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I just recently wired in a Carter P4070 to pump my aux diesel into my stock diesel tank, on a toggle switch. After decades of hoisting jerry cans, then a very basic side-mounted tank with a siphon hose and a rechargeable stick pump, it’s very luxurious and clean Not too clear on what the...

The post above covers a lot of it… OP, you’ll get more useful answers if you provide a little more detail? Inflator for your dirt bike is pretty different than for stock 31” SUV tires, and different again for 37-42” jeep tires. Budget would be a nice hint too, ARB twin can run $1k, but if you...

Price?

Only thing I keep external on my rig is the roll-top dry bag full of dog poop

I haven’t personally - when I was researching this topic they were certainly mentioned a fair bit. I bookmarked this site which has some discussion of all-in-one chargers with MPPT: https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=electrical:12v:b2b#examples_-_combo_with_solar_charge_controller Seems...

Something to be said for KISS… I’ve always made my own camper mattresses from a dense base layer, softer top layer, cut exactly to size, wrapped in a pair of slightly too-large fitted cotton sheets (one bottom, one top). Easily washable, layers are easily replaced, no fitted cover needed, and...

Odd, I easily got 27 hwy in my diesel gladiator when it was stock. (And 21-23 hwy built, with a heavy Alu-Cab camper and 37s)

Range in paved miles isn’t the concern. 33s and overweight bumpers are one thing - spending long days in 4 low, 37+ tires deflated to single digits for sand and rocks, crawling like that up and over mountain ranges - that’s something else entirely. If none of that sounds realistic to you...

I’ll put in my vote for the classic Frontrunner Expander chair. Main advantage is it folds up into a tiny space (my critical requirement, with a pretty compact rig), about 17” square. Not expensive ($80, maybe $65 on sale), sturdy and long-lasting, though there is a Chinese Coleman knockoff...

Also, 813 Designs makes a sturdy electric deadbolt, which can tie into the power lock system (there’s a power lock signal in some tailgate harnesses, like on my Gladiator)

Maybe these metal turn latches are the simplest possible thing

Good question. Maybe some kind of draw latch, slide bolt, or multi-point latch My GF hates the spring-loaded latch too

I started with a portable all-in-one (EcoFlow) powering everything in my pop-up camper, worked fine. After a couple years I installed a proper house battery system, properly wired and fused, lots more capable and expandable. I end up bringing the EcoFlow anyway (special needs maybe, as I do a...

Necrothread but why not… https://applink.ikea.com/tY8M9r9M4w--70510300--us--en This is just a little folding coffee table, nothing big but just enough for drinks and plates, the occasional HF transceiver when I get on the radio at camp, and folds down very small into the same space as our...