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Time to check and recharge equipment.

The good idea fairy struck again… I’ve been using this Coleman kitchen set for several years. It’s a decent system but such a pain it the ass to put up and take down.

So, I got this wild hair up my ass and thought about converting one of my Pelican 1650 cases into a kitchen bin.

I ripped the Coleman apart and all though it works, it’s less than ideal. I’m considering this a failure, overall.

It’s back to the drawing board and to Amazon to replace a piece of gear I fucked up over an idea.

I'm going to Florida this month to get my new service dog which means, deployment of the Lodging Platform of the PMT. I'll be there for three weeks. Here's my dilemma; I have to bring enough insulin for the entire time and keep it cold, but my Euhomy 50+ liter is way too big and overkill for this trip.

I've had mini car refrigerators in the past and they've either been too small or just didn't work well. I could bring an ice chest but with something as important as insulin, I can't risk temperature fluctuations.

So I picked up a mini-fridge and ran some tests on it using the Wattfun 300W power station. Looks like I'll get about 6 hours run time out of it, so I'll have to bring the Jackery 300W as a backup. If it works like I think it will, I'll at it to the PMT system.

The problem I'm dealing with is that the mini fridge is a constant draw where as the Euhomy has an actual compressor and cycles. I can get 10-12 hours running it on the Wattfun, but it takes up an incredible amount of space and it just doesn't seem worth it for this trip.

I'll let you know how it functions and if it makes the cut to be added to the ecosystem.

https://youtu.be/r0-YJQwwdFY?si=9wL7r4MVbpjGTOd-

I've been using the Coleman kitchen for a couple of years... It works but, it's such a pain in the ass to put up and break down. I'm considering making a new kitchen box out of a Pelican 1650 case... I'm not sure it's worth the hassle. The issue I'm running up against is side panels... I need them for the sink and stove but, I'm not sure it will work.

I'm not a fabricator or have any fabrication tools so my options are limited.

Any thoughts or suggestions or should I just scrap the whole idea?

Since I retired from the military, I finally got back to camping as a hobby. The problem is, my memory is absolute shit after a TBI and all the other boring crap you don't want to hear about. I was constantly forgetting something at home. Over three decades in the military has taken its toll on the body and it ain't so easy sleeping on the ground anymore.

The mind is still willing, but the body said GFY. Needless to say, camping has turned into an obsession. I started developing an ecosystem for all my systems. To be honest, I enjoy putting it all together as much as getting in the field and, it helps keep the "noise" down.

This is my Systems Box. These are the items that I use most frequently when camping. I don't have to dig around bins anymore to find that ONE piece of gear.

My nerdy ass has gone so far as to put this all in writing. I have checklists, Operational Risk Management (ORM), Inventory, and logs.... I'm more than happy to share with whoever's interested.

My ecosystem won't be the same as yours but, the philosophy to build your own ecosystem is there.

https://youtu.be/KGK2hO9iSBE?si=GDzhWVuVnyGBeaO0

We had wicked storms all day yesterday. Sirens going off nonstop, tornado warnings rolling through, and the power was in and out, so we ended up in the basement for most of the day.

I Grabbed the E-SIT out of the truck and brought it down with us and just set it next to us.

Since the power was in and out, I used the radio in the kit for continuous weather updates.

Never had to go back upstairs or start digging for anything. I'm glad I had the kit, but more thankful that we didn't really need it.

This is what prepping is for. Real world application.

I've been messing with the climate control in my cab for a while, but I think I finally have the EcoFlow Wave 3 and Pecron E1500LFP working together where they actually make sense.

The main goal was keeping the cab cool for my service dog without having to haul a trailer around. It took some work with the insulation, but it’s finally holding a steady temp even when the sun is hitting the truck.

I just finished a video showing the setup if you’re curious: Platform 2 Lodging Integration

For those of you running AC in the cab—how are you guys venting the exhaust? That was the biggest headache for me to get right.

I was going down the YouTube rabbit hole on bug out bags and came across one reviewing the Seventy2.0 from Uncharted Supply Company.

The video was well done and I thought the concept was pretty cool, so I went to their website. I about crapped my pants when I saw the price.

I got to thinking… I already have most of the gear that goes into something like that, and I like the overall concept, so why not build one and customize it to my needs.

So that’s what I’m doing.

Not finished yet, but should be done tonight