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Screen size is a plus for the Overlander, especially if you don't have a right-seat navigator. We had an Android tablet that worked, but an operating system updated killed its performance. We switched to an iPad, but was surprised the non-cell version didn't read the satellites. Arg!! We put...

I haven't used the Overlander model, but have used several other Garmin units. I'm curious what it has that a smart phone doesn't have? It looks rugged, that's a plus. The $700 cost is a minus. How do you update the maps? Garmin interfaces on several of my devices were a bit confusing, but I got...

We went on a backpack trip with a friend. We all had Lexan spoons. I went into mansplaining mode and said “These are unbreakable, so cool”. I don’t think I need to finish this story… Ok… Snap!

How do you like the new tire size so far? My first impression was the steering seemed easier. But that might be all in my mind. I noticed there's quite a crown on the tires, and the middle was 15/32 but the outside tread was several 32nds less. The installers used 42 psi all around (and the...

I'd been wondering if a larger diameter tire would work on our truck, and found many instances where an inch higher would fit no problem. We do a lot of pretty nasty roads. We ran into a guy while out camping who had done that on the same kind of truck. It bothered me that they were even heavier...

I made a crummy looking one that plugs into the hitch, which isn't worth sharing. We use a Home Despot step that folds nice and flat. On rough roads I don't want it banging all over the place so this is pretty handy. We've purchased four of these so far. The first one, I backed over it. Oops...

Thanks for your reports (except we are waiting for the last ones!). It's almost like being there.

I've been involved in two helicopter rescues in the remote mountains. One was pre-cell phone, and that one took 9 hours from when I first stumbled on the injured party until he was flown out. The first helicopter couldn't lower down to him, so they sent for an army helicopter with well-trained...

No, you can't manually set the SOK capacity. It's probably not worth doing any more full discharge/charge cycles to try to reset the BMS' capacity number. I gave up!

On our camper I put the turnbuckles so a jam nut is within easy reach.

Calculating the pressure using the Toyo tables for different types of ties has been greatly simplified with this website: https://tiresize.com/pressure-calculator/. Using that for our Tacoma (265/70R16), which has a placard pressure of 30 psi for P-rated tires, any LT tire (C, D, or E) change...

The above advice makes a lot of sense. We spent $1300+ on our lithium conversion, doing all the labor ourselves. Our battery needs are different and it's been working great (we love it), but getting another AGM battery would have been a lot easier!

Jon, can you take another photo from the left that shows your wire routing better?

We removed the camera from the tailgate and mounted it on the camper under the floor, by fashioning a bracket so the angle was correct. It's not ideal for sure -- fairly distorted and you can't see very high -- but the wiring was a lot simpler since we reused the wire/camera from the tailgate. I...

Unfortunately, voltage isn't as accurate to estimate SOC for lithium batteries as it is for lead acid. The voltage is nearly the same over most of the percent range, until all of a sudden near 100% is goes up. (It also goes down rapidly near 0%). But lead acid batteries have a more voltage range...

We've had good success with the Renogy 30a dual-charge controller, similar to the one that Mr. Ski3pin reported on here. His was the 50a but your power needs sound similar to ours. It only charges at half rate each if you have both solar and the alternator going at the same time. But we don't...

I tried charging with our IQ4 charger meant for lead acid batteries. It will charge fairly quickly the first third or so, then it slows down. Then it slows down a lot. It took more than 30 hours to charge our 100Ah lithium battery, but it finally did it. The last bit was extremely small...

Is it plugged into shore power? If so, there is power to the fridge. The silver plug isolates the battery only -- it doesn't shut off 120V power.

Do you also want to charge from the truck alternator?

We have less than a year's usage with our flex panel. Output about half-- wow, that's a lot. Is yours permanently mounted on top? Ours doesn't calculate to its rated 100W in our sun conditions. But it easily keeps our battery charged up, since our usage is pretty low. We stow it under our...

I've had an SOK 100ah battery, heated and bluetooth, since last January and have used it quite a bit. It's a good battery except for the CALC Capacity that it measures. Jon R got it right -- it creeps up over time. The best place for advice is on their facebook group page...

When are they gonna give up the last 9? Too many (in)significant digits.

I assume the thermal packs use a flame retardant material? That would be a manufacturer's concern. Well, it is on airplane interiors, but maybe that's a far different criterion.

I'll dig around on my other computer for some photos in a few daze [EDIT: couldn't find the photos]. Basically I used the existing hole that the Four Wheel Camper installer drilled. But I turned the 6awg wire and Anderson connector so it plugs in pushing forward (instead of outboard). I figured...

Once I backed up over our step. Oops.