Recent content by Troutbum

I read it draws around 100 amps with everything running lights, stereo etc but hard to find any good facts.

That's a great video Thanks for posting it. The smoking alternator is exactly what I am trying to avoid Lol. Also I just found out that you need a special aftermarket kit to add a second alternator for $1800. so that plan is out the window. So I don't know how everybody gets away with sticking...

I think with 300 amps of lithium that's good for 6 days even with no driving. But I usually  tend to move around alot and cover ground so 2 hours daily driving is just an average. Having one of those flat folding solar panels for backup would be ok if necessary. It all depends on how much...

I really like the lithium numbers since I can use almost twice the capacity from the same a/h battery and they are a fraction of the weight so I can have 300ah for about the weight of 2 agm's and still have an extra 150 ah of extra usable capacity (rough numbers).  The lithiums sure cost alot...

So if I didn't want any solar panels on the roof would I be able to consume about 50 amp/hours per day from 300 amps of lithium batteries by just charging off a dedicated and SEPARATE alternator in a Ford Transit if I drive an average of 2 hours per day?  If so would I gladly spring for the...

I never drink and drive and for my taste the DUI laws are probably too lenient no matter what state your in. First offense you should be riding a bike for a year unless you hurt somebody then some jail time would be good medicine. Second offense your a repeat danger to society and your done driving.

So let's switch over to the really important and dangerous conditions in the Q. desert like are the liquor stores open on Sundays lol.

The hot glue sounds like a good plan I use it for tons of stuff and your right it never melts even in the hot car. So I guess you would cut the big foam boards into much smaller pieces and patch them in since it would be hard to get glue on a big sheet all at once? Thanks for the idea.

Since it has a nice smooth white surface on one side I wasn't going to cover it with anything. Was hoping just to tape it up in key places so that I could remove it without too much damage once in a while so I could check for mold behind there as I am hyper allergic to it. I camp where it's...

I need to mount some 1/2" foam insulation boards to the roof of my fan which is just painted metal and hoping to find a double-sided tape that will not come off due to the summer heat.  The insulation panels have a nice smooth closed cell foam on one side and the silver backing foil on the other...

Thanks for all the insights really appreciate it. As far as "exploring" a bit off the main roads in the desert what are the concerns with the terrain and tires? In Montana all summer I travel logging roads extensively in a small van and never have to worry about traction since it rarely rains...

I traveled alot in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado all summer and into October this year and was most surprised by the common 25 degree nightly temperatures in the mountains and even snow in August. Also surprising was having my van caked full of dust all the time while traveling the dirt roads...

What are the usual prevailing winds in Quartzite in January? Never been to the desert before and thinking about bringing some foamies to fly at your club there but heard the wind can be strong there in winter. I am a member of AMA already so what are the dues there?

Fat get's a bad rap as do cholesterol numbers since they were fabricated by Big Pharma with the blessing of your elected officials since the payoff is big $$$. Nothing harms and kills as many people as Lipitorwhatever.  I have seen many people miraculously recover from horrible ills after...

Thanks for linking that article. Most striking to me is it's like reading a page from 1980 and that virtually nothing new has been learned. I recently had a conversation with the leading cough cough genome doctors in the U.S. and they admitted that the workings of even the most basic bodily...