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Hey mate it's a Maxliner Venture Canopy. If you check the 7,000km review on the raptor there is a section about it

It's all relative mate, method to the madness.

Hey Robert (big fan) and thanks so much for tuning in! When I say nose down, I mean ever so slightly. In my experience towing empty trailers that will later be filled with building material and or camping equipment, as you'd be well aware, additional weight will cause the springs to settle/sag. With a cage trailer having the nose slightly down whilst empty will prevent the trailer from being 'nose up' when adding payload into it. Even with correct loading. This is of course my personal opinion through experience over the decades of loading heavy things into empty things. This obviously changes when the trailer weighty is constant/static like say a caravan. Do you have any feedback regarding the orientation of the gate? In your opinion, are the hooks installed correctly or should I rotate them 180deg? Eddie

I wouldn't mind a 2.9 sec Y

That's awesome!! We are super happy with ours, probably would upgrade to the new one if there's significant changes!

​@@sharpie132These things are weapons as it is, imagine a sub 3 sec daily/family car 🤤

@Eddie_Turbo I want it please mr musk 🙏 and 350 range

Haha 😂

Haha 100%! Hence the video thumbnail! Which way do you guys orientate the hook? The way I did or facing in?

Watch the full video for the story! Basically one of my kids accidentally threw a toy car at the screen!

Hey mate, I do speak about how and who to speak to during the second half of the video from memory. Check that out and the contact details about the bloke in the description 👍👍

@Eddie_Turbo Thanks for your quick response 👍 I've subbed and look forward to future videos. Just purchased a pop-up camper planning on some adventures with the wife & kids while they are young, hence the quick TH-cam / Google searching for tips 🤣 Maybe I'll cruse around in sports mode for now as I find it sluggish at times.

How awesome mate!! Yeah honestly sports mode with: steering comfort, exhaust on quiet (good for long drives) and suspension in normal is pretty good for towing!!

Hahaha 100% this is what I see all the time! I just hook them together when not towing so they don't swing so much!

Ahh the building inspector is the "tiktok inspector" which always says "non compliant"... Yes definitely hence why I mentioned always go the closest hole but I will elaborate next time!

Yes absolutely, just make sure the voltage and wattage of the panel are within the ac180 specs. You'll also need a mc4 to Anderson adaptor.

100P haha

There's definitely a correct way to orient the hook try and tell a dogger or rigger that it doesn't matter and watch their head explode. I'm pretty sure your way is correct but if you want to be certain i'd ask a rigger. Taken from the link below "Facing inwards towards the load is what can create “tip loading”. The hooks can elongate well below their Working Load Limit (WLL)." www.doggingandrigging.nsw.gov.au/dogging-and-rigging-guide/lifting-equipment/alloy-lifting-chain/best-practice-when-using-slings

No worries mate thanks for watching!! Yup, just the coils mate. Unfortunately I don't think you'll find anyone who does a gvm upgrade for these, they really are built to be a fun/hoon Ute not to carry and tow stuff. If you need the later, probably best to go something like a wild trak or ranger platinum I reckon.

@@Eddie_Turbo ahh I see.. gotta have a think about which route to take. Raptor is a beaut though, might have to just not kit it out as much and replace the springs like you did. Thanks for the reply

@@benwarnock mate our last 79 dual cab pretty much had everything you can think of, on it! It honestly was heavy, drove like crap and was borderline dangerous off road here in the high country.. The raptor is the opposite. I have tried to keep all the weight down and it still drives awesome!! Having said that, once I bolt a bull bar/winch and my 270 awning to the car there's instantly another 100ish kgs there!!

@@Eddie_Turbo haha yeah have heard that about the 79. I was actually looking at the platinum instead and going with a full touring set up, but went to ford today and fell in love with the raptor!

How'd you go mate? Make up your mind??

The 200L at the time was a fantastic release. As time goes on, bigger and better things come out to play!

@@Eddie_Turbo Not really. The 200L was just released here last month! They taken away the 12v 30amp. Took away the 2 wireless charging on top and made a 48v port that they still haven't come out with a cable for it.

Where are you located mate?

@@Eddie_Turbo Sweden

The soft blankets yes. The semi rigid ones should last a little while longer!

That's a good pickup mate, I'm not sure to be honest, best if you contact Bluetti direct!

Thanks mate! It's a Maxliner Venture canopy. If you check my channel, in the 7,000km review, there's a chapter about the canopy if you're interested!

Thanks mate, will do

Very good suggestion. I'm thinking of changing my home internet to starlink just so we can also bring it out with us, not for Netflix, but for emergencies. Thanks for sharing

That sounds like the ultimate setup!!

