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  1. Plasmajab

    4Runner - Dual/Single battery

    Ha.. Another way I saw it done (yes another). My freinds silverado. It has twin batteries, but what he has is a switch that shuts off the secondary battery. In the field he runs everything on the primary battery. If he kills that one, no big deal. He flips the switch and can start the truck on...
  2. Plasmajab

    4Runner - Dual/Single battery

    Another way Ive seen it done is that behind the fridge was a smaller 12v battery that the fridge ran from. When its charge was low, the owner would just start the rig, plug the battery into the cigarette lighter in the trunk and recharge it.
  3. Plasmajab

    4Runner - Dual/Single battery

    Isolation switch for sure. You'd want the battery that the fridge's load to be isolated from the starting battery. So you drive up to the site. Flip the switch to isolate the secondary battery from the vehicles main. Oops. 2 days passed and that battery is dead. No worries because the Primary...
  4. Plasmajab

    Tips for Paper Maps

    Oh, and those pouches you can get (page protectors) can also work the same way if you have templates for grids or bearings and want to resuse them. Or if you have to print your topo map.
  5. Plasmajab

    Tips for Paper Maps

    Mac tac. That's what we use, and the best part of it is that you can write on them with Staetler Permanent markers, and they will come clean with hand sanitizer. So you can put all your gridpoints and bearing and notes on the map, and they will stay. But they erase off once the job is done.
  6. Plasmajab

    Winter camping

    A long, long time ago. I was in the scouts. We hit up turtle mountain. https://www.gov.mb.ca/sd/parks/popular_parks/western/turtle.html Not sure about firearms use tho...
  7. Plasmajab

    Krazy Beaver Super Shovel

    Psh! Consider yourself lucky! Mine cost $200,000 and all I got was a stretcher box! No recovery gear at all!
  8. Plasmajab

    What is the one spice

    Right now I am seriously regretting not having lunch.
  9. Plasmajab

    What is the one spice

    This: https://www.clubhouseforchefs.ca/products/brands/club-house/garlic-plus580-gr If not that then this:
  10. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    I beg to differ. We have some of the new Terrains/Equinox here. And of course escapes. I think that they are on par with each other. And there hasn't been a V6 escape since 2013 when the Kuga was rebadged and dragged over from europe.. So its not really a fair comparison between the two from...
  11. Plasmajab

    Roof Rack Build

    Part 1 Part 2 I know that his back part was flat.. But the theory should be the same. Just with uprights and crossbars.
  12. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    Probably the part that scares me the most about my escape is that there doesn't seem to be any factory tow hooks. Being a 2wd, I sort of expect that but even the 4x4 models don't have them. Ford lists a tow eye for recovery.. but I can't seem to see where the heck it goes on the 17 models...
  13. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    You're totally right actually. Mine connect to the strut and the sway bar. So if I used spacers I would actually need shorter sway bar and links because the strut would be lower.
  14. Plasmajab

    Overland Hound

    Moka pic didn't work. I present to you the Australian longtail spikydoggo.
  15. Plasmajab

    Overland Hound

    Nova. My fat pillow. She's the white one. Duke is the normal colored one. But he's a little demonic... I think. And of course moka. Up armoured Australian spiky doggo. Yeah.. that's it.
  16. Plasmajab

    Post your "poop my pants" moments

    Well hell. I'm pretty sure that will beat anything I can come up with.
  17. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    Jeez. I can't even reach mine. But at this point I don't really need to disconnect them for the trails I run. Now with taller tires and a lift, I'd probably have to lengthen them.
  18. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    It really could be. I know in this area the osprey population has just come back. So for us we have to be mindful of where we explore. We really don't want to bother them. Although im sure they don't care. Im also sure this time of year they are somewhere down south sipping tequila or something.
  19. Plasmajab

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    Had a "whats down here" Moment. So we went down there. Pretty thick ice already. About 2 inches thick. Kept on going down there. And found a thing. This wetland is a monster. At least 1km across, and about 2-3 km long at least. We wanted to continue, but the ice over the puddles...