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Just the one, I went most of the season leaving the 2nd panel behind.. I took it out once when I thought I'd need it due to it being a deep, narrow valley and nice thick healthy forest.. I needed it, but then again my LFP crapped out that weekend so mebe I didnt..

Loosing an alternator because you over worked it would be a bad way to get stuck in BFE.. mebe if the sun is strong enough you can make it back :p I'd rock it w/solar right now too.. just put those manual over-rides on the battery protects in so you can just drop all loads and let solar do its...

SmartSolar networked with a Victron BMV can be a considerable distance from the battery, it will use the BMV's terminal post voltage reading wirelessly.. however they usually do just fine under the hood, as long as it can get some airflow and isint put right next to the exhaust. With lead...

I zip tied a cheap lil direct to battery w/no controller panel to the hood of my riding lawn mower, cut off alligator clips and crimped on some ring terminals, its never had a problem starting in the last 4 years.. heh.. for being cheap junk it does well if you dont have any high aspirations.

There's some folding setups that come w/no controller, I'd suggest going after that.. then rewiring them so they are in a series, and hooking em up to like a SmartSolar 75/10 installed as close to battery as possible.. maybe spend a lil more for a 75/15 if you think you might expand to two...

A dedicated (separate from fixed panels) controller is inside next to the battery, you'll have less losses if the high voltage side is the longer run, and the controller can do temp compensation if its capable.. Too far away and the controller has no real idea what the battery voltage is and...

if its just used to put a USB converter in, its perfectly fine.. and its about the only way possible to get a certified usb-c PD port for 12v source. for anything else I'd use Anderson's, but hardwiring usb is going be an old legacy port within half a decade.. the stupid ciggy plug isn't going...

female 12v acc/cig lighter plug on a length of cable w/an anderson connection.

yeah I racked my head for a while trying to figure out best way to get DC power over to my two bunks, ended up getting a pocket I could hang from the support pole and slapped a 10AH usb-c bank in it.. now kids can watch movie on tablet hooked to the bank, in either bed pretty much all day long...

Why not just use a USB Battery bank?

theres a lil button on top right corner, says UNWATCH.. for those of you wishing you had the power of the Mods.. thats a little taste for yeh.

I have to disagree with you too.. sometimes there's a sucker born every min.. and it takes a giant sucker to spent $2k on a 150W solar panel that only has a 5 year warranty.. which indicates, they are garbage.. expensive ************** garbage.. but still garbage.. Sometimes all your paying for is +$50...

I think the problem here is quite clear, our dicks are just too big unfortunately.. :unsure:

Just tow your trailer queen old defender, with your new defender.. bingo, best of both worlds.. :p Seriously tho, that is my plan.. I can tow dirt bikes, quads, and atv's all over the world and then there wont be anything I cant beat if I'm out looking for trophies to collect.. Sometimes when...

Rock crawlers are crap IMO, build a vehicle capable of conquering the most daunting obstacles head on with brute force, and now 99% of the rest of the trails are thoughtless as your daily commute.. lines? who cares, every line is good.. and now the vehicle is terrible at everything not trail...

Thats what all the traction control stuff is for, it'll keep that 5klb, six figure vehicle from sliding off into the tree the old defender woulda hadda shrug off.. There aint a single Hummer they made for Civilians the Military woulda used either.. this isint a military vehicle, the military...

Buy old, restore to new, upgrade along the way.. or find someone who already did all that work and pay a premium. Regarding Itilis being expensive, remember those prices listed are in CAD not USD.. $6500 CAD is < $5k USD.. and compared to like ANY old AWD VW they are cheap as ********.. Want a...

with the HIT's 4in would be a bit excessive.. as long as you have some way for air to get out from under it and dont mount it flat to the roof it'll be fine.. the low temp coefficient of the HITs should cope with the rest.. Without gap, a flexible panel will transfer heat right into your...

Someone did make this tho:

Hey look, I can afford one: https://hot-whell-collect.blogspot.com/2016/07/hot-wheels-track-stars-custom.html