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As per title, my wife wants to replace her Honda CRV with a new car. She said she wants a bit larger now, for space for 3 teens and us. I want Toyota. I am smelling some opportunity here!! I have a Tacoma OffRoad 6ft accesscab with Tune popup topper, as my overland camping vehicle... but might...

This charger is a dc2dc or alternator charger, but is intended for use soecifically with a PowerStation rather than just a battery. It has the output voltage boosted to 42V to allow rapid charging of PowerStation through the solar input ports. This sort of alternator charger is becoming common...

To determine what size powerstation or 2nd battery system you need for your camping or overlanding, the first thing required is to do an "energy audit" to figure out daily use, for both peak dc watts, 120Vac watts, and total Watt-hrs used for battery sizing. How you will recharge will determine...

Made a video, should help folks figure solar needs. Winter vs. Summer Solar, Camping/Overlanding. Calculations & Tests, North/South Borders. Video works, won't play embedded here, click "watch on Youtube " to see video. Additional info in video description. How much solar power when Camping...

How much electricity does it take to make a 2-person camping breakfast? I make 2 meals each 2c coffee, bowl of oatmeal, 3pc thick bacon, 2 eggs. I use the most energy efficient cooking, electric kettle and induction cooktop. Use this info to help estimate how much electricity you need in...

Quick video I made showing the tools in my DeWalt setup I use on the trail and camping. I spent a bunch of time looking for chainsaws and electric chainsaws... I got tired of them leaking oil constantly. Now I have replaced it with reciprocating saw, works great on trail clearing, no mess...

Just to round things out, here is the microwave water boil power test. For smallest microwave, for overland cooking. Energy to boil 500ml water, about 2c, in Watt-hrs. Compared to Induction with small pot, and electric kettle. This is useful for people using battery power when cooking...

Powerstation Charging Options. We get a lot of questions on how to set up a powerstation for charging, in a truck camper. Particularly using an LFP as an inexpensive expansion, what cables need to be swapped around, alternator vs solar cable setups, etc. I made this video showing all ways I...

Here is a video I actually made today, testing energy used for reheating 1 meal 1 person, induction cooking. Just to help with some Watt-hrs baseline usage. I actually have a series Im editing, with electric kettle, and small microwave. All based on truck camping using powerstation or...

I read a ton of Amazon reviews... everything that starts out looking good, has 500 1star reviews warning they stop working in a week, or reads 20F wrong. Just want a cheap accurate thermometer to see temps inside and outside my truck camper! Thx

ISSUE with Dometic Go 11L water Jug "Hydration system". The 2.5" lid cap cracked, due to air pressure while sitting in hot garage. I should have opened the airflow valve a little, but didn't think of it. Most water containers can flex due to air inside heating up, but the Dometic jug is...

This is my new camping pan. I use a wok all the time, but a normal 14" wok is heavy, too large to camp, etc. But this 12" one with a wide 8" flat bottom is perfect! I have 10 or so $120 All-Clad non-sticks, quality pans of all sorts, and this 12" wok is by far the best for camping. This 12"...

I bought this 12v power box with 11 ports, tested the ports and did a review. This might be a good all in one dc port solution for folks that want to just hook up an inexpensive 12v LiFePO4 lithium battery and run all their dc camper stuff. Plenty of ports for fan, lights, heater, blanket...

People get confused on picking the right size wires to feed a camping house battery from an alternator dc dc charger. Things like total circuit length, voltage drop, the right DC ampacity charts, etc. So I made a quick video for a Tacoma on finding the right wire size.

Camp and Camper Lighting using Red, Amber, and/or soft white, is always desired but hard to find one light that does it all. This one from Harbor Freight is just $10, and has a nice dimmable white, that can be used with any color or alone. It's an easy solution that lets you choose any combo...

Hard to find real world usage datapoints for how much electricity you might use daily. Here is one that is conservative, but not "no use, anti-tech", which a lot of folks bragging how little electricity they can get by on seem to be. Overnight 14hr Camp Energy Use Tune M1 Canopy Camper Pecron...

I am looking for something like Alu-Cab table, that I can store up under the overhang on my pickup bed camper. Needs foldable legs, but top can be up to 55" x 30" without folding. Want sturdy. Does anything compare to the Alucab table, any normal plastic banquet tables super sturdy but light?

As title says. Adding shore power to my truck camper, trying to decide which side will be generally more common.

Truckbed Inverter use to supply a Power Station, and video. Applicable to Tune M1, OVRLND, and other canopy or wedge campers for an easy power recharge option. Was msging with someone today about 3rd gen Tacoma, power stations, and how to use the truckbed inverter to supply one. I know...