The Garage (What did you work on today?)

[OleScout]

Took the Scout into the local garage to have everything looked over in preparation for winter storage, which will probably happen in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I figured it was time to upgrade the tires from the 31s to 33s—and what a difference they made aesthetically.

It was surprisingly difficult to find a good 33-inch tire for a 15-inch wheel. I was originally looking for something in a rugged-terrain style, but the options were pretty limited, so I ended up going with mud-terrains with the Kenda Klever MT2s.

 

[cyure]

Took the Scout into the local garage to have everything looked over in preparation for winter storage, which will probably happen in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I figured it was time to upgrade the tires from the 31s to 33s—and what a difference they made aesthetically.

It was surprisingly difficult to find a good 33-inch tire for a 15-inch wheel. I was originally looking for something in a rugged-terrain style, but the options were pretty limited, so I ended up going with mud-terrains with the Kenda Klever MT2s.

She’s beautiful.

 

[J Alynn]

Took the Scout into the local garage to have everything looked over in preparation for winter storage, which will probably happen in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I figured it was time to upgrade the tires from the 31s to 33s—and what a difference they made aesthetically.

It was surprisingly difficult to find a good 33-inch tire for a 15-inch wheel. I was originally looking for something in a rugged-terrain style, but the options were pretty limited, so I ended up going with mud-terrains with the Kenda Klever MT2s.

Your exterior looks WAY better than I remember. Really nice color combo

 

[OleScout]

Your exterior looks WAY better than I remember. Really nice color combo

Thanks, drove it to work today only to find a fuel line leak and loss about 1/2 tank in 4hours, 2nd one this year likely because of some gremlin, so will be replacing the whole fuel line with something gremlin proof.

 

[J Alynn]

Thanks, drove it to work today only to find a fuel line leak and loss about 1/2 tank in 4hours, 2nd one this year likely because of some gremlin, so will be replacing the whole fuel line with something gremlin proof.

Sure it isn’t critters gnawing on things

 

[MasterSpam]

Sure it isn’t critters gnawing on things

Yah.... Pack rats destroyed my F-250.... twice...

 

[N Wilson]

The utility company has been cutting a lot of trees in my area this year to reduce the chances of lines getting taken down in storms, so there is a ton of free firewood for the taking if you have a way to cut it up and get it home. They leave the logs on the side of the road for a while in case anyone wants the wood.

Over the last couple weeks, I have been going down the road and getting a bunch of nice oak that will be excellent firewood after it seasons for a few years. My Husqvarna 372XPW with 28" bar handles the cutting duties with ease.

One of my favorite secondary uses for the Lightning is powering my 22 ton Swisher electric log splitter from the 240V outlet in the bed of the truck. Some of the logs are 24" and larger in diameter so I have to split them into quarters or smaller to even be able to lift them into the bed of the truck. I then bring the large pieces home and split them the rest of the way and stack them to season. Having the ability to use the Lightning as a mobile power source is a game changer. I'm glad the Terra will have the same capabilities.

 

[maynard]

The utility company has been cutting a lot of trees in my area this year to reduce the chances of lines getting taken down in storms, so there is a ton of free firewood for the taking if you have a way to cut it up and get it home. They leave the logs on the side of the road for a while in case anyone wants the wood.

Over the last couple weeks, I have been going down the road and getting a bunch of nice oak that will be excellent firewood after it seasons for a few years. My Husqvarna 372XPW with 28" bar handles the cutting duties with ease.

One of my favorite secondary uses for the Lightning is powering my 22 ton Swisher electric log splitter from the 240V outlet in the bed of the truck. Some of the logs are 24" and larger in diameter so I have to split them into quarters or smaller to even be able to lift them into the bed of the truck. I then bring the large pieces home and split them the rest of the way and stack them to season. Having the ability to use the Lightning as a mobile power source is a game changer. I'm glad the Terra will have the same capabilities.

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Looks like lots of hard work!
Cool use of your truck!

