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My son has the Exped MegaMat Duo Medium Double in the back of his Tacoma and spent $330.00 at REI. My wife and I run the Hest Dually Mattress in our AluCab and haven't found anything better because of it's cold weather characteristics, but that woudl definitely be out of budget by your...

Interesting read, and thanks to all that replied with insight and experiences. . . My wife and I typically do "solo" backcountry mountaineering, skiing, hiking, and vehicle exploring. As we get older, we have contemplated group trips to meet like-minded people, which was one of the biggest...

Looking forward to following your build.

If you ever get to the East slope I'd be happy to kick some ideas around with you and show you some of the materials I use for builds. . . I'm north of Denver, about 30 miles. I've designed and built several JK & JL kitchen boxes, decks, and seat deletes.

My wife AKA "Punchy "

Following your thread and adventures from 1700 miles away. . . Hoka Hey!!! - Akicita

I could shy away from this "Pandora's box" question, but since you asked I wont. . . you're going to get at least a thousand differing opinions, but here are my recommendations based my subject matter experience and what I know of Virginia roads and off-road terrain. . . In no particular order...

Nice Forester. Welcome to OB - I am relatively new here too. . . what to do first? 1. Put in gear and go You don't need much to have great adventures . . . a reliable ride like yours will get you far. Waóhola Akicita

In my experience, surviving under extreme stress and duress during life-or-death situations, communication is the first thing to fail. Not that this app is designed for those situations but I feel this is perfect from the perspective of only concise information needed initially. Where things...

I used 1/2" plywood tooled to fit the Series 10 groove and finished with two coats of roll on Raptor Liner.

I think your ideas on using "80/20" are good ones. I have used the 1" aluminum extrusion ( 10 series) from Tnutz on many builds and have found it both light weight and more durable than plywood builds for off-road use. I would recommend you plan your design using the smaller 10 series size than...

I recently skippered a 44-foot sailboat for a delivery that took ten days off-shore with three souls onboard. The boat was equipped with one Laveo in the head, and we did not experience any malfunctions. I don't recall any odor after the flush/seal. I think the 15 flushes is accurate, although...

My 20 ZR2 Bison Colorado / v-6 gasser, gets 17mpg highway (@65mph) 14.5 combined on-road, off-road (70/30). 33 BFG Km3's, AluCab Canopy Camper at 6750 lbs GVW, 10-day travel loadout.

I'm a "pro staff" tester for a manufacturer not an expert of self-inflating pads and they briefed me to leave them semi-inflated for long-term storage to preserve the foam's long-term resiliency and to deter mildew and mold in case of moisture infiltration.

Yellow jackets usually enter areas where humans are camping because they smell food or other attractants. Meats and sweets often attract these pests to grills and cooler areas. Pack mothballs or ammonia-soaked rags in onion sacks or cheesecloth and hang them near coolers , and near where you are...

tablet or phone with some of his favorite movies downloaded. . . and his own flashlight or headlamp.

I agree with the others but will add I do a lot of solo adventure travel, so I often have no choice but to operate my winch from the driver's seat. My Come-Up winch has a wireless remote that I have been very pleased with for ease of use, reliability and convenience of using in or out of the...

I carry and use Rotopax 3 Gallon cans with the optional Rotopax RX-SP - Self Venting (Yellow) Spout on my 20, Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison, with no additional funnel needed. No issues getting gas into the cap-less tank.

Bungee cord through the cardboard tube and connected between any two points. . . The best solution for my rig and use because I can move it anywhere I may need it on or off my truck in any wind conditions.