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Yep, thats me as well — substitute bad back for your hip and wife for GF. Not around the grizz so much lately, but other citters can rarely be a problem. Rabid ones in particular. Just need to get off my butt and do it, I guess.

This is exactly what’s kept me from getting a pistol. I’m not at all anti-gun -grew up with them around and know how and like to shoot. I’ve just never felt threatened while in the backcountry, but know that can happen. I sort of feel like I should be carrying, but just can’t quite get over the...

Besides making me want better cell signal to check weather, the other thing the crazy spring winds in UT made me want was a way to hold my barn doors open straight out for some wind blockage. After wracking what’s left of my brain, and searching for the right hold-fast hinge, I couldn’t find...

Here’s what I did. Believe it or not a full Scepter stays on that riser in the worst off camber, bouncy, awful roads …

Great thread and trip! Been to Bahia Los Angeles in the late 80s and Loreto for a sea kayak trip in the late 90s and would love to get back down there. Can you comment on how your Tundra has handeled the weight of the CampX? Curious if you have weighed your fully loaded rig and what weight...

They look very nicely engineered and built. I wonder about that integrated tunnel though. Seems like it really chops down the useful bed length a lot in the interior. If its an option, thats great, but if its integral seems limiting. Losing that space in my Ovrlnd pop-up would have been a deal...

Any heavy Gaia Pro users upgraded and find it better? I’m finding the downloading to be easier now that I gave up on sat maps and I like their overland map version a lot. But, Im still considering this as an upgrade. Just not sure its worth it.

Check these out. https://www.seaeagle.com/FishingKayaks/385fta I just got the non-fishing version. Very impressive build quality. I’m still trying to figure how to cram the folded up version in my MUCH smaller rig, but its’s impressively compact vs a hard shell and lighter too. Can also take a...

I *think* you may be making this too complicated and maybe mixing your battery systems together in a way that isn’t helpful to either, if I’m correctly understanding your description. IMO you’re better off keeping the house battery and camper battery systems separate, except for a 4 to 6awg...

I did buy one of his. Haven't needed it yet, but very impressed with the workmanship - top notch. I also like that its much smaller and more lightweight than other hitch shackle blocks.

FWIW -- Dirt Lifestyle on YouTube has a great tear down and modification/upgrade 2 part video up for the NAPA twin compressor. You can see the cheap parts that he felt will break or fail (wiring getting hot, un-fixable circuit board, compressor cylinders where one is lubed, the other isn't...

Man, I wish I had your wrenching and build skills. Great conversion/restoration/build! Where did you source those big, flat battery terminal blocks? Really like those … or did you fab them? Auminum?

They definitely are. You’d be surprised at how sturdy they are, though. We left the latch on the top drawer in the camper un-done this last trip and it got tossed on the floor fully loaded. Zero damage or distortion. Just loaded it back up and it slid back in place.

FWIW, these are great dual battery isolaters. I replaced my Painless Performance solenoid system in my previous Tacoma with one and ran it for 7 years. Worked great, and the in cab monitor was handy. takes a LOT less room in the engine bay than the bulky solenoid.

My 8 yo ARB 50 qt on a DFG alu locking slide out (great slide, only 15 lbs, but rugged). Its mounted to 8020 track (1/2” single side 10 series) direct bolted through the bed floor using 5/16 SS bolts and flange nuts with 3/4“ spacers IIRC. The spacers and the 8020 allow me to slide a 5’x12”...

Here’s a brief how-to I wrote up (second quote) on making Coroplast drawers. Very lightweight

Battleborns need to be charged to above 14.2 v regularly to top balance the cells. You should call BB to ask what you need to do, but at very least I think you need to do a good shore charge with the correct LiFePo profile. I’m using the Victron Blue Smart IP 65 with my BB and its great, but...

Well, if weight is a top concern, you could consider make the drawers out of Coroplast with some added reinforcement. They don’t need runners if you have a flat bottom in the casing for them to slide on. Extremely tough material, but has some flex. you can load them up if well built. This...

Heck of a project with an amazing outcome. Kudos!

Battleborn’s advice to me was to be sure the battery is charged to at least 14.2 periodically to calibrate the top balance in the BMS. Are you getting there with your setup? I“m no expert on this at all, but I kinda wonder if it’s something like that, or you need to resynch the 100% setting in...