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Semi-Solid-State: Modern Battery Technology for Your Motorhome
As we recently saw in Onboard Electrics in Transition, leisure batteries today often have to do much more than they did a few years ago. LiFePO4 batteries have proven themselves for this and have by now become the standard. They combine high, genuinely usable energy with excellent cycle life and a comparatively safe cell chemistry.…
Installing an Auxiliary Heater Under the Passenger Seat with the Ducato Installation Kit
Vehicles from the Ducato family offer very good conditions for a space-saving installation of an auxiliary heater under the passenger seat. The available space is generous, the line runs are short – and access to the tank is comparatively easy, too. Via the easily accessible tank console, the Easy fuel pickup from our Ducato installation…
Onboard Electrics in Transition – Why Energy Systems Are Built Differently Today Than a Few Years Ago
If you have been involved in vehicle conversions for a while, you know the classic setup of onboard electrics: there is a separate device for every task. A DC-DC charger charges the leisure battery while driving, the solar charge controller takes care of the solar panels, the inverter supplies 230 V appliances. Add displays, communication…
How to Store LiFePO4 Batteries Properly: Getting Your Leisure Battery Through Long Idle Periods
The camper season is over, and your travel vehicle is sitting in the garage or in front of the house. Before a long idle period there are things to prepare, like cleaning the water tank – and suddenly the question comes up: What actually happens to the LiFePO4 battery? The good news: modern LiFePO4 batteries…
Abenteuer & Allrad 2026 – Discover Exciting New Products at tigerexped
From June 4 to 7, the offroad, overlanding and travel vehicle scene meets again in Bad Kissingen for Abenteuer & Allrad 2026. With several hundred exhibitors and visitors from all over Europe, the show has been one of the most important meeting points for DIY converters, travelers and vehicle manufacturers for many years. Of course…
tigerexped × Renogy – More Options for Well-Designed Onboard Technology
Alps, April 2026 Since the founding of tigerexped, we have held ourselves to a clear standard:We want to offer technology that works in everyday camper life – well thought out, technically clean in execution and reliable, even under demanding travel conditions. We have stayed true to that standard, even when it meant taking some difficult…
How to Replace the convertiger 100 in Your Camper
Here we show you step by step how to remove your existing convertiger 100 charging socket and connect the new version correctly. The swap is straightforward and requires only a small adjustment. What Has Changed? The most important change concerns the connections: This means:The previous cable lugs are no longer needed and have to be…
Galvanic Corrosion in the Boiler – When Your Electrics Attack Your Water System
What you see in the title image is a copper immersion sleeve of a motorhome’s hot water boiler – after only a few weeks of operation. Sadly, we come across this kind of damage, with intense green discoloration and material loss, again and again. What will surprise many: the cause isn’t in the boiler itself…
316L Stainless Steel – Indestructible? What Stainless Steel Boilers in Campers Can and Cannot Take
Hot and drinking water in a camper seems simple at first glance: fill the tank, heat up the boiler, done. In practice, though, it is considerably more demanding. Different water qualities, long standing times, heating, contact with different materials, partial fill levels without a full water exchange – and often the use of a chemical…
Important Safety Information & Recall – convertiger 100 (Fire Hazard)
Dear Customer, We kindly ask you to take urgent note of the following product recall issued by texdev GmbH. The article numbers specified by texdev may also be part of sets (including installation material) at tigerexped. Therefore, the following article numbers must also be taken into account: Article number: 37717, 37826, 37827, 37828, 37829, 37331,…