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I was on a trip this past week and decided to venture off into the Grand Staircase Escalante NM, and so I needed a solution for maps quickly. I have BCN Premium with the Accuterra premium maps, but I tried and tried to get it to download the area maps and it was just painfully slow. Finally, I...

Awesome deal! I just wired a CKMA12 compressor to my JK for onboard air. I think its a great balance between size and capability. I ditched the harness and wired it myself to reduce clutter, since I didn't need to use it with lockers. If whoever buys this needs help with manual wiring, send...

The IBS system uses a 200A relay, the National Luna uses an 85A solenoid. 85A is too small for most dual battery systems (It will operate too hot near its rated current, which is not good for an already hot environment in the typical installation spot under the hood). You will typically exceed...

Pardon the temporary hi-jack! -- Nice looking 4Runner! -- Back to scheduled programming.

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Thanks for the feedback everyone! Had to look up this 400DT, but this is exactly what I was thinking about when I wrote this post. Looking at it on HRO, the user interface looks pretty nice. I know this will probably be at a price point higher than the 8800 but, it does sort of highlight...

I have been looking at getting a mobile radio for my Jeep and it seems that everyone likes the Yaesu FT-8800R. However, I see that Yaesu has the FTM-350AR, which "looks" more appealing to me. Then I see the FTM-10R which looks more modern also. So now I'm wondering if this is the new trend...

I've used my SPOT Connect on a couple different Android phones and never had an issue. Perhaps Android users are luckier in that respect. I remember some chatter about Apple and their restrictions on Bluetooth. I've had mine over 2 years, and it works okay. I find that it is a bit sensitive...

If you'll be anywhere near the Los Angeles, Long Beach, O.C. area I'd like the tan Scepter if amocaT doesn't make a deal with you for it. Second choice would be the Olive Scepter. Let me know! Thanks!

What lights are you using? I might be interested in those :)

I like the ARB awning, and its pretty affordable too.

Mainly size, cost, and performance. The converters you linked are more suited as power supplies for devices that consume more current. Most of their size comes from heat sinks and capacitors. You'll notice that a lot perform far less than an LM317, one of the better ones has 1% regulation...

It does help a great deal if you turn off the device, or at least, the active tracking at the end of the day. With the Connect, it also helps to turn off the bluetooth connection to the phone, and with the newest firmware, the SPOT connect will auto-reconnect the phone and keep this bluetooth...

I use Backcountry Navigator on my Galaxy Nexus, its so crisp with a 720p screen. I imagine that a Galaxy Note device is well suited for this application. I find my Galaxy Nexus to be well suited for it, definitely a lot of info that fits on the screen. Way better than my old Garmin. But, let...

I've used the SPOT Connect for over 2 years now. Hiking and overlanding, and at this point, I'm considering the inReach device. When hiking, its pretty much a gamble that the SPOT will get a message out. I pay for the tracking service, and find that on my backpack, facing mostly straight up...

Its almost been a year since I started this post, an update is in order as I'd gotten some PMs about this before. Let me start by saying that in my initial post, I was over thinking it waaay too much, and should have done a little more research, but was hoping someone else had already done it...

Yes, the price is much higher, and having had the parallel stacked batteries before the side by side MORE tray, I can tell you that it is much, much, MUCH more convenient to have them side by side than stacked. It is such a pain to get things wired sideways, specially on a lifted jeep. An...

My 2012 Wrangler's 160A alternator puts out a constant 14.4-14.7V under almost any condition, except when the batteries are deeply discharged and I'm at a stop idling, it drops to about 13.6V. But, as soon as I hit about 1,500 RPM, its back up to 14.7V when deeply discharged and putting out a...

No problem reaching the inner most battery. The only thing you have to do is remove this compression insert that is like a plastic screw that holds the harness flex tube that has the alternator cables on it onto the firewall. This gives it the roughly 2 inches of slack you need. There is...

Sounds like a fun trip. There will be plenty of places to grab fuel and 10 extra gallons with a full tank of gas will be plenty to get you in deep and out back!