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I'm a Caltopo subscriber but there's no denying you're right that the phone and web apps are, I dunno, more "get straight to the point" and not as casual GIS friendly by themselves.

I don't care if you run GMRS unlicensed. No, you're right though, as a ham I don't like people who run unlicensed but it's actually a bit more offensive that you do so publicly as though it's some sort of badge of honor. It's easy. Even little kids like 9 years old can ace it. The main...

Glad to hear! Forgot to mention, this is another option for Garmin topo maps. They are already compiled, no monkeying around. https://garmin.opentopomap.org/ Didn't mean to suggest the 62/64/65/66 aren't good receivers (I really like my new-to-me 65s for hiking and skiing) but the lack of a...

Your questions aren't really simple "just copy this" sorts of things. Garmin still makes fine hardware but business-wise really wants you to buy Topoactive or their 24k or 100k topo maps. I got a new GPSMAP 65s that came with Topoactive maps. They're OK. I wouldn't buy them otherwise...

It's so cute. Looks like the fake product toys they'd include in a conference registration swag bag.

The use case is absolutely key. I could see a fleet EV truck where it's used all day, charge it at night. The problem is realistic range and charging in exceptional cases. Vail (the ski town) is finding that EV buses are very optimistically rated and fast charging isn't as useful as you'd...

You heard the same spiel as me from the same individual. So not putting words in anyone's mouth since I think it's safe to assume we both respect the source, the question comes down to multipliers for slope and mire factor. All points are rated by the OEM based on GVM. Which as we found out...

I've talked to knowledgeable engineers about these and you need to be very careful with these. The threaded receiver in the vehicle *might* be alright but the eye bolt included with the vehicle is usually low strength. That's intentional, they are just designed for pulling a disabled vehicle...

Not multiple points. You're trying to avoid creating ground loops.

Maybe the NAPA unit if you can wait and find one. But, honestly, the answer seems self evident to "What cheap compressor should I buy to replace the cheap one that lasted me a decade?" Yes, the MV-50 gauge stinks. But in a way you know how it stinks. Plus it'll probably get broken and...

From the description the least problematic is probably a full run back of the same size (4 AWG in your case) to the starting battery negative. Then make sure to have a ground bus bar to the house battery negative for all the loads you hang off it and make sure to isolate any cases that happen...

The battery that the charger is intended to charge. That kind of leads to understanding what you're doing in more detail. Are you charging a stand alone house battery or are you talking about your main starting battery that's serving dual uses? Or trying to charge two batteries? If you're...

Yeah, you know you see those stickers that say "This truck protected by Smith & Wesson" and the meth heads see "It's definitely worth breaking this window."

So are you concerned with theft parked at home, in an RV park sort of place or in the backcountry? Seems to me the risk of someone driving away with it camped on an USFS road is one thing. Maybe a chain through a wheel and around a leaf spring would suffice. At home I'd park it on jack stands...

There's various standards that might apply or not, which you could use for convenience. For your use it makes no difference. I'd suggest being aware that usually white, grey and green have meaning. For example green often represents a conductor that is safety ground, meaning it doesn't...

Do you still get in the darkroom? I do once in a while! It's therapeutic.

Or a song named after it (the film), either. BTW, when you say "remember Kodak" it implies they're no more. There's still Ektachome (E6), a few C41 (Ekar, ColorMax, Gold, Portra, etc), Tri-X, T-Max, and some chemicals and paper. They aren't completely gone. It's like a number of things (tube...

Officially Kodak stopped selling chemicals in 2009 and kept the process secret and protected. Unofficially, well, uh, yeah... https://emulsive.org/articles/darkroom/developing-film/they-took-my-kodachrome-away-so-i-brought-it-back You can process Kodachrome as black-and-white if you're really...

I figured he was thinking of that with the statement "My Jeep will most likely not be driven more than once a week in the future and it's parked out of the sun" maybe? Not to say he couldn't put one outside if he's got the truck inside a garage but if you have an outlet on the wall it's probably...

Isn't Crawl Control an extension of A-TRAC but also takes over your throttle? I've seen A-TRAC work and it's not exactly a substitute for a locker if you know you're going to lift tires but compared to a limited slip it's pretty good (if really noisy). Having a locker in front is actually kind...