Camping Gear Thread

[Silverback]

Oh and for a paint stripper.. that shit is legit. Like old school Naval Jelly. I sprayed it on, within 5 minutes the coating was bubbling and pealing off. I used a plastic interior trim removal tool to "scrape" the paint off.. took me three tries.. first try got 90% of the paint/epoxy off. Sprayed it again to get the next 90%.. etc. But it worked WAY better than I imagined. Most paint strippers these days are so limited by big brothers bullshit regulations.

 

[Silverback]

Swapped out the black screws for some stainless ones.

 

[Silverback]

I got a new dual zone fridge on Prime Day. It's a cheap one, SetPower PT35, only paid $219 for it. It got good reviews on YouTube. Well it arrived today. Took it out of the box, feels nice enough. Not as rugged as my ARB but its nice. Plugged it in out in the garage, set both zones at 32 degrees. Went back in the house. Came back 30 minutes later and its at 32 degrees! I just filled it up with some garage temp water bottles and sodas to see how it does. I plugged it into my Ecoflow River 2 Max and it said it was using 33 watts trying to cool down the soda and water. I'm curious to see how it does once its all at temp.

 

[balakay]

I wish I would have used Prime Day to get another fridge.

 

[Silverback]

I just looked and its still a good price, $229. "Prime Day" might have been a hoax. LOL But they have a 35, a 45 and a 55 dual zone. All pretty cheap.

https://a.co/d/fcDWHBG

 

[Silverback]

I got a new dual zone fridge on Prime Day. It's a cheap one, SetPower PT35, only paid $219 for it. It got good reviews on YouTube. Well it arrived today. Took it out of the box, feels nice enough. Not as rugged as my ARB but its nice. Plugged it in out in the garage, set both zones at 32 degrees. Went back in the house. Came back 30 minutes later and its at 32 degrees! I just filled it up with some garage temp water bottles and sodas to see how it does. I plugged it into my Ecoflow River 2 Max and it said it was using 33 watts trying to cool down the soda and water. I'm curious to see how it does once its all at temp.

Still cooling down the sodas and water, small side is at 37 and large side is at 63. But those drinks where 80+ degrees when I put them in. It's pulling 53-58 watts doing so. So getting that stuff cold before putting into the unit is a no brainer.

 

[tx_shooter]

I powered up the new JP50 to test it before tomorrow; it was impressive to see it cool from 70F to 32F within 30 mins.

 

[Silverback]

I was impressed with the JP50's quietness... compared to the ARB its a whisper. The new SetPower is the same, only way I can really tell the compressor is on is the red light that indicates "cooling".

 

[tx_shooter]

Same here. I am trying to not be too hard on the Dometic since it was 8 years old and 75 liters.

 

[Silverback]

Alright, got one side set to 0 degrees and one at 32 degrees... using about 44 watts of power. Picked up some ice cube trays that have a snap on lid. Trail cocktails on the rocks.

 

[Silverback]

Ok. So now that it’s all “cold” and working more efficiently the fridge is using right at 30 watts to maintain 0 on one side and 32 on the other. Oh and the new EcoFlow Delta 2 is pretty sweet. Charging it up now as it’s powering the fridge.

 

[Anathollo]

It's cool to see solid state batteries starting to hit the market.

 

[Silverback]

Picked up a Ninja Twisti small blender. Had to see if it would run off the Delta 2 and make a margarita. Good news... it can.

 

[Silverback]

Swapped out the black screws for some stainless ones.

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Got a BK-19, stripped off the coating and added the same scales. Stainless hardware is on order.

 

[Silverback]

Picked up some magnetic silverware and a camp kitchen multi-tool.

 

[Silverback]

More cutty things... a couple Tops knives. An ESEE-4 and an Alaskan Harpoon. They used to have some optional scales for the Alaskan Harpoon, I would like to find a set. Not a huge fan of the color in person. But they feel good in the hands and they are thic like Kim K's azz.

 

[balakay]

Man I need to dig my ESEE 4 out of my camping tote in the attic. Not sure why I packed it away in there. Love that knife.

 

[Silverback]

I ordered these a few months back, been on back order a while actually. Figured I would install them and see how climbing the steps barefoot feels. Right now it’s like whoever designed the ladder on my CVT RTT was inspired by stepping on Legos. But these should help. They are not a direct install but I am willing to make them work.

Ladder Soft Steps - ROAM Adventure Co.

The Ladder Soft Steps were designed to give you a little extra cushion between your feet and the ladder steps. These stair pads make getting out of the tent in the middle of the night barefoot feel like you are walking on clouds. They also have a custom tread designed to prevent slipping. All...

www.roamadventureco.com

 

[tx_shooter]

I ordered these a few months back, been on back order a while actually. Figured I would install them and see how climbing the steps barefoot feels. Right now it’s like whoever designed the ladder on my CVT RTT was inspired by stepping on Legos. But these should help. They are not a direct install but I am willing to make them work.

Ladder Soft Steps - ROAM Adventure Co.

The Ladder Soft Steps were designed to give you a little extra cushion between your feet and the ladder steps. These stair pads make getting out of the tent in the middle of the night barefoot feel like you are walking on clouds. They also have a custom tread designed to prevent slipping. All...

www.roamadventureco.com

Really waiting on your feedback. +1 for thr CVT steps.

 

[tx_shooter]

So I finally put the table on the Milwaukee box today to start setting up the new Camp Box 2.0 kit. Next up is the stove with cleats to lock into the top. The REI pots and pans we have used do not fit in the box so I am working on that as well.