August 2024 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Bosch 800 series Dishwasher

I purchased the Bosch 800 series dishwasher using my American Express which offers me extended warranty on all purchases. Bosch offers a limited 1 year product warranty which is vastly different than a full warranty. So my American Express will automatically give me another 1 year warranty identical to Bosch and let’s not overlook the [...]

Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE Premium Package

Things I noticed that no one bothered to mention anywhere online. No YouTube videos, no rav4 world forum posts, no Facebook archives posts. #1. Only one person can register as the owner via the Toyota app and if there are 2 drivers they both need to use the same login ID and password for the [...]

Rav4 Prime Mods Continued

Here are the last few modifications. Aluminum Grill Protector I decided to add aluminum mesh to protect the radiator from rock damage. Oregon rocks the roads in winter! this did require removing the front bumper and took two of us working together to fit the mesh in place. Interior Mesh Attic This is a really [...]

Ecoflow 160watt Next Gen Solar Panel

For my application of hooking up to my vehicle installed AUX battery I needed an electrical extension cable of which Ecoflow does not provide. Thankfully I had a spare on hand from my Zamp solar panel. The Ecoflow is marketed towards consumers using generic plug and play off the shelf battery systems such as the [...]