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  5. Posted · Edited by Bamps

    Hey Bamps,

    What kind of bottle jack do you have and where did you buy it? Somehow, the stock jack that came with my van is gone. I don't know enough to make an educated decision.

    Thanks,

    Ted

    Its an ac delco 12ton I believe i picked it up at O'Reily (my van didnt come with one, I think the stealership jacked it). I forgot to mention that i also carry a shovel and traction mats (i live way out and this van is 2wd)
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    Hey Bamps,

    200watts should be able to run a fridge and cooler and all your electronics and a fan or two,easily. We have more because,once we sell the house, we'll be homeless and living in the van. And great deprivation is not on our horizon. We're running the 4cu ft fridge, cook with electric, 5 hours of 24" tv last night for Hub and 2 electric fans for me. And 6 USB devices.

    A couple days of shade might make a difference, but we then could just go for a drive (morning is best for the batteries, when they are the most hungry.) We plan on not moving for at least a week at a time, so we need more power on reserve. We've been up at Spencer Canyon, this time for the last three days and this is our first cloudy day and we're still pulling in 5 amps with good cloud cover. And we don't even have the 165 watt solar "awning" up.

    Originally we planned for just 100 watts solar from a portable panel because we didn't want to drill into the brand new roof. We got over that fear in a hurry. Then the desire for more electricity just kept growing. We'll be bringing the portable just in case.

    Ted

    Thats awesome. We only go a few days at a time without our trailer and hook ups. When we go without it, we take small precooked meals like burritos, samdwiches, etc., and warm them up in one of those lunchbox stoves. They use only 10 amps. We are 100% 12v and I have no intention of installing an inverter. My van is a very cheap build. We bought the 6 cyl S version and didnt have a whole lot to play with setting it up.

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    First trip! I just spent two nights in Spencer Canyon (at 8000 ft just north of Tucson). I needed a second blanket that I didn't bring. No hook up, but we have 445 watts solar without the portable. I can't see ever needing hookups except maybe for an electric heater in the winter.

    If it's 116F forecast, it'll be 118-119 at our house on the West side. This time I'll take Hub for three nights next week, until the temps go down to a frigid 111F.

    I only have 200w system. I want to pull the frig from my travel trailer too and add a 12v cooler with the 200+watt system there too.

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    I gotta do both my Nissans (Frontier & NV) before monsoon season in a couple weeks. I buy the replacements from O'reilly too. For those complaining about the price; here in the desert with 100+ degrees (F) heat, the blades only last a yr maybe two if you have a garage, (i dont)

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    I replaced my mirrors on my S that did not come with defrosters. The mirrors plug in and work fine EXCEPT the defrost does not work. I could have wired a hot line and seperate switch but i was more interested in the extending mount for trailer towing

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