Recent content by BigDaveZJ

My wife's got a JK as well, and man that OEM head unit is garbage. Hoping to swap it for something with Android Auto at some point. Need to do the same in my ZJ too.

Loving the shop! Helped me visualize what I want for sizing too when I get ready to build mine. I've also been considering a Morton building, but haven't quite gotten to the point where I'm really ready to start diving into it.

Wish I had done this on mine already, 4th largest storm in Denver's history last weekend. Only got about 18" at our place, but it was wet and heavy for sure.

My shop has done wonders for my temper. Also helps that most of the time I'm not working on a vehicle that HAS to be driven to work the next day. Having a completely separate work space allows me to just walk away if I need to as opposed to having to finish the task that day.

A buddy of mine has been in the battery industry for a LONG time, so I used to just tell him what vehicle it was for and he'd get it for me. He bought his own shop and lives a few hours away now so it's not as easy. His suggestion was to go to Sam's and get the Duracell AGM. I forget who he...

Between my house and shop I have 4 doors with knob and deadbolt. Each door used a different key because they were installed/changed at different times. If I remember right, 3 were Schlage and one was Kwikset. Bought a new Schlage unit to match the others and then bought this...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JFJLP6/?tag=atomicindus08-20 This would start my old Ford 7.3L PowerStroke with dead batteries without issue.

Already have that handled, got one of the 6 battery Ryobi SuperChargers with 6 of the big 18v batts. Basically all of the tools in my current shop will get moved up there eventually, so quite a bit is already covered, and common batteries were a BIG thing for me when I built out the current shop.

Luckily enough, both of us want this. The woodshop portion of this project is more for my wife than it is me. She can lay a prettier bead with our welder than I can and doesn't let me work on her Jeep unless she can't break a bolt loose. The cabin will be a vacation/2nd home for a few years...

Closest grid power is 2+ miles away, also prone to outages. Bringing the grid to our lot would cost the same as a solar system that would power home and shop. Neighbors already have solar and are not interested in sharing the costs of bringing the grid out to our area.

Doubt I'll be doing any blasting. My current compressor is only 3.7 HP and has done everything I need it to so far. The biggest drain I think I would have is running a plasma cutter, which would also use the compressor, but I could be mindful of duty cycle I guess.

I think these are the batteries, waiting on confirmation: https://www.fullriverbattery.com/product/dc400-6/

We're not too far from ya, we're east on 285/24 on the other side of Hartsel by about 10 miles. I don't expect the solar to run a compressor and welder, I know the genny will have to kick on for those. As it is now though I don't use my compressor all that much, I usually go for the 18v...

Water will be from a well, the pump will be powered by the solar system on the house. The solar will charge a battery bank, and if that gets low the genny will kick in. We get a LOT of sun up, even in the winter, so the solar aspect should work well. Haven't decided on if I want water in the...

Hadn't thought about the slides on the RV, definitely a good point. Our current 5th wheel only has one slide so it's not too bad and we do usually need to open it up to pack it for trips. Pulling it out to pack wouldn't be a huge ordeal, but definitely easier to do it inside. LP is quite...