Yess the remote start was one of the simplest and best mods I’ve done. I love opening a panel and coming down to a warm jeep 🙌🙌

It’s been dumping in the eastern Sierra area

If I knew how nice it was going to be I would have ordered one so much sooner. Nicest sleeping bag I’ve ever had my hands on. I bought one of their rain jackets and I’m still waiting for my new custom jacket lol

Snowboard boots for me 😜 I pretty much put my boots in the footwell with the heat on the floor and really on that to do most of the drying for me. I really really want a roof mount for my snowboard, but for now I just keep my bird inside below 🤷‍♂️

Haha awesome! Greetings from California, USA 👋

@@KramerJunction Happy Holidays from Munich Germany

So, there are blankets that plug in to USB, but I doubt usb would provide enough amps to provide sufficient heating. The plugs are actually extremely easy to swap from usb to 12v and vice versa. I would recommend using a Blue Sea outlet btw. I have tested my blanket with a borrowed Jackery 1000 and it used about 30%ish for about 5-6 hours of use, so with a 500 or equivalent you would have more than enough power to space for a night. I actually want to do a video about onboard battery bank vs portable battery bank because there are many proc and cons for both. In short, an onboard battery bank probably isn’t the way for most to go, it’s far more expensive, more components, wayyy more setup and more to go wrong. A battery bank is literally zero setup or work to get going. For ease of use, I’d say battery bank, all day. Last, I actually use two down pillows which I keep up top along with the rest of my bedding (Ursa Minor does advise against this). I think it just looks wedge shaped? Haha

I still have a Chinese diesel heater I got off Amazon in the red metal case. What are you using or do you recommend?

Haha yeah it’s the only way to travel, currently laying up top with a panel open and the heater going 😂

Haha I don’t usually sleep the whole night with one hatch open because of the same, but in the morning or evening it’s nice to lay there and let the heat rise from the heater 😂

Haha yeah I got mine off Amazon and installed it specifically for warming the Jeep this winter. I am currently sitting in a nice toasty Jeep with the motor idling thanks to my remote start

That sounds like a great night. I’m totally with you on the right gear providing comfort without powered or fueled options. I’ve year round backpacked since I was younger so I know the importance of layers lol Condensation is a valid concern. Putting away a wet tent can be unavoidable, especially if it’s still raining or snowing lol Interior condensation can be an issue if you don’t vent your tent properly, but I haven’t really had issues. There were extremely cold nights when I kept the tent buttoned up and I woke up to ice on the inside walls. I usually open a hatch or two in the morning and hang out down below for a while with the heater running before I get going, this helps with interior condensation quite a bit. It’s like anything else, just air it out and you will be ok 👍🏻

@@KramerJunction thank you for the reply, it seems like having the unit connected to the inside of the Jeep would make it a lot easier to keep dry and maintain. Looking forward to one day having a similar setup!

It’s an Ursa Minor J30, basically a replacement hard top camper for the Jeep

Haha yeah I’m in that same boat being a Californian, but sometimes you just have to go lol

I do, but I’m actively looking to convert back to a single engine compartment battery to save weight. If I didn’t have the new house battery, I wouldn’t consider it. With everything I have going on now, it’s overly redundant to carry two 63lb batteries in the engine compartment.

@@KramerJunction How long could you run your fridge off the Genesis before it needed to be recharged?

I have an Ursa Minor J30. I have a video about it if you look back in my playlist 👍🏻

The amp draw of the blanket is well below the rating of the wire lol

@@KramerJunction do you know what a crappy peace of AWG16 wire is set there? I wouldnt hang on there more then 5 Amps to it😂 So the limit for this wiring is at 3.7 Amps 👍 LOL if it smells a kind of smokey its that one burning your ass.

@@4x4-experts lol the blanket only draws 45-50 watts at like 3.5 amps 👍🏻

@@4x4-experts I had originally planned on doing a run of heavy gauge wire straight from the battery but then I saw how little power it used and realized it wouldn’t be needed