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Wow. Starting labor here is $100 an hour, diesel is more like $150, and straight up automotive electrician shit is $200 and up. That's just labor. In my eyes, based on where I'm from originally that's pretty fair. Cost of living and expenses are much less here. Getting a diesel, especially a...

+1 for the Ryobis AND the older blue models can be found used for pennies and the new lithium batteries work just fine in them. I started with a full set of the blue tools (sawzall, circular saw, jig saw, drill, vaccum, 2 flashlights) plus a multi chemistry charger and 2 batteries for about $60...

So much good stuff and me getting ready to mount the driving antenna, dash mount, and booster. I still have not played with the directional antenna but will in the near future. I'll update this again when I have some more imperical data to share. My hopes and expectations are high. Keeping all...

No. No it isn't. Not even a little bit. You might not believe the number of virus and bacteria in a rain drop not to mention the dissolved solids that accumulate as that drop falls through the atmosphere. Filter and boil ALL water in survival situations, including RAIN water. It can make you...

Well ... they said 1/2 mile every 72 hours in the video OP posted.

This last week my mom came to visit and she drove her rig down so she has all her travel gear with her. She, as a second generatian camper dweller has some things to teach us. THIS is one of her cooking hacks. Pic 1 - Cheap muffin mix (corn bread and biscuits etc also work well) made with...

That's 180 miles from me. Not ready to make that run yet but hope to soon.

Grrr ... hit send early. Common knowledge says "don't use the load terminals". I also hear people say things "or the run a couple little LED lights." So if the panels generate enough current to make the CC hot there would be enough spare to run a small fan. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Would this be a good use of the load terminals? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I have a question. The military lug has a 3/8's bolt but no way to attach dirrectly to the 2/0 other than a ring terminal. Isn't crimping the lug directly to the wire an inherently better connection? My skoolie has these lugs that crimp on the 2/0 (hell it may even be heavier) AND have 3/8...

I've been watching the arguments on this one for a while now and folks seem to talk in absolutes and this issue is FAR more nuanced than that. For what it's worth this is the decision I have come to and why. Starting off learning to crimp 2/0 cable for critical and possibly life ending...

Yes. And yes, as best I can tell. I'm not certain how to tell the size.of the bolt (the one with threads). They do seem to be universal though. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I would run the jumpers between the posts not the bolts. So, you will have one positive and one negative cable much like the one you pictured. Your ground cable needs to run from negative to the chassis. I'm thinking you can go with 4awg for the ground cable. If you leave the batteries at the...

You need three wires. Positive to positive Negative to negative Negative to body chassis Look at the picture on the right. You will be in parallel. https://www.etrailer.com/question-21011.html The cables that go between the battery posts are less than $20 each if you use 2/0. If I...

Low! The angry amber light of charging has been extinguished and the emerald light of storage doth burn with a bright and steady fire. Yay! Even the internal mechanations have subsided and The Tender od Baterries is now warm with the work of tending the magical blue smoke. Sent from my SM-G920V...

You're several steps ahead of me but I plan to do the same. I have a smaller 120amp solenoid that I may try to use. That will have to wait though.

So far genuinedeals.com is the winner. They have a simple point and click cable builder and I get what I want for less than $20 including free shipping. custombatterycables.com sells a similar build with fewer choices for the wire ends for $27 and that does not include shipping. I'm ready to...

Hey! I took pictures. The spaces above the windows and across the ceiling are anywhere from 24x38 to 27x32. I'm trying not to use up too much of my head room.

Have you ever seen Terminator? You know that scene where Arnold is playing with the mechanical tendons in her hand? Yeah ... like that. I'm looking at the inside of those mounted lights and the wires that do and don't connect to anything. I have rebuilt the wire harness to the back of the bus...

I have a shorty school bus. I had to remove the ceiling and insulation. I now have an aluminum skin stretched over 1 1/2 inch square supports. The supports are further divided by 1 1/2  tall U brackets. My original plan was to affix Reflectix to the inside of the aluminum skin and then layer 1...