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Hi Jake: I'm sure you know this but just in case there are AGM starter and AGM deep cycle batteries; you should have a starter battery in position 1 and a deep cell in position 2; the purpose of the ML ACR (gross overkill for an automobile!) is to protect the starter battery from deep discharge...

Thanks rayra: I had originally considered finding some high density foam and simply filling the open ends or doing as cyclic suggested; the edge of the new bar sticks out sideways only about 0.5" and from memory , the flares by about 1" at the same location. I may try cutting the flares to...

For what it's worth my new ARB bumper has 10.9 bolts on all the main frame-to-bumper points and 8.8 bolts on the lighter stress items like skid plate to bumper. The winch bolts are only 8.8 because the winch is turned feet forward into the bumper; pulling on the winch pulls the winch into the...

Jake: What is battery 2? Is it a deep cycle? I recommend connecting the winch to the truck's main battery 1 posts and run your truck when you are using your winch; standard practice; power the winch from your alternator through you main battery. Use battery 2 as a house battery for all the...

cyclic: that's always been Plan A! I was hoping someone had bent this stuff before.

vintageracer: I've discussed the same topic on this and other forums; your concerns are very valid. My 16 Colorado manual tells me that my truck has "recovery hooks" used only "for pulling the truck to a safe location from which to continue driving". They are not hooks, they are static...

A fridge pulling less than 10A can be very safely grounded to any factory grounds; there is nothing special about a fridge compressor motor. I have no idea why National Luna think the battery posts are the right place to go. When a device is connected to the negative post and the post to...

Thanks, just did this and will report back. I scoured the Internet for "bending duraflex" and got no where.

I just installed an ARB Summit bar to my Colorado and now need to trim and shape the leading edge of the front Bushwacker flares. These flares stick out a little more than others so just cutting will not work; there will be a large hole at the leading edge to catch wind and dirt. I have a heat...

A couple of extra considerations: - Depending on the nature of the puncture and repair, the tire may also be downgraded speed-wise so slow-down after a field repair; as Ducky's Dad stated above, it's a good idea to get the tire professionally repaired after the fact as this could re-rate your...

Kbroderick makes great points. They sum-up why I went with ARB; the company has been around a very long time and their bumpers are very much function before form, although I prefer the Aussie look vs. Transformer. I figured if these bumpers are the primary choice of so many hardcore Aussie...

I guess this depends on how important packing as much beer into the fridge/cooler means to you.......

Smaller cans?! It may be an exact dimension effect; perhaps the Dometic is sized exactly for stacking and packing standard Coke cans whereas the RTIC is not, so there ends up being less cans and more unused space in the RTIC. I hear you about wet/soggy food after several days. This is the...

I use 3 litre juice bottles; they have a handle so it's really easy for the kids to carry, refill and use; this means no (or at least much less) spills when using. They also pack perfectly in my Dometic fridge and don't have a plastic after-taste. I prepare them in advance and transfer them...

Odd question as they don't really serve the same function; when I used a cooler for more than a few days, I used to load it with freezer packs to prolong chill but at the expense of food/drink capacity. For weekenders and day trips, a cooler generally works fine but for longer trips things I...

Don't you folks that use these bags for trash have issues with bears and racoons?

semperfi61036: here's a link to some images of my ARE CX HD. They may be helpful. Note that the internal frame is made of sections of extruded aluminum and that the four risers to teh cross bars go through the roof so that there is no load on the canopy roof. Good luck and post pics!

What about Canada?

Sage words DaveInDenver: I should first admit that I just bought a fridge! I think the same "first world viewpoint" thoughts when I read about charging phones, IPads and PCs, adding lighting to an RTT, hot water; the list goes on and on. When I go camping with the kids, all the electronics...

the406: I chose a soft RTT, an ARB Simpson III but there are a number of RTTs that are very similar. It's really quick to set-up and it has an overhanging part over the ladder; not all soft RTTs have this. For me this is important as it is really one of the biggest advantages over a ground...