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will it have an AC/DC charger inside you needing to feed 120v into or are you gonna feed the solar charger w/a high voltage DC charger? that gets rid of one external plug right there.. now you just have DC in/out and for that, andersons..

sounds like your taking great care of it and it should always have a good charge state, but without any kind of battery monitor in it the problems will likely start being an issue long down the road when your starter battery is on its last legs.. I've gone out with a battery that would start the...

yeah if you've got a winch in the equation then having a dual battery setup you can combine for a large amp reserve is the most desirable design.. otherwise, if the only electric motor is a half second load like a starter then capacity size is mostly moot since its always gonna be >98% Charged...

I permanently installed one of those "flexible" solar panels on my last trailer, it had delaminated and died within 2y.. camping in trees you need much more solar than you think you do.. in the summer months the sun is high and you can find a nice break in canopy, but your only gonna get a few...

an oft overlooked alternative is downsizing the starter battery, I used a Deka ETX20L on a 3L V6 just dandy.. gives >300CCA and is the size you often find in Jump Starters.. they got an EXT30L w/>400CCA.. this takes advantage of AGM's ability to power big loads w/little batteries, none of us...

Lithium already pushes the advantage towards the engine, at 0.4C rates you can charge batteries 3x for same ICE runtime as FLA and basically fuel too.. and with the less usable capacity make that 6x as much FLA for equivalent runtime of FLP.. a small rate Solar is super attractive for lead as...

For that money why dont you buy more LFP to go further.. I put 650W of solar on so I didnt need to get a 2nd LFP, cost less than a 2nd battery, and provides 45A charge to get it full in ~2.5h.. but for those folding ones just add more batteries and bigger AC charger so you can go 2x as long with...

Your kenwood is gonna do wideband unless configured otherwise, the midlands narrow.. If your on a 12.5Khz wide channel and others are broadcasting 25Khz wide its going to exasperbate multipath interference, especially in any kinda urban environment as UHF Multipath just gets worse (or better if...

If your using SMSGTE your getting igated, you should be appearing on aprsfi or aprsdirect if you have beacons enabled..

Upload to youtube and then link it here, it'll auto embed it. You tried another antenna setup? what antenna? are you talking to people w/narrowband midlands too or they transmitting wideband?

Why is everyone so hung up on accurately tracking SOC? If a tenth of a percent, or even a few whole numbers off are gonna break your bank then your already pushing it too hard.. I honestly could care less if my BMV is accurate to a thousandth or not, I'm boondocking.. not running a laboratory...

Mine gets a GPS lock PDQ, if I turn it on in my driveway I'm sending my first packet out before I left the neighborhood.

yeah but the vehicle he's looking at folds up into a little box he can carry on his back, so its not that apparent.. one would expect for that kinda money a solar blanket would have all connections/diodes potted, wiring marine/tinned and the nylon or whatever fabric it is on is mold & UV...

Its a bosal style euro hitch with retracting, they can be quite durable, but they got low tongue weights.. I think the Tesla Model 3 has a bosal to receiver adapter they use thats like this also. Take the lock and roll off the trailer and tow it with the OEM hitch.. later you can always put it...

By the handles I installed on em.. they are 325W each so for 650W, only 2 are needed. If Glass/Alloy Panels are too big/large/unwieldy (they come all shapes/sizes), then you should just forget about solar and find an alternate charge source.. for the money of those piddly li l panels you...

I'm heading up to Pitkin in a few days, love doing the passes..

$500-$1000 for only 250W.. for that price they better survive an explosion, but what you get instead is something that is less durable and prone to damage.. for example, I got 650W of top of the line rigid solar for $700 and they got a 25y warranty not a 2y warranty.

Diesel Produces much less carbon (CO/CO2) than a gasoline engine, so much less you lock your self in your garage w/engine running and you'll die of boredom first.. DEF's purpose is to Scrub Nox.. or as you say 'Smog'.. I agree smog is bad, but it only sticks around for hours/days.. thats why all...

if thats your size limit and you got a hookup on deka's then yeah go for it.. I pay $260 for an H9 Deka AGM for my vehicle from NAPA w/AAA discount, its 105AH starter battery.. its the biggest and nicest one I can find that fits.

You could get a pair of GC2 6V Golf Cart batteries from Sams Club, also made by Deka for $200, presuming you have room for em.. That gives you a whopping ~220AH @ 12V when you wire em in a series.. usually runs a fridge for ~5 days or more, and is a deep cycle bank in all but price.