Recent content by lolzhax

Same... They burn in a wood fire or pack them into the trash bag. I hate washing dishes. lol

Aluminum in a real rough environment becomes a wear item also.. It will with stand some hits but they dent and get damaged with repeated abuse. My next vehicle I'll probably do it anyways, just to be weight conscious in some areas. For me at least, the bumpers and winch are non-negotiable. We...

So you no longer have a bumper or a winch? I guess that's a decision you made to limit yourself on places that you can camp. I wouldn't consider bumpers part of the recovery equipment since that's trail armor, IMO. It's non-negotiable for where I go. Here I am, questioning whether I should...

That's crazy, I'm not sure how you managed to get to 400lbs from rope and aluminum pulleys. My entire recovery kit including straps, 4 pulleys, soft shackles, and a 30 ft freedom rope weighs in at 52.8 lbs... It all fits between 2 bags that are strapped to my roll bars in the jeep. I don't...

Yeah all that old stuff is really heavy. Steel cables weigh around 30 lbs and so does the snatch block. Thankfully now, we're using rope and milled billet aluminum pulleys which weigh a fraction of what that old stuff did.

Because sometimes you wake up and it snowed when you thought it was raining. I've been in that situation in WY. I've also been in the situation where you can't see that the ground is rutted or washed out under the snow. ...or the snow conditions change from corner to corner. One section of...

Some people enjoy fall and winter adventures in mountainous regions. There's nothing more peaceful than the dead silence of a snow covered campsite, as the snow acts as nature's sound deadening. Besides, that's only a couple more small straps and rings than any basic kit should already...

Over discharging is probably the #1 thing to kill a battery... and no reason to put unnecessary charge cycles on the power station. Just turn off the power station and plug your refrigerator into the extension cord. Switch it to MAX mode and pre-cool everything on AC power.

Normally, I pull the fridge out of the jeep and plug it into the wall in my garage. My IceCo VL45 runs 24/7/365 between the jeep and my garage. If I'm going out again soon, OR I'm packing a day or two early before going out, I run an extension chord to the back of the jeep (jeep is backed up to...

I use the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max (2000wh) and the EcoFlow Alternator Charger (800w charger). Runs my IceCo VL45 and Starlink Mini non-stop. Gives me the flexibility to use the power station anywhere when I'm not using it in my vehicle, and the Alternator Charger provides basically unlimited power.

Knipex wrench pliers. The pliers version of a crescent wrench. They feed my laziness by fitting every bolt size. Basically channel locks without destroying your bolt heads... They also work as a mini press, to press things together like roll pins or bearing casings. Way more useful than I could...

I don't have experience with sat phones but another option may be to pickup a Starlink mini from Home Depot. Then you can do all the things that you could with wifi.

Retractable ratchet straps. They retract with a spring so you don't have to deal with the excess strap, and they're never separated. I use them on my roof rack and to tie down my awning... They store conveniently and without the mess of loose tangled straps. Idk why the link isn't working so I...

I put a queen size Costco air mattress in my T4 and still had enough space for a 2' x 4' table and some duffel bags at the foot. Can't imagine you'll have issues with any cot fitting. The only thing you should know is that the T4 bag is like 6 feet long.

PNW has had some recent storms that effected Oregon. I have no info to offer but I would bet money that sections of the route will be impassable for at least another month.