The Victron Orion DC/DC runs hot. Make sure you can mount it in a location with plenty of air flow. My 30 amp tends to derate frequently and at lower than expected temperatures. I have verified that it is operating as expected /designed. It's just not as efficient as the rest of the victron...
Re old vehicles...
I've done this a few times with old vehicles. It starts to get really annoying constantly dealing with stuff that is broken. I've have lots of other things in my life I'd rather deal with - and when given a choice between modd'ing for going camping/overlanding and dealing...
Durattacs for snow (lots of it). Crappy and noisy at 50%. Hard to balance.
Toyo III or Falkens for everything else.
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Lightly used Kingdom 6 REI Tent with Tech Garage & Footprint. Really liked this tent - but it was too big for our needs. The tech garage is great as is allows you a place to take off shoes, hang out outside (but under an awning), escape the rain, etc.
Used only a few of times and...
Love this thing - but our needs changed relatively soon after we purchased it. This is the dual zone unit that can be combined into a single zone by removing the spacer.
It has only been using about a dozen times since purchase...some minor scuffs, but works really well. Draws amazingly...
I have both single and dual band radios (multiple of each).
Pretty simple:
I've never wished I had single band...but I have wished I had a dual band many times in the vehicles that have a FTM100Dr (single band, 'dual rcv')or similar.
Cross band repeater, APRS, monitoring 70cm and 2Mhz at the...