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Tech and Fabrication
Fire Extinguishers
I still remember a guy I went to high school with who had a nice looking Jeep Cherokee, this was 1996 BC (Before Cruiser). Long story short, he noticed smoke from under the hood while driving, and by the time he pulled off the road and got out, the flames started to spread and he had to watch it burn.
Hood Light
I just finished doing a full tune-up of Lilly this week, most of it done during the evening. After trying to get enough light under the hood using any combination of magnet, battery, chorded and adjustments, I thought how nice it would be to have a permanent light under the hood.
No School, Like Old School
Looked out at the spouse’s wagon and saw a dreaded flood coming out from under the hood. Put off looking at it and saw some anti-freeze but nothing to indicate anything worse than a leaky hose.
Decided to take a closer look and found quite a bit of coolant puddling up at the base of the radiator. Popped the cap and had to add about a gallon of coolant to top things off so now I knew I had a problem.
Pressurized Water
So often you’re out on the trail, or at the camp site, and need to clean your self or something off. Sure, you can use your water jug or water bottles to clean up, but why not have some pressure behind it. Spray that mud off your shoes, spray off some camp ware after eating, or even a quick shower. I had seen different variations of this floating around the internet, all end up with pumping air into the container and spraying it out. I chose this method mainly due to its simplicity.
More Power
Let’s be honest…you can never have too many power receptacles. Now that my RTT is on top of the cruiser, I can now more easily run power up to the tent for charging various devices. I came across a nice heavy duty 12ft DC outlet extension cable at a truck stop and the hamster started turning the wheel up stairs.