How to Move a Camera Feed From a Rear View Mirror Do you have a camera feed that displays an image in your rear view mirror that you don't want? In this post I will explain how to move a camera feed from a rear view mirror, this process can be done on any car...
12 Volt System
See the posts I’ve written that specifically relate to the 12V system on cars.
In Australia 12 volts is the power supply from the battery, but all of this stuff and the theory is the same for 24V.
Smarttek Black vs Joolca Hottap V2
Smarttek Black vs Joolca Hottap V2 G'day guys and girls, today I will be doing a comparison post on two of the more popular camping hot water systems on the market today, the two I was interested in for my 4WD touring build. I will be comparing the Smarttek...
How to Hardwire a Reverse Camera || Gator GRV90MKT Hardwiring
How to hardwire a reverse camera I don't know how common this is, but if you have a reverse camera that comes with a cig socket as the intended power supply, or a USB-A port or similar, then you might want to know how to hardwire a reverse camera. Knowing how...
Where to Find a Dash Light Feed in a Mazda BT-50 / Ford Ranger
Where to find a dash light feed in a Mazda BT-50? The style of switches that you add to your car or canopy these days mostly come with some type of illumination, as you can see on the bottom of the 6 switches I added to my centre storage console in the image...
Where to Find an Ignition Feed in a Mazda BT-50 / Ford Ranger
Where to find an ignition feed in a Mazda BT-50? Have you tried to add some sort of accessory to your car only to realise that you need it to be switched with the accessories? What this means is that it turns off when the car is off, for me this happened when I...
Can You Run a Compressor From a Lithium Battery? Let’s Find Out!
Can you wire a compressor off a lithium battery? The general consensus is that a compressor gets wired to the starter battery, this is what most manufacturers of the compressors will tell you, and they're not wrong. Wiring a compressor from the starter battery...
Upright Fridges vs Chest Fridges – Which is Better For a Canopy Install?
Which Type of Fridge is Best: Upright Fridges or Chest Fridges? G'day guys, This post aims to cover some of the main pros and cons of upright fridges vs chest fridges and how they apply to canopy mounting in a 4WD build. This question probably gets asked a lot,...
Dual Zone Chest Fridge Comparison || Which Is Best?
What is the Best Dual Zone Chest Fridge? If you're in the market for a dual zone chest fridge this post may be of some help. It is a pain to be looking back and forth across different websites and tabs to try and compare all of the data, dimensions, costs etc....
Upright Fridge Comparison – What Is The Best Upright Fridge?
What is the Best Upright Fridge? If you're in the market for an upright fridge this post may be of some help. It is a pain to be looking back and forth across different websites and tabs to try and compare all of the data, dimensions, costs etc. This upright...
What Is The Best DCDC Charger, AC Charger and Inverter Combo? Is The Redarc BMS30 Worth The Cost?
What is the Best DCDC Charger, AC charger and Inverter Combo? That is one question that I knew would be hard to answer when I was planning my 4WD build. I can tell you now that I went with the Redarc BMS1230S3R (affiliate links) and paired it with the Enerdrive...
The Complete Guide On How To Plan A 12 Volt Setup!
Ultimate Guide - How To Plan A 12 Volt Setup G'day guys and girls. WARNING - Learning how to plan a 12 volt setup turned out to be a massive topic to cover, so this post is very long. In this post I wanted to go through how to plan a 12 volt setup, using my own...