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    Post up your drawer/storage system

    Maybe find an aftermarket mat for something like a Suburban or Expedition or Excursion that you can cut down for an exact fit to your vehicle. Or get a mat for a full-size pickup and cut that down to fit. Make one cardboard template for the shock towers (or whatever those black things are) and...
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    N-Fab RSP Front Bumpers w/Light Mounts

    As far as I can tell, they do not coat the tubing insides at all. At those prices one would expect at least a dip of some kind, but it looks like raw steel inside. Problem is compounded on the nerf steps by the fact that they ship with a plastic plug in the back of the main tube, where the...
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    N-Fab RSP Front Bumpers w/Light Mounts

    N-Fab quality is not what it used to be. I have two sets of N-Fab steps and an N-Fab light bar. The light bar is complete crap. Sloppy welds, poorly aligned components, crimped bends, spatter everywhere under the powdercoat, and the thing just does not fit. By the time I had tried to...
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    ARB portable compressor

    $250 is an outstanding deal for the ARB. I looked at the MV-50 before I bought the ARB for the Tundra, but the MV-50 won't physically fit in the space where I will mount the ARB. Amazon lists the MV-50 as being "discontinued by the manufacturer" but I might just get one to carry as a backup to...
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    New alternative to Pelican cases

    For those of you interested in the Rigid boxes, Home Depot has a Black Friday special on them in a three-pack (three sizes), plus the organizer for $98. Seems like a great deal.
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    ARB portable compressor

    I bought one of those to hardmount in my Tundra, but have not installed or used it yet. When I was looking at small OBA compressors (emphasis on "small"), that and one of the Viairs seemed like the best things going.
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    Sears Diehard Platinum 31M issues

    I don't have that charger, but I think the controls are similar to my Ctek 7002. You might try giving the battery a full charge on the AGM setting (probably "snowflake") and then letting it rest overnight before you try to recondition it. If/when you run the recondition cycle, disconnect the...
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    Why not get the biggest battery possible?

    I agree. If I have to choose, for example, between a single Grp 31 or a pair of Grp 34s, I'll take the 34s, regardless of the alternator I'm running.
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    Any reason to NOT mount a Viair portable as a mounted OBA?

    Perhaps a longer hose would help. Home Depot has their 3/8"x50' poly hose on sale for Black Friday for about $19, including a blow gun and bunch of small fittings and accessories.
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    Why not get the biggest battery possible?

    If you want a Grp 31 AGM, don't get an Odyssey or Sears PM1, unless you have a very special charging system or you are a glutton for punishment.
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    Generator for A/C

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    Fire Extinguisher?

    If they totalled my truck, I wouldn't get 20% of what it's actually worth.
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    Snow chains or Cables

    I will only use cables if I don't have clearance for chains. Cables break easily, but they are better than nothing.
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    Fire Extinguisher?

    Size does matter. Looking at 2.5 pound units (because that is what I have and because it seems the best physical fit in a lot of vehicles) and getting the ratings from the Amerex catalog, here is what you find: Halotron I 2 B-C Halon 1211 5 B-C Carbon Dioxide...
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    Group 34 vs Group 31 dual battery opinions

    If you are willing to relocate the compressor, consider three 34s instead of a 31 and a 34. If the 31 will fit where the compressor is, then consider a 31 and a pair of 34s. That is the setup I have, and it works for my purposes. An advantage of three identical 34s is that you can rotate the...
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    Fire Extinguisher?

    I just had to change the body module on my Tundra a few weeks ago, and it was not well sealed.
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    Group 34 vs Group 31 dual battery opinions

    That's probably what I would do, especially if you will be adding solar. In TX summer conditions, a single 34 won't run the fridge as long as you would think, so plan to isolate the batteries and add the solar. Size of fridge makes a difference, but as a point of reference, my Indel-B 50...
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    Fire Extinguisher?

    The stereo is $200. I am more concerned about the thousands of dollars worth of factory electronics in the ECU, body module, etc.
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