Recent content by Yroundrdn

Great plan and since you have the stuff you need, you can always up the battery down the road if needed. All I know is the fridge is the one item I will always have in my overland vehicles.

Not sure what the draw on that fridge is but mine is .7Ah . The last fridge I had had a draw of 2.6Ah so as you can see, that can make a big difference. What did not work for me on the last set up was 100 watt panel, 2 costco deep cycle batteries that were charged from the vehicle as well as...

Having just purchased a TDR OR, I highly recommend one. Being an old school O/R guy I thought I’d never use crawl control nor the Multi-train but since it was there I tried it and it truly is amazing how much it helps. Especially when you have to back down the hill. My thought was get a stock...

Good info, surprised that much loss though.

This is my first high MPG overland vehicle and I like the extended miles I can get when in the back country. We are averaging 18.6 so far on this trip which is the first with the RTT. That includes many hours in the dirt and in 4L. So far these stock tires have done extremely well. The...

Very happy with our Overland-Pros RTT. Around $1400 with shipping. Quality is great, mattress is 3" and comfortable. Skylights are the best feature for us. Nice to see the stars when out.

it's not a hard shell/clam shell so soft in that respect. It folds into itself. The canvas is thick and well stitched.

I researched all the popular ones and came to a few "important features" for our needs. For us the choice was the Overlandpros Mohave. I have been very impressed with the tent and seems to match up with the others that are more than double the price. Here is a good review on it and our...

Older thread but one I found while researching RTTs. We picked this up a few months ago but had a long wait on the bed bars. First trip this weekend. Had to hit a campground as the Cleveland NF closed off all dispersed camping. Apparently taxpayers are not allowed to use their land but...

My insurance doesn't cover it and I know some places will charge $500-600 to come get you. Check out this guy if you want to see some crazy recoveries. Matt's Off Road Recovery

The Smiitybuilt has an eco feature which may help. The other did not

Be sure to check the amp hour draw. I had a Whynter that was great but the draw was 2.6 Ah and tough to keep up with that draw. After a ton of research I went with the Smittybuilt 50 qt that only has a .8 Ah draw. This is working great and I can run an AGM battery on it for over 24 hrs...

I’d be up for it, schedule permitting

I was able to do "Rustoleum" enamel paint job in the driveway in 2 weekends on my last rig and it turned out great, well great from far, but much better. I used 80 grit to sand out the old because the paint was so bad and surprisingly, it still looked okay. I bought a gallon of enamel...

Well done on the slide. I just installed the Smittybuilt 52 Qt fridge and it uses around .7ah which was much more efficient than my last one. I believe your ARB will be close to the same draw. I looked at many options including solar and and isolator to charge the second batter from the...