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    Satellite Messengers: Garmin InReach vs Spot for Non-emergency Offroad Recoveries

    Don't forget about the Zoleo. We've used ours just for occasional non-emergency text messaging and it works pretty well.
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Are you running this actual unit? I've heard mixed results with the Android head units. Some love them, others not so much...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Now it comes down to winter projects. Upgrades include: AEV snorkel with cyclone intake AEV transmission skid Hood solar panel from Lensun for start battery trickle charging LED fog lights to replace stock halogen in the bumper Additionally, we discovered a few things that need tweaks to work...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    We don't always bring our trailer, so we upgraded our tentage for when we're roughing it on tougher trails. We have a Gazelle tent (love it) and a Slumberjack awning and screen room. We will always prefer the trailer but when the planned route is above about a moderate rating, we want to...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Later in the summer, I added fuel storage back on. We had carried 2x Rotopax on the old rack; in this new configuration, we now have a 4 gallon Rotopax and 5 gallon Wavian on the Rig'd swingout. The Rotopax still leaks like a sieve sometimes (I have replaced the spout and gasket multiple...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    So, I haven't posted in forever! We finished up the mods and then hit the road to the Pacific Northwest in early June and really didn't slow down after that. So... here's where things stand. Just before we started our trip I finished installing an Ironman tilting fridge slide for our Iceco...
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    DIY trailer build - battery in trailer or vehicle?

    I actually have both. My trailer is a small squaredrop trailer and I have a smaller 35 Ah battery with solar etc. in it to run vent fan, lights, charge phones, etc. We don't always take the trailer and my fridge/freezer is in the bed of the truck, so I have a 100 Ah house battery with solar...
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    Switch panel experience?

    I've had in in for over a year and no issues at all. My switch (8-switch version) is able to handle appropriately-sized wires for the main positive and negative feeds and each accessory just fine so I'm not sure what the previous post was referring to.
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Had the front bumper disassembled this week for some surgery! I removed the front center section and painted it AEV black to match the rest of the AEV bumper instead of the stock silver color, and I talked my friend Rich @WJ Overland into making a welded hoop with an antenna mount for an...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Got the solar panels and storage box mounted to the top of the rack and wired up all of the lights and panels. I also mounted a 10 gallon water tank on the passenger side for weight distribution, but I ran the fill tube up high onto the driver's side so that it (and the upcoming shore...
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    New build coming for our zr2

    Looking forward to seeing this!
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Did a bit more work this weekend and got some pics. I mentioned I had moved the WeBoost to the rack with a shorter mast so it didn't swing in the wind or on rough roads so badly. I also mounted rear facing white reverse and amber chase lights and got them wired in to the switch panel. You'll...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    You have no idea!
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    I drive a work truck with the boxes you are talking about. They would work fine, but my wife deep-sixed them for style points. And they are heavy and ding easily.