For our trip into the Maze this year we needed to utilize a human waste management system. After some investigation and research I decided on the Pett Toilet. What I like about this system is that each member of the party deals with their own waste using Wag Bag. I purchase the Wag Bags by…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Expedition Gear
Expedition Gear
by tomas •
I have spent lots of time working on refining our expedition camping gear. I will detail what gear we use and why in a number of post. I hope that you can learn from our experiences.
Electrical
Auxiliary Power System Under the Hood
by tomas •
I spent more time today working on my auxiliary power system install. The more I get into this, the more complex I realize it is. Pictured here are the components that are going under the hood. My system is designed to use a solar panel to charge the auxiliary battery when the FJ is parked.…
Electrical
Roof Wire Routing
by tomas •
I spent a long time getting up the nerve to cut a hole in the roof of the FJ Cruiser. I wanted to be sure that when I crated my wiring path it would allow multiple wires and facilitate changes. For water proof accessories I look to the marine industry. In this case I looked…
Electrical
Overhead Switch Pod Installed
by tomas •
As part of my electrical rebuild I needed to find a place to install a large number of switches. I chose to install them in the ceiling panel of the FJ Cruiser. To do so I utilized Daystar switch panel designed for a jeep application. Here is an earlier post on the parts I used:…