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That is a really nice one!! I almost got it myself. The recent (last few weeks) bidirectional upgrades to the Jackery units sold me on them. That and the fact you just don't hear of problems with the Jackery products. OTOH the ARB products are very well designed. Also another one to look at is...

To each his own. I spent some time researching and found that it was just not worthwhile nor worth my effort to have a heavy box to lug around. Nice unit you built though.

Contrary to what some may lead you to believe, there is not much skill involved building a DIY solar generator/power pack. It's mostly labor, good tools and quality components that make it not cost effective. I started off by doing a dual battery install on my truck with a usable 30 amp hours...

Mine was blue and ordered directly from Victron. The reality is it's not needed anyway as my charge controller is right next to my battery. It sure was odd to see that voltage.

That's cool Dave, There is more than one way to skin the cat for sure. I did the 1/0 because that's what Mechman recommended. I will tell you it sure was a pain to get it to fit though!! All that big wire takes up a lot of room!!

I came out to my truck to monitor my dual battery install the other day and found the blue tooth battery sense showing a whopping 60 volts!! I knew right away it was some kind of glitch. I tried every possible way to fix it. I reset the pin, rebooted it, then finally removed it from power for...

Unfortunately OEM has a bunch of stuff grounded to the chassis. My answer to that was adding two additional 1/0 grounds from battery to chassis as well as leaving the OEM strap from block to chassis on. This is a total of three grounds to the chassis from battery. I have 3 full on 1/0 grounds...

If you get in the mindset to fuse only for the wire then it makes installs much easier. An example is my 4 AWG wire. It is rated for 150 amps at 50 feet. My fuse panel is rated at 100 amps. I have my 4 AWG wire going to fuse panel on a 120 amp breaker before the panel. This makes servicing the...

Boy it sure is a sellers market right now. You are getting 500.00 over retail of a new one. I'm amazed at how popular these rooftop tents have become over the last few years. And the price boggles my mind.

That can be subjective depending on how you look at it. I imagine it depends on the terminology one is using. For myself dual zone is two compartments with different temperature zones, all inside one unit.

That is really great advice. I never thought of that. I'm in the market for an electric cooler and want the dual zone. It is something to consider. As far as the PLB40 is concerned I would recommend getting a small 300-500 watt 12 volt inverter to charge your portable battery when driving. You...

Do not listen to this advice. 100% stupid and dumb if followed and has nothing of value to add to this topic. I recommend you look up the member posting and you will see his posts are mostly trolling and made to get a negative reaction and argument.

Float charging a LiPo battery is perfectly safe as long as the battery is not charged beyond its maximum voltage rating. I'm at just about 9 years of float charging the same lithium battery with no ill effects. Your built in AIMS battery BMS will handle the charge and regulate the incoming...

Or you let them go around. There is no such thing as too slow when it comes to safe descents. If you are in a situation ( single lane no passing ) where you need to pull off then you are doing it right.

Same as here in the US.

Properly adjusted trailer brakes will have both towing rig and towed vehicle feel like one single unit when braking. The only safe habit for braking is stab braking and using gears to slow down.

Thus the reason I went with a cheap in price and high in quality Deko AGM. Same battery as the MK but in a different case. Both are made by East Penn Mfg. Subjective statement at best. I can say with certainty If I was to put a thin lead plate Northstar or Lifeline battery next to a AGM made...

EnerSys is an acquisition company for stored energy. I have seen first hand what kind of products those kind companies produce. Very cheaply made and high profit. What that 21 year old company did was greatly revolutionize AGM's high cost to the consumer. Because they are TPPL was one of the...

I actually took the advice of a member here who has a Jeep ;) and knows a good bargain . I also took self advice by purchasing a cheap set of AGM batteries from a manufacturer that has been around longer than I have been alive. It is very rare to hear anything bad about Penn Mfg. I do know that...

Oops my bad. I thought this discussion was about AGM batteries.