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  • Skid Plates for Campbell
    by Donald Anderson
    February 4, 2021
    After seven salty winters and encounters with boulders, the OEM skid plates underneath Campbell were in sad shape. Not to mention the shenanigans after many oil changes and various wrenching.
  • Solar Power for Campbell
    by Donald Anderson
    January 31, 2021
    We added a solar panel on Campbell’s roof to charge the auxiliary batteries when parked in the sun. Now the refrigerator can run for a longer time between drives.
  • Rock Sliders for Campbell
    by Donald Anderson
    January 26, 2021
    After Campbell’s running boards took serious damage on our run down the Mineral Creek Trail to Ouray, they needed replacing. For the replacement, we installed steel rock sliders so it won’t be a problem again.
  • Electrical Upgrades to Campbell
    by Donald Anderson
    January 19, 2021
    Campbell needed some electrical tweaks and upgrades to the auxiliary power. We made four improvements to the electrical system.
  • Merritt Island Scouting
    by Donald Anderson
    January 9, 2021
    We made a day trip to Merritt Island to scout for our photography trip next week. I grabbed the DC-ZS70 pocket camera on the way out the door.
  • Angel – Great Egret
    by Donald Anderson
    December 13, 2020
    I photographed this beautiful Angel while the sun was setting at the Merritt Island wildlife refuge. The sunlight is from behind and magnificently highlights the transparency of her feathers.
  • Extra Auxiliary Ampacity
    by Donald Anderson
    November 20, 2020
    Sometimes it is convenient to trade some cargo space for extra battery capacity. I repurposed the original starting battery that the group-31 upgrade replaced.

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