 

[Chavannigans]

I jumped on some Prime deals this past week and decided I am going to convert to a fully electric camping setup for an upcoming Lexus Offroad festival at MERUS Adventure Park in the Palo Duro Canyon next month in November.

I preordered a Bluetti 300 Elite V2 Solar Generator bundled with a 500W solar panel and 1200W DC to DC charger

An 1800W dual burner induction stove/griddle

A Ninja air fryer thing

Some heated blankets

ICECO APL55 Dual Zone Fridge/Freezer. This came bundled with an ICECO 250W magnetic battery pack, which is pretty interesting.

It apparently comes with a great compressor that more premium brands use.

Will be interesting to see how this goes. It dips below freezing in the canyons at night that time of year. The solar generator uses "automotive grade" LFP cells that are supposed to last for 6,000 cycles while retaining 80% battery capacity and estimate a lifespan of 17 years. Pretty impressive stuff.

It will be nice to move away from propane stoves and heaters.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I jumped on some Prime deals this past week and decided I am going to convert to a fully electric camping setup for an upcoming Lexus Offroad festival at MERUS Adventure Park in the Palo Duro Canyon next month in November.

I preordered a Bluetti 300 Elite V2 Solar Generator bundled with a 500W solar panel and 1200W DC to DC chargerView attachment 19138

An 1800W dual burner induction stove/griddleView attachment 19134A Ninja air fryer thing
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View attachment 19136ICECO APL55 Dual Zone Fridge/Freezer. This came bundled with an ICECO 250W magnetic battery pack, which is pretty interesting.
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Will be interesting to see how this goes. It dips below freezing in the canyons at night that time of year. The solar generator uses "automotive grade" LFP cells that are supposed to last for 6,000 cycles while retaining 80% battery capacity and estimate a lifespan of 17 years. Pretty impressive stuff.

It will be nice to move away from propane stoves and heaters.

We have a similar setup.
ICECO is pretty indestructible. We've had our 60L dual zone for 6 years. Had one before it that we let go with the sale of a tent trailer and regretted it immediately.

We use a 5 kWh, 3kW power station that we've had for about 3 years now.

We have a dual element induction cooktop, an electric kettle, but not the air fryer.

I recommend you use the 12V DC output for the fridge. You'll save on conversion losses.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

The utility company has been cutting a lot of trees in my area this year to reduce the chances of lines getting taken down in storms, so there is a ton of free firewood for the taking if you have a way to cut it up and get it home. They leave the logs on the side of the road for a while in case anyone wants the wood.

Over the last couple weeks, I have been going down the road and getting a bunch of nice oak that will be excellent firewood after it seasons for a few years. My Husqvarna 372XPW with 28" bar handles the cutting duties with ease.

One of my favorite secondary uses for the Lightning is powering my 22 ton Swisher electric log splitter from the 240V outlet in the bed of the truck. Some of the logs are 24" and larger in diameter so I have to split them into quarters or smaller to even be able to lift them into the bed of the truck. I then bring the large pieces home and split them the rest of the way and stack them to season. Having the ability to use the Lightning as a mobile power source is a game changer. I'm glad the Terra will have the same capabilities.

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Such awesomeness! As a wood worker it seems a shame to use oak as firewood. But free is free.

 

[J Alynn]

The utility company has been cutting a lot of trees in my area this year to reduce the chances of lines getting taken down in storms, so there is a ton of free firewood for the taking if you have a way to cut it up and get it home. They leave the logs on the side of the road for a while in case anyone wants the wood.

Over the last couple weeks, I have been going down the road and getting a bunch of nice oak that will be excellent firewood after it seasons for a few years. My Husqvarna 372XPW with 28" bar handles the cutting duties with ease.

One of my favorite secondary uses for the Lightning is powering my 22 ton Swisher electric log splitter from the 240V outlet in the bed of the truck. Some of the logs are 24" and larger in diameter so I have to split them into quarters or smaller to even be able to lift them into the bed of the truck. I then bring the large pieces home and split them the rest of the way and stack them to season. Having the ability to use the Lightning as a mobile power source is a game changer. I'm glad the Terra will have the same capabilities.

