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The Postman

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On best tow vehicle as "Accessory"...;)
Pretty stylish!

This is where you plug in the CI when you want to run the AC off grid...

"Off-road-ready equipment includes front and rear locking differentials, 33-inch Toyo Open Country A/T III all-terrain tires wrapped around 18-inch wheels, and a front skid plate. There's also a 2400-watt AC household outlet, beefier floor liners, and the requisite graphic tells: black door handles, dark gray roof rails, dark chrome-finished window and bumper trim, and black wheel-opening arches."

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taranis17 said:
For $123K, I think I'll just buy a boat-load of Jackery's. :)
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I actually would really like to have one -- but putting in the lithium battery has pretty much taken care of the camping problem --- wont' run the AC but I love getting a full wekeend of lights, fan, and a computer top off.

I know this has been weighting a little heavy on me. I have had several customers lose fridges full of food...plus, all we have is a well here to when power is out so is our water. That is a big deal. That of course complicates things as deep well pumps are 220 volt...

We had another mult-hour outage yesterday after a really nasty storm passed through Indiana --- 106 mile an hour straight line winds were reported north of us. We lost a couple big trees in the neighborhood. I've been watching David Prowse on youtube, and am probably at some point going to build a "power wagon" the rack mounted UPS batteries and a collection of victron inverter/charger. I've got a transfer switch for RV application available to me -- a customer upgraded his. He thought it was dfective, but I"ve tested it and its is fine! My win.
 
Sweeney said:
I actually would really like to have one -- but putting in the lithium battery has pretty much taken care of the camping problem --- wont' run the AC but I love getting a full wekeend of lights, fan, and a computer top off.

I know this has been weighting a little heavy on me. I have had several customers lose fridges full of food...plus, all we have is a well here to when power is out so is our water. That is a big deal. That of course complicates things as deep well pumps are 220 volt...

We had another mult-hour outage yesterday after a really nasty storm passed through Indiana --- 106 mile an hour straight line winds were reported north of us. We lost a couple big trees in the neighborhood. I've been watching David Prowse on youtube, and am probably at some point going to build a "power wagon" the rack mounted UPS batteries and a collection of victron inverter/charger. I've got a transfer switch for RV application available to me -- a customer upgraded his. He thought it was dfective, but I"ve tested it and its is fine! My win.
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After the Big Freeze here in TX a few years ago, a lot of people started looking for power alternatives because Oncor doubled electric rates to cover their losses during the event. Electric bills here in the summer are brutal and we have unplanned power outages when the grid is nearing capacity in the summer. Serious thinking is going into a home-grown solar setup with a multi-KW battery bank in the garage. Even if it's just enough to run the fridge, freezer and a portable AC unit for a few hours at night I think would be worth it.
 
Sweeney said:
I actually would really like to have one -- but putting in the lithium battery has pretty much taken care of the camping problem --- wont' run the AC but I love getting a full wekeend of lights, fan, and a computer top off.

I know this has been weighting a little heavy on me. I have had several customers lose fridges full of food...plus, all we have is a well here to when power is out so is our water. That is a big deal. That of course complicates things as deep well pumps are 220 volt...

We had another mult-hour outage yesterday after a really nasty storm passed through Indiana --- 106 mile an hour straight line winds were reported north of us. We lost a couple big trees in the neighborhood. I've been watching David Prowse on youtube, and am probably at some point going to build a "power wagon" the rack mounted UPS batteries and a collection of victron inverter/charger. I've got a transfer switch for RV application available to me -- a customer upgraded his. He thought it was dfective, but I"ve tested it and its is fine! My win.
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Yeah, I was thinking of you this morning when they were showing all the flooding in Indiana....called it a 1000 yr flood. Yikes!

Our caretaker sent me a picture two days ago after they had some strong wind storms in AZ on Sunday night.


