The Official Unofficial Super Pacific X1 Camper Thread

Yes, Sir, @gnardoggie sent me some which was super helpful in terms of height but I need to see where it sits on the cab. Hacking up my prinsu rack soon and rather save as much as I can.

 

There is a group of guys going out to Brown's camp on 4/3 I might join in the morning if schedule allows, but should be back in time for some beers in the afternoon.

Where are you looking to camp out that night?

 

TBD I have some friend in the area so may stay around portland area. Also MAY have family with us.

 

Yeah TBD, I'm on a very tight budget lately, so will def be looking into a free situ. (camp, or bum somewhere) We'll see.

 

Ask the bum near you for the tarp back he borrowed and you'll be set.

 

lmao! Screw that guy

 

haha literally what he is saying to you.. Screw this guy, taking your tarp.. I bet he got eyes on that pretty new one too

 

lol... I drove by this morning and took a pic. covering all the crap in his truck bed lol. fucking A

 

Currently I have only a 100ah AGM sitting in a marine box in the bed of my truck. I pretty much put everything having to do with my Tundra on hold late last year when I found Spencer/SP. I've been busy with work and just haven't done any upgrades or even camped more than a time or two this winter which is very unusual for me.

But, to answer your question, I'll probably throw a lead acid 200ah (4d) under my truck because there's tons of room there. I'll have about $600 in the entire system including solar at that point. I usually buy them from Batteries and Bulbs (Duracell branded East Penn/DEKA). Also, I have a great MPPT controller and a few panels floating around, only a 100w mounted on the roof ATM. I also have the Blue Sea isolator already done under the hood, so finishing my Tundra with old-school power is really just the path of least resistance since I have most of it assembled already. Someday I'll do a real build thread.

 

I have considered putting my battery under the truck as well. Seems like a spot a good spot with some unused space. I'd love to get more room in my engine bay and even the bed. Let me find a picture of a setup that glorified welder did on a recent truck. thought it was pretty slick.

 

On my previous camper, and likely this one too, I use a GoalZero 1000. It runs my fridge, diesel heater, lights, and charges camera gear without a problem. I recharge it with solar and the truck. Plus I can move it to the house, the Jeep, and anywhere else I need it.
I considered going to a dual battery setup, but found the all in one unit to be good enough for me.

 

I like the idea of the Goal zero for portability but holy sh$t the price on those, and they don't seem to be compatible with a lot of solar panels for some reason. That 1,000 doesn't seem to be available anymore, just the 1500 for $2k or the 500W.

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to look into lead acid and AGM for now.

 

You need to lose some weight

 

hey now!

 

They are WAY to expensive, so I bought mine on eBay. They had a bunch that were refurbished from GoalZero for under 1k. It’s been great, and I use a AGM primary battery. there are some great GZ alternatives but ya. Either way you go, there is enough info out there that you’ll get a good setup.

 

There are a few places that make adapters for other solar panels to work on gz batteries. Check out powerwerx. I charge mine with a renogy flexible panel.

 

this guys making a tap for the break lights folks may be interested in.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/plug-and-play-brake-light-taps.707529/page-12#post-25372223

 

Hey @Coop68 it looks like you won’t be able to use your bed rail caps and need to get the plastic trash back on there. Click through and Read the comments in there.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnGXr-H9r4/

 

i been working with spenser on this making a spacer as well of some sorts so they are working with me on this.

 

Sweet thx! I have a Goal Zero 1000 and use their Boulder 100W solar panel. I want to run a flexible 200W panel and never knew who made the adapters.