What did you do today for your bug out vehicle?

[NT2C]

Hey, when you have a nice pair of headlights you need to show them off a little. 

[MacWa77ace]

Hey, when you have a nice pair of headlights you need to show them off a little. 

And that great big Betty Mavery, and she's got her own avery,
She's got the biggest parakeets I've ever seen.

[NT2C]

Always remember to wear a rubber... tire 

[NT2C]

My boy Redhawk is looking pretty spiffy with his new upgrades.  What y'all can't see is how much more room I have in the back with about half the stuff I carry now stowed in the trunk that is no longer filled with the tire and jack.  (no, the jack is still there, just not in the giant foam holder)





The last thing to do is wire up those new lights.  I only had 14/4 and the manual calls for 12/4 for the run to the first light, 14/4 after that.  The 12/4 will be here tomorrow.  I also needed to get creative with a 5 lug relay because HF says not to turn on the high beam and low beam at the same time.  What I needed was a SPDT toggle with center off, but my switch panel doesn't support that or have room.  Instead, I'm setting it up so the DRLs and highs are on one switch just labeled as power for the lights, and another to energize the relay (which then disconnects the high circuit and energizes the low, with the DRLs still on).  It's a kludge until I find a better way, but it should work fine with the waterproof relay and socket I'm using.

[NT2C]

 

[NT2C]

Washed it with the foam cannon and pressure washer.  Still pretty dirty, but a lot better than it was.  Needs a good hand wash, which it will get next month.

'Merica!

[NT2C]

Ordered a maps update for the on-board GPS system.  It was last updated with the 2022 edition and we like to do it every two years since maps themselves tend to be two years outdated.  (ex: A 2025 edition is going to be based on 2023 data because it takes about 2 years to go from raw data to finished map package)

Since this is the 2024 edition (next edition comes out in November) it will be based on data from 2022 and will replace the 2022 edition I now have installed, which is itself based on 2020 data.  So I'm taking a system that's 5 years out of date and updating it to only be 3 years out of date.  "Big whoop, use Google", you say?  On what?  Can't legally use my phone for navigation in many states now (I will in a pinch though, such as when my on-board system has glitched and frozen) and the system predates things like Android Auto.  So it's either the built-in system or paper maps (which I do carry in the vehicle).

[eugenenine]

I replaced the radio in my truck just a month or so ago so I can have android auto to get around having the holding the phone issues.

[NT2C]

Registered it for an additional two years.

[NT2C]

Ordered a new control panel and relay box to control the lights on the Jeep.  The old 6-circuit setup was just too small for my needs with the new Harbor Freight lights on the nudge bar that use three circuits.  I picked up a 12-circuit wireless control box during the last of the Prime Days for 15% off and a 10% off coupon on top of that, so I saved a decent chunk of coin.  Plus, I have a friend interested in buying the old unit from me, so I'll recoup a little of that cost as well.