Recent content by MOAK

Distracted driving; looking at a screen gets all drivers into a lot of mishaps.

A good friend of mine loves his electronic maps. However, they don't tell you anything about what is " really " ahead of you. Me? Off the pavement I use paper maps and seat of the pants navigation. I think since this incident my friend relies less on the modern navigation gizmos and more upon...

Our last long trip, 9 weeks out, I packed sets of three, 3 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of shorts, 3 t-shirts, 3 short sleeve shirts, 3 long sleeve shirts, 6 pairs of socks, 6 pair underwear, 1 hoody 1 vest and coveralls. (Our winter gear is always on board buried in the trailer, so that doesn't...

We are currently in the process of specing out a new vehicle and camping system. Most everything is set, however there is some debate aboout an awning. We've had the 2.5 meter Frontrunner awning for 10 flawless years and it is still in great shape. My wife wants a 270 degree awning next. I...

Is the engine a DT 466? If so that engine is bullet proof

Ok then, if you have any doubts- then don’t. But don’t let an over dramatized couple of you tube vids discourage you. Yup, you’re alone out there. For us, that’s the whole idea. A good place to get your feet wet would be The Colorado Overlook road that begins at the north end of the Needles...

The tent has been up in the barn for 3 years and it’s time to let it go. We camped in it for a few trips over the course of 3 years prior to that. No rips, tears holes or wear marks. There is one clip on the bottom left rear of the tent that I broke, so it is tied off instead of clipped...

I hope you got a great deal on that TJ! Good luck !

The joint trial is spectacular, and so is Horsehoof, which BTW is our favorite site in all of Canyonlands. Get the permits and head in from the south, it’s much less technical than over Elephant Hill or down through SOB hill. SOB hill is where we had to winch the stock 4Runner. One tiny mistake...

Old school Jeep guy here and curious about the premature wear on the Pittman arm, they very rarely wear out.

You’re fine, our family has gotten stock 4Runners over elephant hill and on the WRT. You should be fine in the maze, however, if you lack experience, then that is altogether a different matter. I’ve seen guys with overbuilt jeeps having a very difficult time over not so technical terrain. Buy...

Cool, a lot of folks talk the talk but can’t walk the talk. No need for you to carry bear spray!

so, a grizzley decides to charge you. You have roughly 4 seconds to react. Gotta hit him perfect to take him down, otherwise it just makes him very angry. I know I'm not that quick. Oops, sorry, just thinking out loud. Kinda funny when you think about it.

True, unfortunately people that are slobs do not think they are slobs. So at camp they are just a little less sloppy than normal and they think all is good. We had a newbie with us a few trips back and I advised that camp should be cleaned up, and everything put in its place before dark. Aw...

Ya right- disguise your fridge & food boxes. Seriously? A bears sense of smell is roughly 2,000 times better than a humans sense of smell and that’s what drives them. They can easily detect bacon cooking from 3 miles away and they love bacon. ( We’ve never cooked bacon at camp.) we keep...