That looks like a fantastic trip.
Any things you might add to your equipment/supplies for future trips?
We were pretty setup and things worked great overall. I will upload my checklist here if people want. It's dialed in.
There are two things we are adding:
1 - A small travel blow dryer that can run off my Bluetti AC70 Power Station. I already ordered it and received it. After my wife took her showers and washed her hair it got cold in the evening. I got one that says it draws 1000 watts which is the max load on my power station can handle. I tested it last night and it draws 860 watts on high heat and speed. So we're good there. Although it does drain it pretty fast. The main purpose of the power station is to run a 12V electric blanket in the tent. That worked great and made my wife very happy. Pre-heated for 10 minutes before we went to bed. Plus it charges all our devices like headlamps, phones, GoPro etc at night.
2 - A new camp stove. My 35 year old Coleman 3-Burner will finally be put to rest. I am able to work around its problems but she doesn't want the hassle. This is good because if I bought one BEFORE the trip, she would have probably thought it wasn't necessary.
Not sure what I will get but will find a Black Friday deal.
The new Gazelle T4 Overland EXP tent was fantastic. Fast to setup, roomy and great air flow when you want and seals up when you need to. Used the electrical port to run the cable to the solar panels out for charging the power station in the middle of the trip. I can charge it while driving from a 12V port in the back of the Scrambler but didn't really need to. And the EXP version of the tent fits front to back in the Scrambler. (without or over the bed bulkhead) They made it shorter when packed. The original T4 is significantly longer and would have to go in the back of the Scrambler at an angle. I have a T3X if I go solo.
The little $30.00 12V shower was also amazing. Great pressure, flow control and the battery lasted six showers and is still at 80%. It can be recharged via USB-C if needed. We took two gallons from the RotoPax (each is 2 gallons) and boiled 2 quarts of water and put it into the collapsible 5-gallon water bucket. Plenty warm and using the flow control on the shower head had great showers. The popup shower tent was around $45.00 and was good too but definitely needs to be staked down to keep it in place if there is any wind. It's not the most HD of construction. I figure we'll get 6-8 trips out of it. But having it was great for the showers and the plastic collapsible toilet we used with WAG bags. Even though there was nobody else for 50 miles, she still wanted the privacy in case a vehicle did come along.
