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As usual, our needs evolved over time and now my Decked drawers, while handy, aren't holding much since we changed from an RTT on the truck to a trailer. I've needed the space in my bed more than I've needed the drawers lately. Drawers are less than 2 years old and have always been under a...

TBH, the new LC is the only vehicle I've seen lately that has me seriously considering trading my truck in a couple of years. It checks most of the right boxes, my biggest question is around the 2.4 turbo hybrid and how it performs once the tiny battery is depleted. I get the draw to the...

We've been happy with Progressive, ended up switching back to them after State Farm started raising rates excessively every renewal period for no obvious reason. Progressive had the best rates, and they actually dropped a bit since we switched, as well as some nice value-add services for...

One could argue that someone who mods their vehicle to look like they overland but they don't actually overland aren't overlanders, they're just posers and as such they aren't actually involved in this hobby outside of consumerism and supporting the businesses that are providing products. We...

Well, we've all heard the phrase "As slow as possible, as fast as necessary." How about "As little as possible, as much as necessary?" :D Every person has to determine what is necessary for their enjoyment/comfort/abilities, nobody else can determine that for them. Some people seem to think...

Hmmm...that's a CO not CO2 detector, CO2 won't trigger it because CO2 isn't a health hazard and CO detectors can't detect it. I've found the CO/smoke detector that came with our Pando eats batteries quickly, not sure why but maybe it's because I started using rechargeables and they don't last...

That's an interesting idea, @EStokes. My main concern would be moisture ingress into the battery area. Skid plate enclosure would be a must no matter what, but the compartment would need to be 100% sealed which would then make access/service/replacement a bit of a pain. If water/moisture gets...

Been doing some maintenance and organization in preparation for the fun season that's fast approaching. Serviced the trailer bearings, fixed a quirk with the water supply line from the 2nd water tank, sanitized the water system, went through the food/gear to see if anything needed to be...

I hate to burst your bubble, but the door has to be open when running the hot water heater, it doesn't have enough airflow without it and with the electronic ignition there's been one owner that I know of that nearly blew the door off after it flamed out due to lack of oxygen and then it tried...

Nobody is making anyone buy into the expensive builds/mods and if anyone feels like they need a built vehicle like the major "influencers" are driving then that's more of a personal issue than anything to do with overlanding itself. Do it however it works for you, if you're feeling the...

Indeed, definitions. You're talking about being self-sufficient which is different than being self-reliant. ;)

You're welcome to define overlanding however you think it suits you best, but if it doesn't meet at least the minimally-accepted definition then you're going to confuse people or people are going to think you don't know what you're talking about, IMO. To me, the minimal definition of...

First, since you have an FJ Cruiser, I wanted to make sure you knew about the Expedition Essentials FJ mount - Toyota FJ Cruiser Powered Dash Mount (FJPAM) I'm using their AMPS/rail mount (seen in pic below) in my GMC Canyon and love it. Here's my take on Ram mounts/balls/arms after going down...

Did some digging but didn't get into the finer details of the tech, but it seems like MediaTek's new chips are able to connect to a number of satellite services as long as they support 3GPP NTN standards (I may be mucking up the terms), so it's not a singular satellite operator but multiple...

https://gizmodo.com/motorola-defy-satellite-messaging-iphone-android-ios-1850154912 Looks like it could be a good competitor for the inReach and Zoleo (I have a Zoleo, wife has an inReach Mini). The hardware and service pricing is really competitive, would like to know more about the satellite...

Europeans call gas "petrol". You definitely cannot run gasoline in a diesel heater, the gas and diesel versions are quite different in their implementations. Kerosene is a fuel oil that will burn cleaner and also avoids gelling problems in cold weather whereas normal #2 diesel tends to be a...

Read up on the "Trans-Wisconsin Adventure Trail", most of the sites will be referring to it as being for adventure/dual-sport bikes but the bulk of the route is more than suitable for other vehicles and it's a common overland route that isn't particularly difficult and has some great scenery...

We ordered our trailer with the Propex furnace, it's mounted on the side of the trailer in a metal box. Heat output from the unit is very good, both in terms of temps and airflow. It'll heat things up inside quickly, we've also used it at over 12,000FT elevation and it never missed a beat. My...

The concern is lack of redundancy and relying on one-tool-does-it-all. If that one tool breaks you're SOL. Safety and being prepared includes redundancies in the event of emergency and failure. That inReach may have only been used occasionally, but you can suspend service when it's not in use...

The iPad has built-in GPS because it was the cellular model, the inReach did/does nothing to improve GPS/mapping/nav on the iPad.