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That 80/20 extruded aluminum stuff is pretty awesome. My gear platform in the back of the van is made of 3/4" plywood and it does well, but I really intend to remake it next year out of 80/20. The new trend in roof racks is to use extruded aluminum with stamped/water jet cut end pieces, we're...

The fridge is currently plugged and and staying cold for a trip to grandma's this weekend (and to test the voltage safeties, etc before any trips where we will depend on it), so I don't have a finished version photo with no fridge. I wasn't thinking about documenting the build with photographs...

I wasn't going to spend tree-Fiddy on a slider when I could fab it for under $100! Finished and installed it today. I'm so excited to use it all this weekend.

That's the same I'm running. Good antenna. I also have a 6ft tall Firstik, those aren't that expensive really ($20-30). Not compared to the big antenna for the Wilson Amplifier, which cost about $60. My antennas are on my roof rack so they're WAY up there. The only one I hit very often is...

Priorities.

My understanding, please double check with Apple, is that iPads primarily use AGPS (assisted GPS) which is based on triangulation of the cellphone towers near the device. However, if it is 3G/LTE then it is supposed to have native GPS if you turn off all other connections (not airplane mode...

That's right! With some minor fender trimming you could tuck 54s! http://www.4wheelparts.com/Tires/Jeep-Truck-Tires.aspx?t_c=13&t_s=536&t_pt=101509&Tire+Height_PQ=54+

The rear bumper build took longer than I anticipated, mostly due to having to phone in some help with a buddy that has a vintage Bridgeport millpress and the skill to use it. Those spindles needed holes that I couldn't do with my scrappy supply of hand tools. Also dry rot apparently decided...

I'm running the Nilight Cree LED lights that I picked up on Amazon for next to nothing (comparatively). Verdict so far? Winners all the way around. I can buy a LOT of $50 replacements to get to the cost of a Rigid. I also have an RTIC tumbler instead of a Yeti. I don't like overpriced items...

I have the same set and I came to possess them in the same manner. That set lives in my van, along with a pattering of other tools, including a wrench set. I expect the goofy pass through Craftsman to perform well for basic repair items I would expect to do in my normal travels (alternator...

Last time we We're there the first week in June, this time we'll be there the third week in June. That time the GTTSR was closed in the middle due to Avalanche damage, but we were able to loop around outside of the park to get to St. Mary's. Hopefully we will fall in the magical time between...

I went in 2009 and it is staggering, I can't wait to be back. This time I have a much better idea of what, where and how I want to photograph. Without a plan it can be overwhelming with all the beautiful mountains, wild life, waterfalls, lodges...it is all just amazing.

http://talesofadventures.net/the-great-northern-expedition-2/ Three families, three weeks and three national parks!

Thanks! Not yet, it is on the list though. First I'm finishing the rear bumper/swingouts and installing on board air. Like Johnny Cash and his Cadillac.

Yup, we most likely crossed paths, I was class of '98. Worked at Internet Texoma while in highschool, spent too much time at Not Just Coffee. -Dave Lund

Planning on hitting Eisenhower again the first weekend in Spring Break (hopefully less tornado-y than last time after Christmas), I might have to run out to Paw Paw Creek and check it out!

I broke the mechanism on my Craftsman 1/2" drive ratchet and broke the nipple (is that what it's called) on the 3/8" drive ratchet. I have a Stanley (wal-mart) brand set that has lasted me a decade of smooth abuse (and possibly one or two "light tosses" across the garage). The only craft left...

Being that this is the OB I'm going to pre-share a video amongst friends, it actually isn't scheduled to go live until June with an accompanying blog post.

This is from this past weekend...there are some of us who know the skills. Shot some video to edit down into a blog video in the future of the process too. This is what I posted on Instagram while I was in camp. With our group was a Aussie ex-pat that we taught how to use the flint and steel...