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  1. lhoffm4

    Turning a utility bed into a space ship!

    I totally dig the concept and ideas you are working on. LOTS of potential! Keep us posted!
  2. lhoffm4

    Proof of concept

    Greeting Programs, Here is the nearly completed “roof-nest”. I welded some pieces of square tube to the corners of the railing, ordered some canopy brackets off Amazon and picked up some chain link fence rails from Home Depot. Threw some mesh netting from the Army-Navy Surplus and now have a...
  3. lhoffm4

    Portable solar panel/generator

    looking forward to seeing the new install!
  4. lhoffm4

    Overlanders Christmas

    Let’s see... a winter liner for the rtt, a set of LiFePO4 cells (that are NOT stuck on a boat some place), and a partridge in a pear tree...
  5. lhoffm4

    Portable solar panel/generator

    That looks bad-ass!
  6. lhoffm4

    Portable solar panel/generator

    While you CAN build something as feature rich as a commercially available option, it will likely cost as much or more, once you get into it, as something to can purchase. If space is a premium in your rig, you would most likely get more bang for your hard earned bucks with a commercially built...
  7. lhoffm4

    Portable solar panel/generator

    Thanks for expanding on that. I like your idea for the cooler to hold the batts. I’m designing my power station now. I was thinking of using a couple HF knock-off pelican cases to house the components to keep it all modular and portable. I have a few old coolers that I don’t really use. I...
  8. lhoffm4

    Portable solar panel/generator

    Did you choose the cooler based on size? Insulation quality? Both? Some different reason? Gives me ideas!
  9. lhoffm4

    Darn Kids!

    I think my Son thinks I’m not able to understand technology as well as he thinks he does. Just because I still us a flip phone for talking and a tower PC for internet... I’m good with him under estimating me most days. I did give him pause for thought tho when I asked him where he thinks he...
  10. lhoffm4

    Before you Buy Rooftop Tent

    That there is funny. Don’t care who you are!
  11. lhoffm4

    Darn Kids!

    So... I was chatting with my Son before Thanksgiving about the LiFePO4 batteries he helped me order two months back. Thanks to “Let’s Go Brandon” they are probably sitting on a boat off the San Francisco coast still! Anywho, I was chatting with him about looking for another battery power...
  12. lhoffm4

    Call me crazy....A new indoor heater concept

    I second the notion of a Chinese Diesel Heater. While space is always a premium, a tank less propane water heater is mutually exclusive to a space heating system, but since you already have it, keep and use it for its intended purpose. If you didn’t have it, a diesel water/air combo would be a...
  13. lhoffm4

    Roof tent liner

    TTT- Need some input plz
  14. lhoffm4

    Lifepo4 batteries?

    Remember where all/most of these are manufactured. The name brands you see are marketing their packaged version or spin on a product. Once you do your research, you can source the cells, bms, etc. at deep discount. Renogy-200ah, 12v= $1100+, BattleBorn-200ah, 12v= $1700+. They all use the...
  15. lhoffm4

    Looking to build, here's my concept

    I looked it up. The tammock looks to be a perfect beach accessory, or even for a back yard gathering. People are so creative!
  16. lhoffm4

    Looking to build, here's my concept

    I dig it. I don’t DIY because I love it! $aving money and still wanting to run with big dogs plays a part. Not for show and tell, but for functionality and purpose. For example, when I started looking at fox wing awnings or even rooftop tents, or even road showers, sticker shock was a huge...
  17. lhoffm4

    Looking to start building a new rig.

    I second the diesel, especially if you are using it daily. I’m learning to make bio-diesel for fuel, which is another consideration in these crazy economic times. It may be cheaper to drive to AZ to fuel up than down the street in Palm Springs... topic for a whole other conversation. trucks...
  18. lhoffm4

    Batteries for build

    I like that folks are suggesting that you consider not building off the battery but off the power you need/want. With two x 2000watt gen ya, you should have all the AC power you need. One or both can charge what ever battery bank you come up with. Adding solar to the mix extends your battery...
  19. lhoffm4

    Looking to build, here's my concept

    the idea of evolving as you go is quite practical. A hammock is very practical and as things develop it is always a camp favorite. It also implies you are not in a truck or may notbe pulling a trailer. Will it somehow connect to your rig, or willit require a stand or even trees in camp to hang...
  20. lhoffm4

    Any Hunters Among Us?

    Brockway/Dubois PA area. Elk, white tail deer, quail, turkey. In Idaho now. Hoping to fill elk, muley, bear and hog tags. Food not trophy...but I wouldn’t pass up a legal trophy kill. Muzzleloader, archery, rifle.
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