So in this video i'm gonna tell you about a gadget we recently discovered that is now a
must-have for RV living and the best part is it's under 40 bucks so stay tuned we are charity ben
Dakota and trinity we decided we didn't want to wait for a life of adventure so in 2017
we bought our first RV and set off to live a life of travel in the USA
we've visited over 38 states in three years and have many more to go
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learned something that you didn't yet know so we travel with one very large dog he's not an
rv sized dog and our two cats and because we travel with our animals we need to make sure
that our animals are safe when we are not at our rv and so we need a way to be able to make sure
that the temperature inside of our rv is staying at a comfortable level for our animals even when
we are away from our rv now we can't always take the dog with us everywhere we go and we definitely
are not going to bring the cats so we need a way to be able to monitor the temperature now before
that you are thinking okay well i don't travel with pets this video doesn't apply to me just
hold on because i've got some cool information for anybody living the rv life pets or not so just
hang on a little bit later in the video and i'm going to tell you why that this is so awesome for
anybody that is living the rv lifestyle so making sure that the temperature is what it needs to be
is important especially if something like your ac decides to take a poop while you're gone
or if there's a power interruption at campgrounds those types of things can happen quite often
breakers at the pedestal can trip causing power interruptions and the last thing
that you want is to have some sort of power interruption while that you're away from your rv
and then come back to an rv that is hot or maybe your refrigerator hasn't been working if it only
works off of electric all of these things that can compound if there's a power outage that you
don't know about for an extended period of time so we were actually made aware of this little gadget
from jared with all about rvs and when i saw this i totally jumped on it i ordered one for us and i
am so glad that i did in fact we may actually just end up getting more than just this one because
there are so many uses that we're finding for this little gadget right here so this is the go v
temperature sensor and this is on amazon we'll put a link in the description below this video is not
sponsored in any way at all this is genuinely a product that we've come across and we are loving
it and totally see all of the different wonderful uses for this but the one thing i like about this
is that it's bluetooth and wi-fi so a couple of different ways that it can be used we connect
it to our wi-fi to be able to remotely check in and see what's going on while we're away so
if we need to go to the grocery store or if we are out and about uh just day tripping which is
really how we live our v life most of the time we are not a hang around the campground
type of family we are a go do explore type of family with our travel style so we can check in
and see what's going on temperature wise in the rv now the other thing i love about this
is this also senses humidity levels and so you can tell if things are getting to a point where
it's too high of humidity we all know rvs have a condensation problem they build up humidity on
the inside very easily which can promote things like mold growth which you don't want so this
is great to know to be able to look at those humidity levels as well to see if maybe you
need to bring in a dehumidifier and run that for a while especially those of you that camp in colder
temperatures or winter camp being able to know the humidity levels is super important so this
does that as well and has a dual purpose with temperature and humidity so you can set
alerts within the govi app to send you a alert if the temperature goes outside of a certain
range so you can set that range that you want and it'll send you a real-time alert to let you know
that the temperature has risen beyond the place where you set that threshold so the other thing
that is really cool about this particular app is that you can actually see historical data
to be able to look at the temperature changes or humidity level changes throughout the day
so i can look here on my app and i can see exactly when things changed when maybe it got a little bit
warm and then when it cooled off which can also be helpful if you're trying to troubleshoot anything
with just your whole climate control system in your rv or anywhere where you need to kind of know
when these temperature changes are happening here is a great use for this other than just pets and
needing to know the temperature in humidity just for your own personal knowledge because this is so
portable and you can kind of either hang it on a wall or put it wherever you want it if you have
problems with your fridge or a lot of people prefer to travel with their fridge off meaning
that if they don't have an inverter or if they don't want to use the electricity
or they don't want to use the propane while they travel there's a ton of different schools
of thought on whether or not you should use the propane of your fridge while you travel
that's a subject we're just gonna let you guys research and do what you feel comfortable with
but this can just set right in your fridge and you can check it remotely via bluetooth this is
why that's so awesome if you are traveling with your fridge off or if you're having any problems
with your refrigerator the last thing you want to do is open the door and let out all that cold air
to be able to scan the inside to see what the temperature is on the inside so you can leave
the doors completely closed check the temperature with the bluetooth with this temperature sensor
and see exactly what your fridge is reading so if you want to travel with the fridge off but
you want to make sure your food is at that safe temperature level especially for things like meats
you can check that remotely you never have to open the door and have all of that loss of cold
air to check the temperature because this is sitting right in your fridge so that is why i
am thinking that having actually more than one of these is a great idea because there are lots
of different areas of your rv that you want to kind of be able to monitor temperatures in
lithium batteries if you have lithium batteries need to be at a certain temperature to avoid
potential damage so being able to put this in say your battery bank if you have lithium batteries if
you have food that is in your like exterior type of cupboards against your wall and you want to
make sure that that food isn't getting too hot the last thing that you want is something like maybe
some you know solid coconut oil that starts to liquefy once that it hits those upper temperatures
and then creates a mess you can use this to check temperatures inside of your cupboards and just
leave one of these in there there's so many uses that we see for this when it comes to rv living
and at 35 bucks i mean you could easily have two or three around to be able to just
monitor temperatures in different areas of the rv at any given moment so you'll have to let us know
in the comments below if you're currently using a temperature sensor in your rv if you like it how
does it work does it have the functionality that you wanted to have let us know in the comments
below we love hearing from you guys what's working what's not all of those types of things this is a
great way we can support the rv community and you can too by leaving your comments below for others
to read our last video on rv secrets i had some great comments from you guys and some great tips
for rv living thomas says the best rv tip i ever received when entering this lifestyle was when you
pull into a campsite and you have questions just stand outside the rv cross your arms in front of
your chest look up and stand there at least three people will show up and tell you what
to do i think we've probably all experienced that and that's just another way to show the rv
community is so great with being able to help each other out crafty traveler says we tied a colorful
rope on our chalks to see them more easily and not forget them that's another great tip
to be able to remember those wheel chocks you don't pull out of your campsite or try to
leave with them still and adrian nurse says going to a cat scale and weighing your rv is a good one
too occasionally we get off the major highways to reach a destination along the way we come to
a bridge that says something like 10 ton limit 10 tons is 20 000 pounds my class a diesel pusher is
too heavy to cross that bridge you don't want to collapse the bridge and fall to what's below
great tip to know your weight as well as your height so keep those comments coming let us
know your tips let us know if you've got a temperature sensor all of those things go
go
lift it pull there you go we're talking to each other okay you go show it coming together
this is like hello and then i'm like hello back through the power of bluetooth
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