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Yeah, mains powered. Maybe not quite as large as those, which are intended as permanently mounted marine bank chargers so would be difficult to accommodate in @wADVr's Jeep. Not all of us are driving ex-Army FMTVs or large vans after all. They both appear to offer several profiles with the...

Examples? I can think of the Victron Phoenix Smart or Blue Smart. I'd like to know of others.

Putting a passenger on any bike is a significant step up in capability. There's full size motorcycles where trying to put someone on the back is a stretch. Ultimately it would seem a question of expectations. If it's just to avoid walking a couple of miles is much different than trying to...

It can be confusing but don't get too wrapped around the axle. Knowing that you need to be more diligent puts you steps ahead of the curve. So even if the Noco doesn't perfectly follow Odyssey's advice it's probably still better than doing nothing. If you want to do it exactly right Odyssey...

That's interesting to know. Noco should perhaps not make absolute statements because "better maintenance" to Odyssey seems to contradict that statement. They recommend a continuous float and even say to not let your battery dip below 13.2V on float. In the end you really do have to watch the...

If you're considering Lolo you could also look at North Shore Racks, which are similar in concept. I personally see a fair number of North Shores around here, although 1UP and Rocky Mounts are both probably more common.

"1UP" is a bicycle rack brand. They can handle from one to four bikes depending on model and configuration. Not sure of a rack brand called "2 up" so I assume that to mean you're riding "two up" on the bike, e.g. you have a passenger on the back. There is a brand called "2x2 Cycles" that is a...

It's very difficult to get even a smart alternator charging system to really maintain and condition batteries. One is that what exactly *is* ideal depends on too many things. What's perfect for an Odyssey isn't for an Optima or plain flooded. So the OEM builds a charging system for the lowest...

The issue is the Odyssey batteries. I have two of them in a dual battery configuration, although mine are G25/G35 rather than 2 x G34. You have to be a lot more particular about charging them. Even the ~14.7V you see on your alternator is kind of a false sense of security. It's better than...

There's not one pressure and the correct one for any truck and surface is going to depend. You don't want to go so low that you risk popping the bead or risk beating up rim lips. What do you normally run on the street? I assume it's going to be pretty high on a truck like yours. Like 50 or...

The organization that handles SOS calls is GEOS IERCC and isn't necessarily exclusive to InReach. Although, Garmin did buy them in 2020. GEOS has historically handled SOS activations for Globalstar/SPOT along with most other SENDs like Zoleo, Skymate Mazu and Inmarsat IsatPhone2, Iridium GO...

Modifying jerry cans into cases isn't unheard of at all. There's commercial ones as well as DIY.

I'd hope it's clear that generally any strap or rope we use in vehicle recovery isn't for overhead use. Even if it does happen to carry proper labeling (some of my gear does, as does yours I'm sure) once you use it in the wild you can't really guarantee provenance with respect to OSHA et al...

Overhead is more than having a label. The label attached has specific information relating to an accepted standard, in the United States that being ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) B30 series adopted as a ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard. ANSI/ASTM...

Brand new, product box is still sealed in plastic. I did cut the tape to open the outer shipping box. https://no.co/gen5x1

Yeah, that's part of what depends. The starter on a 1GR-FE V6 Tacoma, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser is rated 1.4 kW and pulls around 125 amps worst case. The factory only uses something around a 6 AWG in the starter harness and gives people with stick shifts the option to bypass the clutch and start the...

That depends on a number of things but what is your reasoning?

Currently run Falken AT3/W as a change from my usual BFG AT KO2. These tires ride a little softer but I wouldn't call them much quieter. Still a relatively aggressive AT tire which come with downsides like noise, MPG hit from the weight, throwing up captured pebbles, etc. I imagine the LTX or...

I'm not aware of a feed from Globalstar/SPOT personally but I don't have much social media presence to say for sure on Facetwitgram.

There may be fashion to it but let's say there's a couple of other options, one being to just end the camper at the back of the tray and two being to extend to the current back wall at a right angle overhanging the tray. Look around at how any truss or bridge is made, all 45° joints to keep...