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Kenwood makes some excellent single and double DIN car stereos with bluetooth and carplay capability for less than $400. James

Crazy... mine howl on the freeway and around town below 55ish. At 65-70 they are tolerable. I run 40psi.

If search and rescue includes a Jeep and an F150, both with winches hooked up at the same time, after waiting six hours for someone with enough gear to help... then yes, we have experienced that... James

You must definitely download all maps related to the trip, as you may likely be offline. If you create a route, it will give you an option at the very end to download all maps associated with the route. I always choose full resolution when I download. In addition you can download individual...

Correct. Standard iPads are a great middle ground for price and screen size. IPad pros are larger and more expensive. I bought the 128GB size and we have like 40 movies on it, our entire music library, and downloaded Gaia maps... plus you can use it as a computer and phone where you go... James

Smittybilt makes XJ roof racks for RTT, along with a bunch of other companies.

If you buy the iPad new, they may require a data plan depending on the deal you get at the store. If you buy the iPad used, no dataplan ia required. Regardless of those two factors, you do not need a data plan for the satellite chip to work. Data plan would be for cellular, satellite chip is...

The garagejournal.com has a great Harbor Freight pass/fail thread that may interest you guys. Not everything there is junk, but it is a gamble unless you read threads like this, or the pass/fail thread... James

My iPad is wifi only, so it doesn’t have a GPS chip inside, therefore I needed the Bad Elf GPS PRO + to connect to satellites. The iPads with wifi and cellular have GPS chips inside them, but I am skeptical as to whether they are as good as a dedicated GPS receiver that costs $350... They may...

Nope sorry. My full size overland vehicle has Goodyear DuraTracs. Very capable offroad, loud on the road. My F150 has Toyo Open Countrys. I don’t go offroad with it but they are great on dry/wet/snowy roads. The Expedition Overland team uses General Grabbers. I’d like to try those next. James

I bought used RTTs on craigslist. One for $250, one for $300. Both in great shape. For that price there is no way I would consider building my own. James

I can’t afford it either... i live vicariously through other people’s budgets... James

I use an iPad Air2, with Gaia mapping app. The iPad connects to a Bad Elf GPS PRO+ via bluetooth. I mount the iPad over my factory radio when overlanding, and run music from the iPad into the factory radio. I can also hotspot the iPad to my iPhone while driving to have internet access on the...

It seems that a lot of the rest of the world uses Hema, and the USA folks use Gaia. Not sure why. I notice the Expedition Overland team using Hema, and they are all over the world... James

Check out MorRyde RV slides, or SlideMaster. Expensive RVs use those in basement compartments for full slideout trays. May help you... James

LOL... that is also true. I used to like camping at campgrounds, but the more overlanding we do, the more remote I like being. I’m not sure I could go back now that I’ve mentally made the switch. James

I use on my very heavy Ford expedition, they do not break. James

I understand now. Thank you for the explanation. I am in agreement with everything you said. James

Sure... I did it years ago when the Mitsu dealer quoted me $500 to change the timing belt on my 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer. I asked my wife if she was cool with me spending $420 on tools, and $80 on a timing belt, and the rest is history... Now I buy tools instead of other people's time.... James

I didn’t say it offended me... and I didn’t say I wouldn’t camp near you. The OP asked how to avoid the situation he found himself in, and I told him my simple solution, which works for me and my friends every time. Will it work for you? No idea... You can choose your friends, and you can all...