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thanks for the replies. @NudeLobster this was super thorough and very helpful. I have the tent now and I am working on fitting it. It’s freaking heavy but looks well made. I didn’t realize it would have CVT branding on it, as I bought from bush co.

Hi! I am contemplating the Bush Company Alpha tent, and I wanted to hear form current owners. 1. What other tents did you consider? Why did the Alpha win out? 2. How has it held up to use? Any points of wear you see? 3. How comfortable is the tent to use and sleep in? Any improvements or...

Hey guys, In our travel south we met Brian and his awesome custom GXV F550. Brian was working his was north on the panamerican highway. I thought I would share it with this forum. Check it out. We are releasing more of these RIGS from our travels, but this is the only GXV. Cheers

Hey Guys! We have started capturing a series of short videos about the rigs we encounter on the Panamerican Highway and their owners. Just a light look/ tour into how everyone is making their way. This is the first one up, we should be rolling these out on a weekly basis. You can read more on...

Have you seen this one? This is the model we were going to get. It's rated at 3200 watts continuous. Which is basically two Honda 2000's. We were able to find it for under $6000 new. http://power.cummins.com/content/rv-qd-3200 Ideally you would avoid have a huge generator that you run at...

It really depends on how often you think you will use your generator. If it's in frequent as a back up then yeah go with Gasoline Inverter, we have two (redundancy) honda's with us. But if you are going to be using your generator several times a week to power high load devices, then suck it up...

One charge controller left!

I am just seeing this but we have a washer and dryer in our rig and absolutely love the thing. It's a Splendide 2100XC. They ours will wash and dry about 11lbs of clothes and wash 15lbs (no dry cycle). While this doesn't compare with your home washer, it's basically 10 days of clothes for two...

Updating the listing! Still two great charge controllers for sale!

@ChadHahn I am licensed Extra and I agree with your sentiment! I went and bought a great book from ARRL that is basically an operator's manual. Goes over the basic stuff that is missing from all the theory. How to call CQ properly, how to terminate a conversation, how to contest, etc. It's quite...

@Ianc we have had zero issues with the bikes on the front thus far. If anything they are a distraction for the police and they seem to fixate on the little motorcycles and want to talk about them and rarely even ask about the sealed up box on the back. That said this has been across the US and...

We have a Fiamma which we have also damaged :) While it still works, we have been exploring with some solar shade fabric. Its cheap $30 vs $800 of the fiamma, and it sheds winds, so it doesnt flap around too bad. Its killer against the sun, but does allow some rain through,so not great to sit...

This is awesome! What batteries are those under your inverter? How is the camper attached to the bed. I couldnt tell, is it actually built up from the bed itself when you replaced it? I would have been afraid to use standard windows, but this goes to show, that maybe sometimes we over complicate...

If your vehicle is VERY large and 12v simply isnt feasible with the length of runs and voltage drop then maybe. or if you are large enough that the wire savings would offset a quality DC to DC converter, then it could make sense. The other use case would be if you need an inverter over 3KW. For...

any pics of completed installations? This looks pretty cool

Hi Expedition Portal Family! We are doing a bit of a refit of MogTug (www.nicknameinternational.com), and are changing a bunch of components over to Victron to support a new app project we are working on. As a result, we have a bunch of components that work perfectly that are for sale. Prices...

We are a right at 3.5M and in the US and down through central america, it hasn't been an issue. As far as trails go, a unimog of any height is going to have an issue on a trail that is overgrown. If you are serious about taking your 7500 kg home on wheels down tiny trails, then this isn't going...

Hi All, We are starting to explore the next build and we have focused in on Man Kat 6x6 and 8x8 as the potential chassis. I am struggling to find good solid information regarding importation and use in the USA. So I would appreciate some help/ advice. 1. Can these trucks be legally imported...

12 x 12 will be plenty! We have been using levelers that are 8.5 x 8.5 and they have been fine. I like the idea of the rubber matt. We use some interlocking blocks, but they have worn over time.

i have a KX3, and i use an end fed. Works great and takes up no space. If i had more power, i always wanted to go with a Hi-Q, and if i had more space, a Buckmaster. I have also been paying around with a Chameleon F-Loop, and thus far really like that when there are no trees.