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Our primary overland vehicle is a Jeep but I have a Dodge Ram 1500 which I would like to make into my winter overlanding rig. Any tips ? Need to find a rack for the RTT first.
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I want to see the Rams
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Foggy morning exploring the Catskills, NY
So here is my new build. My son and I got smoked in my 4runner last month. I've been looking to get back into a ram. Thinking about a toy hauler and a side by side at some point. Anyway. If any of yall have Intel. Looking for a bed rack I can use with a backflip bed cover. Thinking about an rci set up?
Currently has a thuren overland set up, ats trans/torque converter, sinister diesel pitbull turbo, efi live and fully deleted. Been pretty impressed with her for the month I've had it
Currently has a thuren overland set up, ats trans/torque converter, sinister diesel pitbull turbo, efi live and fully deleted. Been pretty impressed with her for the month I've had it
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I just got in the putco venture rack. I'm putting it on this weekend. I'll let you know what I think
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Got to teach the kids how to change a tire in the wilderness
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I use it mostly for my 12v fridge when we head out away from basecamp, has a 300 watt inverter since my express came without it.
I set it up to be separate from the trucks system other than charging from the alternator. the center powers all my lights and accessories off the 2nd battery. Based on the red arc dc to dc charger- has built in solar as an option. I got a flexible 100 watt panel that fits behind the seat. has worked perfect and I have room to add other Circuits in the future. I also grabbed the light signals from the trailer plug to avoid the truck freaking out about the added items. Lots of over done redundancy but if something like a light shorts I won’t lose my stock systems. If I can ever get a 2500 I can just unbolt it and move it.
Took some time to put together and source the parts, but it was a good project. I really liked how the overland trailer builders did there systems and used them as a starting point.
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Finally finished my dual battery on the Mega Cab this past weekend. Ran all accessories and extras off the aux battery. No solar hook-ups yet. May look into it in the future.
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What did you use for controlling the charging? I’m so jealous- stupid California would impound my truck if I took off the stock air box, that’s the main reason all my stuff is in the back.
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Since mine is a 2006, I opted for a simple battery relay solenoid powered by ignition source so it can only be switched on while the truck is running. It will also automatically disconnect if I forgot to flip the toggle switch when I shut off the truck. I have winch quick disconnect (Anderson) plugs front and rear that’s controlled by a manual blue sea battery disconnect.
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