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Do you think the no spill cans are robust enough for heavy off-road use? We are going to the Maze district this fall and will have to bring extra fuel. Don’t want a blown seam or leaks out there and wind up stranded.

Ugh, you have to have a $30 wrench to open a $50-90 dollar fuel can, then add a $10 gasket so it doesn't leak? I was under the impression these fuel cans were the best ones you could get. They sound like the ones that need the most accessories to be useful. Are they made by Land Rover? I may...

what is this wrench you speak of?

I could use 3 of them, would you shoot me an email with a pic or two, price and some idea on shipping to 82716. Don't need them in any hurry... Petenewhall@gmail.com.

I know these are getting harder and harder to come by but there is a decent supply of used ones on a popular auction site for a somewhat reasonably price. I am wondering if they can lay on their back on a vehicle without leaking? They will be on my roof and I don't want them sitting upright.

Depending on your espresso machine, that alone could be pulling more power than all of your lights would use in a week. Might try to figure out a different way to get your morning cup of coffee. (aero press, stove top expresso maker, pour over coffee filter, camping percolator, etc.) The 12...

Looks like a nice and well thought out system. Some 'experts' may complain about some little nitpicky things but as stated before, it's not in a 747. I've made many large terminated battery cables, some with crimped lugs and some soldered with a torch, all holding fine and some over 18 years...

This one looks interesting. The controller would likely need to be replaces with an MPPT but I like the size and the legs to prop it up would be nice...

Well I put together the little heater I outlined in the OP. I fired it up on a 35 degree night, climbed inside and in about 15 minutes the temp went up about 4 degrees. Not surprised but I was hoping it would do a little better. After 5 more minuted the fan failed, probably because it was...

https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Attacks-Causes-Avoidance-revised/dp/158574557X First, arm yourself with knowledge. Parts of the book are a little dry but overall a good reference. Part of the book is an outline of different incidents and what caused them. Sadly many fatalities occur from keeping...

I'm not planning on running the heater when the engine is not running but even with a 600 watt heater I 'could' run it off the house battery for close to an hour without going past the 50% mark on my house battery. I do like the idea of the timer attached to the solenoid, but I think I may keep...

Thank you for the heads up. I haven't found a mechanical timer switch that would handle that kind of amperage so I may just go with a simple toggle switch rated to the amperage I need. I know there is a switch on the DC Thermal heater but I still want a backup switch in the circuit for safety...

I started a different thread here http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/176773-12-volt-heater-thoughts and got some good ideas regarding heating the topper on my Tundra. At present I think I am going to go the electric route and probably end up using one of the DC Thermal 12 volt electric...

Adventure Trailers does build one that is portable, however they charge a pretty penny for it. I'm sure anyone could build one for about $50 more than the cost of the heater itself. Installation is very simple, nothing more complicated than hooking up some wires and plumbing the propane. On my...

have you tried the DC Thermal at all? On paper it sounds like a pretty simple turn key method of warming things up with the engine running. I'm having a hard time coming up with what kind of BTU numbers I would need to warm up the topper to a comfortable temp, seeing how it is not really...

Yeah, I'm not holding out much hope for the PTC heaters but I though it might be interesting to see what they can do strapped to a computer case fan. 400 watts worth of heat isn't going to do much but If it works at all I may build a second one. Getting into 800 watts of power draw should be...

I just ran across this on Ebay. No affiliation but the price seems almost too good to be true. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reconditioned-Webasto-Airtop-2000-D-Heater-PDC0076-01002665-9014839C-/182310626168?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275

We love the Propex heater in our Teardrop. I was planning on adding one to the truck as I'm familiar with the operation and installation but thought I would pursue some alternatives before I took the plunge into spending that kind of cash. When I put one in the TT I was thinking it was a...

The issue with a catalytic heater is they get way too hot right near the heater. There is a shelf at the bed rail height so that puts the hot end of the heater about 9 inches from the ceiling. At 1200+ degrees, you are talking fire in less than 5 minutes. We tried it but I shut the thing off...

a 300 watt inverter won't run a 300 watt heater, if there even is a 300 watt heater in the 120 volt world. In fact my cheapo, (now removed) 400 watt inverter wouldn't even run my Makita battery charger. I would think one would need a 1500 watt inverter to run a 1000 watt 120 volt heater if not...