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generally speaking you'd need to retrofit the brakes to something with a manual cable actuation in addition to electric. The electro-magnetic only brakes can only be actuated by continuously applying power, which would result in a dead battery fairly quickly. :) Something like this...

That thing is absolutely bad*ss looking. Just curious - can the interior bed be configured as a "couch" with a table by any chance? Thats the one thing I need that I don't have with my Turtleback - a place to sit and work when the weather is lousy or the wind is blowing...

I have both an older Traeger and Z Grills pellet smoker in full size models and have found the Z Grill to be every bit as reliable and consistent as the much more expensive Traeger (the parts are even interchangeable!). I'm eyeing the Z Grills 200A Pro but have a few questions about taking...

Just saw this and filled out the survey. I use carbon steel pans at home (most of them vintage French stuff that I collected over the years). I'm a fairly serious home chef and love the way carbon steel cooks if it is polished and seasoned correctly. I stopped buying (and throwing away)...

I wonder how precise the temperature control is, and what the power consumption profile looks like. Could be perfect for "sous vide" type cooking during transit between camps. Imagine arriving at camp after a 6 hour drive and having a perfectly done steak that just needs to be quickly seared...

I’ve got something similar but the exterior buckles and pouches tend to snag on things when trying to stow/extract it from a Tetris cube of gear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Two+ weeks powering my fridge continuously with a 200 watt panel on the roof of the Jeep and the battery has never dropped below 80% (and that was after a day and a half of rain). Setup seems to be working perfectly and the 200 watt panel usually has the battery completely topped off by about 10...

Thanks. For other people curious about this topic, I did manage to find a DC5521 connector rated to 15 amps (I'm skeptical) and replaced the Dometic plug with a right angle DC5521 connector for a much cleaner fit. After running it for a couple of days and pulling between 30 and 70 watts as...

I've been running a CFX50 for about three or four years now. I replaced the rear seats of my JKU with a plywood deck and in order to maximize space and purchased a custom-fit slide from DFG Offroad. This enables me to *just* fit in a set of 4 Frontrunner Wolf Pack boxes with almost zero wasted...

Update to my original post After the first night where I woke up to find the battery shut down (and the fridge off) I have not had any other issues. After another 48 hours of testing the unit did not shut down on its own. I also unplugged the fridge from the battery and monitored it for an hour...

Yes, I wish I could use that Dometic/ARB type lock but this battery unit utilizes a Marinco-type (marine) screw-in type locking mechanism as opposed to the "prong and threaded collar" type used on the Dometic/ARB units. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My Dometic CFX50 cycles 3 minutes on (at about 45 to 60 watts) and then will sit for anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes depending on ambient temp and how full the fridge is. Overnight when temps are low, the fridge can go an hour or more before cycling, which then allows some battery packs to shut...

Look at the Marinco style locking units if you can control both the male and female sides. Generally they are compatible with non-locking (automotive) receptacles and plugs, but have the advantage of being more secure when used together. They also make a connector called "ConnectPro" if you...

I don't separate it often (normally both stay in the Jeep) but I may add a Starlink to my kit and if so, I may be moving things around a bit more. The current 500wh unit I have is from Suaoki (no longer available) and I got it originally because it was the only unit I found with APP input for...

EUREKA! - I think I found the solution I've been looking for. $840 off today for Amazon Prime Day, so a net price around $860 which is a helluva deal for a 1548 wh LiFePO battery pack. Looking at the rest of the features it offers tremendous flexibility and the charging rates from all of the...