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4pm today I turned on our new house solar system!!!! I need to a couple of minor tweeks still but this project started in June, the system was ordered in Nov delivered Thanksgiving week. Install started Dec 31st. Between rain storms 6 of us took 6 solid 8hr days thanks to my Spannish tile roof...

I thought it was pretty cool too. Cant find any interior shots though. I bet with the width and exterior storage trays its just a narrow pass through to the bunks. A nice modern aluminum cap with that pop up tent mounted top side would be nice. And leave the truck bed space usable for truck...

Avoid the 3.0L v6. It was Toyotas first V6 and they botched the block vs head design resulting in a weak Head gasket. Mine got two total strip down to bare block remachined rebuilds by Toyota in an effort to fix it. The early failure shows up as temp spike on very gradual inclines at about 60mph...

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Re read my comment "nothing will be better than dedicated Snow tires" For off and on snow and ice needs "good all seasons yes snow flake rated which Michelin typically sits at the top of that list. Its all about your need.. BFG k2's on a subaru that never sees more than occasional dirt road to...

Kids, daily use and flexible enough to get out of town with camping gear. Our Subarus have been doing this really well for yrs. Just know used Subarus are really used be very picky!!!! They arent used and treated like they are a lexus. ;-) Just planned my first quick camping trip for 2016...

Dont get the old Toyota first gen 3L v6. I had one. Talk about a mess.

I have BFG Rugged Terrains on my truck. My prior truck 93 LC had the Kos. For the heavy trucks nothing is better than the BFGs regarding durability. They ride stiff but take huge amounts of abuse. Other than rocky durability I havent come across a situation where going full AT on my Subaru would...

Have toyed with ideas to create an easy clip on bracket that could have multiple spots on the trailer where a panel could get easily mounted during camp set up. But my ah ha was not being in camp during a bad thunder storm. Knowing the panels were down low under a corner of the trailer in the...

For the OB and typical needs Michelin passenger tires all seasons have some of the best snow and Ice performance of the Allseason choices. I rarely see snow and Ice and have just shy of 40k on my BFG touring tires. They have been really good, but are not as good on snow and Ice as the stock...

Yup If that Biker had been packing and was as unstable as big man in his big truck full of big friends the story probably would have included gun play and some poor kid near by being hit. "Cant fix stupid" 65,000 miles commuting by bike in 5yrs. Something about motorcycles and people feeling...

Being able to move the panels to a sunny spot is a big deal.

My current set up its very small but the panels are simply set out and plugged in. All the same thoughts and gear involved just on a micro scale. Two 10watt Renogy panels, plugged into a 20amp max rated controller mounted in a 50caliber ammo box with a 18ah battery, fuse block and ground bar...

My 29er mountain bike weighs just under 30lbs as a comparison. 36lbs for really nice power generation isnt bad.

A single 310 watt panel at 36lbs wouldnt be bad especially considering the hard panel durability and efficiency.

Yep sorry was looking at the wrong specs. After moving 29 of them solo I must have been feeling strong. 36lbs. But look at weight vs watt rating to get a fair comparison.

They had the same sized LG panel rated for 310watts but were sold out when I placed my order.

The LG 285watt panels I just installed on my house are 16lbs each. Thats a hard framed panel.

Umm you cant leave this one unexplained. Broken leaf spring?

I recall most rv weight plates are the basic before fit out weights. It depends on the builder but the weight plate could be based on weight prior to final fit out of the cabinets and last typical things like fixtures etc. I think the biggest weight add and place for the most weight savings in...