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It's Shelley's 4xe, but since she isn't here to write it up... Here she is in stock form, a 4xe Rubicon with the Power Top option: If you get the opportunity to press the go pedal on a 4xe, you are in for some real fun. It has the same exact same torque spec and 0-60 as the new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392. All from a turbo 4 and Duracell. We did buy it used (only 6k miles) and the previous owner had installed AMP Research electric steps. So it's mostly stock. We had to go used to get a decent color. All new inventory of 4xe's were mostly white. Not sure who would buy that? We did find a nice Tuscadero Pink 4xe on its way to Cottonwood on-line (via Car Gurus) but alas the nice sales rep at Oxendale quickly informed us that it was a custom order for a special customer in Sedona. Actually, he didn't tell us for who or where it was going, but a coincidental Facebook and Instagram post right after (maybe 48 hours) about a new Tuscadero 4xe quickly filled in the blanks. Shelley went Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping and gave me a "Honey Due" list: Front bumper Winch Snorkel Rear Bumper Mount her new blue Hi-Lift (It's a 4xe and painted Hydro Blue) And here we go...
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I purchased the 12 volt 32 Liter ICECO JP30 and the Jackery 300. The ICECO came with an insulated cover, 12 volt power cable, 12 volt cable extender and a power cable for home use. The size seems just about right for my use case. I am usually solo(No wife) when camping and do not bring a ton of stuff anyway so I can make it work. I have been doing some testing over the last few days and this is what I have found. I have the temperature set at 39. The fridge stays between 35 & 41 degrees consistently. That's a win. The draw when the fridge is plugged into the Jackery never goes higher than 37 watts when it runs, which is not very frequent. It's quiet. The first test was with a pre-chilled cooler, a few bottles of water and no insulated cover. My house is about 73 degrees this time of year. I got into it a few times to simulate activity at camp. Ran it off the Jackery for about 18 hours which drained it down to 53%. Not bad, that's another win in my opinion. The second test was with a pre-chilled cooler, random groceries(Water,beer,cheese etc) and the insulated cover on it. Same ambient conditions. I got into it a few times to simulate activity at camp. Ran it off the Jackery for about 18 hours which drained it down to 54%. Not bad, that's another win in my opinion. Conclusion: This is going to work for me. I can recharge the Jackery of the Jeep during the day to give it a little extra juice and give me some peace of mind at night. Speaking of pass through charging, based on my research I found that it is possible to do this but not recommended. Here's why, while there is power input and power draw more heat is generated and that's not good for the life of battery. However, I read that as long as the draw is less than the input the heat issue is not as much of a concern overall. In my situation with the frequency of use and the draw being low I think pass through charging should be okay. I have more testing to do with this set up in the Jeep and will get to that at some point before first use on the trail.
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