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    Post up your drawer/storage system

    Nice setup in the 3rd gen 4runner, what height is box and how did you determine to make it that height?
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    Used RTT's - what to look for?

    I bought one that was bent in shipping, $220
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    Series or parallel?

    I am trying to size a controller, OP said he had 2 100Watt panels, 200watts/ 12 = 16.66 amps, so will the( victron 75/15) 15 Amp controller be enough?
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    Vehicle Portable Battery Options for Keeping a Dometic CFX 40 Refrigerator Charged

    Is there a recommended control system? B2B with integrated solar. e.g. CTEK or REDARC vs. seperate B2B and separate solar controller.
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    Vehicle Portable Battery Options for Keeping a Dometic CFX 40 Refrigerator Charged

    IS there a recommended controller that would work with both the house and starter battery connection and also for solar input? Could he use some quick connects and just move the battery, controller, frig and solar panel from vehicle to vehicle?
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    12v edgestar fridge Cutoff, does power cord size matter?

    I have a 12v Edgestar fridge. When I run it from my battery I use a cable with battery clips that end with a cigarette style receptacle. I plug in the oem 12v cable into that and the other end into fridge. I have the battery cutoff set to 10.0V. When the battery gets down to about 11.8V and...
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    Arb fridge

    Can you "upgrade" the stock fridge wiring to a thicker wire to avoid the cutoff engaging too soon?
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    Drifta Drawer Style Build (Toyota Prado 120/ Lexus GX470)

    GXWagon Could you post some photos of how you chose to attach the wings and the sleeping platform. Love the design for the box and want to see what you came up with for the wings and sleeping platform.
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    3rd Gen 4Runner - Life Inside/Heading West

    Maybe in addition to a second battery to charge your laptop, use it for other accessories, like a 12v fan, 12v heater. See post about building cheap second battery. There are more than a few platforms people have built for the back of the 4runner, here and 4runner forums. Storage underneath...
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    Black Friday deals on fridge/freezer?

    Edgestar Manual DC input power  When attempting to plug your portable freezer into a standard 12 V socket, the unit will not work if socket has a voltage of less than 10.4 V. The unit will restart when the voltage is 11.8V or greater.  When attempting to plug unit into a standard 24 V socket...
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    Keeping it simple

    Scratch dent return to compact appliace Purchase details EdgeStar 43 Qt. Portable Fridge / Freezer EdgeStar Portable Fridge / Freezer - 43 Qt. $399.99 Extra 35% Off!-negative $140.00 Item #FP430OB Amount$259.99 Total$259.99 Retail $450 - $700 Powered by 215 ah Fullriver battery, craigslist...
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    Firefox and google chrome plug-ins so you can see "broken" photobucket images again

    Here is a link to a story about the why this is happening now https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/4/15919224/photobucket-broken-images-amazon-ebay-etsy-paid-update
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    How many amps can I put through a 12v power socket? "Poor Man's Goal Zero"

    How about a 215ah AGM battery, that you just use while out, the recharge with shore power at home and or top off with solar? I am going this direction with one I picked up second hand for $85 http://resources.fullriverbattery.com/fullriver-battery/spec-sheets/DC215-12.pdf DWH has said a few...
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    5th Gen 4Runner drawer build thread

    Any chance to repost/fix pictures, they are not showing up.
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    How many amps can I put through a 12v power socket? "Poor Man's Goal Zero"

    John are you suggesting replacing the cigerette adapter with another plug only? Or does he need to run a seperate wire from the battery?
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    Expo Refrigerators when not on a trip

    What do most people do with tyheir 12v frigs when they are not on a trip? I have seen some people just keep it in their vehicle running with beverages; some people use it as a home beer cooler; some use it as a secondary freezer in the home. Any reason to use it continousely vs. any reason...
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    Expo Refrigerators when not on a trip

    What do most people do with tyheir 12v frigs when they are not on a trip? I have seen some people just keep it in their vehicle running with beverages; some people use it as a home beer cooler; some use it as a secondary freezer in the home. Any reason to use it continousely vs. any reason...
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