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An elecric generator is a device that uses rotational kinetic energy to produce electric current. They come in two forms: dynamos (DC) and alternators (AC). Solar panels are converters: they convert the suns energy, photons knocking electrons off silicon wafers to cause current flow...

What are these spammers/scammers trying to accomplish besides annoying us?

My one concern, and I admit it is low probability, is that with a head injury a sequence of buttons might be beyond my capability. After her stroke my mother could not figure out how to work a 'turn a dial and press cook' microwave that she had used for years. I like this conversation as it...

Ice takes on the temperature of the surrounding environment, so if ice has been stored at 0ºF it will be at 0ºF when removed. Snow is an insulator (because of all the air trapped between flakes), ice is not. It would be a cold igloo built with ice blocks. If you add ice (at 32ºF) to an ice...

My 2¢ Here is my synopsis of this discussion, leaving out the 'tastes great', 'less filling' arguments: (I probably missed some) Personal Locating Beacon (one way alert), cost = $ --Advantages: simple to use, lasts ~5 years, pinpoints location --Disadvantages: alerts SAR only, no...

I don't have a good answer. I am blessed to be living at a time when it is within my means to seek adventure and yet uncomfortable enough that most don't attempt it. Maybe the answer is to go the direction that my beloved BWCAW went and restrict the number of visitors to wild places to...

Would have been in the '50s some time, probably '57 or '58. And yes, people idiots were feeding the bears. I'm dating myself.

"paved paradise, put in a parking lot"

The problem isn't not enough park land, it is everyone wants to go to the same parks. Half of the park visits were in 27 of 417 National Parks and Monuments: Great Smokey Mountains National Park, 11,338,893 visits in 2017 Grand Canyon National Park = 6,254,238 visits . . . Great Basin...

With the current way gasoline is formulated remember to rotate it every 6 months to a year. A little heet and stabilizer isn't a bad idea either. A full gas can is a fire hazard. An empty gas can with gasoline fumes in is a bomb. I've had to take from my 'store . . . of flammable liquids'...

I agree. Judging from the vehicles in my neighborhood there is a much bigger market for vehicles that LOOK like they can go anywhere off road than for vehicles that are actually taken off road.

The only issue I am aware of is: empty or full a sealed gas can that is subject to a large temperature change will bulge or collapse. I live in Minnesota so a metal gas can going from 70ºF to 0ºF will have permanent dents in it if left sealed. As to a little gas in the can: I leave my empty...

I have taken a number of 6 - 8 week trips with Simon, a 30# beagle. A couple of things I have done: I built a platform for his bed; it is his place in the truck, a little bigger than a properly sized kennel. It has his bedding, a non-spill water bowl, and 'seat belt'. He has a tether for...

It's been entertaining following this conversation. I'd like to add my 2¢ The cultures of Europe and the US are different. The small go anywhere RV doesn't fit most peoples lifestyle in the US. There are a number of things that are prevalent in my family and friends that you won't see in the...

Or not . . .

Looks like the resurrection of the sporty car/truck idea from the late '60's to early '70 (i.e. Chevrolet el Camino, Ford Ranchero).

Some of us want a basic, proven camper that just gets the job done. We don't need to conform to the latest fads or fashion. We don't want to be beta testers for the most advanced materials or construction methods; we'll leave that to the $100,000 rolling mansion crowd. Blending into the most...

Tried searching for this and didn't find anything here. Can someone recommend a thread or video that shows how to improve an MV-50 12V air compressor. I've found a few on you-tube but necessarily trust the information found there. Thanks, jim P.S. I started a new thread instead of cluttering...

Again, the GVWR number on the door post of your truck is a legal definition; you are not authorized to change it irregardless of what improvements, modification, or upgrades you make to the vehicle. You may decide to take the (obviously good) chance that you will never have an issue with your...