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The rack in the previous post adapted to my JKU. What if... Or on the LJ: Wouldn't be hard to make one of these.

Need to carry more fuel? I've posted about the front fender jerry can mounts before in this thread, but I hadn't seen anything like the rooftop jerry can rack before. Looks like an interesting way to carry lots of extra fuel, although there probably isn't an expedition you could make in the...

For all the years I've had these bags on the back of my JKU and LJ I've taken them through the car wash - either the self-wash, where I would use the pressure wand on them, or the automatic wash, where I'd tell the attendant to pressure wash them, aiming down so the spray doesn't go up into the...

Now that the plow is off the and the LJ is a daily driver again, I towed my trailer to the new house today; I've been moving a lot of stuff over the past 2 months using the trailer and towing it with either the Wrangler pickup or the JKU. But my favorite is the LJ so I used that today...

Yes, back when I was building the initial top I made up a rear window with a defroster grid, but I decided to try the Jeep for the first winter without it. I ended up never installing - the rear window is only a few degrees off vertical so ice and snow doesn't accumulate on it. I've been...

I removed the plow from the LJ this morning, I won't be needing it anymore. Where I'm moving to there's a bit less snow and lot less driveway. I haven't removed the mount from the frame yet, didn't feel like working under the Jeep in the rain but it is only a few bolts to remove. I'll be...

Agreed. My calculations for 2-gauge copper were to provide 14.4 volts at 20 amps to the battery at the back of the Jeep, supplied by the alternator, which would be enough to charge the lithium battery fully, albeit not with the recommended charging profile. The voltage drop of my current 2...

Dan, Thanks, I have looked at that one. I like that it has a 50amp charge rate and handles solar as well. It's something I'll consider, although my existing lead-acid battery and wiring has been working great for years so I haven't decided for sure if I'm going to upgrade to lithium or if I'll...

Haven't moved yet. We took possession of the house in mid-January and since then I've been spending about half time there doing maintenance and upgrades, and designing a garage addition. Every trip I tow a trailer full of stuff, so I've moved quite a bit but there's lots still in the NY...

I'm happy to provide any more details about the installations in my Jeeps or try to answer any other questions you might have.

The time it takes to fully charge the battery is a function of the voltage and the current input to the charge controller and the output the charge controller can provide with that input; the output of the charge controller will depend on adequate input voltage and current. You need to look at...

Thanks for the kind words. The tray holding the battery (or can hold an ammo can) and the MOLLE grid below it is something I designed; MORryde picked up the design: https://www.morryde.com/products/ammo-can-battery-tray-kit-with-molle-holder/. It fits on either side of the JKU.

I should spend a little time on what this battery is not - it's not intended to be the primary starting battery - the maximum recommended output current of the battery is 100amps, which is plenty for a house battery but well below what almost all automotive starters draw. It's also not...

So while I'm deciding if I want to make those electrical upgrades to my system (2ga copper wires, DC-DC lithium charge controller, lithium-compatible solar controller), I've found another use for the lithium battery - perhaps temporary until/if I decide to upgrade the components in the Jeeps -...

Now to figure out how to charge the lithium battery with the alternator... The wiring from my starting battery back to my house battery is about 16 feet of CCA (copper clad aluminum) wire running both directions (positive and negative). The wire is from a set of jumper cables for this...

As mentioned above, the batteries I've been using are Walmart Marine Deep Cycle batteries. They're Group 24, 101 amp hour capacity, measure 10.25 x 6.88 x 8.69 inches and weigh about 45 lbs. They sell for $89...

Some explanation of the expedition electrical systems in my Jeeps is in order before getting more into the details of the battery. I'll start with terminology - several terms are used to describe second batteries in expedition vehicles, for this article I'll use the term house battery for the...

I've been using marine deep cycle lead-acid batteries to power the fridge and campsite accessories in my two expedition Jeeps for a number of years and they've served me very well. I buy them at Walmart, they're under $100 and all but the last one I had lasted until the end of the three year...

You don't need to remove the soft top side windows to have an open air experience - with a little sewing you can modify the factory soft top side windows to roll up... It's not a difficult sewing project, I documented it starting with this post...

It's worth considering vacuum mounts. I've been experimenting with 5" and 3" diameter suction mounts - the smaller 3" mounts have a rated holding capacity of 55 lbs. each. I've tested both sizes with this folding table with MOLLE mount and they hold just fine. SeaSucker, one of the...