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  1. bgenlvtex

    Solo trip SIlverton/Ouray/Lake City for July 2023- HELP NEEDED

    You're probably aware, but that is an insanely (obnoxiously) busy area and that is beginning of peak season. If you legit want a planned place to stay you will probably be wise to find and reserve a spot, free sites fill up immediately. If your first plan is free dispersed and if you can'r find...
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    SHOCKS???

    I may have been unclear, but yes the Fox 2.5 lack adequate dampening for anything more than an unloaded vehicle. they didn't get soft, they started out soft. Thanks for the reply
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    SHOCKS???

    Springs are fine (see the bump stop part), the Fox 2.5 are not designed to tow, and they do not work well (unsurprisingly) in that application. Personally I'm not looking for an "off road" shock, I'm looking for a shock that can be used off road with a bias toward better control of the wheel...
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    SHOCKS???

    I put a 2" Mopar lift on my JT which come with Fox 2.5, the truck has an ARE shell, and I pull a 2500ish lb trailer. The Fox 2.5 are not enough shock front or rear for that, I'm not on the bump stops with regularity, but wheel end control is lacking, so this thread is relative to my interests...
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    Mid-Size CCSB Truck Fuel Range on 33s

    Gravity feeding gasoline is illegal in most States if not federally. I put a 17 gallon aluminum auxiliary in the bed of my Gladiator, then using the supplied AN connections rigged a quick detachable 12v fuel pump and home brewed charcoal canister. I rarely use it (but when I need it , it is...
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    Redarc or ...?

    Sent, thanks
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    Redarc or ...?

    I have a RedArc Manager 30 in my trailer. It works well and I would buy another for that application. I have a RedArc brake controller in my Jeep, it is unreliable, buggy and overall problematic. Would not buy again.
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    Stoves.... what are you cooking on?

    My trailer has a Dometic 3 burner in a slide, it is virtually worthless above a slight breeze. I use a Jetboil Base Camp every day. Expensive and worth every penny. Also have a Jetboil Flash just for hot water. If I had it to do over again the kitchen slide would have only countertop and sink.
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    How would you start over?

    I'd buy a boat. Overland brown water style. Maybe mount quad .50's on the fore deck, a couple M240 on the rear if I'm going near St.Louis, good PA system with "Fortunate Son" on continuous loop.
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    Rookie trying to get in the game

    Nothing makes a rig more capable than a reckless disregard for breakage.
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    Cool Toolbox for the fullsize crowd.

    Nice looking box, but if the $1100 didn't stop me the 100 pounds would.
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    Overpacking

    Used to be called a "jockey box", nobody kept their jockey in one either.
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    Overpacking

    Guilty, but I'm on the road to recovery.
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    Sizing lithium "generators" for my rig (fridge) and trailer.

    I use a Champion 2000 to run my A/C (Elwell) , it's going to take a bunch of battery to run A/C for any appreciable amount of time. 1 gallon of gas runs my A/C all night long and any surplus goes to my house battery, so it too is hot in the morning.
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    Sizing lithium "generators" for my rig (fridge) and trailer.

    I have 2 friges an Iceco JP42 (roto-molded) in the Jeep and I have this battery pack in line between the truck and the frige when the truck is running it passes thru the battery (charging it in the process), then when I shut down for the day the battery powers the frige/freezer through the...
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    Built not bought. Overland trailer home built.

    I agree that cutting the tongue is the easiest way to do it and sleeving/trussing.
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    What's do you think the most impactful first upgrade is to a rig?

    Most impactful mod is a full tank and a budget to replenish it on an ongoing basis. So new to the hobby , experience is the most valuable asset, so covert money into fuel into experience and identify for yourself what additional mods are needed. Prioritize based on your needs.
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    Built not bought. Overland trailer home built.

    I would highly recommend you correct that before going any further while it is easily correctable and accessible. Consider where energy is directed past the halfway point in the arc of travel (think of a pole vault). "Trailing arm"
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    A good tool to quickly air down your tires that wont break the bank.

    Remove valve core, count to whatever number is necessary to reach the desired pressure (make a cheat sheet), re-install valve core. Removing the core to re-inflate will also speed the process regardless what kind of compressor you are using, (negligibly off a tank) The first question I now ask...