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  • 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.
  • CB and Ham Radios
    by Donald Anderson
    November 13, 2020
    Back-country travelers are using Amateur Radio for wilderness communications because of the greater range. Many have a Citizen Band radio because it is ubiquitous even though the range is limited.
  • Campbell Power
    by Donald Anderson
    November 9, 2020
    To charge our Casita travel trailer, Cocoon, we added a power connection to Campbell, our Toyota Land Cruiser. We also added a power distribution center in the cargo area to run additional gear.
  • Super-Sized Starting Battery
    by Donald Anderson
    November 5, 2020
    We upgraded the starting battery in Campbell, our Toyota Land Cruiser. Even though we added an auxiliary battery to run our dry-camping needs, the main battery must handle a considerable load, especially with a winch.
  • Boondocking Shore Power
    by Donald Anderson
    October 31, 2020
    We want to use our microwave when we are boondocking in Cocoon, our Casita travel trailer. We need an inverter for that but do not want to add a new load to our single 100-amp-hour house battery.
  • Auxiliary Battery
    by Donald Anderson
    October 29, 2020
    To juice up our power-hungry gear on excursions away from base camp, we added a second battery to Campbell, our Toyota Land Cruiser. The extra power will also be helpful while we are boondocking in Cocoon, our Casita travel trailer.

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