well if I undo that does that no cuz this one's
really far away from that bulb so those are just to keep the facade up how do you get these off
and by accident I spun it I spun it to figure it out and then saw that little tiny bulb in there
let me turn these off and let them cool and I'll pull that out and show you all right so I pulled
the bulb out that's just all kind of reflective material the bulb you see it has two let me get
in a darker spot has two prongs at the end and again I didn't know what to call this so I used
a keyword RV recessed light bulb LED and I think I found them all these packs of bulbs were right
around $18 to $24 a piece this is a five pack which is perfect cuz I have exactly five of
these and they're called amazing power G4 so that style with the prong that you see on the picture
I believe that is indicated by G4 and I just got lucky let me swap these in wait ter I think
I messed up I put it next to it and uh they are quite a bit bigger Longer the prongs are the same
but are we going to have enough clearance to put the cover back on H well that's a no that's a no
let me turn it off the bulb itself sticks out too far I can't put the cover back on I don't
think no that bulb is hitting this well okay I went three for four I did I mean it does work
you just can't put the covers on bummer I am I'm going to return the I'm going to try again I'm
going to try to find a smaller form factor led bul for those oh well can't win them all right
Tara I tried though oh got to love that Sunshine we've been getting so much beautiful sunshine
and weather not quite 70° every day but high high 60s pretty much there are a few clouds in the sky
but they go by pretty quick I'm just uh I'm just using the solar panels panels to to keep a couple
battery Little Couple battery stations charged and that's how I'm getting by right now in the
Bigfoot this one's kind of like more for noon this one's to catch the extra last bit of raise uh at
the end of the day Steve just got back I need to borrow his ladder because I remembered I need to
grab these outdoor bulbs too there's all bigfoots have these spotlights on both sides of the RV with
a switch I want to get LED bulbs for those too I have decided that finally guys it is time that um
I'm going to not put satellite TV up on the RV my my Dish Network dish outdoor system with the
receiver in there I have just decided that uh I don't need cable TV and I definitely do not like
watching all of the commercials all the time as well as just watching news just just watching the
news in general it it makes it it just it brings my quality of life down so I'm going to stick with
Netflix YouTube premium Hulu and ESPN those are going to be the the four streaming services that
I keep I am not going to be installing this I'm going to include it with the system in in the
tyoga though with the receiver and everything in case a future buyer wants wants to activate that
and use that they're bringing more and more stuff over towards the big tent getting that all uh set
up for the 19th again if you missed my last video we're doing that YouTubers rally here
in laosa south from January 19th to the 29th a good chance to meet some of your fellow rvers as
we collaborate together and uh find out what the month of February might hold and where I might be
going but I get a grill of burger I finally found a just a a Weber burger seasoning that I like that
stuffs at Walmart gourmet burger seasoning it works great I think it's time to flip uh yeah
it's time to flip heck yeah while that Burger's finishing up I borrowed Steve's ladder climbed
up there took the plate off one of the lights outside and it's just that's what bulbs in there
that looks familiar right I have exactly two of these LEDs left so I'll swap both sides oo Black
Betty looks good with all that green where's that green coming from Eric it's pitch black
out here for the record and uh on the side of the Bigfoot here that's a green light guys I actually
found two LED green bulbs from my stash and I popped those in both the passenger and driver
side Spotlight lights on the Bigfoot and over here on the other side where you've got Frida uh Frida
is not lit up but look how lit up the trailer Swift is so all that green that you see right
there is coming from the side of the Bigfoot in that two watt green bulb on the side and there's
a monetary switch inside the RV where I can turn those on anytime I want the uh motion sensor light
on trailer Swift just popped on with the white light but I really really like that green that
green fits the Bigfoot right cuz we got that green underglow right there that actually looks really
good oh yeah there we go look at that that tiny little two watt bulb is lighting up the entire
Camp I'm really happy with that that turned
out well but of course I want to get some underglow on the Bigfoot
eventually it it fits it actually fits I don't think you'll find another Bigfoot anywhere with
two green lights on it nice and as I'm editing this current video here on Adobe Premiere CC it's
not hard to keep the kitties happy uh I I'm fine I'm wearing a a hoodie and and and long pants in
here but I did bring the propane line in from the outside to run one wave three heater and heater
kitty kitty obviously this is their favorite place to be is in front of the heater when I'm
here sometimes when I'm on the couch they will sit on my lap but they absolutely love just being
in front of it just adds a little bit of heat and then when I go to bed I will mention that
they will still come to bed and lay with me even though this heater is probably a lot warmer than
my body heat the kitties always come to bed with me every night cuz they're good kitties right Opie
you're such a good good kitty yeah okay anyways want to get this video edited and uploaded with
connected internet tonight so that I can move on we're going to be going to the Big Tent Event and
seeing what's going on in our next video as well as making some more changes to this RV
on the outside you guys have a good night Opie and T and I will see you in the next one bye
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