We've had a couple power outages here this summer, and I recently upgraded our EcoFlow back-up battery system to their Delta Pro Ultra so I could plug the Silverado EV into it and keep it charged up to a couple weeks if needed, but still have about 12hrs of battery when unhooked from the truck, making it usable during the outage for long enough to go run errands, and charge at a public charger for additional run time at home if required. So, with two 1024 watt camping units, a DC to DC 800 watt alternator charger, and two 3600 watt units, with a dual voltage hub for 240V needs (from our former house back-up system), I may have an EcoFlow sale coming up!
 

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dustinp said:
Yeah, I was thinking of you this morning when they were showing all the flooding in Indiana....called it a 1000 yr flood. Yikes!

Our caretaker sent me a picture two days ago after they had some strong wind storms in AZ on Sunday night.


We've had a couple power outages here this summer, and I recently upgraded our EcoFlow back-up battery system to their Delta Pro Ultra so I could plug the Silverado EV into it and keep it charged up to a couple weeks if needed, but still have about 12hrs of battery when unhooked from the truck, making it usable during the outage for long enough to go run errands, and charge at a public charger for additional run time at home if required. So, with two 1024 watt camping units, a DC to DC 800 watt alternator charger, and two 3600 watt units, with a dual voltage hub for 240V needs (from our former house back-up system), I may have an EcoFlow sale coming up!
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There's so much hyperbole -- maybe more wide spread? I dunno. They were reporting 'feel like' temperatures 90 degrees (which is very common here) and high humidity to combind to 'feel like' temperatures in the tripple digits.

No, lets stick to two numbers.....humidity and temperature. feels like is not a legitimage number historically or measureable....'feels' is not 'actual'

But still, I have one customer that I did some major work for earlier this summer. Big toy hauler. It had propane, toilet, and ironically a water leak. Got it all fixed 3 weeks ago. I was feeilng a little worried about warranty on some of the repair items (I do warranty my work) - They sent me a photo with water at the top of the windows. I needed a 8 foot ladder to work on one of those...

This campground very low ground and is a flood basin.

At least I don't have to worry about warrantying my work on that one any more. Really sad seriously, they are very nice people. This is why don't put your RV on a site and not have a truck to move it -- they couldn't get a driver there fast enough :(
 
Sweeney said:
There's so much hyperbole -- maybe more wide spread? I dunno. They were reporting 'feel like' temperatures 90 degrees (which is very common here) and high humidity to combind to 'feel like' temperatures in the tripple digits.

No, lets stick to two numbers.....humidity and temperature. feels like is not a legitimage number historically or measureable....'feels' is not 'actual'

But still, I have one customer that I did some major work for earlier this summer. Big toy hauler. It had propane, toilet, and ironically a water leak. Got it all fixed 3 weeks ago. I was feeilng a little worried about warranty on some of the repair items (I do warranty my work) - They sent me a photo with water at the top of the windows. I needed a 8 foot ladder to work on one of those...

This campground very low ground and is a flood basin.

At least I don't have to worry about warrantying my work on that one any more. Really sad seriously, they are very nice people. This is why don't put your RV on a site and not have a truck to move it -- they couldn't get a driver there fast enough :(
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The wind chill factor is quite useful.
 
I do a bit of trail work in the Florida Panhandle all through the summer. My go to heat warning is the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature. It takes into consideration temperature, humidity, wind, and sun exposure plus exertion level/ clothing. But you are right that temperature and humidity, combined how you feel does fine for short periods.
 
Is that here?
I think you or @Van_and_Terri suggested it.

Nice park. Just missed getting in on a walkin in 2022 on a cross country trip.

Beautiful place, well kept.
Thanks for your service.
Any connection to this?

Day Hike – Florida Trail Association

Our mission is to build, maintain, protect, and promote the Florida National Scenic Trail, and a network of hiking nature scenic trails throughout the state of Florida.
floridatrail.org

Ended up camping on conservation land just down the road for the night, entry at kitty corner to the Canoe rental place.
 
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