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I'm confused, easily sometimes, so bear with me here. You bought a fridge 5 years ago and it is malfunctioning. Yet, you're going to purchase the same brand of fridge and do it all over again thinking that 5 years is a good lifespan? I've two fridges. One is used as a dedicated freezer, and...

Well then, tell us of your experience with it. Look- I have tarped more than a couple of loads over the course of my life and quickly found a different approach. I hope yours stays down, doesn’t flap around in the wind, doesn’t develop rips or tears and lasts a decade or two. I almost put...

You actually bought one of these things? That’s a lot of fiddling around packing & unpacking. I must ask, is the company giving you a discount as you have shamelessly advertised for them? I know I’d at least want some free gear for doing it. Imagine what these forums would look like if...

I’m hoping other manufacturers are influenced by the Grenadier ( AKA 110 platform) platform and begin getting us back to basic vehicles that are extraordinarily reliable and that encourage us to maintain, modify and wrench on them, by design. As far as the Grenadier itself? I’ll never buy...

Agree with all of your points. Including your opinion of diesel engines in small vehicles. I too am retired from the transport industry and the last thing I ever want to hear, feel, or see again is a diesel under the hood in front of me. The old school mechanicals are loud, rough running...

If you’ve never been there, the heat you will experience will be nothing at all like the heat you’ve experienced in Mass

Well, being able to power a fridge while the unit is charging would be pretty important, my Renogy Wanderer PMW does that. Even the cheapo $12 controllers do. I thought all controllers do that. So the HF Jackery does not? We must have a different definition of features.

I’m always amused wth the term “features” and the importance of them or visa versa. Most features exist for the bling factor and have little to do with operational systems. For example, an MPPT controller is basically overkill for any system having less than a 300 watt solar array. Other...

We used our ARB for a couple of trips before getting the insulation. Surprisingly it made a noticeable difference in the amount of amp hour usage. As stated though, open airways is a major factor as well. I see a lot of systems that IMO pack the fridge in tight, not leaving enough space for...

Interesting, I’m not a fan of those bumpers either, but that’s fixable. We must all remember that not too long ago the very same things were being said about the original Lexus SUV and we all know what happened.

Back in 1998 we took our first trip up to the Gaspe’ Peninsula in Quebec. That was an exciting time and our first long range tour. We were overpacked and a couple of stumblebums. After a few years we began heading west, and usually end up in the 4 corner region. We’d always get amped back then...

I’ve a difficult time with the bumpers- especially the front one, man oh man. I’m reminded of one of our treks over Elephant Hill, this poor guy scraped & dented the bumper of his wife’s brand new LR4. She lost it and could be heard screaming at him, non stop, for a very long uncomfortable...

That looks like pet cereal. Is it any good for human consumption?

Hey guys, quick question- do all of the fueling stations take credit cards or should we be carrying enough Canadian cash for any fuel north of Dawson City? Thanks

Fair enough; they were always a pain getting them to slide together easily, especially in sub freezing temps. We gave them to the kids, and now the grandkids use them. Our Easy Cots are up in the barn as we no longer use cots. The RTT mattress is the best sleep I’ve ever had while out and about

A voice of pragmatic reasoning.

Yes I think that’s what he’s talking about. What Overlander runs 46” tires? The transportation industry, ( trucking ) experimented with using balancing beads decades ago. The experiment failed. Sound like the Tire Life product worked really well too. Does anyone remember when they had a lot...

Interesting, I’ve heard a lot of good things about the gazell. Maybe those folks using blue tarps are just doing it out of habit. I remember our neighbor commenting on the first good tent we had long ago, as they were surprised we didn’t use seam sealer anywhere. Yup we’ve set up camp a few...

The photo is an example- I’ve seen 3 or 4 at campsites here in in the east, over the past year using tarps. You are right, one cannot conclude anything based on 3 or 4 incidents and a photo used as an example. . That’s why I’m asking- duh.

My dual set up is all AGM and under the hood. I bought everything separately and put it all together myself for way less than any kits or self contained units.. might have been less than $150 total. Adding solar was the cost of 2 panels, 20ft of line, and a $75 controller from Renogy. I...