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Re: ARB Power Usage - 37 vs. 50 Qt
I have two different 12V cords to from the ARB in the back seat of the Tacoma to an SAE plug (Zamp Plug) on the tongue box of the T@B 400.
One cord is the ARB official 15’ extension cord and I add an SAE plug to the end to plug into the plug on the tongue box.
The other is a Zamp official 15’ extension cord that I added a removable 12V accessory plug to the other end.
I take either cord out the side window of the truck, and run it along the roof rack, then drape it down the rear of the truck to the tongue box.
This is method has worked for 6 years for my 50 qt. Yes, I full time, but I’m still treating my food much the same way as I always have. Meat is on the bottom in the middle, where it will stay frozen. Veggies must be kept at the top, just under the lid. Yogurt will freeze if it falls to the bottom and it still tastes the same, but it is very liquid-dy.
I did add a 12V official ARB extension cable from the Tacoma’s battery to the rear seat. I added an in-line fuse at the battery, ran the cord through a plug in the firewall, tucked the cable under the floor trim to the rear seat. It works well with my new Tacoma Interstate AGM battery.
I cannot help with the difference in the usage as I have had my 50 qt for 6 years. I notice no power usage overnight on my battery monitor. I do keep two flannel quilts over the ARB (be careful not to cover the ventilation holes in the ARB) to help with insulation, in addition to the stock ARB canvas cover with Reflectex in it.
One cord is the ARB official 15’ extension cord and I add an SAE plug to the end to plug into the plug on the tongue box.
The other is a Zamp official 15’ extension cord that I added a removable 12V accessory plug to the other end.
I take either cord out the side window of the truck, and run it along the roof rack, then drape it down the rear of the truck to the tongue box.
This is method has worked for 6 years for my 50 qt. Yes, I full time, but I’m still treating my food much the same way as I always have. Meat is on the bottom in the middle, where it will stay frozen. Veggies must be kept at the top, just under the lid. Yogurt will freeze if it falls to the bottom and it still tastes the same, but it is very liquid-dy.
I did add a 12V official ARB extension cable from the Tacoma’s battery to the rear seat. I added an in-line fuse at the battery, ran the cord through a plug in the firewall, tucked the cable under the floor trim to the rear seat. It works well with my new Tacoma Interstate AGM battery.
I cannot help with the difference in the usage as I have had my 50 qt for 6 years. I notice no power usage overnight on my battery monitor. I do keep two flannel quilts over the ARB (be careful not to cover the ventilation holes in the ARB) to help with insulation, in addition to the stock ARB canvas cover with Reflectex in it.
New owner - 2020 T@b 400 BDL w/solar (weights & pics!)
So I had been planning on reserving my ‘formal’ introduction until taking delivery of our new T@b, but I just received the first pictures of our trailer coming off the line, and honestly can’t wait! My wife and I have been joking about ‘getting old and buying an RV’ for nearly 25 years, and it is our 25th anniversary gift to each other. I guess we have arrived!
We put in our order for a 2020 T@b 400 Boondock Lite w/solar, and we are now about a week from delivery (incredibly, only 1 to 3 days prior to our anniversary date!). It will have all of the late 2019 and 2020 changes, including:
- New (presumably faster-draining) bath sink, square (late-2019 change)
- New Avia-style 'wand' shower head, single temp-control handle (late-2019 change)
- Outlets near dinette moved below passenger-side cushion, WFCo moved to beneath passenger-side dinette seat
- Dometic CoolCat A/C moved rearward (for weight & balance reasons); exterior screen for A/C intake on front-left driver side is thus gone (and is now a bottom intake, haven’t seen a picture yet?)
- Kitchen sink no longer has p-trap, giving extra storage room (mid-2019 change)
- New vinyl flooring, almost with a 'macro' cross-hatched appearance
- ‘Booondock Edge’-style aluminum trays now installed on tongue
- ***Tongue weight significantly decreased, somewhere in the neighborhood of 35# (don’t have actual weights yet, will update).***
nuCamp now has a proper scale, so apparently all products manufactured will now have the yellow ‘actual’ weight stickers applied.
