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I currently own the same Acopower 120W folding solar panel. My new MPPT controller should be arriving today (ACOPOWER 40A MPPT Solar Charge Controller) I have two 68Ahr Odyssey Extreme AGM batteries in parallel as my house bank. I may get another 120W folding solar panel if need be. They are...

Just picked up my Snomaster CL56D from Todd last night. He is a great guy. I think I'm going to love this thing. Tired of ice melt in my RTIC 65 for those week+ trips in the desert. I can tell it will be a challenge to fit it in the rear of my '17 Jeep JKU. I'll build a slide but there will...

KF5ZSA from Austin, TX. Moved the Icom ID-5100 from the house to the Jeep Wrangler JKU recently. Mounted a Jetstream JTM3BNMO antenna on the rear left section of the hood using a Diamond K400S-NMO Lip mount. Using an Icom IC-SP-35 external speaker. Also have a Cobra C75wx st CB radio in...

While in Texas, take a detour off of I10 at Fort Stockton, head south through Marathon to Big Bend National Park. Do some back country camping, visit the Chisos Mountains basin and Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande. When finished at the park, head west through Study Butte and then north...

BTW, LeadNav is designed more for offroad racing like the Baja 1000. They also have hardware/software combos and the ability through sat phones to allow others to track you.

I needed something for remote areas without cell service (like Big Bend Natl Park). So I paired my iPad Air2 with a Bad Elf Pro using the LeadNav iOS software. I was able to download maps/satellite hi-res images within LeadNav that worked great! In the desert, the hi-res images were better than...

The national park (800,000+ acres) is big enough for 2 weeks of driving and exploring!!! And, this doesn't even account for the state park (300,000+ acres) which is adjacent to the national park

Of course, I left off the recommendation that you visit the Chisos Basin up in the mountains (Emory Peak is 7825' above msl). Worth the drive up and there are many hiking trails with absolute fabulous views. Too many people for me in the "improved" basin campsites. We prefer the primitive...

Visit the BBNP website and look for information on the "backcountry" & "primitive roadside campsites". We visited this past January and hit many of the backcountry roads and camped at four primitive roadside campsites. Our favorite was Old Ore Road; much diversity in landscape and good...

Here in Texas and most hot weather environments is the Belleville 390DES. About $130 on Amazon or found at most military supply merchants. Good enough for infantryman to wear carrying a heavy loadout, good enough for me and my extra pounds. The most comfortable boot I've ever worn . . ...

Cheap & Simple Solution: Don't have pictures right now, but I merely screwed four hooks into my garage ceiling joists; ran a 1" ratchet strap front to back on each side inside the top (make sure you don't run the straps under the roll cage) and ratchet enough to clear the cage. I usually lift...

Thanks, Carl. I'd be happy to share what I know. We were in the back country for four days in mid-January. Great weather!

New member here. My 2017 JKU Rubicon Hard Rock in Big Bend Natl Park. Had 1500 miles on the odometer when we hit the backroads in Jan this year. And, yes, this Jeep is squatting as the cabin is packed to the ceiling from the front seats to the rear gate. An Air Lift system is planned for...