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Velcro strips that I cut into pieces and stapled on.

Here's how I spent my Sunday: I built the collapsible thermal layer with velcro connectors, installed extra cooking trays and bought a round pizza stone that should function as a heat sink to even out the cooking temperature. I'll give it a test this week with my thermal probe and some cookies.

Thanks. 1-inch.

https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/just-five-bolts-fridge-slide-and-cargo-rack.184396/

Here you go - I've turned a $30 Amazon purchase into a $100 project. Welcome to my life. The circular pizza stone is a heat sink, and the automotive heat/noise suppression roll will be used as an outer wrap to fine tune the system to cook on multiple oven racks at the same time.

Two quick updates: 1) It's been on my mind for a couple days, but I wanted to say a special thank you to @ChasingOurTrunks for the incredibly detailed post regarding his equipment and GVWR. Must have been lots of work to weigh every single item on the packing list, and more work to post about...

I connected the charging port of the new Dometic lithium battery (PLB40) to my auxiliary battery (Optima YellowTop) and then connected the output of the Dometic battery to my fridge. I was careful to make sure the power cable is secured so that it can't get pinched in the fridge slide (have...

1) The guys at Genesis told me that the YellowTop is made to be drained and recharged, up to 400 cycles. The RedTop (cranking battery) is a different story, of course. 2) Yes - this thread started as some photos of the Genesis install in my Jeep. But it's now much more of a 12v thread. So I...

Thanks for your help. I have no idea whether the Dometic has a built-in BMS. Here the manual: https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/products/power-and-control/energy-and-lighting/batteries/dometic-plb40-_-197468#documentation When I had the batteries connected as I described above, everything...

Hey everyone - I've been thinking more about this. Maybe my configuration works after all. This article says I am not allowed to connect different types of batteries in parallel. But my configuration connects the Optima YellowTop to the charging port of the Dometic lithium battery (input...

Here's the website: https://powerwagonsinmoab.com/ One of the sponsors is White Knuckle! They make GREAT sliders. I upgraded to their DOM sliders after my nice-looking tube steps proved that they were only good for one thing: looking nice.

That's the one thing I like about the AEV rear bumper design. The rear tire and hi-lift/pull pal mount distribute the entire load to the bumper, not the tailgate. And the bumper holds five gallons of water. But that doesn't help my GVWR issue . . .

Fun article on the trailer debate: https://expeditionportal.com/a2a-expedition-to-drag-or-drop-a-trailer-that-is-the-question/ And a less fun but more analytical one: https://expeditionportal.com/off-road-trailers-the-top-reasons-to-buy-and-the-top-reasons-to-run/

How much of a hassle is it to adjust and monitor the Airlift helper springs if they are not hooked up to an onboard air system? Looks interesting (and only $85 compared to the expensive AEV high capacity springs), but I want to do my homework. What are the downsides I should consider?

Great thread that keeps getting better. Next topic for discussion: https://www.aev-conversions.com/product/high-capacity-coil-springs/ AEV product specifically designed for heavy JKU overlanding rigs. What do you think? I haven't figured out if I could even consider this upgrade since it...

To answer my own question: this won't work. https://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/experience/2014/04/can-i-connect-dissimilar-batteries-parallel

I'm fairly certain this is the single best sentence I've ever read in an overlanding forum . . .

I can't park my Jeep in the garage if my Weboost cellular antenna is mounted at the top of the windshield bar, so I designed two new mounting spots: once that drops the antenna lower for everyday use and a higher one for overlanding off the grid. The caulk will dry clear and I painted all the...

I connected a Dometic portable battery (512 watt hours) in line with the Genesis auxiliary battery (Optima YellowTop) and then connected it to my fridge. I was careful to make sure the power cable is secured so that it can't get pinched in the fridge slide (have heard some stories about that)...

Incredibly well said. My JKU is the living (and massively expensive) example of this lesson. How did I end up here? 1) I love offroading. 2) I love overlanding. 3) AEV has a really impressive website. ;) My AEV steel bumpers, Metalcloak skid plates and DOM steel side rails have withstood...