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I do too, just not quite as well located or organized. Thanks! I am hoping that the Exec Summaries provide both the OP and future readers with some framework that helps them start to get a handle on what they need to do to meet their needs.

I'm fairly sure that the charging wire in the 7 pin connector isn't going to do much, if anything, for you. For all but the smallest DC-DC charging system the wire gauge is simply too small. Vic's threads on 12VDC power have all of the info in them, maybe too much info, that you're likely to...

I'm with Rich (good catch btw!), breakers between a battery and everything else. They can't protect anything upstream from them, and using one to turn off the battery leaves some stuff still live if they aren't the very first stop. I try to make the wire from the battery to the breaker as short...

FWIW Hole in the Rock is not the worst washboard that I've ever driven. It is up there for sure, but the first two times that I drove Saline Valley Rd south from Palm Spring to Hunter Mtn Rd were by far the worst in the US and the road from Mex Hwy 1 to El Arco is the worst that I ever...

They only do it online, not in the app? Why can't we do it in the app? What if I don't have internet access when I need to create a route? That said, I'll give it a try. Gaia is one of the apps that I have loaded. I just wish that they had more menu functions in the app. Like being able to...

Then there is a significant problem with cheap, chinese made brake rotors which do actually warp because the castings are so poorly made. For some vehicles it appears that those are all that is available anywhere. They are insidious, just because you bought what you thought was a batter rotor...

FWIW the door seals on my old VW Ribbit were this: https://www.trimlok.com/rubber-extrusion/trim-seal/custom-trim-seal Don't know that they are were VW sourced the door seals from, but the VW seals were identical. Assuming that you have a sheet metal flange in a useful place I would expect...

Participating in online forums requires both a thicker skin than perhaps normal and some tolerance for how people say things since you're not able to read body language etc. What is normal word use to one person may be strange/weird/harsh to another and without being able to see the person while...

Prior to discovering DeLorme Atlas' I used AAA county maps. I still do use the AAA maps on occasion, but I've since nearly abandoned the DeLorme's for Benchmarks. I find them to be superior for how I use a map. I have yet to find a scrolling map GPS type of program that allows me to draw the...

Old camper: No. New camper: yes, but not because I want to. Being electric they don't come off nearly as easily so I leave them on. Have never used them anywhere but in our driveway.

Just so that people know, they won't ship to the PRK among other States. I don't need any more, but I've a few that should probably be retired.

I plug-in at home for the battery maintainer. Due to a very, very large CA Oak there is no place that I can park where it would be unshaded all day long. I would welcome the ability to just plug the extension cord directly into the camper instead of the hard wired heavy cord. I may just add...

That's where we go wrong, my ex-step-uncle was the founder of New Math....

Are these plugs converting the 12VDC socket to be one or more USB power ports? If so, then I'd go with the dedicated Blue Sea USB solution. Same form factor, so an easy replacement. If they are not, and the sockets are Blue Sea sockets then I'd suggest changing the plugs to the Blue Sea plugs...

To my mind he's only up $10. It is true that he made $10 on both sales, but the second purchase cost him $10 more than he made on the first sale. i can see the logic behind saying up $20, but I don't agree with it.

Be warned that the copy siphon from Harbor Fright, if they have not changed it, is too big to fit thru an unleaded fuel restrictor in the fill neck. I was given one a long time ago that was useless because of this.

Merely moving the vent up may not always be enough. Think about how long that new vent hose is compared to it's ID. Even in a fluid as viscous as air that long, small hose will be a flow restriction . I think if deep water crossings are a regular feature of your driving that the vent hose size...

Found the link for the the fill nozzle: https://swissarmyvehicles.com/surplus/51/SAV4220/army-spout-utility-jerry-can-swiss-army No, they are not inexpensive and yes they are worth it! It took me quite a while to decide to buy one and I'm very glad that I did.

I went with the horse stall type rubber bed mat because we didn't have the time it would take to get the bed sprayed. I literally installed it the day that we left on the second half of our honeymoon. Prior to the mat wash-board made the camper do the jitter-bug in the bed. After the mat it...

If you were going to charge direct (doubt that's advisable in this vintage truck) I'd say 6 ga. is just about right. For charging with a DC-DC converter is it excessive overkill? How many amps can the converter draw?

No tricycle motor "expansion" plans, or past that? A friend who bought a SuperCab PSD when they first came out is now experiencing growing pains. As-in the kids are growing and it's a pain stuffing them in the back seat. They used to fit fine. I told him not enough saltpeter in their diet. For...

Wavian fuel cans all the way. I've seen them pop loose from a vehicle moving at a decent clip in a rocky desert stretch and take a tumble while full, and not be leaking or dented when recovered. If you're willing to make the required reducer/adapter for the restricted unleaded fill necks if you...

One upgrade that can be done to any vehicle is to annually flush the brake system with new fluid. This raises the boiling point of the fluid and it gets any junk out of the system. Excepting silicone, brake fluid intentionally absorbs moisture to keep it from settling and rusting or corroding...

The best all-around Toyota truck brakes come from using all Toyota parts. Their pad compound's friction vs. temperature curve is the best match for truck use. Their rotors meet the thermal dissipation constraint that Mr. T intended the brakes to have. There are very few "upgrade" parts out...

Stock turning radius on our ClubCab - LB CTD was impressive. Easily turned inside what my '84 Xcab Toyota 4wd truck could do. The OEM steering box was marginally too small and after wearing out the second one it got replaced with the bigger Borgeson unit. Turning radius suffered significantly...