Recent content by phxtoad

Lost Dutchman State Park. Somebody just got a big 'ol camp hat...

'95 YJ seeks shade in the Wild West

Just compression. Even without gear, the bag's zippers are taut when zipped. Nearly the entire volume of the main compartment is foam - and rigid foam at that. My plan to glue/secure the outer panels in place was abandoned as soon as I test fit everything. Just no need. The bag's other...

Goal: Discrete/Diversionary (but certainly not diminutive) rifle bag for multiple AR's or similar. A bag that one could throw all their range gear in and not draw too much obvious attention, and that offers reasonable protection for the contents. Looking through some posts on other forums I...

Accessory Development: Area lights. I had a couple cheap 12v auxiliary lights laying around, so I swapped out the bulbs with some new LED's. I then made a steel bar mount fitted with an old tripod's quick-disconnect shoe. As far as usage of the battery pack, the best use so far has...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/163170-Phxtoad-s-solar-generator-du-jour So although I have my box set up for internal batteries, I have discovered that without them installed I can plug in leads from an external battery (via an SAE connection) and it charges through. My 'system'...

First load test this past weekend: Plugged in a room fan that consumes about 0.30 Amps / 35 Watts according to a P3 Kill A Watt meter. The box wasn't fully charged when I started though. I monitored the decrease from 82% to 52% over 3.25 hours. So 4 hours maybe from fully charged...

It's a standard Plano ammo box. 12" x6" x8" ish. They have them at Bass Pro. Not sure of the model number. Todd

Let the wiring begin I wanted to express the wiring when the box is open so the goal was to not hide much. I wanted beefy wires, too. 10 & 12 GA for all. The Renogy solar charge controller has a built in voltage meter, so I ditched the separate meter. I'll save it for a larger build. The...

The batteries still had to be accessible and also not move around though. So I sized each level to fit snuggly in the box and connected them with four aluminum angle legs to form a rack. The angles capture the batteries. Some dense foam further keeps them from shifting. I added a pull...

PHXTOAD'S SOLAR GENERATOR This should say 'Anderson 12v input', not Nelson... Here's a little project that I obviously got a bit carried away making. It's my first foray into Solar, and I've had fun putting it together. The genesis for this project started a year ago when a quick...

Nice! I miss mine for sure... Todd

Whether you do or don't go camping? :) (Sorry, couldn't resist)

I'm pretty sure the guy with the ice cream had it coming... Thanks for the great report. Someday! Todd

Jealous! I like the looks of that Para. Have fun! Todd