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Howdy folks, I have a 20 watt mono and an 80 watt polycrystaline panel wired in parallel to a Morningstar Sunsaver 10. I've measured it at just over 6 amps in the past. I am using this panel to charge a Diehard Platinum 31M auxiliary battery and a Diehard Platinum starting battery through a...

So my diesel Landcruiser is down for engine repairs. I need something to drive in the meantime. So I thought ... why not start my next project? I have wanted to build a camper of some sort that's a bit more spacious than a 60 series landcruiser. I'm thinking an E350 is the way to go. I'm...

I've been through several incarnations of roof rack (pics on mud). I started with a couple simple Yakima bars then went to a full basket (which had a nasty tendency to snag bamboo, parking garages, etc). So I removed the basket and two of the Yakima mounts so it was just big enough to hold...

Howdy folks, The Yakima gear on my Landcruiser didn't survive my latin america roadtrip. I'm looking at building a simple, custom unit to replace it. The front part will be attached to the rain rails / gutters. I need a good source for some generic mounts that can clamp onto the...

Howdy all, I've been driving my 60 around, camping and taking photos. Canada, Alaska, the southwest and west coast, now Mexico and hopefully points further south. Here are the photos I took on the northern leg: Canada & Alaska Utah Death Valley Yosemite Northern California The truck...

I'm about to set off on the next leg of my trip, driving solo from the states to South America and back. My medical training is limited to what I learned as a scout and a little bit of reading and practice since then. I don't have any specific medical conditions to account for - this is just...

I have 100 watts manas:ged by a Sunsaver SS-10 PWM controller in my vehicle. I have a freshly rebuilt stock alternator and external voltage regulator. A few weeks after installing the panels & controller my battery warning light started acting wonky. It is flashing at different rates and...

I'm using a Norcold NRF-30 fridge in my 60-series landcruiser. Even though I've tinted the windows and often use curtains, if a direct sunlight lands on the fridge it will start to cook. I'm thinking some sort of reflective insulation would make sense, sort of like Engel sells...

One of the neighbors has been watching me build my truck in preparation for my roadtrip through Latin America. The other day he came over and gave me a solar panel and a charge controller that he never got around to using. The panel is a Unisolar US-21, 20 watt panel. The controller is a BZ...

I'm prepping my 60-series Landcruiser for a long roadtrip through Latin America. My current project is to install a small locking storage box somewhere in the vehicle so that I can store my netbook, documentation and ideally camera bodies/lenses. I plan to bolt it to the floor and close it...