Here you can find technical information about Molly. The Technical Series, by intent, is meant to provide way more information than you would likely ever need. However, it is a nice reference for the techie stuff we have done on Molly. It is a work in progress, and as we add items to Molly, we try and write a blog item to cover it. As you can see below, we have more ideas of things to write about than we have actually written about.
We have made very few changes to our FUSO truck, and are trying hard to keep it as close how Earthcruiser delivered it to us. Mainly because changes aren’t needed, but also because changes are the most likely things to go wrong. Of course we did make some changes, like adding warning lights and extra storage boxes to the roof-rack. Most of the changes and the posts in this technical series, are related to the house. We fine tuned our house for us, and to make our life on the road a little more luxurious.
Safety
Staying safe on the road is obviously one of the primary concerns. Thoughts on how we keep both ourselves and Molly safe.
- 101 – Daily Inspection
- 102 – Payload
- 103 – Recovery
- 104 – Medical
- 105 – Cold Weather
- 106 – Warning Light
Power & Water
Molly’s primary purpose is to get use from one place to another (in comfort). There are various power systems to enable this. We have made a few changes to these systems.
- 201 – Diesel
- 202 – Solar and Batteries
- 203 – Water
Communications
While travelling around we want to stay in touch with the rest of the world. And we have no shortage of ways to do that.
- 301 – Satellite
- 302 – Radios
- 303 –“Off-grid” Data Center
- 304 – Website
Mapping
We love maps and everything to do with maps. It is good to know where you are, where you are going and where you have been.
- 401 – Navigation
- 402 – Tile Server
- 403 – Mapping Tools
- 404 – Website Maps
- 405 – Old Schools Maps
Monitoring
We have gone a little over board with logging and monitoring. Here you can find out all the details of the what is monitored in Molly.
- 501 – Monitoring Setup
- 502 – GPS
- 503 – Engine Control Unit
- 504 – Weather Station
- 505 – Solar Generation
- 506 – Battery Condition
- 507 – Tire Pressure
- 508 – Inverter
- 509 – Water
- 510 – Alerts
- 511 – Logs
Research
Half the fun is planning.
- 701 – Library
- 702 – What is Overlanding?
- 703 – Internet
- 704 – Planning
- 705 – Maintenance