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I'm not familiar with that tablet, I use a Samsung 10.5 S. However, I would not want to be limited to 8gb of storage for downloaded maps. If your geographic scope is limited or you don't mind downloading maps for every trip, then it might work. If you wander over broad regions, out of WIFI...

No advice to offer, but the orientation looks odd to me? Does it mount across the frame rails resulting in one hook being on the left and the other on the right? If so, the orientation of force when pulling from the front of the truck seems to be at 90 degrees to the lay of the hooks. I'm...

This is a great point. Also, carrying a spare around without use for the several years it might take to wear out a set of tires can leave us with a pretty old spare with checked sidewalls etc. Regarding switching sides in the rotation pattern - I wonder if a reason some manufacturers (Fuso for...

Hello Glen: We've always rotated our spares through. On Prima Terra we had two spares rotated along with the running tires for a total of 6. With Prima Terra II we only have a tire on one spare so we'll rotate 5. Waveslider - the only reason I can imagine a tire guy would suggest not...

Hello Glenn: Great summary. That tire mileage seems spectacular. Are your rotating a spare or two into that mix? Best Wishes, Howard

I have not ridden that route. When we visited in 2017, there was a bike packer at the campground who had ridden in that day. He seemed fine & was enjoying himself. As we drove out the next day we met him again just N of Tea Kettle Junction and he was pretty frustrated with the washboards and...

We haven't noticed any problem with airflow. Another EarthCruiser friend carries the blade of his Pull Pal up there and hasn't noticed any problem with air or cooling. We'll probably move our blade there also, so we'll watch for cooling issues. Off the back is certainly a good option if the...

It possibly looks better than it works for dusty, dirty tracks. During the last year we've completely abandoned covers and solved the "dirty bike" issues by moving ours to the front of the EarthCruiser. We'd seen Allan Anderson's set up carrying their bikes on the front of Fido & decided to...

I find it helpful to keep my phone and tablet on the same operating system with Gaia. It takes me awhile to become adept at a particular mapping application and once I've figured out a workflow, I prefer to have the same actions provide the same results on my phone as on my tablet - especially...

Hello Bob: We have had two of these trucks (2014 & 2017) & that fan was noticeable in both. It's my impression that it is louder in the 2017, but that's probably due to variation in the aftermarket cab insulation. We have some friends who worked hard to install much better insulation on their...

Hello Warrantchief: Here's a link to my past reply to a similar question about anchors. In short, I favor the Pull Pal. The rest of that thread could be helpful as well. I usually make my own synthetic winch lines with Amsteel Blue. 1/2" or 9/16" for our EarthCruiser and 3/8" or 7/16" for a...

Hello Warrant Chief & welcome to the EC Family. A 2014 truck with 49,000 miles ought to be in it's last year of the 5 year powertrain warranty. I suggest you contact Fuso with the VIN # and see what work has been done and how much warranty remains. At the same time see if there are any...

I would guess it depends upon the controller. I think the excess energy has to go somewhere and is probably dissipated as heat. You might contact technical support of the solar controllers you're considering and ask them that question. At first I wondered why anyone would want to do that -...

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned up thread or not (didn't find with a quick read) but the advantage provided with MPPT decreases with increasing temperature. In other words I see the greatest increase in amps to batteries versus amps from panels in the coldest temperatures. That's fine...

You might consider starting a new thread to keep this one on topic. There are a couple of good resources that could help: 1. Bikepacking.com routes. 2. Bikepacking.net routes subforum. Then search "Big Bend" to bring up several threads. Many of the descriptions linked above deal with the Big...

You could see if EarthCruiser would do a custom build for you and put it in one of these! Oh, wait......:unsure: Howard

That makes perfect sense to me. You're better served by wire rope while I feel better served by some synthetic lines. There's no reason all of us ought to use the same line. Diversity works. Howard

Most commercial marine applications use very thick line with initial strength much greater than needed. As the line degrades enough strength remains. Here is a link to data-based analysis of synthetic lines and UV degradation posted by Factor 55. Note that the most resistant tested lost 20%...

Damn, Skippy you caught me there. I hope you have a happy & productive new year. We ought to go camping sometime. Let me know if you pass through central New Mexico & would like to see some great local spots. Howard

Interesting, but not surprising! We've owned 11 of the EC wheels & had no problems with any of them. Howard