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I’m pretty sure Dave Barry put forth the idea that all marketing boils down to 2 key messages: This product will allow me to become a bikini model, or, this product will allow me to date a bikini model. I’m not sure which variation “mini bar in my taillight” is, but I sure hope it’s “date” not...

While I agree with the sentiment on alcohol advertising, I’m not even sure that idea is really innovative. People have been mounting stuff behind Jeep taillights for ages. Most pickup trucks have a structural pillar right behind that light. Reading the article and looking at the photo makes me...

Did you get any sort of resolution?

Maybe talk through your troubleshooting? Compressor failures aren’t commonly reported, it is possible that others might be able to provide second opinions.

The wold would have at least 2 more shopping carts in it if I had that front-facing feature. I still say that 3rd cart had it coming!

Basic steel utility trailer with a fold down mesh ramp from every trailer supplier in the US will do what you want, and you can add an elevated mount for a rooftop tent cheaply. Utility trailers may not be “off-road” enough for Instagram, but you can drag them through hell and hammer & weld...

I recently installed a backup camera / rear view unit in my Jeep and I love it. Especially as looking in the mirror to back up is very natural, and a logical place to put the screen. I highly recommend that if you’re looking. But I also like factory tactile buttons on my stereos, not touch...

Not that I can really help you, and I recognize this isn’t particularly useful, but I’m curious if $1500 was a down payment or if that was the total price?

When faced with a similar thought, I chose to put the same battery in my trailer as I use for starting and running the Jeep. I have the fridge and solar on the Jeep, not the trailer, but always thought that having the trailer battery along would be good for a jump or emergency swap if needed in...

Safe to assume you’ve already checked the DMV website? At an absolute minimum, I would expect a VIN verification inspection, where the DMV or a registered 3rd party verified the VIN on each major component and looks at everything to make sure it is as-described in your application. They did...

That seems like pretty decent pricing compared to what I would have guessed. When I worked in mining, a lot of the high vibration equipment was huck bolted. There are quite a few mining / aggregates suppliers in SoCal, and even more if you’re willing to head toward Phoenix. It’s been a couple...

I’m curious to know how much you think the Huck Gun will set you back versus all that formed and cut aluminum. Yes, they are expensive (and large too, so thing about your bolt placement with respect to gun clearance) but it looks like a very expensive build overall. If you build it, please...

Thank you. I hadn’t considered Platt. They have a local warehouse and I can buy from them through my work, so that is win-win!

Anyone who has designed or built their own solar system, either mobile or fixed, have any recommendations for PV wire brand and supplier? I’m facing total degradation of the insulation on my home panel array, and have discovered the people that built it did so with standard THHN laying in the...

It entirely depends on what your power needs/wants are and what type of camping you are doing. In a tent with no fridge? put your money into gas for the trip. If you think you are “glamping” with 30 small power draws, maybe? More info provided about your travel style will get you more response...

The rule actually applies to commercial trucks. There may or may not be exemptions for RVs, but I don’t know if they are finalized yet.

Are your cranking speeds fast enough? If you hook it to a charger or running truck with jumper cables does it start better or cycle glow plugs longer?

15000 miles since 2007 isn’t much, in fact, really isn’t enough. You could have fouled injectors just based on how little they’ve been used. Is the fuel new or has it been sitting a long time too? If it was my rig, depending on how hard the injectors were to pull, I would probably take at...

Pulling them out and checking them is awesome, most would just claim they were OK and never actually test! Assuming there was no breakage or mushrooming when you pulled them, so they re-installed well. Did you compression test while plugs were out? Does the rig start well hot? If you sit...

I don’t know Fuso specifically, but with general diesel experience I would say that isn’t enough glow time for really cold temp. Are you sure that the plugs are good? 8-9 volts isn’t much, and the time seems really short. How did you determine they were “in spec”? Did you pull them all out...