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Our son has been vegetarian for several years now, and I have made a decision to almost be vegetarian (it's my modified version which will be no mammal meat->fish and birds are okay to start with) I know it's weird but between red meat, milk (lots of fat and made for baby cows not humans) and...

Which is a "better" setup? and why? 2 12V deep cycle batteries with 215 Ah each equals 430 Ah of 12V 4 6V golf cart type batteries with 215 Ah each equals 430 Ah of 12V So price wise they are both close (wifes cost) so batteries weigh about the same (real close) So we have 2 banks one is...

This was posted on another site and seems like good reading +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RVSafety The Shocking Truth About RV’s RV Electrical Safety: Part I – Volts RV Electrical Safety: Part 2 - Meters RV Electrical Safety: Part 3 -...

I have a vent in my project that is about a 4 inch dia hole with a vent cover on it to keep out the rain etc. It works good now at venting off hot air,I would like more though. I am thinking of adding a 120mm 12v ball bearing computer fan to the hole and then sticking a 5w or 10w solar panel on...

I hope this is the right section I am posting this so I can "see" it from a different light :) Biggest goal is to keep the fridge going come hell or high water The inverters will be plug and plug so if one goes bad it's as simple as unplug and plug into another one No transfer switch since...

I am sorting out my solar right know. I have 2 morningstar 10amp controllers and 6 40 watt panels. original idea was to have 3 panels and 1 controller in two vehicles,it worked great. Now plans have changed original vehicle is gone and now my next project has begun I will have 4 house...

I have spent the last few hours comparing MS street and trips and Delorme street atlas 2012 They are the same price and the reviews are about the same lots of good and plenty of bitioching from both sides about roads/intersections and adresses being wrong. I am leaning towards Delorme I have...

Our Expo vehicle is rather large and all metal (it's a 8ft wide 40 ft flat nose bus) exploring is still exploring right?:coffeedrink: I have read about ground planes and antenna radiation patterns enough to confuse myself I have talked to a couple cb shops and have gotten way different...

(mounted tank)In the past we fill tank,use two days and empty,next time a little bleach goes in and some water shakewell(drive trailer around the block:sombrero:), empty and then fill and use and repeat. Our water after a few days leaves a slimy pinkish sludge around say animal water bowls and...

Back in 1980 I took a test on post(fort huachuca,Az(s/p) This was to give me privolige/access to use radio's as I was learning about exploring etc(I got a merit badge with it also) with my dads 4x4club I still know my old call sign:ylsmoke:I used it when I got my license and we ran with cb's I...

Have been looking at solar power I noticed multiple panels would have their own leads. The control modules (that will handle up to say 4 panels not to exceed amp rating) only have one set of inputs(looks like 10 ga guess) So looking at pictures, some systems look like leads run from one panel...

I can not fit the York under my hood and get a belt to it, so I have a problem I don't like the amps drawn when using 12V "winch" motors to power a York compressor Can I use a 1/4HP 110 motor (used for 36" industrial fans) and run a 1 to 1 sized pulley 1750 rpms at 1.5 (4.9 FULL LOAD...

I am going to pick one of these up, seller says it works plugged into 12v and 110v couldnt find alot of info except it may be to small any words of wisdom? I know it's older TIA