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    Extending distance between tow vehicle and trailer

    how much does that bike rig weigh? is it also attached to the receiver? that thing looks like it could be putting several hundred pounds of force on the receiver with the leverage it has.. you may already be closer to your tongue capacity than you think.. sagging ass with a trailer that has a...
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    1000 Watt Inverter Recommendations / Picked one and installed

    I got this mounted yesterday, gotta get some power cables for it still.. wanted to see how it landed and make sure it fit where I wanted..
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    CJ-5 Hard Sided Camper

    love the two kids looking out the camper window while offroading.. only the strong lucky survive
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    Extending distance between tow vehicle and trailer

    if you extend receiver you increase leverage on rear axle and chassis and reduce your tongue capacity, you should extend tongue and keep hitch as close to the axle as possible to reduce loading.. If your anywhere near your tongue weight capacity, you should NOT use a receiver extension.
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    Trailer Brakes?

    yes in either mode it does, here hopefully this will explain.. notice:
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    1000 Watt Inverter Recommendations / Picked one and installed

    Switching DC Power Supplies tend to buzz when ran on modified sine-wave..
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    Trailer Brakes?

    Yes you can push it just like any other trailer brake controller and it'll engage trailer brakes, you can also take it out of auto mode where it uses a 3D gyro chip and put it into normal mode where its just a static bias if you want more predictability when on a trail at low speeds.
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    How many actually use 120VAC when off-grid?

    my inverter is largely so I can push a button and get coffee before crack of dawn w/out firing up generator.. letting kiddos sleep in while I watch sunrise in peace and quiet w/my caffeine.. I'm basically worthless without it, dunno if its safe for me to operate a gas stove or fire before I get...
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    Enclosed off road Trailer to fit a Dirt Bike

    protip: dont buy anything from forest river.
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    fastening to aluminum square tubing

    If you put a hole in metal and fill it back up with metal its generally fine.. but I suppose not as good as no holes at all if strength and integrity are the upmost importance.
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    Enclosed off road Trailer to fit a Dirt Bike

    https://www.intechrv.com/explore.php Torsion axles, full aluminum welded frame.. very well built and handles trails quite well. Ive got the bigger brother to this that can fit a full four seater side by side. A trailer as narrow as you want is going to be a custom job, but I think your...
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    running AGM and lithium

    house = lithium, agm for starter/winch.. two separate systems completely.. mebe consider offloading that 20A charger to a good home and funding a 50A version so you can drive less than half as far before recharging the lithium.
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    Flexopower 444 lithium

    why are these lil banks always so limited on charge current? 6.2A charge if I read that right? Lithium of this size should be capable of 15-20A, otherwise your paying lithium prices but leaving one of the biggest benefits off the table, really quick recharge times.. that makes lower capacity a...
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    Question to fridge owners - Do you leave it “running” in cold ambient temps?

    Cold water perhaps, but seasoned with hops! I ditched the cooler because I was sick of throwing out food, from border crossings where they opened up food and threw it back in the water to coming back from a few days of backpacking to a bear locker full of room temp meat.. that and constantly...
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    House Battery issues...

    http://www.rollsbattery.com/battery/s6-gc2/ Maximum Charge Current (String) = 40A You can discharge at rates much greater than that, they have 547 Cranking Amps, 684 Marine Cranking Amps, with ratings and outputs up to 84A on the very spec sheets.. Golf Carts pull a lot more than 40A.. a bit of...
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    House Battery issues...

    but OP is running 24v with a 24v inverter, thats half the amps.. so 65A at 24v.. he'll never see 12v let alone 11.5v
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    House Battery issues...

    90A @ 24v is enough for 2100W output, thats far more than enough for even a big microwave... My lil dorm microwave runs off a 1000W inverter, and I never seen a microwave that didnt work on a 15A 120VAC circuit (1800W)
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    Quality USB-C Panel Mount?

    pull that paper off the bottom and trace that red wire to whatever chip it goes to, thats usually it.. if you have trouble put a multimeter in continuity mode, slap it on the red wire and take your best guesses poke'n around til you trigger the buzzer.. the power on these will be a lil tricky...
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    Quality USB-C Panel Mount?

    your always free to crack the case open, find the voltage regulator and google its part number (might need a scope to read it) to find out its exact specs, thats what I did with this camera I want to install on my trailer for a backup camera.. its just a normal security camera but its got ************...
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    Quality USB-C Panel Mount?

    Fairly high, I've rolled out my fair share of circuit boards (mostly for 4S Lipo Packs funny enough) and the vast majority of voltage regulators for "12v" sources are capable of a pretty wide range input.. if they say 12/24 I'd bet the components are rated a much wider range than that.. for...
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