Recent content by slomatt

I would defer to the installation docs for that inverter which state... "The inverter is fitted with an internal DC fuse. If the battery cable length is more than 1.5m, an additional fuse or DC circuit breaker must be added to the battery cable, located close to the battery." Also, it looks...

Because the charge controller is a voltage source (like a battery) some people like to put a fuse on both ends of the positive output to protect the wire. The fuse on the battery end protects from shorting the battery +12v to ground, and the fuse on the charge controller end protects from...

Looks like a fun project. Based on the BlueSea 12v current chart it looks like your 2/0 and 6 awg wires are protected by reasonable sized fuses that are located near the power source or where wire size is reduced. A couple of suggestions: - I'd recommend adding add another switch between the...

I've both soldered and crimped Anderson connectors and have had much better results crimping. Soldering is difficult on the smaller 15 and 30A connectors in particular because there is limited clearance in the housing for any kind of excess solder on the pin.

I'm a big fan of the Bantam Alox, I carry one almost everywhere I go. They are small enough to disappear in a pocket, have a minimalist but usable set of features, and are cheap enough that if I loose one I'm not bummed. I didn't write this review, but it gives the Bantam Alox 20/20...

Another +1 for Anderson connectors and the proper crimper. I use these in multiple places on my truck and have never had a failure. Make sure you get real Anderson connectors and not the knock offs that are available.

Great pictures! Those T-markers (is that what they are called) are really fun to run into out in the middle of nowhere. It's incredible to think about the wagon trains making their way through that area 170 years ago. Here are two more farther East on the trail. And the sign at the end of...

@OTG_1, great trip write up! I've been to Blue Lakes many times and have explored the other lakes in that area, but have never been to Burnside Lake or Hawkins Peak, and after seeing your photos I'm motivated to go. There's a promising looking campsite at the very end of the road in Indian...

A friend of a friend brought a 2016 Cayenne diesel on our trip to the White Rim Trail last Fall. We also took it on Fins N' Things and I was really impressed with how well it did, it definitely received a lot of double takes from people we ran into.

Are you specifically only looking for FRS, or also open to GMRS? Midland makes multiple models with separate antennas, at it appears that at least some of them are FCC certified. Other companies such as Rugged Radios make similar units, I don't know if they are FCC certified or not.

Sports Basement (an outdoor chain in CA) sells these bottles for ~$12 with lifetime free refills if you are a member. Technically I guess its not a refill since you get a different filled bottle each time, similar to a 20g propane bottle exchange. I have three that I've used for about 4 years...

+1 This would introduce considerable legal risk for both the person picking up the camper and also the building owner, unless the building owner has permission from Phil to release the campers.

As long as the compressor has a pressure switch to turn it off a set pressure then you should be fine.

A friend and I both have Edgestars that are ~15 years old and still running just fine, these seem to be amazingly reliable. The only issue I had is that the plastic hinges broke, I replaced them with stainless parts.

I've had very good experiences with ASR (https://www.asroffroad.com/). Very high quality products.