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Has anyone here built their own box for a solar controller or adapted something else that would work? I need something better than the "redneck" setup I have now where I just plop the controller on top of a plastic tote and cover it with another plastic box for waterproofing. . Here's what I...

So I've had the Pathfinder for a week now, got it E-tested on Thursday and tagged on Friday, so now I'm legal to drive it. Drove it around town this weekend and to work on Friday and today. . So far I'm VERY impressed with this little SUV! At 14 years old and 117,000 miles it still feels...

...But if everything works out OK I should be an R50 Pathfinder owner by the end of the day today. 2002 SE with 117k on it and best of all....Manual Transmission! :wings: . . I'll post pics once it's mine. This thing is really clean!

On a lot of our older vehicles the seats show a lot of wear and tear, especially the driver's seat. As far as seat covers go, I seem to have used both extremes: I've used the el-cheapo "generic fit" $20 seat covers from a discount store, and I've had a set of custom made cordura nylon seat...

I have a bit of a dilemma and thought I'd post here to bounce ideas off of others. First, the background: I have a 2004 Suburban that is (currently) my only 4 wheeled vehicle (just sold my little DD, shopping for another now but likely won't get one until next month.) Primary duty for the...

Finally sold my little DD and now I'm on the prowl for a new one. I'm a manual transmission guy and would prefer to find something with a 5 speed, especially after the trauma of having an AT fail on my tow vehicle (2004 Suburban) on the way home from a camping trip pulling a trailer and...

Saw these in Wally World the other day. I'm assuming it's a tire specifically made for them since it doesn't show on the Discount Tire web site. Interesting semi-aggressive zig-zag designed tread. Has the "severe weather" snowflake rating. Anybody know anything about them? Very...

Still searching for a reasonably reliable and inexpensive DD to replace my 2wd Mazda B2300. Essentially what I'm looking for is something with 4wd that can drive me around town and get me to and from work in comfort, not suck my wallet dry with nickel-and-dime repairs, and in a pinch, serve as...

Still have the Mazda for sale and casually looking around for a replacement. One that has popped up on my radar recently has been the Chevy Trailblazer. Seems odd that this isn't a more popular choice - they're as common as weeds around here. Once I started looking into them I saw them...

I know we don't see a ton of them on ExPo but there must be folks here who can share some knowledge on 2nd gen Explorers? (1995 - 2001 I believe were the years.) . Reason I'm asking is that I'm getting rid of my 2wd Mazda B2300 DD and replacing it with a 4x4. The Explorer fits my criteria in...

Well, looks like the 4L60E in my 2004 Suburban is on its way out. We discovered this coming back from a weekend camping trip to Steamboat Lake in Colorado (GORGEOUS area, BTW ;) ) Stopped in Steamboat Springs for lunch, then headed out on US 40. Climbed the long, grueling climb out of...

(I was all set to post this in the "camping equipment" section but after I typed it up I realized that I'm not asking a "fridge" question, I'm asking a "power" question, so I posted it here.) . We've had the Truckfridge TF-41 (AKA Indel B TB 41) for 3 seasons now and it still works great - a...

Last time we took a trip with our dog I had to come to a sudden stop and our dutch oven table flipped over onto where the dog was sleeping (we lay her bed on the passenger side back door so she can have a window.) That got me to thinking about cargo or pet barriers. Anybody use one and would...

We got our Camp Chef Teton stove in 2012 and it has seen hard service over the past 5 camping seasons. Recently it has started leaking gas from the regulator. We are hoping the only issue is the regulator itself (a replaceable part) rather than the stove. The symptoms are the smell of gas...

Finally putting together my lift and I'm wondering if I need extended sway bar links? This will be a 1.5" - 2.5" leveling/lift kit. And if I need extended links is that front and rear or just front? Anyone have a set they recommend? If not "needed" is this one of those "good idea to...

Don't think I posted this earlier but when I bought my '04 Suburban in December of last year, the PRND321 display was barely readable. Doing some research I found that this was a common problem in the 03-06 GMT-800 trucks. I figured that eventually I'd get the instrument cluster rebuilt anyway...

My solar kit came with a 20a MPPT controller. Instructions say to mount the controller "vertically" in a protected area. . However, since my kit needs to be able to work in either the truck or the trailer, I don't want to mount it permanently anywhere. My intention is to have either a wooden...

Sorry if this has been asked but I couldn't find it in a search. I've ordered the hardware for my dual battery setup (2004 GMT800 Suburban 1500, 5.3) but I'm wondering something: . If my "main" battery is my "starter" battery (that is, the one that is in there now) and my 2nd battery is the...

Solar system has been ordered, I'm going to start with a 100w setup that is expandable, and if I need to expand to a 2nd 100w panel I will. In the meantime, the fridge will need to sit in the camper. Problem now is that the cord for the fridge is 5' long and the nearest 12v receptacle to where...

Does anybody know of anywhere that it's possible to rent, for a day or so, a sidecar equipped bike? I'm toying with the idea of hacking my '02 Triumph Bonneville but I've never ridden a sidehack rig before and I'm not sure I'd like it. But I'd love to be able to take my dog for a ride on the...