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Andersons are a love/hate relationship.. I ususally hate em until I love em.. went to go plug in my portable panel on first day out last week and noticed considerable corrosion on the plug.. sigh, damn thing is always hot and this is gonna happen if I'm not careful.. then I plugged it in and it...

North Rim GC does allow SxS.. I found that out when researching the trail out to sublime point.. had found several reports of people doing it on an ATV.. however when I did the trail, I didnt see any other vehicles except for the two camped out at the point.. I never saw an ATV once the time I...

I went all summer w/out needing the portable panel.. then Labor day I needed it, then this last trip over half of the sites I needed it.. If I park on the north side of a big tree, I'm probably not getting enough sun on it to do much.. I think the reason I got by this summer so well was due to...

yeah Ive had my genny through both FLA and then w/LFP.. I hated it with FLA, running the engine for a few measly amps during absorb is a huge waste of fuel and takes forever.. at idle the genset is discarding a ton of energy. With LFP I like it much more, just an hour is really all I need if...

Yeah if you wanna go fully solar, it dont matter how many panels you got.. your going to have to start compromising on sites and picking them for their solar qualities over anything else.. and before long you'll be worshiping the sun with as much as you pay attention to it and always want to...

nah, these conditions wouldn't have helped.. old growth ponderosa forest dispersed camping.. sure there were plenty of sites I passed that had ample sunlight, but the not the one we got with the view we got.. then in bryce we showed up at 8am to get a walk-in, almost no choice on site.. again...

There's alot of variables that are specific to only you, this is why I bought a rather minimal pre-fab and outfitted it my self.. how big LP tank do you need, how much energy generation and storage capacity do you need are all specific to you, your rig (size, insulation, etc) and the worst case...

I do nothing but boondock, the blower motor runs off 12vdc.. but you need sufficient batteries to operate it for the desired time, and a way to recharge them.. Ive got big solar, and battery bank largely to support just a fridge and a furnace indefinitely w/out shore power. most stick built...

Ive got both a Propex Furnace (HS2800) and a Wave 6 Catalytic heater in a 20ft trailer.. I live and play in Colorado, spent last night in a BLM desert down to teens through a hellacious storm and then drove through white out conditions.. neither have ever let me down so far, even at 10kft. They...

Just slap a Propex into whatever suits your fancy, its an easy retrofit for most any design.. mine didnt have a heater but it had a stove, took all of $10 in fittings at Ace Hardware to T off of and I was ready to go.

naw I got some Evolution Ale out of SLC, wife musta thought it funny.. :p back on topic eh? So I found another reason to favor the Victron Ecosystem this last outing w/my Battleborn LFP.. Wife turned on Microwave w/Crockpot still on and instantly tripped the BMS over current protection.. and...

I just got back from Utah, Driest place in every possible way.. the little beer my wife did find the clerk made a big deal outta.. "Oah it must be a special occasion" the clerk smirked.. I dunno what was so special? the 12 hour anniversary of when I ran out of beer? I shoulda stocked up in...

Trip Stats: - Days: 8 - Miles: ~1600 - Average Fuel Economy: 16.4 MPG - Max Temp: 72F - Min Temp: 18F - Water Consumed: ~45 Gallons (includes fire douse) - Total Solar Generation: 5kWh - Cumulative AH Drawn: -475AH - Discharged Energy: 6.2kWh - Deepest Discharge: -57AH - Average Discharge...

Yeah thats what we figured out, but I'm not carrying the baby on my back up and down that kinda elevation change.. and my oldest isint even old enough for a Donkey ride either.. so we'll come back on an Anniversary trip and enjoy the park w/out all the anxiety kids. And that happens to be the...

decades.. HAM Tech moves at a glacial pace.. its not like your smartphone.

Fifth Stop: Bryce Canyon National Park Spent two nights here, did some hiking, driving and relaxing among the hoodoos.. note to self, stock up on beer before Utah. Sixth Stop: Capitol Reef National Park Just drove through, checking it out and taking scenic route home. Seventh Stop: North...

Just got back from our first expedition w/this rig, and everything was awesome.. This was more of a scouting expedition, normally we have much more time.. but with the 2yro and my Pyrenees getting at the end of his life this was more of a driving tour w/less hiking/backpacking than we normally...

My plan right now is to dump data into Grafana and make a simple dashboard with that, looks like most of the plumbing is there.. wont be realtime tho, so I'll it up to publish activity to MQTT and then make a fancy web dashboard to display that data in realtime.. alot of that work looks like its...

heh, I built a full automated hydroponic garden with automatic nutrient and ph dosing, then did it again w/my fish tank.. I'll be building another one soon for the hydroponic greenhouse we'll be building in next year or two. /Mode <- 1=On; 4=Off Writeable for...

I confirm, your parallel multiplier is what you use against individual cells max amps to determine pack max amps.. 10A is safe.. each battery will be getting ~0.8A each as long as everything is balanced & wired correctly.