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Super nice! There are a few moments at 2:11 in the clip that look like rear steer crabbing, they seem a big clue on how steep that jeep trail really is! Also looks like your hitch and suspension mods got a full workout… well done! PS for those unfamiliar, the camera tends to underreport just...

You need a long lever to do this safely. Do you have access to a 18”-plus crescent wrench? And a pipe to slide over the handle to use as a breaker bar? Or maybe a metal-working friend? Slide the jaws of the wrench closed on the bent section, stand back and start pulling it into shape, as shown...

I used some self stick industrial velcro to snag my shunt to the top of my batt, this has worked well! I can definitely see fabbing a little copper strap to physically tie the shunt to the batt, maybe 3/32” x 3/4” x 2.5” with some holes and bends, I think I’ll do that the next time I’m in the...

The shunt is fantastic for real analysis! I was able to do some really quick figures on draw of my various loads, including CPAP, best AND most accessible info I’ve ever gotten! Like Steve, I’ve not needed to contact Victron support. Early on I did have an enlightening conversation with a...

I have been using two other Victron chargers from the BlueSmart series for a few years now, one on the TD battery (100ah AGM Victron), and one on my pony battery (now a LiFePo4 50ah). I am (newly) running a smartshunt knockoff on the TD batt, but haven’t replicated your test. What I can say is...

Hells Canyon, Owyhee, Steens… and I’m still a little jealous of your past trip to the Alvord! These are all on my list, but a little further away both in miles and our current tow vehicle (Toyo Highlander). I do hope you post a little more on the upcoming mods. It’s so cool that our trailers...

Wow! What is your tow vehicle? Suspension/tire mods?

We are just a couple weeks away from our first post-retirement extended camping, in Utah national and state parks. Using the Big Buddy under the Kelty Backroads awning off the hatch, it will be a smaller party than your Gazelle, which looks great! The gas grill’s backup 20-lb. propane tank is...

Outstanding! Two great ideas there!

We really like our Lightspeed popup shelter! https://www.amazon.com/Lightspeed-Outdoors-Privacy-Portable-Changing/dp/B00IBM7N40

Redwoods. Swimming. Hiking. Camping. Good company. The beautiful Northern California coast. :)

We have signed up - hope to see some of y’all there!

I don’t know what the possibilities are for the Road Toad, but that batt may well fit a 550/560. It’s about 5/8” taller than the original in my 2012 560, which may require moving or shaving down the cleat that holds down the battery. I was successful in adjusting up 1/2”. Note that the LiTime...

We are storing a yeti 35 in the galley for highly perishable stuff, and a larger cooler in the TV for veggies & beverages. The yeti easily runs 4+ days on a bag of ice, and doesn’t seem to mind traveling under the hatch. In the PNW. This has worked great. I’m very miserly with power, no...

I have a non-victron smart shunt attached to my batt with industrial velcro and reinforced by a new 2” battery cable on one end. It all seems very secure, but I’m not sure I can recommend it until the trailer leaves the garage and we put some miles on it. Somehow I’ve shoehorned in a 100ah...

A full week of weather crisis later, including no electrical power, no furnace, snowmaggeddon, icemageddon, etc. and I finally had some time to explore. Add an auto-parts store schrader valve core to a CI-accessory gas hose “whip” = success to the cylinder port on a Big Buddy. I had a 4’ and...

From everything written so far it seems like it ought to work! As it happens, I shopped for schrader valve cores earlier today. Unfortunately I’ll likely not get a chance to test until *next* weekend, as our predicted high tomorrow is 17-deg F, with a windchill to bring that down to -5! We are...

Not so fast mister! What does the inside of the heater end connector of your shiny new hose look like? Does it have a Schrader valve insert... what is making your new setup work? Link to the hose?

Thanks Sweeney. That’s one idea down in flames - we have Sweeney’s, Steve’s, and my Buddy heaters all of recent manufacture behaving differently on the pressure available at the CI gas outlet port… Och.