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Yes, those devices are called jump packs, or boost packs. I have one and just used it last week to jump my Toyota. I have a TACKLife KP200 which cost me about $100 a while back but it is worth every penny. I just make sure it is charged up fully every few months or so, and take it with me in...

Cars with alternators can not run without the battery because, unlike a generator that uses permanent magnets to create the field that the rotor bisects to generate power, the alternator uses wire wrapped around a core energized by the battery to creat the magnetic field. In other words, a...

I had 3 bugs over the years, a '61, a '68 and a'70. Great cars. If your battery was dead, you could wrap a rope around the generator pulley and pull start it like a lawn mower. They had a reserve on the gas tanks just like motorcycles so you could not run out of gas. (Unless you forgot to...

The Battery still provides all the power for everything even when the engine is on. All the alternator does is to charge the battery and maintain the charge and it adjusts the output through the voltage regulator based on the load/drain the battery is experiencing at any given moment. The...

Nice to meet you. That is a beautiful photo of your dog and the scenic background. There are tons of resources and information here along with many very knowledgeable and helpful people. I wish you many years and many miles of safe travels.

That was very well done in my opinion.

Ah, so you mean if I write something, then want to remove it I just exit the forum and not post it and it is gone? What if already posted and I am wanting to remove it by editing?

Not sure about this forum's software but on a forum I used to be a moderator on for many years, what happened many times was as follows: Someone makes a post asking about small fridge recommendations. 2 minutes later, they get a phone call from a friend who has one he will give him, so, to not...

I am sure that varies with jurisdictions because, around here I know that percentage is much higher. Of course, I live in "Vette City" and those are still one of the most stolen cars in the US so maybe that is why? Towing is used on mostly high end vehicles but, since the crooks already own...

Well, of course this guy is trying to sell his device but, the unit my repo friend has I told you about that will tow any vehicle no matter how parked in 30 seconds, paid under $1,000 for his unit, not $100,000 like this guy claims. Just FYI. It can be installed on any truck easily. Yes, they...

Well, there are several ways to do this and the term "hot wire" usually means running a separate wire from the battery to the ignition system, then touching another wire from the battery to the starter motor wire to crank it up. I am not sure if both of these tasks can still be performed by...

I agree with what everyone is saying here and it does come down to what someone wants to do to feel "safe" or "safer". An old PI buddy of mine I used to work with at a larger PI firm now does repos on his own and his pick-up truck is equipped with this new fangled device (there are plenty of...

There are many wires under the van and a few of them go up into the channels of the structure so there is no way anyone is going to notice another wire in a wire loom that is taped closed. They would have to spend hours cutting open every wire loom under there and car thieves have to get in and...

I think I could cut into the power wire going to my in tank fuel pump and put a switch in a cabinet or behind a shelf in the back of my van and nothing they could do under the dash would ever get that van to start and run. Cost, about $5 for the switch and wire and a few connectors. I was...

Thanks for the suggestion but, there would be nothing to attach to If I did an "X" at 45 degrees. It is hard to describe without seeing it but, since my local stores only sell the wider angle iron I need in a 6 ft. length, I have to run it straight under each strut channel. Once bolted to the...

Ha ha, you first. This is a Feral cat I adopted and, while he is very friendly to me, if he gets scared he resorts back to his instincts and will attack anyone/anything he thinks is a threat. (Someone trying to put a diaper on him would fit into that category, ha ha) He has lived with me for...

That is a good idea and I would be glad to do that once I get it built. My mattress is arriving Wed. and my friend should be bringing me the other foam I need in the next week or so. Meanwhile, I am working on adding bracing (angle iron) to the underside of the strut channel my panels are...

Thanks everyone for all of the replies and excellent suggestions. A friend of mine came over the other day and said he had tons of base foam and he would give me enough to make a twin size base so I ordered a 3" thick memory foam twin mattress pad from walmart for $40, and a twin size water...

Excellent. I wish you the very best with it.

That's a cool idea too but, where are you finding affordable foam like that? Any I have found looking at 4"-5" has been in the $130-$150 range just for the bare foam which I find to be crazy. I even looked at upholstery shops where they have it on rolls but they wanted more than I could buy a...