Great pickup!

It's ok it's perfectly natural.

@@LongIslandicedteaaa yes it is perfectly natural. I fart all the time.👍

Haha yes it was actually a sound effect.. But I don't mind letting one go here and there!

Hey mate, just water issues getting in, but that was more from Ford's end (tailgate). I'd honestly go the factory ford roller shutter (wasn't an option when I ordered mine), as you get the proper dust seal. You can order the seal separately, it might even work with the HSP (give them a buzz). The buttons IMO were way too sensitive. When it rained, often the water would activate the touch switches, which would leave all my gear in the back wet. So I started locking the door to deactivate the switch.

@Eddie_Turbo Yeah I've heard that seems to be the case with a lot of them, unfortunately, but yeah, a lot seems to get in from the tub itself so will look at sealing that as beat I can. Yeah I heard about the sensitivity of the buttons which has be concerned

Yup, I need to spend some time to have a good look into the tub and find out how best to seal it!

Yup! Just make sure you connect the panel direct to the Bluetti (do not use a solar panel controller if one is supplied with it).

Good idea!

Thanks mate, are you happy with your combo?

They are available now mate!!

Hi mate, it's not a dual zone, it's a single zone fridge/freezer with a ice maker compartment.

@@Eddie_Turbo thanks then I’ll rather get a dometic thanks for the info !

Fair enough mate, I have had some shocking experience with dometic in the past, but the most recent purchase (the massive dometic 90ltr for the van) has actually been pretty good!

Sorry mate, I don't understand your question?

Hey mate thanks! They are 295/75/17. If you check out my 7,000km review video I talk a little bit about them. I went 34 as to go 35 just needs a little bit of work to fit them

Thanks for watching!

On the raptor they are referred to as recovery points, the manual suggests you can use them for recovery but doesn't state any ratings... Having said that, in the previous gen I have seen them used in all sorts and they were perfectly fine. I'm not sure about the regular Ranger but just check your manual 👍🏽👍🏽

Thanks mate!!!

Me to 😂😭

100%! I tried other options, but for me, a canopy was a must.

Who makes that canopy? Ty

@@user-hk8kw6hl1s Hey mate it's a Maxliner Venture canopy. If you have a look at the video I made about the raptor 7000km review there's a section in there all about the canopy.

@@Eddie_Turbo thank you sir

You're welcome

I spent the first 5 mins pulling and trying to pry them off thinking surely it can't be this hard... Then I had a good look under and saw the screws 😂 turns out, it's also in the manual 🙄 who reads that thing!!

That's a good idea. I'll try get my hands on an @ecoflow unit!

Hey mate I was referring to charging speeds. Lithium iron phosphate batteries charge really fast from 0-80% then the last 20% takes longer to charge!

Awesome! What have you done differently? And what's next??

Hey Ray, it definitely can charge the battery vid AC/DC. It's currently in the back of my ute with one battery in, and the fridge is plugged into the cig socket so its charging as I'm driving. When I get home and I'm not going to drive the car for a while, I'll plug the fridge into 240 and it will charge!

PS I can see you have a 890! I'm currently in the market for a 690/701...

Thanks bro!!

Thanks Markyyyyyy!

Were you driving both cars? Driving in a straight line and around corners is a complete different beast as you're well aware, totally depends on the driver.

@@Eddie_Turbo I didn't drive it. But on another occasion a mate of mine drove a M3P he got 1.05 but he gets 58 seconds in his pulsar..

@@michael9678727 interesting ... I was susing out the lap times at the Nurburgring and they (Teslas) seem to be up there with decent cars.. pulsar is what sub 1200kg car even less maybe... I'd love to see how a comparable car like a rav 4 hybrid goes on a track 😀

@@Eddie_Turbo the biggest issue he found was the brakes. You need to hit them hard as there is no "down shift" the plaid had thos issue when Misha first had a go on the Nurburgring. I think the track pack was made after Misha complained! Lol

@@Eddie_Turbo mind you the pulsar is set up as a racing car. But nothing has been done to the engine.

11.8 is pretty fast for a family car that costs me less than $3 a day to 'fill up?' 🤷🏽

@@Eddie_Turbo it actually isn't. Not by today's standards.... they're quick to 100, then get slaughtered by many. 😉

Haha fair enough,we have done over 26,000kms in ours, I drive the raptor daily but love taking the Tesla for a spin! I find the quietness calming yet never found the car boring! But each to their own I guess, thanks for tuning in!