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Solar ovens probably wouldn't get hot enough. Because there you're depending on heat, not UV.

Yowza... is it just me or are prices dropping on these things?

There's no way that fridge consumes 2.5 watts. that's gotta be amps. If it's 12volts, that's 30 watts. But it looks like you got your answers down thread. Good luck.

See that's the kicker. Diesel's a bit more expensive here, and while I haven't done the math lately, often times the Diesel ends up being more expensive to run, even with the improved gas mileage. You're right about the durability, though. Diesel engines out there reporting 600,000 miles...

Yeah, with all the hay everyone makes about IFS, my IFS has never caused me a problem on the trail. My open diff causes me more trouble than anything-- and that's on the list to get fixed. Well said.

Here's the counter-argument. Again, fight on principle: http://www.4x4wire.com/access/columns/OHV_Use_Ashba.htm

Sierra Club's view of ORV use: Now, the above quote, while taken from a campaign to keep ORV's out of Hoosier Nat'l Forest, is applicable to ANY natural place. And their wording betrays that fact. Ie, this problem isn't just a problem for Hoosier, it's a problem everywhere. So one can...

What about the theory that any ORV use is, by definition, damage?

Yes, otherwise the world record would be much, much higher. One could commit suicide over Victoria falls, and that would be it.

If there's a 12v version available, I would strongly suggest getting that because as another poster noted, inverters aren't 100% efficient. There is some loss. An appliance made for 12v will run more efficiently than one made for 120vac on an inverter.

Correct, they're not 100% efficient, but depending on your use, batteries etc., this won't matter most of the time. Probably not. I think you mean mean 120 ac VOLTS. The wattage will either be a secondary statistic (probably printed on the controller) or is rated in Amps. To calculate watts...

I agree with Mr. Wilson. You don't want to start modifying your standard AC appliances to 'work' with 12v. From an engineering standpoint that's a 'decentarlized' solution- and it requires a case-by-case hardware specific modification. Figure out what the wattage of your AC device is and...

Easy now killer. :Wow1: That's not so easy to achieve.

That's not a subaru. It's a hand-built 4wd suspension system with some subaru-stamped sheet metal, aka "a body" bolted onto it.

What fourth amendment rights? Oh wait, you're referring to the Bill of Rights, amendment four? Oh that old thing...

I can't speak for this bill particularly, but I know that states are going to get around this by calling it an 'emissions' issue. Because anyone with a casual familiarity with science knows that "emitting" less CO2 isn't an emissions issue at all. It's a fuel economy issue. States are...

You heard wrong. A KJ is not the best vehicle for certain 4wd applications. For instance, I don't feel it's the best rock crawler. IFS and all. However, even with IFS, good driving and a willingness to make certain mods, it'll do that fairly well, too. A KJ will be a GREAT expedition...

Chuck45 nailed it. That's why i made sure to ask if everyone was familiar with the limitations. If your truck gets to 120 degrees while sitting in the sun, your cooler will be lucky to get it down below 80. Which if you think about it is pretty good which you consider the temp differential...

unbelievably well. However, all suction cups can fall off. My old non-ram suction mount used to fall off anytime there was a significant change in the weather. Ie, if I parked in direct sun I would often find it on the floorboards. But when I got my ram, it has a very different mechanism...

Wow, I had never heard of this thing before, and I'm a long...looong time GPS user. Like, before everyone had a Garmin Nuvi in their windshield. Like before the feds dropped Selective Availability on the GPS satellite net. These are pretty cool. I apologize for the thread jack but after...