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You're right. The charger only puts out around 11V open circuit. Oh well. I think I understand now what I need to do to make this work. I think I will look at higher voltage power supplies around 30A, so I don't have to constantly mess with the settings, or forget and then fry something...

Could something be done to make it so when you click on the arrow next to your post that means it's been moved, you get the little message box? I didn't know for days why my post had zero views and no replies, and when I tried clicking on the arrow, nothing happened. I finally noticed at the...

Hey, thanks for the replies. Sorry to take so long to get back here. Every time I looked at my post on the main page, it said zero views and no replies, so I never opened it back up. It's still stuck on zero and never moved to the top either. No idea why. Edit: I just noticed that my post was...

https://www.etrailer.com/Camper-Jacks/Brophy/CJ31.html These work, especially if you don't have to use them often. They are a little bit scary. You may be able to rent or borrow some. https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/20209-tricks-for-cable-jacks/

I went out and wandered around. Didn't find your find but I did find two stone circles I thought I might have spotted on GE. Not near each other, and about 13 to 15 feet in diameter each. No petros though. We will probably camp up there often, so I can keep looking around for the rest of my life!

I came up with a weird idea. Or maybe everyone does it and I haven't noticed. I want to use a plug-in battery charger, not sure which one yet, connected to the PV inputs on my Victron MPPT 100/30. The reason for this is to be able to use the charging profile of the Victron to control charging...

You two just keep making it less and less likely I will get to see all the places I need to see before I croak! :)

Thanks for that one! I enjoy your and others' explorations in what feels like my backyard. I can learn new places and things to try to find within an hour or less from home. More really fun mysteries to solve! I think I see where you were camped in the Benton hills area, unless those photos...

It crosses the 6 at 38° 0.943'N 118° 14.568'W, on GE. Just my observations but it looks like a buried pipeline to me! And in the 2012 photo, you can see what looks like a piece of the pipe in the wash just before the road starts up the steep hillside. Edit: just noticed you can also see a...

I was guessing you guys knew of the pipeline, but I thought there might be others that would be interested also. Thanks!

Thanks for another interesting trip! I've been to Marietta before and to Candelaria earlier this year. I wish I could have seen Candelaria before the later mining operation erased a lot of it. Another interesting (to me) part of the story is the Candelaria water pipeline, which brought...

I second that! I reread the posts and didn't see anything I thought was harsh. You guys are just trying, as stated, to clear up incorrect info that will always be there to possibly send someone astray, now or in the future. I appreciate the effort, since I go back to the beginning of time in...

That's what would be good with 3 jacks. With 2, I have to get them right at the COG point so the camper doesn't flop over forward or back. With 3, the 2 side ones would go all the way forward and the rear one just goes in the middle. No need to pay attention to where the weight is. To me, the...

I've been thinking that if I can extend my jacks with a plate like Stan does, I would buy a third jack and use it at the center of the back wall. The camper comes back just about to the back of the bumper, so I think it would work. The tripod seems like it would be pretty stable, and has to be...

Not with a FWC or even a FWV (four wheeled vehicle), I did a 1030 mile day in 2003 on a R1150GS, from Fredericksburg, Tx to somewhere west of Phoenix. It was about a 14 hour trip, 80-85mph all day on I10. I was trying to get home to the Central Ca coast in 2 days. I doubt I will ever subject...

Another advantage I learned about, (correct if wrong, Vic), is that the higher voltage of a 24v panel or wiring panels in series to increase the voltage is that in low light conditions, like cloudy days or early/late in the day, is that the higher voltage system may still produce enough volts to...

Maybe this doesn't help, but if I park to either side of center, the camper pops up to the ceiling between the door track and the opener. I have a 9 foot ceiling, so I can only open the camper about 2/3 of the way, with some props to hold the top up. If I want more room for extensive camper...

Hi Stan, if you are still looking at this. With those plates on the jacks, can/do you use them with the camper sitting on just the plates? Meaning the jack isn't slid all the way under the edge of the camper. It seems like there would be a lot of extra leverage and friction where the pipe...

They are Brophy, I think the same ones. They are kind of buried in the garage but I can see the Brophy sticker. I bent the 2 legs so they are pretty much straight across. It doesn't affect the stability, to me, because the outside leg on each won't let them tip that way. The feet on the legs...

I would love to have four. You should see me loading/unloading my Eagle with just 2 jacks! It is pretty light though. I had to bend the legs so the tires wouldn't run onto them. When I had a large shop area, I could roll the truck by pushing it w/o the engine running, so I could control what...

If it's just one of the trolling motor type plugs, it will work fine. There is nothing in there that is affected by different voltages. It's just wires connected to pins in the connector.

I would like taller tires for a few reasons, but the truck is plenty tall now, as far as climbing into the cab. If it was taller my wife wouldn't be able to go with me anymore. :P I'm also going for good MPG, and big tires go the opposite direction. I may go up to 33s but stay the same width...

Another important thing to me about bigger wheels/shorter sidewall is that shorter sidewalls put the rims closer to the rocks, where I find myself a lot of the time. I would actually prefer that my 06 Dodge had 16" rims with 32s like my 4runner, rather than the 17s and 32s it has stock. Not...

What was so bad about the version 1? I read that it was too few BTU to do much.

I didn't want to jack the other AC thread so... I'm looking at this 24VDC, 2218 BTU, 240 watt, A/C unit, running it off a DC-DC converter. I would figure a way to mount it outside and duct it into the FWC. https://www.zerobreeze.com/products/zero-breeze-mark-2?variant=29542713688166...