Rig Review – Mojave East – What worked and what didn’t?

March 17, 2020

Back from the eastern Mojave, it's time for another look at how the truck performed over the course of the last 5 day's adventures. If you haven't read those - and want to - go right ahead, I'll wait.

The Whole Story

Mojave East (Mar 2020) #1

Torrential Rain Sends us to Gold Butte | Mojave East #2

Falling Man, Kohta Circus, Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs | Mojave East #3

From Valley of Fire to a Flooding Buffington Pockets | Mojave East #4

Hidden Valley's Secret Tinaja | Mojave East #5

TL;DR - I think I need to replace the spherical bearings again. Already. They are squeaky and I've only put 14K miles on the new set.

Second (House) Battery Seems to be Low

TL;DR - Even with relatively cool days and nights, something was wrong with my house battery. Need to investigate.

Propane Bottle is Leaking

TL;DR - It's time to get a new 1lb propane bottle; the current one has a slow leak through the valve.

Mobilinkd TNC 2 failure (APRS)

TL;DR - My APRS stopped working, because my Mobilinkd TNC 2 died early in the trip.

Removed from previous Rig Reviews

The Swing-Out Table - I still don't have one and the truth of the matter is that I've been getting along fine without by using the tailgate. Adding a table would be a nicety, but would also add weight - even if only a small amount - so for now it's off the list of things to fix on the truck.

Unchanged / Still an issue from previous Rig Reviews

There are some things that have been featured in Rig Reviews that are - as yet - unchanged from when I originally reviewed them. Rather than highlight those things again, I'll simply link to them here.