I have installed a couple of overhead cubbyhole compartments above the head of the bed in our 19' for overnight use as a place to conveniently stow magazines, books, glasses, phone, tablet, etc when it's "lights out" time. I added some stainless steel rods along the edges on which to hang up to 4 cute little 4" half-amp USB-powered fans for those hot muggy nights, so we won't have to run the Maxxfan or get up in the middle of the night to turn it off, and the breeze can "shine" directly on us. I planned to install a small multi-USB port device adjacent to the under-cabinet light into which to plug in the fans (and for phone, tablet, mp3 player, etc, as well) and looked all over for a unit that (1) runs off of 12 volts, (2) has an on-off switch so I wouldn't have to deal with installing a switch in the small air space below the floor of the cabinet, (3) has at least a few USB ports, (4) hopefully has a 12 volt "cigarette lighter" socket or two, and (5) has a voltmeter to at least roughly monitor the 12 volt system while lying in bed and not have to get up and go look at the voltmeter that's installed in the front of the trailer.
Low and behold, there apparently exists exactly one such creature in the whole entire world, as seen in the accompanying image. I immediately ordered one for $20 from Amazon, wanting to have a look at the product before ordering more to have as backups just in case - given that the quality is likely somewhat marginal I wanted to have a spare or two. I burned in the one I got from Amazon for a few hours and all was well, so went to order a few more and - oops - discontinued product - no longer available. Spent tons of time looking all over the web, found them available on Amazon Germany, UK, and Canada grossly overpriced, and not deliverable to US addresses. Found one remaining in stock at eBay Japan for a moderately overpriced $47 which I ordered just to make sure I had at least one spare. That one is apparently on it's way - at least I have a legit tracking number for it. Also found availability at a few web sites that appeared to be in Turkey and one in South Africa, and decided to avoid these options. Then found availability at ThanksBuyer.com in China for a reasonable $23, the only problem being that it turned out that they really didn't have any, and after some irritating - but hilarious - cryptic e-mails, it sounds like they are sending me one without the 12 volt "cigarette lighter" sockets, only 2 USB ports, and that runs off of 120 volts, not 12 volts. Hey guys - not what you advertised, not what I bought, and not what I want. I'm not really sure what, if anything, will eventually show up.
So that's where you good Canadian members of this forum, if you choose, come in. If you're still with me (and I apologize for this somewhat lengthy but hopefully sympathy-generating missive), I'm looking for a friendly Canadian that would accept delivery of two of these items, and be so kind as to forward them to me at my US address. I could order and pay for them on Amazon Canada, have them delivered to your address, then have you throw them into an old shoebox and send them to me. This, of course, would involve some time, effort, and expense on your part, so there would be a generous monetary compensation from me to you involved. (Note that I am now optimistically referring to "you" - yes, that means you.) I suppose that it's possible that when I order on the Amazon Canada web site, it might not let me, a US orderer, enter your Canadian delivery address, in which case I could send you the money up front and ask you to place the order, then forward the package to me. The Amazon Canada site currently shows two sellers - one very overpriced and the other ridiculously overpriced.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listi...706577&sr=8-19
I'll be down in Utah during the Escape Rally this year, so taking delivery in Osoyoos wouldn't be an option.
I checked with the manufacturer, and they tell me that the product has really been discontinued - I'm guessing that maybe the ammeter and the two voltmeters (USB 5v and battery 12v) would have scared away some potential but non-geeky buyers. Given that the world supply of these things is apparently diminishing by the day, time is of the essence.
Any takers? Please, please, please...