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As the designated advocate of the cheapest solution possible, I'll share my solution. I camped last winter on the shores of a frozen lake east of Edmonton Alberta, so possibly the furthest north of anyone so far, at -15c or even a bit colder. I used a three bag system of a fleece sleeping bag...

The sweet, sweet taste of victory. The first serious battle was getting the tie rod end out of the steering knuckle. I had to cut it off with a sawzall and press it out with a ball joint press. It shot across the room like a champagne cork lol The bottom shock mount bolt was an absolute bear...

My wording could have been clearer, for sure, my bad. I actually wrote to Industry Canada to urge them to harmonize our GMRS rules with the USA, which makes perfect sense since the channels and frequencies are already exactly the same apart from the repeaters. Sadly they just gave me some BS...

Canada's version of GMRS is extremely shitty. Although the band plan is the same, we are limited to 2 watts and fixed antennas only, meaning the antenna must be integral to the unit. The US, on the other hand, allows up to 50 watts with a separate antenna, and they even have 6 repeater channels...

I still use CB radio, as do my buddies. We are in the People's Republik of Canukistan, though. If we had an outstanding radio service like US GMRS, I would use that.

Why not both? I assume you're in the US, in which case my unreserved recommendation is to go with GMRS. Get a mobile installed in your vehicle and then get maybe one or two handhelds to take with you. US GMRS is a fantastic radio service with amazing capability that will be more than adequate...

Right? Especially in rusty Edmonton, metal parts have a tendency to amalgamate into a single chunk of iron oxide. In the case of the lower bolt, though, a lot of the problem is the lack of room to use the +5 Pipe of Leverage on the breaker bar.

Rumble is currently in the garage undergoing repairs. I'm doing basically the entire front end suspension: struts, upper control arms with ball joints, complete tie rods, sway bar links and lower ball joints. I hit a bit of a snag with the lower strut bolt as there's no way on this planet it's...

Awwww, so adorable. I love frenchies. Lil guy is looking extremely stoked for that chunk of spam.

Big day for Rumble today. I installed the Evergear 270 degree batwing awning from Princess Auto today. Cost me $233 Canuck bucks, shipped to my door, taxes in. I've been considering this since the expedition in September of last year, and at that price with free shipping, I couldn't say no. As I...

I've seen these at BC Overland Rally, and they are REALLY nice units designed with off roading in mind, so light weight, low center of gravity. I'm almost certain they make one designed to fit in short beds like the Tacoma and others.

Ahhh, 100% pure high grade chinesium. :)

Those have major LCF. Are they rock sliders, or purely running boards?

I would definitely be interested if I'm able to make it. It's difficult for me to get time/money to do things these days lol But I absolutely want to do it, just a question if I CAN or not.

Good go! You made it through most of the obstacle at least. I hate nasty mud like that. lol Your vid makes me nostalgic for my Gen 1 CR-V. Your build is looking nicely dialed in. Keep up the good work!

I'm not as familiar with the area from Grande Prairie to Grand Cache, however I was looking into the possibility of an expedition to the Grande Cache area, so I can tell you there are a TON of wheeling and crown camping options around there. Kakawa Falls is highly regarded as one of the nicest...

Hey, welcome aboard! Greetings from Alberta, Canada.

In terms of the trip from Smithers to Grande Prairie, I actually recommend avoiding Prince George if you can. It's a bit of a hole. If you're up for the adventure, I recommend turning north from Highway 16 to take Hwy 27 to Fort St. James on the shores of Stuart Lake. Ft. St. James is a National...

Oh man, you aren't kidding. The humidity is unbelievable. I dated a girl from Savannah, GA for a while and made a couple trips down there. Dang it was brutal.

You will find the BC Parcel Map to be an indispensable tool for determining where the crown land is in the province: ArcGIS Web Application Alberta, unfortunately, doesn’t have a great tool for this at the provincial level. For finding crown land in Alberta, I use the various county landowner...