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That’s awesome. Win for everyone

 

[BeerParty]

I jumped on some Prime deals this past week and decided I am going to convert to a fully electric camping setup for an upcoming Lexus Offroad festival at MERUS Adventure Park in the Palo Duro Canyon next month in November.

I preordered a Bluetti 300 Elite V2 Solar Generator bundled with a 500W solar panel and 1200W DC to DC charger

Will be interesting to see how this goes. It dips below freezing in the canyons at night that time of year. The solar generator uses "automotive grade" LFP cells that are supposed to last for 6,000 cycles while retaining 80% battery capacity and estimate a lifespan of 17 years. Pretty impressive stuff.

It will be nice to move away from propane stoves and heaters.

One thing to be aware of in your situation - you can't charge a power station if the battery temperature is below freezing. That's a safety feature to prevent damage to the battery cells. If you'll want to charge first thing in the morning, you'll need to either keep the Bluetti somewhere that stays above freezing or wait for it to warm up before charging.

I learned this lesson the easy way when I was testing my EcoFlow as a backup power supply last year. I was lucky, it would have really sucked to find that out during an actual power outage.

 

[maynard]

One thing to be aware of in your situation - you can't charge a power station if the battery temperature is below freezing. That's a safety feature to prevent damage to the battery cells. If you'll want to charge first thing in the morning, you'll need to either keep the Bluetti somewhere that stays above freezing or wait for it to warm up before charging.

I learned this lesson the easy way when I was testing my EcoFlow as a backup power supply last year. I was lucky, it would have really sucked to find that out during an actual power outage.

That’s good to know!

 

[J Alynn]

One thing to be aware of in your situation - you can't charge a power station if the battery temperature is below freezing. That's a safety feature to prevent damage to the battery cells. If you'll want to charge first thing in the morning, you'll need to either keep the Bluetti somewhere that stays above freezing or wait for it to warm up before charging.

I learned this lesson the easy way when I was testing my EcoFlow as a backup power supply last year. I was lucky, it would have really sucked to find that out during an actual power outage.

Learn something new nearly every day on this forum.

 

[R1TVT]

The utility company has been cutting a lot of trees in my area this year to reduce the chances of lines getting taken down in storms, so there is a ton of free firewood for the taking if you have a way to cut it up and get it home. They leave the logs on the side of the road for a while in case anyone wants the wood.

This is good to know... My MTB crew is always scrounging free wood where we can snag it along our routes where they do trimming (usually oak and maple), but when the utility crew (Asplundh) was cutting stuff last year and leaving it piled on the side of the road, I thought they were coming back to pick it up, so let it lie.

 

[speedrye]

One thing to be aware of in your situation - you can't charge a power station if the battery temperature is below freezing. That's a safety feature to prevent damage to the battery cells. If you'll want to charge first thing in the morning, you'll need to either keep the Bluetti somewhere that stays above freezing or wait for it to warm up before charging.

I learned this lesson the easy way when I was testing my EcoFlow as a backup power supply last year. I was lucky, it would have really sucked to find that out during an actual power outage.

Extra heated blanket for the battery?

 

[N Wilson]

This is good to know... My MTB crew is always scrounging free wood where we can snag it along our routes where they do trimming (usually oak and maple), but when the utility crew (Asplundh) was cutting stuff last year and leaving it piled on the side of the road, I thought they were coming back to pick it up, so let it lie.

Yeah, they actually are hoping that people will take some of it because it's less for them to have to deal with hauling away.

They did a similar line clearing cut a few years ago in my town. Same thing back then. They left it on the side of the road for a couple of months then came and picked up what was left. One day, I saw them across the road from my house loading logs into a log truck, so I walked over and asked them what they were doing with the wood. They said they were looking for people who wanted it in the area. I volunteered to help out with that. Over the next couple days they brought me 3 log truck loads of free wood. I've been burning it every winter since.

 

[R1TVT]

That's awesome - and that's like rolling up and getting free charging!!! Love that!