Hello all,
Just picked up my first LC a couple weeks ago. Have been trolling this forum for a long time trying to learn as much as I could prior to purchase, I like to be an educated buyer.
Picked up a 96 LC, White with tan cloth interior. 197k miles, decent shape... not perfect but not abused. The only "mod" so far has been removing the running boards and detailing the interior since the PO was a dog owner. I've never been so disgusted in my life... I have pictures at home, will post later.
My wife and I are closing on our first home this Friday, once we're settled I'll be tackling all the PMs, cooling system and front axle are the two main targets right now. I may try to find a junk yard locker front axle and rebuild out of the truck, we'll see. Tires will get swapped to some 285/75-16s, likely Revo 2's but not fully decided yet.
I bought the truck to use as a weekend toy and as an occasional tow vehicle. We have other vehicles for daily drivers.
This is my first question... and it may seem completely odd. I'm really interested in setting up the truck to do some expeditionary stuff, camping, etc. The thread with the German couple driving their rig around the world was fascinating.
Anywho, I have sleep apnea, which requires that I sleep with a CPAP every night. For those of you who have no idea what that is, I sleep via forced induction . Do any of you have experience with providing low amperage AC power overnight out of your rig? I need to plug in...
It is terribly embarassing to admit, but at the same time it is detrimental to my health to sleep without it. I'd love to start doing some trips with the family, but that needs to be sorted first. Would a dual battery setup with a deep cycle battery provide the power I need for 6-7 hours of sleep? DC/AC inverters are pretty inefficient, aren't they? Should I just consider a generator?
Well, thanks for having me, look forward to contributing wherever I can.
- Stephen
P.S. - If this isn't the right forum to introduce myself, I apologize, but I saw nothing in the "Newbies Read First" post at the top that would indicate otherwise.
Just picked up my first LC a couple weeks ago. Have been trolling this forum for a long time trying to learn as much as I could prior to purchase, I like to be an educated buyer.
Picked up a 96 LC, White with tan cloth interior. 197k miles, decent shape... not perfect but not abused. The only "mod" so far has been removing the running boards and detailing the interior since the PO was a dog owner. I've never been so disgusted in my life... I have pictures at home, will post later.
My wife and I are closing on our first home this Friday, once we're settled I'll be tackling all the PMs, cooling system and front axle are the two main targets right now. I may try to find a junk yard locker front axle and rebuild out of the truck, we'll see. Tires will get swapped to some 285/75-16s, likely Revo 2's but not fully decided yet.
I bought the truck to use as a weekend toy and as an occasional tow vehicle. We have other vehicles for daily drivers.
This is my first question... and it may seem completely odd. I'm really interested in setting up the truck to do some expeditionary stuff, camping, etc. The thread with the German couple driving their rig around the world was fascinating.
Anywho, I have sleep apnea, which requires that I sleep with a CPAP every night. For those of you who have no idea what that is, I sleep via forced induction . Do any of you have experience with providing low amperage AC power overnight out of your rig? I need to plug in...
It is terribly embarassing to admit, but at the same time it is detrimental to my health to sleep without it. I'd love to start doing some trips with the family, but that needs to be sorted first. Would a dual battery setup with a deep cycle battery provide the power I need for 6-7 hours of sleep? DC/AC inverters are pretty inefficient, aren't they? Should I just consider a generator?
Well, thanks for having me, look forward to contributing wherever I can.
- Stephen
P.S. - If this isn't the right forum to introduce myself, I apologize, but I saw nothing in the "Newbies Read First" post at the top that would indicate otherwise.