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    Anyone try the new Renogy 300 ah mini Core ?

    Gawd... I hope I could "trust" a $650 100Ah 12V battery! Or at least they'd honor the warranty. I paid $160 for a nice one that size with BT and lowtemp shutoff, and the capacity meets spec. With tariffs though, those days are gone... I was thinking instead of 300Ah, maybe 3 100Ah in parallel...
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    Anyone try the new Renogy 300 ah mini Core ?

    They get poor reviews on Amazon... :confused: All of these products are kind of a crapshoot, and users very rarely test the batteries. If you buy on Amazon, assume that you have a 30 day warranty, and test the battery thoroughly... or just take your chances. The support might be even worse if...
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    F450 Custom Composite Expedition Truck - ALL THE DETAILS

    From the link: "Between SET-1 & SET-2 : air gap increase from 40mm to 100mm, PR increase 2.57%. Between SET-2 & SET-3 : air gap increase from 100mm to 160mm, PR increase 0.27%." Going from 40mm to 100mm is a mere 2.57% increase in power. Not worth it on a camper, IMO. I'd drill some holes in...
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    F450 Custom Composite Expedition Truck - ALL THE DETAILS

    IMO letting in the sun is a bigger issue... and heat and cold since none of them insulate well.
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    DC-DC charger as an alternative to generator?

    ^Do you have any idea what that actually is?
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    Star (Northstar) Composite Campers

    It does baffle me that most manufacturers regard that as a secret. The foam and skin specs and how it's bonded are important. There is a huge range from weak crap to excellent and robust. I had a look at mine, and on one side I only have a little more space. :p :oops: Strange that I never...
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    F450 Custom Composite Expedition Truck - ALL THE DETAILS

    Although a nice gap will help airflow and a cooler panel will be more efficient... I wasn't able to find any actual test data on this. Maybe I'll do a test with my portables. In midday summer I just lay them flat on the ground with basically no air gap, and there isn't much degradation in output...
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    Planning to Camp at Any Federal Recreational Properties? Let the Fun begin!

    I'm talking about places that don't have names or reviews or youtube videos. But maybe I should just keep my mouth shut... In the past 20 years I've noticed a huge expansion of both wilderness and OHV areas, so it is tough to find a decent spot anymore.
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    Planning to Camp at Any Federal Recreational Properties? Let the Fun begin!

    I just hope they don't get so frustrated that they discover boondocking on NF and BLM land... :p
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    Would you buy a 2025 Tundra?

    Exactly... People who have no idea how things get made were crying that Toyota had 15 years to make the new Tundra "perfect"... but it's a low volume vehicle that has to survive on a low R&D budget... or not survive. Time isn't a factor. i doubt Toyota cares very much if the Tundra lives or...
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    Would you buy a 2025 Tundra?

    It's used in the Sequoia and LX600 too, but I don't know if these are sold elsewhere. Toyota still makes a 5.0L 472hp V8 for the Lexus IS500. It's a shame they didn't just update (or leave alone?) the 5.7l V8 for the Tundra instead of going turbo.
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    Would you buy a 2025 Tundra?

    If their theory regarding the cause turns out to be untrue, then a redesign and more recalls will be needed; $$$. Or... they'll just run with what they got?
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    Super Single Conversion - Anyone actually change a flat offroad?

    If you keep your rear axle weight ~ 8,000 lbs you can run LT tires. Lots of goodness to that approach IMO. The stock weight is surely < 3,000 lbs, so 5,000 could be added on the rear. If you keep your CG well forward of the axle then maybe 7-8k lbs total load?
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    Central Baja Loop in 4x4 Camper

    Nice, Matt! I didn't know you had a house in Baja Sur, that's pretty cool! I've only been down there once, in '96 I think. Spent the winter camping on the east side, about 2/3s up the Concepcion peninsula for a few weeks, but mostly near the place called San Basillio on the map... actually the...
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    Isuzu npr 4wd

    In the desert SW the paths to get anywhere are SxS, ATV, UTV, etc trails. Not even jeeps! Mostly not, anyway... That's how I get to where I want to go in my behemoth. It's slow going, rough. The "bumps" (about 6" high, 3' peak to peak?) they naturally make in the surface are quite annoying...
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