Recent content by Embark With Mark

As my wife and I increase the length of our trips we find the need to have a little freezer space. Here’s how I modified our ARB fridge to work as both a fridge and a freezer. Proper testing will come shortly. Thoughts?

So I've done a lot of thinking about this already. Before the solar panel I would just use the fridge on my main battery. Now what I found out is that we can run like this for about two and a half days before the jeep needs to be ran to recharge the battery. The fridge has a low voltage cut off...

For the past few years I have been running my ARB Fridge off a single battery in my Jeep. Normally we can go for about two days comfortably before the Jeep needs to be started to recharge the battery. With a new long trip in the planning stages I decided it was time to add some solar power to my...

Not many things are more crucial to a good trip than a nice meal. Having the tools to cook a nice meal can be hard to come by especially with all the different fuel types and makes of stoves that exist. I have used all sorts of Coleman stoves, backpacking stoves, single burner and duel burner...

Over the holidays my wife and I drove to CA in order to visit some family. On the way we decided to skip hotels and camp out, this turned out to be a great decision because we ended up finding an amazing hot spring in Nevada. Needless to say we ran behind schedule because we just had to test the...

Wow a 2 amp draw?? That seems very high. I engjoy using AGM batteries too.

That is a nice little upgrade. I really like the idea of the monitor.

Lately, due to our current situation, I have been driving less. The Jeep comes out about every two weeks or so. In order to keep the battery conditioned, I installed a modular solar system. What methods do you use to extend the life of your battery? Solar, battery tender, Solar battery tender...

We were unable to visit family for Thanksgiving this year so we celebrate in our own way, with some exploring of course! Our trip was short and didn’t last long, but visiting Gandy Warm Springs and this area of the west desert has us eager to put here more. Who else was able to get out for the...

I am not going to lie, there are one or two flashlights that caught my eye in that photo. :tearsofjoy:

That is a pretty nice build. Love the idea to use things lying around to make a better camp setup.

We use an old Coleman white gas stove. The irony is not lost on me that I do not use a Coleman lantern in favor of LEDs but I use a Coleman white gas stove. The size of the stove and the fuel it uses are perfect for us. We do a lot of cold weather and sometimes high altitude exploring. White gas...

I would normally agree with you on this. That is the reason I do not run LED headlights. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the light output of the light I installed. Not only is it only 10watts. It can be dimmed down and the light color can be adjusted away from that harsh blue/white led light.

This is one of the best arguments for not carrying fueled light. We, too, are trying to slim down on carrying different fueled items. Ideally, everything we have would run off gasoline.

Nice setup. Seems we had a similar idea. I really like the amount of light your setup throws.