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Great video! The comments on it have also been interesting. It's certainly worth comparing this video to the videos showing the Element in a more positive light. One of the commenters suggested "chimney effect" prevented the Element's stream from reaching the base of the fire, while the faster...

They do work well. For tests/reviews, I'd direct folks to Youtube where they've been tested by amateurs and professionals in a variety of conditions: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=element+50+fire+extinguisher Roll Happy!

Second question: which sensors do you monitor as a cluster during: (1) on-road driving (2) off-road driving (3) towing

Welcome (in advance) to New Mexico! Where are you planning to land for the new home?

Which 285's are you running without lift? Did you have to do any mods to the fender well or do the BMC?

Nice! But perhaps, take note that the Tread is a MURS radio, not GMRS.

I have a 2018 4runner TRD Offroad... One of the things I liked about it was that not being the first model year of a model (or generation) there was a fairly clear maintenance/reliability record. Overall, this might be the best vehicle decision I've made in 40 years.

The locals pronounce Ouray more like "yer-RAY" or "yeh-RAY". BUT people in this region are generally pretty tolerant of pronunciation and no offense will be taken - and an Aussie accent with get you some slack. FWIW: in my Colorado drawl, Colorado can some times come out a bit more like out a...

I see a lot of great suggestions being added here, but I thought I'd also pass along a note on the UHF radio. If the radio is the typical Australian UHF CB, it operates from 476-478 MHz. In the US, those frequencies are used for UHF TV broadcasts, so you'll have interference from/with TV...

Agreed. I think radio choice MOSTLY depends, first on what your crew rolls (if everyone in your crew uses GMRS/ham/CB, you need the same tech to talk to them), and second on where you roll (what kind of repeaters are available). I only emphasized the second, because OP mentioned they travel...

I have a Dual GPS that I use to connect to my iPad running Gaia. Works great.

Yaesu FTM400XDR would be the third in that group. Very solid radio.

I have a Yaesu FTM400XDR, but I was specifically looking for something APRS-capable with a remote head and I liked the touchscreen. Prior to that, I had a Baofeng UV5R that died within the first year - can't recommend it. Yaesu/Kenwood/Icom (all Japanese) seem to be the favored higher end...

Hi Matt, First, let me say that my reasons for adding 2-way radio to my vehicle are pretty much exactly what you've described. I have and use both GMRS and ham in my vehicle (more below). Operationally, there isn't much difference between ham and GMRS except that you can run a ham at higher...

Awww, come on. Dobinsons shocks and a 3-inch lift. Some KO2's. It's good to go!

Usually 36psi on the road, but 18-24psi on the unpaved roads around here - the washboard/corrugations on most of them are bad enough to pound the heck out of your suspension if you don't drop the tire pressure. (or they get rough enough to warrant the lower pressure for traction)

You just divide the cube root of velocity by the friction coefficient... Nah, I'm just kidding you. The problem is that when turning, the vehicle's wheels need to turn at different speeds. Not a problem if you're in 2wd - the front wheels are spinning freely and the unlocked rear diff takes...

One other thing to consider: If you intend to lift the vehicle, KDSS will limit the lift to ~3inches - a lot for a vehicle that already has ~10inches of clearance stock+good tires. For more than 3inches, in addition to shocks/springs, you'll need to change UCAs and add a diff-drop in addition to...

Take this as "FWIW" with a grain of salt. When I was shopping for my current vehicle (2018 4Runner TRD-OffRoad), I did a test drive of two 4runners, one with and one without KDSS, about 60 minutes apart on rough trail, soft sand, and arroyo embankments southwest of Santa Fe. (To this day, I...

$2200/sqft - that's more than most New York City apartments.