Plain-English guides to building and running an overland rig. Written from real builds, with numbers you can check — and honest about what does not work.
We would rather you buy the right thing once than the wrong thing twice. Every guide here will tell you when the answer is that you already have what you need.
Power and electrical
Cooking Without Propane: What It Actually Takes
Induction cooking off a battery bank. What size inverter you really need — and why a “2000W” inverter is not 2000 watts. What an 1800W hob pulls at 12V versus 24V, the cable and fuse that go with it, how much energy a day of cooking really is, and how long it takes to put back. Includes the honest limits.
More coming
Guides in progress: sizing a dual-battery system, choosing between a bed rack and a roof rack, what actually fits a 5-foot bed, and reading a fridge’s power draw before you buy it.
If there is something you are trying to work out and cannot find a straight answer to, tell us — the questions people ask are where these come from.