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Cult, Yes the Arb's are pretty easy on the power, but short of running an actual trip, you will probably see much more draw during the 12 hour daylight period. For obvious reasons. Yes, really digging mine. As I do a lot of short trips, it is really nice to be able to shop earlier in the...

Thanks for the replies. The 285's would be much further down the road, as my 1 year old KO2's only have 3-4 grand on them. And my trailer 265 KO2's only a few hundred. It will probably not be worth the money, but maybe. As to the springs, yes I have looked at the pictures and researched...

I have one like it, the Hitch Haul I think, hanging in my yard. I used it all the time on my Jeep. Have not needed it with my Avalanche. The rated capacity may be 500 pounds, but I tell you with even less weight, that thing will rock and roll like crazy. When I was doing reasonably hard off...

Martin, I am using a Pelican case exactly as you describe.It's a bigger one, 18x24x9 that I had previously used for other things. I do not have any connectors protruding to the outside of the case, as in use I have my solar cable running out by the handle, and the lid is almost all the way...

I have the ARB 62q fridge, and have been able to run successfully with a 135 watt panel, and two 35ah batteries in parallel, for a total of 75ah. On my last trip to Colorado, I had pretty poor sun, being camped in tall trees. So yes, you can get by with a smaller battery bank. But, there are...

If its any consolation, your pictures might just help me out. I am familiar with that panel in my AV, and I am going to need to plumb in a keyed source for my Garmin GPS. It never occurred to me to try and match up a connector. I certainly know better than to use a splice connector on an...

Justcuz, Thanks for taking a moment to reply. I definitely want to stiffen my rear. I do have the 1" aluminum spacers in there now with the stock springs, so I do have that as an option. I am going to do the H2 springs in a few weeks, I hope. I have a hunting trip coming up that will let me...

As to the deck, I did a hinged deck on my portable control center (large pelican case). I have all of the wires, fuses and plugs affixed to the hinged part that swings up. In my case, it was to allow access to the lower area, that I use for storage. But also with the wires affixed to the...

I switched my Avalanche to KO2's from the tires that it came with, which were more like car tires in terms of tread, last year. I did not have enough clock time on the originals for "scientific" results, but the KO2's have at least not hurt my mileage. On my last trip to Colorado with a full...

Yep, contemplation here as well. I like the winch idea, but having had one on my Jeep that never got used, I am not sure I want to cut up the front end to accommodate one. My Av is newer to me, and have not decided whether I want to go full on expo/baja with it. I actually really like the...

Thank you for the idea and links to the tailgate assist spring. Might have to try that one out on my Av. I did the upgraded hitch point earlier this summer, but went with the Curt. I relocated my 7-pin to the same spot you show. It's nice having the hitch tucked up higher. I installed a...

4x4, That spool on the back of your panel is a nifty idea. Thanks for posting that. While I have had my system for only a short time, I have been very pleased with the Anderson connectors. Craig

Martin, Like the link to the thread you posted, I had watched one youtube where they took the entire cross member out, due to rust. In that video, with the entire cross member out, they still had to torch the key, and beat on it like crazy. My Av is pretty rust free, and it still took a 2.5...

Just, I debated about whether to ask/update here or in the other thread, but this seemed like the better place. I did the front keys on my 2002 Avalanche, and added a rear 1" spacer. Have the lift I want, but now I do need to stiffen the back, for loads. I am trying to do the "better"...

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I am in the same boat, with the winch decision. On my Jeep, I actually had an old Warn P2000 welded to a mount in the front. With a snatch block it was plenty. My Av weighs in the same as your Sub, so I have been looking at the same Warns that you noted. But upon reflecting, in almost 30...

Funny, while camping this last weekend, I had someone ask if I could make ice with my arb. The thought had crossed my mind, but to make ice I would have to move my "cooler" stuff to another place, so I never considered it as an option. Might have to do some testing once I add an additional...

Like I had noted earlier in the thread, I had no issues with running jumper cable wire inside the frame rail in my 800 Avalanche, front to rear. I really debated the safety concern of having a wire hidden, where it can not be inspected v. outside, where it would be more exposed to the elements...

Not having a family and kids while camping, I really have no need to move a/v stuff to my aux side. I have a jawbone for music, and if I really needed to play a movie, I would just use my laptop. I then can charge these from my portable solar. With my aux battery install, I had a moment of...

Looks like it is coming along nicely. Interesting trying to tie in the RAP function. But, I think on my 2002 Avalanche, my RAP times out after about 15 minutes or so. Obviously opening the door kills power instantly, but in testing my dome and the lights in my bed and saddle bags, the time...