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FYI and just for clarity, every EV with fast charging does exactly what you described, and it’s not “proprietary to Tesla” at all. When you’re charging at home or on a “slow” charger, you’re using AC current. The “technical” name for this type of plug is actually not a “charger” at all, but an...

This is like Elon “opening up all his patents…” a nice press release but the devil was in the details and it really wasn’t as altruistic as it sounded. Tesla cars can currently use CHAdeMO chargers in the US with an adapter, but that’s a dying standard and there’s no CCS to Tesla adapter to my...

I don’t really have a dog in this hunt, but this is the same as EPA fuel economy test standards. If you actually read the specs, the “highway” driving is really unlike any actual highway driving, and there are a bunch of other wrinkles and nuances that make it a fairly unrealistic test compared...

The worst part of this is that it‘s pitched to website owners as a “tool to keep spam bots off your site” but it‘s actually designed to train Google’s image recognition AI, so Google is using millions of unwitting internet users to train it’s AI algorithms.

Any recommendations in that category for a family of 5? I've heard the Opus gets pretty tight with the bunks and bench in use for sleeping. I do love that I think I could squeeze it into my garage with the hybrid top.

I’m picking up my PB tomorrow (finally!) and going to install a couple 2-way radios behind the rear seats somewhere. I’ve heard there’s 12V power back there for the “little” 2KW inverter (AmateurPower rather than ProPower???) and was wondering if there’s something similar with ProPower, or...

I’ve looked real hard at the OP15 but my big problem is having a family of 5. We could probably pull it off now while the kids are small (5-11) but I fear we’d outgrow it soon. I’m trying to figure out if we do one of the fancy off-road trailers that basically have an outdoor kitchen, indoor...

Very cool. I have a Retrax Pro XR on order (seems like they have a 4-week lead time these days), although I still don’t have an actual truck to put it on!

What kind of trailer is that? Looks like an awesome trip and we’re in the market for a family camping setup that has some off-road capability.

So I ordered the Bullet Proof Diesel dual antenna mount (ouch), a Yaesu FT-400 (double-ouch), a Midland GMRS mobile, a dual band compactenna for ham, and a Laird 450-460 MHz “phantom” antenna for GMRS. I was on the fence about just modding the Yaesu to cover GMRS but in a nod to the radio...

It does indeed help and I also ordered the exact same mat so glad to hear you like it.

Thanks for all the advice. I'm going with the Retrax Pro XR. I reached out to Realtruck based on the recommendation of the "other" F150 forum so hoping to get it ordered and then we'll have a race to see whether my F-150 or my Tonneau arrives first! Next step will be to decide on the racking...

I’m really excited about this feature. I do a lot of trail running and sweat, shall we say, violently, so I hate to keep my key fob on my for fear of drowning it and breaking it, so I usually have to remember to bring a plastic baggie. Plus, keys are usually surprisingly heavy and an...

That looks pretty cool! It's hard to tell in the video, but it's one of the "hard rollers" that goes into a "box" in the front of the bed, right? So you lose that ~8-10" of bed space by the cab?

My F-150 is finally in transit so I'm trying to pull the trigger on a tonneau cover. This is my' first truck, and I've read all the threads and dozens of reviews but have mostly ended up just as indecisive as when I started. I'm the classic "subruban truck guy" that's going to do Lowes/HD runs...

In pretty much every state, utilities are highly regulated, and as a result of that regulation, in many states if you charge for electricity by the kWhr you're "reselling" electricity and thus magically become a utility that the state then wants to regulate as such. As you can imagine, none of...

That looks great! My truck is finally built and shipped, so hopefully I'll be working on my install too. I really like that antenna mount but agree on the cost!

I'm going to install a Yaesu dual band radio (not sure if I'll go FTM-300DR or FTM-400DR just yet) and would really like to see how folks are mounting the display, and doing their wiring. I'll probably go with a 3rd brake light antenna mount and a stubby dual band antenna, but might talk myself...

Has anyone seen any indications whether Ford's V2G follows some sort of CCS standard? For example could the truck do V2G on another charger or is the Ford system the only one that's compatible?

As someone that's been following EVs for about 10 years, and has owned 2.5 (one a PHEV so that's the 0.5) of them, the next big thing is always "Just right around the corner!" 10 years ago fuel cells were "the next big thing" and were supposedly "about 24 months away from commercial...