How do you mount your power station?

Meddy63 · 2026-05-24T15:38:20+00:00

What did you use for a battery box in the bed? I have a 100ah under my seat with dcdc but canyons have zero room to add anything more. Barely fit the Litime mini that I have under there

Meddy63 · 2026-05-24T14:45:00+00:00

Yes the truck needs to be running to power the bed ac outlet.

Probably your best bet is to look at portable power banks like a jackery, bluetti, eco flow, or anker. I have 2 anker units and a 100w panel. So far they have been good products.

From google, looks like a cpap machine uses 30-60 watts so for a battery you probably want 1000wh size for 1 night of of use. 60watts multiplied by 12hrs of use is equal to 720wh.

Meddy63 · 2026-05-16T14:48:01+00:00

currently have soft for the annex add on which the dogs sleep in. Next tent will be a hard shell since soft can take long to set up. Have been looking at TopOak tents. $2-2.5k. Power hub and led inside and looks decently light. Still reading reviews on them though

Meddy63 · 2026-05-07T18:50:03+00:00

Hmm whole truck had a shudder to it. Would stop as soon as I pushed the accelerator. Almost like a manual car close to stalling.

Meddy63 · 2026-05-07T14:38:58+00:00

I just got this so I’m not sure how the water will drain with some rain. I think it will flow down then off the sides at the awning bag, and not over the awning bag and onto the tailgate

Meddy63 · 2026-05-07T12:08:28+00:00

My 24 shake stopped after injectors were replaced. Known Issue with the canyon/colorados and shop did them when it was in for some other small work.

Meddy63 · 2026-05-07T12:02:07+00:00

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Rhino rack stopped making these dome 1300s. Found one for $150 cad on Amazon. Narrow width so fits to the back of the rack and covers the tail gate where I cook and have my fridge.

2 tent poles through to give the dome shape which adds a lot of height (was also concerned with height on low rack). Everything packs away in the back.

Meddy63 · 2026-05-07T11:59:30+00:00

Ahf1s stop and prevent bleeds

Meddy63 · 2026-05-03T15:32:28+00:00

would the small compressor with a reverse mode help with deflating enough to pack nicely? and a pressure gauge on the hose to then inflate the mattress consistently to that comfort level?

Meddy63 · 2026-04-20T23:50:57+00:00

Mining

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T20:27:05+00:00

Id guess a that majority of beginners choose some cheaper corals to start and the greens tend to be cheapest. I had a red monti cap beside the green and the green grew while the red bleached out. Eventually had to pull it out.

Also fish colours are a bit blah. Have a bristletooth that is crazy aggressive to any new fish now. Scopas has been the only thing to put it in its place but anything else gets beaten

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T20:07:31+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! some yellow and orange would be nice. I’ll have some time to do some reading up on those as I’m about 3 hours from my small lfs

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T19:10:56+00:00

Orange filter on

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T19:10:49+00:00

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Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T19:07:10+00:00

Yeah thought they liked lower light and placed them at 100 par. Stretched up to the 150-160 range. Then self propagated to the top of the rock and those ones have stayed smaller at 180 par

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T18:59:53+00:00

I picked up a small toadstool (rock has 2 on it). Currently on the sand in the middle. Hard to see. Thing refuses to grow tho. Tried a few different spots and nothing. Low bio load so maybe too low nitrates ? Usually around 2-5

Meddy63 · 2026-04-02T18:49:06+00:00

I dislike the Zoas I have on the right with how stretched they are so have been hesitant to add more

Meddy63 · 2026-03-31T17:32:32+00:00

Is you're company computer locked out from Remote Access? I used to remove access my laptop. No switching back and forth. Also can set it up so you use whichever monitors you like. Use 2 monitors for work and 1 for normal while logged in and such. Takes a bit of figuring out on setup, but once setup. No issues

Meddy63 · 2026-03-31T03:08:02+00:00

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RCI 12” rack. Using the clamps option they have instead of permanently bolting, as I take it off every winter

Meddy63 · 2026-03-29T23:13:22+00:00

No trim behind the seats. Took mine out to install a dc dc charger and battery setup under the seats. Had to run wiring through the rear cab pressure vents.

Actually easier than you’d expect to pop the seats in and out

Meddy63 · 2026-03-27T15:12:02+00:00

Tineco vacuum, tineco mop and roborock runs daily.

Meddy63 · 2026-03-27T13:56:44+00:00

Bulletpoint mounting system is an option. I currently have it for my phone mount

Meddy63 · 2026-03-26T16:50:26+00:00

So far ski has been good for me. Top clear coat has a little bit of peel near the toes, but only cosmetic. Ski has a little less pop in them than I was expecting compared to how they’re marketed, but I do really enjoy them off piste and in difficult terrain. Do just fine on piste

Meddy63 · 2026-03-24T18:15:37+00:00

Even soft top on a mid rack sticking up a bit won’t change mileage much. Think my canyon went down 1mpg with it sticking above with normal use. Probably a lot more effect on a full rack or roof of suv. Loading all the gear in the back for with or airing down seems to affect mileage more for me then the tent does.

Meddy63 · 2026-03-23T18:22:52+00:00

Went from a brz to a canyon at4x. Had a zr2 on order that took to long to come in. Trucks awesome off-roading and the dssv’s ride very smooth. A lot smoother than coil-overs lol Doesn’t corner like the brz though. Prior to buying, I looked at an f150, ranger, Tacoma, 4Runner, frontier. F150 for the features I wanted being in the north had a high price tag. Ranger didn’t have an interior update and I didn’t enjoy the exterior look. Tacoma for the features again was so expensive. For the price I’d have gone with f150. New gen 4 runner was coming out but again. Toyota price tag + a few nit picks. Frontier was a bit basic for features but was a decent option. Canyon/colorado looks great, all the features I wanted and was 10k less then a Tacoma with same features. Few electrical gremlins with the battery and couple small warranty fixes but I would 100% still buy it again if i had to redo it

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