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That's definitely odd; fuses usually don't blow up unless there was something, somewhere that was unusual. But perhaps the issue that is causing everything also blew the fuse. It could also be two things messing up at once in an unrelated fashion - stranger things have happened! I hear you on...

Lots of info here that is excellent, far beyond what I know, but I do have a question: Why did your fridge blow the fuse to begin with, and might that give some info as to what's going on?

I wanted to reply to you again, @mep1811. I'm not sure that I did have my unit updated after all; I thought I did but I noted in my smartphone app when pairing the new one that I was still running version 2.xx on my old device; when I plugged in the new one it went up to 3.80, so either I was...

So, I figured I'd post an update as I just got the replacement from Garmin. I am well rested and past my initial feelings of irritation when my Garmin failed -- it happens, no device is perfect. And as the discussion in this thread has highlighted, every device can fail, and redundancy is best...

I think that's the takeaway for me, Alloy. The two-way communicator works most of the time and it works great and its' worth carrying, but redundancy is best. Thank you Kevin - I did try that a few times but no dice. I just got the replacement device so I'll reply in-thread in a moment to...

Good idea - Starlink as an internet service is interesting but it's not viable for us at the moment - both in terms of availability, and the size of the unit. But, we are considering it for a larger project in the future, and it's only a matter of time before tech like that gets "downscaled" to...

I just spent a bit of time looking at the devices that @Trail Talk suggested; the exact one is discontinued but there are others. https://www.acrartex.com/products/resqlink-400/ I think this is even better than the Spot/In Reach combo; I think the In-Reach for sat comms and emergencies, but...

By way of a further update - I spent a bit of time on Garmin support. No solutions for my device, and my device was in warranty (but barely - the 1-year is up in September!), and they are replacing it. The replacement will only have a 90 day warranty, so if this happens again in 6 months it's a...

I was a bit shocked that they didn't have customer support on weekends; I would have thought that some basic customer support came with the subscription. And for a business as big as Garmin to have on their website "Monday is usually too busy, call later in the week instead" -- My though tis...

Hi folks, I'm on my usual month-long journey around Canada, and am just in the last week or so of my trip. Sadly, it'll all be done within a cell network, which is not quite what I planned. I'm posting this up in case others are, like me, depending on a Garmin In-Reach Mini for emergency...

Just to chime back in so folks know what I landed on: I decided to go with a cheap deep cycle battery with 100 AH, so not nearly enough for On-demand hot water, but more than enough for my needs (fridge, basic lights, charging). For hot water, my current solution is an Eccotemp L5 mounted in a...

I'm fully in agreement with what you've written. At www.theineosforum.com we've had some good chats about the B58; so far it seems to be pretty reliable in other platforms, but the main issues that the community has identified so far are the location of the timing chain and the fact that it's...

I think it will be regional and we will see legislation that shifts focus to population centres. As in, it might not be allowable to drive an ICE rig in Toronto, but in Sioux Lookout in the North, ICE will still be allowed; this is what happened when the government mandated emissions testing on...

Good advice, and thank you for correcting the math for me! I can see this getting expensive fast in terms of batteries so I'll think I'll "hold" if I don't go with the option Victorian posted - maybe in a van build someday I'll go electric. Good tips on the flow rates too!

Thanks @Victorian -- that's a lot more amp hours than I thought, and I reckon I did my math wrong when calculating it -- not sure how the use of an inverter changes the math. But, the product you mentioned is great - that's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for, and fairly light too. I...

Hi folks, I'm revisiting my electrical system as my Deep Cycle has given up the ghost. I need to buy a new battery anyway for my rig (my Deep Cycle AGM won't hold a charge anymore) but before I pull the trigger on a potential $1k battery (Yes, I'm drooling on Lithium!), I'm considering my other...

Incredible video and a testament to the quality of the structure. Spec-wise, there's no question of this vehicle's toughness. How they achieved that toughness (or more accurately, the complexity they layered onto that toughness) is what I have problem with. But, without a doubt, most...

Yikes. I dunno what to say other than that. To have something as critical as that be so fragile and complex is a major issue and confirms what a lot of folks feared -- how these things break matters. I LOVE this thing, but the more I learn the more I see it being ruled out of contention for...

I'm 100% in, if things keep going the way they are going. Realistically due to COVID restrictions our current rig still has a lot of life in it, so we'd have to be cautious about the need for two vehicles of this type as I originally had the vision of replacing my current rig with this so it...

Yes I was - sorry I didn't get a picture! But yes my feet had to go on either side of the centre console. However, I still wouldn't describe is as cramped or anything -- I didn't think to take a photo of it, but if it was uncomfortable or annoying I probably would have noticed it. No word on...