Expanding Capacity, Correcting an Early Compromise

WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DILLON HOUCK

Sometimes when you’re in the middle of a build, you have no choice but to accept function over form on a less-than-critical component. Such was the case when installing a light controller in my rig last year—right before a major event. On an extremely tight timeline, and an even tighter remaining budget, I bought the cheapest 8-button control module I could stomach off Amazon. It got the job done, but it always bugged me. For the past 6 months, it seemed to be staring me in the face with every drive, mocking me with its cheap plastic housing and horrid Bluetooth control app.

Apparently, the Switch-Pro crew could hear its mockery too. At a recent overlanding event I attended, I was asked if I’d be interested in upgrading to Switch-Pro’s new 12-button, 17-circuit solid-state RCR-Force 12 control system. Before the question was even finished, I answered with a resounding, “Yes, please!”