Anyway, thrilled to become part of the nuCamp family, and can’t wait to start the next leg of our journey!
-Jeff
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UPDATE: Just talked to nuCamp, and received the following info for confirmation:
- A/C unit is now an 'Elwell Air-8' mounted beneath center-bed (no CoolCat). No heat pump, but has de-humidifier setting.
- Inverter moved to new WFCO location, under passenger-side dinette seat
- Countertop and table are no longer particle board, but the new foamcore material developed for the Cirrus
- Tire is returned to the mounting area behind tongue, underneath (was beneath bed for awhile)
- TONGUE WEIGHTS: 373 lbs dry, 386 lbs wet (for 400 BDL, 2-way fridge)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers!
Re: Satellite Radio
Could you say more about how you mounted your satellite radio antenna on top of your T@B? Thanks!
Re: Type of suspension
Do not jack or let anyone jack on the axle tube either! could damage it.
Re: Hello... probably should introduce myself
I looked at the Verizon site and the best prepaid plan for the JetPack was $45 for 8GB plus a bonus of 7GB (so 15 total). So maybe the unlimited plan is gone. The store personnel are not always up to date on current offers.
Search YouTube for JetPack. There's a channel called Mobile Internet Resource Center that seems to have pretty reliable info.
Search YouTube for JetPack. There's a channel called Mobile Internet Resource Center that seems to have pretty reliable info.
Re: Hello... probably should introduce myself
I am going to dig into it a bit as far as tethering being restricted. I was working remote this week in NV. I have multiple T-Mobile lines and was using my phone for a Hotspot. Noticed the phone worked pretty good even though signal was a bit marginal, tethering worked good at 1st, but then dropped to an unacceptable crawl, basically I couldn't work. I do sometimes need to move large files and I think for this billing cycle I am now around 16gb, it seems on tethering I have been cut back to 2g or slower, but on phone it still works ok. I tested about 20 miles away on different tower, same result. I don't think a booster is going to help in this case since it looks like I was throttled. I am back home in Oregon now so will investigate.
Re: Hello... probably should introduce myself
I used my Android for both phone and data sharing.
Re: Extending Stabilizer Reach
VictoriaP said:I would absolutely buy “shoes” in a sturdy plastic version!Sharon_is_SAM said:@jgram2, I enjoy using the drill, too!
Actually, I like the simplicity of the horse shoes that @MuttonChops added to his stabilizers. That would be a simple addition in a light weight, paint-free, plastic. Maybe someone with a 3 D printer should create something for the Outback folks!
No need for someone to make something special. Just use a couple bolts like @MuttonChops did, a couple large flatwashers and locknuts, and pass said bolts through a stack of those "lego" blocks.
Come to think if it, I may do that myself since I always use a stack of those blocks even on flat level ground. Permanently attaching them to the stabilizer pads would free up precious storage space. Hmmmm.
Re: Water leak!
Sorry, @Photomom, but I wrote that as soon as I found out. I was cursing myself too, but because I'm right-handed, it just never dawned on me to try my left until yesterday when I started wondering "how are people reaching this?" and gave it a try. I was surprised it made such a difference - not huge in distance, but huge in results.
PS: I had also gone back into the trailer to see where I might be able to cut a new access hatch for reaching that lower connection & needed to feel the inside of the wall for obstructions. In the process I ended up trying my left hand. The new hatch idea is on hold for now, since I learned how to reach that connection.
PS: I had also gone back into the trailer to see where I might be able to cut a new access hatch for reaching that lower connection & needed to feel the inside of the wall for obstructions. In the process I ended up trying my left hand. The new hatch idea is on hold for now, since I learned how to reach that connection.
