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Either in a ground tent, in the Jeep, or in my RTT. Lately the RTT is my go to sleep setup. Dry, warm (or cool), and comfortable. Tuff Stuff Ranger tent with annex and condensation mat. Mounted to a Gobi Stealth roof rack on my JK.

Been using a Yeti 65 for the last year. Having said that, Yeti is NOT nearly the best cooler anymore. Years ago, they where the best by far. Then...everybody caught up. Then most top brands left Yeti behind. Yeti is good, but not great. A dozen other brands are better, no joke. Today, the...

No issues with my Tuff Stuff Ranger tent. Good value since the annex is included. In snowing weather, if you don't crack a window...condensation can form inside. I caught a drop of water to the face while lying down at 3am with a fully buttoned up tent. Not a design flaw, just physics. The two...

That is what happens when we started building indoor forts as kids with blankets/furniture/pillows. We grew up, and just changed materials, scale, and location. Inner child is still building "forts" to have fun with. Love it.

Night photo of a statue. Canon 70D.

Phantom 3 Pro model here. It was the best you could buy when I got mine. That was a few years ago. Still works perfectly. 4k at 30fps is overkill, so I normally shoot 1080p at 60fps. I haven't flown it in a bit. Made a few vids with it. Here you go...

Former military and current LEO here. I camp armed and travel armed, even in Kalifornia.

Camp Chef Everest propane two burner is great. The burners can boil water quickly yet the simmer adjustment is good as well. Great stove thus far. Blocks wind and has auto ignition.

Update: Going again 2/9-2/11. Jan '18 trip: Went on a two day camping trip this past weekend to the Alder Creek dispersed campground in my modded Jeep JKUR. After having to replan the trip location several times due to campground closures and blizzard conditions, I surfed the web for hours...

I got mine last week online, the night before a camp trip.

Bump. I still have the tires.

The name is now Jaws, like the shark. Wife said the rig looked like a White Shark. Jaws it is.

Thanks for the recon! Heading there next week for some snow camping 18th-20th.

Well, I had some pretty crappy LandNav experiences in training (good training, but terrible weather and extremely difficult terrain). Infantry Squad Leaders Course comes to mind when I was a young hard charging Corporal. I'm sure you can find .pdfs of some military manuals. In the Corps, a lot...

I have my old Marine Corps land nav books buried in a dusty box out in the garage. Those old school skills still apply. The right map, a compass, your pace count (Ranger beads) and a protracter will get you where you need to go. Two point resections if you get lost, etc. It gets more difficult...

My solution...a Harbor Freight drywall lift. I move the RTT to the side of my Jeep, raise it up, and slide the RTT onto my Gobi roof rack. I did some tweaks to the lift to make it a safe solo job.

So, decades ago when I was humping weapons through the desert as a grunt...I learned lubrication in a particulate environment is not good. Every grain of sand and dirt just decided it had stick to my rifle and machine gun because I slapped CLP in the action. So, if you've ever dropped...

Little shakedown trail run. Nothing too crazy. More to come in the Spring.

A winch has far more use cases than a rear locker. It can free you from being stuck. It can free others from being stuck. It can pull debris/trees out of the way that are blocking your path. It can be used as a hoist (with pulley) to lift objects vertically. It can be used to hold a vehicle in...

It's a Thur/Fri trip. Leaving for home on Sat morning.