Ep 28: Power Mods, Island Playbook & PNW Trail Days
Chilly temps, big mods, and bigger trip tips. Garrick installs a DC-DC alternator charger (Bluetti Charger 1) to turbo-charge his EcoFlow River 2 Pro and talks solar (220W), safer fridge power connectors (DC5521 + Anderson swap-ends), and why cigarette lighter plugs keep letting overlanders down. Melody breaks down our Vancouver Island playbook—ferries (Black Ball vs. BC Ferries), border/dog docs, bear-country camp hygiene, and how we actually find great camps (Gaia/OnX/Trailforks/Backroads Mapbooks + Overland Trail Guides)—including the backup-your-pins lesson we learned the hard way. Plus…
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