Has anyone has had the Co2 detector go off while driving ? Mine started beeping shortly into a long drive and stayed on for 8 hours. I did not shut it off to see what would happen.
I drove to Deadhorse and Tuk in my 1985 FJ60. 13,000 miles in three months. I had a 40 gallon fuel tank that gave me decent range. below is a link to a three part sries I wrote for TCT magazine that might whet your appetite for the trip...
My trailer did not have the rack. Actually that was better for me as I added Alu Boxes for some extra storage. I made a wooden barrier to carrier firewood .
I have a Greenworks electric chainsaw . It works fine for the light use it is intended for. If I anticipated heavy use I'd get a second battery. I got an electric saw because I did not want to deal with carrying oil/gas mix.
As an update to this post. The trailer turned out not to be well suited to rough road use. After I wrote this post, I noticed the trailer popping rivets and the frame pulling up from the floor. The frame cracked on the way home and the trailer totaled. The Torsion axle was also damaged.
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The battery is in a box. I had to secure the battery box to the floor. For some reason the battery was just loose in the compartment. Everything goes on the top of the battery or on the side.
Be sure to the check the cigarette lighter plug outlets for power. There have been several instances of where the fuses are bad even though they look good.
A fridge on the tongue of the trailer will get covered in dirt and water. The Tiger Moth is not an off-road trailer . Get a cordless drill and a heavy duty rivet gun with rivets for on the road repairs.
Very cool setup. I used to have a Land Cruiser with a Motorola Micom HF radio and 102" whip. I could make phone patch calls to my parents when driving home from the Embassy.
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