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Heavy things generally go in the truck. The rack stores traction boards, a long shovel, my awning, our recovery gear and towels.

Again I ended up with mine parked and riding in another rig. . .

I went with lensun. I used an 80w from them on my previous car and was very impressed with the output vs rated output. They aren’t cheap panels but they don’t completely break the bank either.

Well the last install’s issue was the panel was stuck down TOO well. I damaged and a vinyl wrap it removing it. Plan here is a few dabs of this to keep the mIddle from ballooning, with a bead of UV stable black silicone around the edges. After curing I can cut the silicone with a razor and the...

Well we’ll know in 24 hours how the adhesive works. :)

There are state & national parks that close portions of their campgrounds here to reduce staffing over winter. I look for people “end of season camping” so I can go the next weekend after it gets quiet. That’s my favorite time to head out camping personally.

You can generally sand down any burs or corrosion on the drum down and put them right back into service with synthetic. Now I’ve pulled the line off one that wasn’t, but in that case we actually found a hairline crack in the drum due to a manufacturing defect.

Like most surfaces it can in the right conditions, but I’ve found it’s far less glare than a shiny hood. It’s very similar to the install I had on my FJ. I just committed to a more permanent install this go around after seeing how well it worked for my application.

I don’t run inverters at all. It’s just too inefficient. I try and keep all my DC in its native form.

Weight can kill fuel mileage, and wears harder on suspension, and chassis components not to mention reducing cargo & towing capacity. I’m trying to add less than 10lbs to the Rover while gaining a decent charge from the static panels in otherwise typically wasted space. I’ve found that if I’m...

Panels into my Victron 75/10 charge controller, then it connects to selected loads and the battery.

They’ll be on the hood.

Well, looks like fedex revised my delivery on the water pump to Monday. :/. Guess I’ll have to start working on these solar panels USPS dropped off instead this weekend!

Good looking project you have there!

It’s 4x Timkin 37 so enough for the front axle. I am starting to collect the stuff to get into that front axle the previous owner goofed up. Not sure if I’ll tackle it before weekend after next, but the parts will be here if I find myself bored.

Nope, pics are generally in chronological order as the vehicle progresses to make it easier for readers to follow.

I ordered from rockauto around 9am cst. Fan clutch, and inner axle seals showed up this morning. Water pump and belt should be tomorrow, brake disks Saturday, bearings Monday.(boo) lol

Case this morning got cancelled, so I came home and pulled the rover in. Ready for water pump and associated hardware to arrive. . . Recovered the coolant to put back in when she’s back together.

OP’s are from .gov contracts, otherwise they are exactly the same. It appears California is now somehow regulating water jugs making them harder to acquire locally?

Parked the Disco and tried out a different “overland rig”. Much smoother over harsh terrain. :)