I don't have this exact stove but I have another Camp Chef with similar legs. The legs line up and you screw them in with "thumb" screw. No special tools needed. Quick and easy.
We've gone some trips for 3 weeks, where others would join us for 2 out of the 3 weeks. If they could take more time off work, they would.
Not overlanding but last year we traveled Europe for a month with 4 others. And then traveled with 8 more people for two of those 4 weeks. Would do it again.
I sometimes have fridge airflow issues during hot weather and the vehicle is parked. Those reflective window shades on the 3 rear windows have helped tremendously though. The compressor location on my ARB (blue/gray) fridge is not in a great spot for my set-up. I'd like to switch to one with the...
A couple of times in my life, I've seen a car in the 'fast lane' cruising along with a stack of cars behind them and I witnessed a highway patrol car pull only the lead car over. (I'm not saying the OP was doing this). I don't know what they were pulled over but I imagine it was for not yielding...
Haha, well, okay. My oldest car is 50 years old. No power brakes, no power steering, no power locks/windows, not even a heater (I removed it and welded the firewall holes shut). But that fancy headlight circuitry is going in. Some things are just worth the added complexity! haha. I went EFI over...
The Redarc unit is a DC-DC charger, still simple but not the super simple solenoid we've been talking about. In any case, the installer would have ideally installed it next to the house battery (in the rear). All fails, just bypass the DC-DC charger and connect the power leads straight to the...
Automation exists in part to reduce human error. If the solenoid fails, a simple 4" pigtail can connect the batteries and bypass the smart solenoid. I'd be interested to know what kind of system your friend had that had no way to bypass it. Nobody brought jumper cables?
Your REI Camp Dreamer has an R-Value of 6.6
Not the best but not the worst.... sort of middle of the pack. I don't know if it would be worth upgrading. You could actually add another mat below it. That'll raise the R-value and see if it makes a difference.
I have a Exped Megamat LW rated with...
@YoKramer You didn't say which mattress you had but that is quite important in terms of R-value. I have amassed a lot of sleeping bags, quilts and comforters. The only ones that stood the test of time are the ones filled with quality down feathers. The synthetic ones are eventually given away...
For a little more money and marginally more complex, I'd recommend a smart solenoid over a regular solenoid. With a regular solenoid activated by turning your key to the ACC position, your batteries will be combined. In other words, your dead aux battery will be drawing from your charged main...
Well, if too large, they come in smaller 1 and 2 gallon sizes which are no larger than the equivalent plastic version. 2 gallons would probably be more ideal and better matched to typical camp stoves. Make the base 10-12" in diameter for better stability. The "parabolic bottom" could have vents...
I've been using this for 4 years. Probably not as reliable as manual pressurized methods but I use a large pot or collapsible dish tub for double duty. One charge (via USB) lasts many showers.
Chevy did it right!
@Zim I'm with you on enjoying and relaxing the back country. But we aren't all retired and often only have a weekend to get away. Sometimes we have to rush to make camp before sunset... or rendezvous with others at a certain time and place. Airing down/up is neither off-road...
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