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These portable solar Generators as well as solar panels are getting more and more capacity and efficient at an alarming rate. Just a few years ago you would be hard pressed to get an affordable solar panel that put out anything more than 10-15% efficiency. Now you can get relatively cheap...

Hi guys just got a Email from Bluetti for these new power stations/solar generators being made available in a few weeks. What makes them unique is the ability to add "piggy back" aux battery packs and solar charge in just over 2 hours to capacity with only 1400 watts (12 amps) of juice. Other...

Just as the thread title states. It all started when I was looking for a small and medium camp box solution. I went to REI and saw these Yeti boxes with broken plastic latches called the "load out". 250 bucks!! Yikes!! And the "demo" floor model was already broken and beat up? The 300.00 small...

I went in another direction than most and did a simple build that is super duper cheap. I already had the truck. All in for overloading build including dual battery setup with 250 amp alternator, 300 watt solar generator, 100 watt folding panel, solar charge controller, 12/120 volt 30 quart...

Hi there, Figured I would share my experience of how my system has been holding up and working the last few months. Here is the build portion of my dual battery setup: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/dual-battery-install-05-gmc-sierra-with-pics.221460/ Before anything I chose to...

I came out to my truck to monitor my dual battery install the other day and found the blue tooth battery sense showing a whopping 60 volts!! I knew right away it was some kind of glitch. I tried every possible way to fix it. I reset the pin, rebooted it, then finally removed it from power for...

I am quick to admit I got caught up in some of the marketing and forum buzz in regards to some of the higher end batteries. A few names that are thrown around are Northstar/X2Power, Odyssey, and Lifeline. The storefronts and reviews are all good and impressive. But the reality is these...

As some of you know I'm doing a dual battery install on my 05 GMC sierra: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/dual-battery-install-05-gmc-sierra-with-pics.221460/ I'm running the numbers in my head and just now decided to just pop in another AAA flooded starter battery (group 78) of...

Hi guys I'm new here. Thought I would share some pictures and my procedures for a dual battery install. This is model specific but can cross over to many other makes and models. First a little background. I have been a lurker here for many years. I'm getting to a point in my life to do some...