The sky was getting quite angry earlier this evening so I checked the forecast and discovered a severe thunderstorm warning that even advised folks to put in their RV awnings!

I let L know and we got my awning in. Whew. I’m still not convinced it’s a one person job, but his awning is even more convoluted.

Shortly after that, the sky unleashed its wrath and I lost internet when my Yagi antenna spun 180 degrees. We also got some impressive hail!

My computer was losing its charge and it was pitch dark in here because I can’t charge the computer and turn on a light, so I decided to try starting the genset from inside. It worked! I did have to concede that I am still having problems with the fridge since it stops working when the genset is running even though it is always manually set to propane …

The storm didn’t last long and now we are having rather a nice sunset.

It was really grey this morning. Both L’s and my house batteries needed a boost and we also had to charge our computers. So I fired up the genset and then strung a couple of extension cords to his rig. He has had trouble with his converter, so his batteries can only charge with solar or a dedicated charger. So one cord and my charger went to his battery bank. The other cord went into his rig to charge his computer.

I ran the genny for a full two hours and really saw how useless my converter is for charging batteries as I had a mere 3A coming in. As a contrast, I average 10A by running the engine! It’s definitely worth pulling out the charger if I’m going to run the genny for charging. The genny uses about half the gas as the engine, but charges three times more slowly. So that means that without the dedicated charger, the engine is a more efficient and economical means of charging my batteries!

While the genny was running, I came up with a low-tech, but stylish, hour metre using my Martha Stewart chalkboard labels: