Further RV Purchases and Improvements 1/7/2016

I have been quite busy (and spending quite a bit of money) the past couple of weeks getting several items to enhance our RV camping experiences.  We are meeting up with some friends of ours from Lilburn, GA (Rich and Dianne Lang) at Hillsborough River State Park near Tampa next week for a few days and we will be attending the huge Tampa RV show at the Florida State Fairgrounds with them.  Should be a lot of fun.  Next month we plan to take a few weeks trip out to TX, NM and AZ and we want to boondocks (aka dry camp without any hookups) most of the time.  We did this one night on our big September 2015 trip and really enjoyed it.  There is a real sense of freedom when you don't have to pay to camp or use water, electricity and sewer hookups.  It really gives RV'ers a lot of options to be able to boondock.

So, here are the more major purchases I made.

1.  Yamaha EF2400ISHC inverter generator--this was the single most expensive item, 
     but at 2,400 Watts it is supposed to be able to not only charge the trailer battery, but
     also run the 13,500 btu air conditioner in the trailer, the reefer, microwave and 
     everything else that requires 120 vac to run.  It won't be able to run the entire trailer 
     at the same time as the A/C, but close.   A secondary reason is for use here at home
     if needed during a power shortage.  It won't run the whole house, but will be enough
     to run the two refrigerators and some lights, TV, etc. 

The new 2,400 Watt "genny"  Purrs like a kitten and starts first pull every time!

2.  Renogy 100 Watt Solar panel and controller kit--This will be used to charge the 
     trailer battery and hopefully be enough to keep it charged so we don't have to run
     the generator a lot (unless we need to run the a/c).  Yep, we'll go green when we can.

3.  Spare Tire, Wheel, Cover and Carrier--I've definitely worried, even with new tires, 
     about having a flat tire on the trailer out in the middle of nowhere and not have a spare,
     so this solves that worry and provides better peace of mind when we're on the road.

4.  Andersen Trailer Levelers--These should make leveling the trailer side-to-side much
     easier and faster.  Since the trailer has twin axles I needed two sets.  We will try them
     for the first time on our trip next week.

Red Andersen levelers in actual use on our travel trailer--they worked great!  Very easy!

[Followup 1/18/2016:  We used these for the first time and they worked great, making leveling the trailer side-to-side very quick and easy.]

5.  30 Amp 25' RV Extension Cord--This is another item RV'ers should always carry.  I
     wanted one for two reasons:  1)  for use when the shore power cord on the trailer will
     not reach an electric outlet in a park; and 2)  I plan to strap (and secure) the new genny 
     in the front of the bed of the truck and run it there when we camp, so I plan to just 
     keep the new extension cord plugged into the genny and use it to plug into the trailer's
     shore power cord when we need to use the genny.

6.  Five Gallon Gas Container & Two Five Gallon Water Containers--Gas for the genny
     and a way for us to get more water for the trailer if needed and/or carry more fresh 
     water with us.