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Yes ;) There is no official accepted definition of "overlanding". Some pretentious folks may try to push that their personal definition is The Law, or some definition posted on a forum like this holds some sort of Statuary weight... it isn't and it doesn't. It's just car camping, or 4...

If you're at a campground with others camped nearby... keep your music to yourself! I hate some clod at the next site over deciding everyone in the campground should have to listen to their Death Metal HipHop fusion...

Some good info here. I like the traverse south of Sedona posted above, some nice info, easy for a quick overnight jaunt for me, thx!

This shows a quick "no build" kitchen setup on the side of truck, with timing for setup and cooking breakfast in 8 minutes. This is a useful type of Truck camp kitchen if you want to preserve your truck bed for hauling and doing truck-stuff. Here I am showing how easy and fast this no-frills...

Doh! I was walking all around there, sorry I missed you guys! Would have loved to meet. Did get to meet a few other folks, Taking The Truck, saw Dan Grec's builder Wa-sabi campers, etc. I missed that last sentence on early may post above, saying you'd be there, then these last 2 posts were...

No, I didn't say that, you added the "simple switch to connect" in. Which just FURTHER CONFUSES what is meant by "Auxiliary battery ". What I said, run your winch from your alternator/start battery system. With alternator running. If you have a parallel second or aux battery wired into that...

@jimmyjamson I think your question, and thus Jimmy's answer, are confusing because imprecise use of terms. "Auxiliary battery"... is that a 2nd battery in parallel with start battery? Or is that a house battery system that is isolated for camping loads? Etc. Here is what is actually...

This is my new camping pan. I use a wok all the time, but a normal 14" wok is heavy, too large to camp, etc. But this 12" one with a wide 8" flat bottom is perfect! I have 10 or so $120 All-Clad non-sticks, quality pans of all sorts, and this 12" wok is by far the best for camping. This 12"...

huh. Looked at a map on google, turns out I've always thought the "middle colonies" of NY, PA, NJ, and DE, were all part of "new England", as being part of the original 13. I guess that's something I'd know if growing up NE of NY! ;) But hey, I do know where the Mogollon rim is, and...

Did NOT know about this! Was looking at going truck camping there with son to surf... no longer.

Upstate NY, Adirondacks or Catskills. Jersey Pine barrens

Also HF has some small tool bags that work well.

Buy a kill a watt meter for $12. Plug in fridge, run in car in sun at same temperature for 24 hrs, get actual reading. All else flows from that. 60 watt an hour? Thats 1440 Watt-hrs a day. A 100W panel will give maaayyybe 70w for 5 hrs a day, 350W. Leaving 1090 to be made up. A 100Ah 12v...

Look at tool roll ups, they have more individual pockets and more options. I mean like wrench tools. Sturdier too.

Kenny, I do not believe KS is correct about lithium and LiTime going to -4f for charging. That number is the limit for DISCHARGING from all the batteries I have seen. @KS_Explorer , can you provide a link to the spec sheets for LiTime showing a CHARGE capability to -4f? I don't think you are...

12v cigarette port will do 10A, maybe 12A, so 120-144 Watts. If that will run your ham setup, great, do it. You need to figure out ham power needs.

@Caribbean-snowfox I agree w @K12 . Stick with a brand to work together best. Redarc is very good, as is victron. They both have a combo dcdc charger plus mppt SCC, to replace the Renogy one in this setup below. Here is Wills schematic for a small mobile system with alternator charging...

Oh, and here is the minimalist system that might work for you if your needs are actually as low as you hinted: https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/the-minimalist-great-for-small-vans-and-cars.html

Here. Read this basic primer on a basic system. https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/the-classic-400-watt-rvs-vans-buses.html Redarc is good, but very expensive. Batteries are almost a commodity now. That same site I just gave, Will Prowse, tears down and reviews Batteries all the time, and he...

See my answer at ExpeditionPortal post. All looks decent except your jeep is 12v, your battery is 12v, you need a victron 12 12 30 non isolated, not a 24 24. Also, the 600w inverter is super wimpy, but ok size for just 100Ah 12v battery, if thats all the ac you need.