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On a camper/trailer Facebook group the question almost always comes up among newbie campers who own trailers with slide-outs: "What if I'm camped in the boonies with the slide out and my battery dies? How do I get the slide back in so I can leave?" Most commonly, the answer is "plug it into...

I bought one of those portable "jump starters" a few years back (Dec 2019.) The exact one I bought is this one: The exact one I bought is no longer available but of course these are almost all produced overseas (China) and there are similar products out there now. I never actually used...

After almost 16 years I finally decided to replace the old Magellan Meridian GPS I got in 2005. The old Magellan was getting a little long in the tooth, starting to kill batteries quickly and not being real reliable. I hesitated getting a new GPS because it's such a PITA trying to figure out...

My 2018 F-150 is a Canadian spec truck, and as I'm sure a lot of Canadian trucks are, it came from the factory with a block heater. Unfortunately I'm not able to park my truck in the garage (my half of the garage is filled with motorcycles) so it sits outside all the time. Since I work from...

Several years ago, when I still drove my Suburban, I posted up that I wished somebody made a "modular" truck cap. Then, along came RSI with their smartcap. Now, I didn't know about the Smartcap when I got my F-150, and I'm not even sure I'd have gotten one if I did, given that the cost of an...

This is a follow up to my Motorcycle carrier question. I have now come to the conclusion that the best way to carry my small DR200 motorcycle on camping trips (where we pull a trailer) will be to simply carry the bike diagonally in the bed. It should fit easily as my 5.5' bed is nearly 7'...

NOTE: It's in my signature but I'll also list it here: Truck is a 2018 F-150, CCSB 4x4, 3.5 EB, 10 speed, 3.31 gears with the 7000 GVWR package and the tow package. Currently at about 48k miles. Location is in Colorado. This is a spin-off from my thread regarding the front-mounted...

*I was going to post this in the Motorcycle section but it's really more of a "vehicle" than a "motorcycle" question.* I'm seeking in put and experience (mostly experience) from those of you who might have done what I'm thinking of. Wife and I camp a lot in Summer. We have a ~20' travel...

After going back and forth between big and small, and failing to find anything "in between" (DRZ-400 class) I finally came across a little DR200SE at a crazy low price I couldn't refuse. So it came home with me today: Runs and is titled but could use some TLC for sure. I'll look into...

Just last month I passed the milestone of 2 years with the new-to-me 2018 F-150 I brought home in August of 2019. Purchased with 18,000 miles on the clock, it has a little over 45,000 now, so I'm averaging 13,500 miles/year. Actually quite a lot of miles considering that I've been working from...

Wife and I have been kayaking on our camping trips since 2014. Our first kayaks were purchased at Bass Pro, 10' long sit-on-top kayaks. Very stable and easy to use but have one HUGE drawback: Weight. These kayaks weigh around 65lbs EACH. I sold mine in 2020 and bought a much lighter...

Been riding on the street for almost 40 years (started in 1982) but thinking of getting a small dirt bike. Don't want to do anything crazy on the dirt, just something small and easy to putt around on dirt roads and trails that are plentiful around here. I like the TW-200 but it seems they've...

I've never followed it before but for some reason now I'm mesmerized. Here's the Spotwalla track: https://new.spotwalla.com/lp/7202-57b49-8413/view One of these days, when I no longer have to work for a living, I'd love to do this. I'm an IBA member but with only 2 SS1000 rides (1000 miles...

Crossposted from F-150 forum because I know there are a lot of F-150 owners here. Truck is a 2018 CCSB XLT XTR (a Canadian package), 3.5 EB/10 speed/4x4 with the trailer towing package (brake controller and trailer backup control.) In the "old days" I could just put a multimeter lead into the...

Back a couple of months ago I tried to set my Indel-B fridge up with the small Anderson connectors rather than using the cig lighter connection or what I have currently which is a pair of ring connectors that go straight to the terminal posts on my battery pack. Could never get the Andersons to...

After 18 months with my F-150 I've finally decided I need to get with the program (see what I did there? ;) ) and figure out how to use FORSCAN to update the features on my truck. Is there anyone here who is pretty competent with FORSCAN? I know there are a lot of 2015+ Ford owners here so I...

We have an inexpensive 100W "solar kit" (HQST) that we've been using on our camper for the past 4 years or so. It works well, the panel folds and goes into a nice little carrying case and we connect it to the battery (2 x 6v FLA golf cart batteries) on our trailer when we are camping without...

I decided I wanted to hook the fridge up to my power box using the small Anderson connectors and a 12v cigarette-lighter sized socket. So I ordered this from Amazon and replaced one of the 12v power outlets on my power box with it...

For those of you with current-gen F-150's and stock suspension, what tire sizes are you running? Mine has the factory 275/65/18 Goodyear Kevlar tires on it now, but they'll need to be replaced within a few months or so. I'm really not crazy about the current size and wondering whether a taller...

This one is for the real "old timers" out there but it's something that's been buzzing around in my brain for a while. By the time I got my first ham license in 1994, "no code" tech licenses were the hot thing and digitally tuned radios like the Radio Shack HTX series were the "go to" for a...