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I’ve had them bend and loosen. Use jam nuts and carry spare hooks!

What kind of range did you get with FRS radios?

Somewhere I’ve seen bike covers. However I made a mount inside my camper, or put it in the rear seat area.

All the weight of our fleet is on the rear axle of our Tacoma. Be careful about accessories on the back, which pivot weight off the front and thus add even more to the rear.

Out riding today I thought of another seat-relieving method that's not as wobbly as standing on two pedals: stand on one pedal. Say the left one is all the way down, straighten that leg and put weight on it instead of the saddle. Then switch to the other leg. I did that a bunch today, cuz I'm a...

Resistance to electrical puns is futile.

Hey RC, Now I see how that bike is set up, thanks. I have a friend with the same bike, but haven't seen hers in action yet. She sure likes it! Anyway your weight will be mostly on your seat with that setup, and with your back issue. So my only suggestion is to try standing on the pedals. I...

The delay is... re-VOLT-ing! yuk yuk

I'm not sure what your bike looks like -- it would be good to see a side view of you riding it. Also I've never ridden an E-bike, but I ride a road bike thousands of miles per year. I've found putting 1/3 your weight on your feet, 1/3 on your saddle, and 1/3 on your handlebars makes it a lot...

I thought the left-lean was because of the road camber on two lane roads. Don't want coffee to spill. <grin> I have no explanation for bigger roads, though.

We use Sumosprings. No pumping required.

Coincidentally I found Zamps explanation on their plug polarity today: https://www.zampsolar.com/pages/faq

We hiked to an obscure place on Mt Potosi where Carole Lombard died in a plane crash (and so did several other people).

Zamp must have done something right back in the day. They seem to be standard plugs on Four Wheel Camper and some other RVs we've seen. Our 90W portable has been great (but I wish we could have waited for the lighter weight version now available). Way more expensive though.

Have you measured the weight on each axle?

'Scuse me

Speaking of trains, the Golden Spike National Historic site in Utah is really cool. I really like the nearby area where there are two side-by-side railroad beds where the two lines raced past each other, trying to get the most miles. It's not a "small town" museum though, there's hardly anything...

All of this is sure an interesting topic. On fuel cells, isn't the challenge obtaining the hydrogen? It takes a lot of energy to break water into its components. Not sure what the best sources are. I've wondered what might happen if the entire world went to solar, for example. The CO2...

ramlinChet, you bring up some good points. I've read everything I can find online, but it's still pretty confusing (and I used to design landing gears for a large airplane manufacturer, but not the tires). The placards on our truck state 30 psi. It came with P-rated kevlar tires, which per the...

I’ve never understood why E rated tires must have higher pressure than P rated tires. Is the thicker sidewalk less efficient for cooling?

I removed the camera from the tailgate, fashioned a bracket and screwed it into the wooden base of our camper. It's mounted a lot lower than it was on the tailgate, but works ok. The markings that indicate distance are way off, naturally, but it's better than nothing.

Electric trucks are interesting to think about. With a, say, 300 mile range (empty), what is the range loaded and a non-aero "billboard" camper? And how long does it take to charge? Surely the charge time is much higher than a Tesla model 3, since a truck isn't nearly as efficient. So the...

She did a huge amount of research, and visited as much of the route as possible. Some of it is inaccessible due to military areas. Our Four Wheel Camper came in handy. It was a lot of fun visiting the terrain they travelled over 170 years ago. Any excuse for a trip but this was a real treat...

The FWC Fleet weight is 100% on the rear axle on our access-cab Tacoma. So my philosophy is the front tire pressure would be the same with or without the camper. For the rear we use the same ratio as the front. I've not done the math to see if this is "correct" per the tables, but for slow...

We went to a bunch of cool Oregon/California/Mormon trail museums. My wife was researching for her William Lewis Manly book (the hero who rescued the first emigrants who stumbled into Death Valley). There's a list of great museums here, and I hope it's ok to post this because it kinda plugs her...