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  1. James86004

    Never Renogy - App Terrible

    Our Victron app works perfectly every time, and works quickly, it takes at most 10 seconds to connect. The Renogy app takes many minutes when it works at all. Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
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    Never Renogy - App Terrible

    Agreed. It actually worked pretty well when I first got one of their batteries. Then it quit working at all. That's when I found their customer service was pretty bad. After a year an update came out so I could connect again, but only if I was connected to the internet. When you have internet...
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    Best hoses and connectors for plumbing a water system?

    Our 2005 Airstream Interstate Sprinter uses PEX from houses, and there have been no leaks from that, even when it got down to single digits when we were driving I-40 in December of '22. The Sureflo pump sediment filter cracked, the city water connection started leaking, but the PEX tubing and...
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    Fiberglass insulation is zoned rodent residential

    We are remodeling the inside of our Airstream Interstate Sprinter conversion, and followed droppings behind a wall panel until we found the rodent residential area. They love that pink fluffy stuff. I wonder if they like Thinsulate this much? Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
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    Yaesu FTM-300DR powering down 

    I'm almost ready to dispose of my FTM-300DR. It shuts down randomly, and I can't figure out why. APO (automatic power off) is off. It's mounted in my Defender, vertically on the back of the center console and it worked well in that installation for a year before it started this problem. I...
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    Solar to starting or house battery?

    Thanks, all. I will charge the house battery. A problem with many modern vehicles is the radio/navigation computer takes a while to boot up, so they are set up to boot as soon as you open a door. They draw a lot of power, so if you are camping and open and close the doors several times a day...
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    Solar to starting or house battery?

    I am permanently mounting a solar panel on our 2023 Defender. I would like to have it charging the starting battery, since systems draw several amps of power every time you open a door, and can drain that battery when you are out in the field for a couple days. If I do this, will any excess...
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    Any Hindrances Because of the LR Defender's Unibody Design?

    No issues for us in a year with our 110, and we have used it pretty hard. It is every bit as capable stock (except better tires) as our 92 Range Rover with a 2 inch lift, bigger tires, and aftermarket Quiafe diffs. It achieves that capability in different ways. I heard the 2024 MY D90 has a...
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    List of all North American Rover Events?

    Not a comprehensive one that I am aware of. Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
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    Land Rover new Defender L663 Long Range Fuel Tank

    Looks interesting. It doubles the fuel capacity to 46 US gallons.
  11. James86004

    Our 8th Land Rover

    Hi Dirk. We are doing El Camino del Diablo soon. Or we'll see you at the AZLRO campout in March. Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
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    Our 8th Land Rover

    Nice! We now have 4 or 5 new Defenders in our club, the Arizona Land Rover Owners, and they all get used.
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    Our 8th Land Rover

    So far so good. We got the base model with the 4-cylinder engine so we could get the 18 inch wheels instead of the 19+ wheels on the 6 and V8. After driving the 95 horsepower Dormobile or even the 180 horsepower Range Rover, even the base Defender engine with a tad less than 300 horsepower is a...
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    Our 8th Land Rover

    Hi All, After owning our 1968 Land Rover Dormobile for 17 years, it was time to pass it on to someone new. To replace it, we bought a 2023 Defender. What can I say, we wanted to try something different. We have had the new one for 6 months, taken it off the pavement a lot, and love it.
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    Routing coax to the roof rack

    Thanks, all. This is for our 2023 Defender. With our 92 Range Rover, I ran the coax out through a grommet that feeds the taillight and onto the antenna mounted to our swing away spare tire carrier. With this arrangement, the reception is far better for vehicles behind us than in front of us. I...
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    Routing coax to the roof rack

    For those who have their antenna on the roof rack, how did you route the coax? I have done a lot of ExPo and overall internet searching, and the topic is lightly covered. Most installations I have seen just run the coax through a door seal, which I dislike. If the roof rack wasn't there I would...
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    Cell Booster options

    Thanks for this thread. We are strongly considering the Destination RV one to allow us to work remotely.
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    Thoughts on using a 2 Wheel Drive Sprinter

    We have a 2wd 2004 Sprinter. We got an excellent deal on it, so we put up with the 2wd. We have gotten it stuck twice. Each time Maxtrax got us out. One thing we have learned is the traction control is meant for ice, it stinks in mud, because it kills the power when you need some wheelspin to...
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    ARB Refrigerator causing RFI on handhelds

    The HT is an Icom IC-T90A that I have had since I got my license in 2009.
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    ARB Refrigerator causing RFI on handhelds

    Thanks for the insight, folks. I am not sure if it is while the vehicle is running too, or not. We have not used the radio when we are stationary. I used 9 feet of this coax...
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