Recent content by ducktapeguy

It'll most likely work if it's a lithium battery, that's pretty much what those small jumpstarter packs are made of. I wouldn't be too concerned about the electronics as long as the starter battery is still connected, it'll act like a voltage sink to keep the voltage around 12V. However, I'd...

Out of all those items I'd put most of the money into the compressor, that's probably the one item you'll be using all the time vs. everything else that might never get used. Traction boards - Never used them, for the price and amount of room they take up I can't justify bringing them unless...

I'd run a dedicated ground wire because you need to run a + wire to the battery anyway. Running 2 wires is the same amount of work as running 1 and it'll be more reliable and save you a lot of headaches in the future. The DC/DC MPPT controller also has a dedicated voltage sense wire so voltage...

How often do you measure the air outlet temperature when you're airing up? I've never met anyone that does that and yet somehow they're still able to air up. I'm also approaching this from the aspect that I know it works, I've been using it for the past year and a half and many other people...

Agree on this point. Although my point is you don't have to monitor the actual tire pressure, you can estimate what it will be from the dynamic pressure. The difference between static pressure and dynamic pressure (i.e. when the compressor is on vs off.) will be consistent for a given...

I guess I just don't follow the logic on how CTIS is the only viable solution when a simple adjustable pressure switch is the goal. You kind of lost me when you suggested using a pressure regulator and timer vs a simple pressure switch.

All this discussion has been interesting listening to different ideas, but simple solutions exist and have been proven. Supply pressure will always exceed tire pressure. You don't need those two pressure to be equal nor do you want them to be. With no pressure difference, there is no air...

Agree with almost everything you said. Make sure the electrical is up to par. This happened to one of my battery clamps recently, I didn't get the picture of it on fire but you can imagine what it looked like. I had been meaning to rewire it for a while, this just motivated me to do it...

That happens no matter which method you use to air up. The offset isn't that big and you just compensate for it with setting the pressure slightly higher. It's just tires, no need for high precision. It also depends on the airflow, the capability of the compressor and restrictions within the...

You guys really like to overcomplicate things.

I put silicone on the bolts and never had a problem with leaks. I think even with stock side rails water probably gets down there, they just have sealant on the bolts.

If you value your time at all, get the FR quick release tent mounts, they're worth every penny. I'm kind of surprised another company hasn't come out with their own design yet. It's rather expensive for what it is, and I spent a couple of years waffling back and forth debating whether I...

That's an older pic of one of the many methods I've tried when installing the RTT. The single line winch method works, but not that well, as you've found out. Now I use a ceiling storage rack lift which has a cable on each corner, so balancing isn't a problem anymore. That combined with...

It looks like the LFD bars are an inverted channel, probably with slotted holes on top? Can't really tell in the pictures what the bars look like. The mounting feet look like they might be a channel design too. I'm assuming the roofnest uses some type of aluminum extrusion T-slot rails like...

I've mounted my RTT on a variety of crossbars, almost any of them can be made to work. I don't understand what you mean by the space in between the sides? Front to back or side to side? Either of those should be much larger than 24" With low profile crossbars you might not have enough space...