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Thanks! I'm looking at the Kodiak tent as well. Definitely at the top of the price scale. But, it's a true 4-season tent so it's going to be more expensive. In fact, for longevity, I may really consider this tent. It has steel poles, it's canvas, it's a 4-season tent, and actually seems easier...

The tents I'm looking at are either the Coleman Octagon 98, or the Cabela's Hybrid 8-person tent. Both offer standing room and seem to have good reviews. I have an SUV tent that I tried setting up once and found it extremely difficult to get it attached to my truck. Trying to strap it to the...

Well, the awning and roof top tent sold in one day. Now I'm shopping for a new tent and pondering sleeping setups. I have a nice sleeping bag and a sleeping pad. Pretty basic and left over from my motorcycle traveling days. Wondering what the pro and cons are with maybe better sleeping pads, air...

What tent is that?

I haven't really noticed any top-heaviness with my RTT on the cap. But I do wonder if I clear certain branches and trees as I approach them. Parking garages too. As for base camping, I think the RTT is pretty nice. For instance, when I'm at Overland Expo I can setup the RTT and awning and be...

I currently have a roof top tent mounted to the cap on my Tacoma. It's been great sleeping up off the ground with a nice view. But I'm strongly thinking about selling it and going back to a ground tent. I'm curious if anyone else has made this transition as well. One of my biggest gripes about...

I'm in Pennsylvania and will likely be heading down I81/Blue Ridge Parkway. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk

I've been eyeing up that front driver side fender area too. I just de-badged my Tacoma but that spot still looks like the best spot.

I led some friends through Tuscarora State Forest here in central Pennsylvania over the weekend. I've spent a lot of time there over the years. But there were two roads that I saw on the DCNR map, and Google Maps, that I never explored. They seemed to be dead ends from the map views. So we went...

I've only slept in my roof top tent once since it's just not turning spring here. I'm wondering if anyone else has added anything to their roof top tent to make it even more comfortable? Even though my tent has a 3" foam mattress inside, it just does not seem that comfortable. I'm thinking of...

I think I'm going to purchase GAIA GPS over the weekend. But I want to backup and delete a ton of photos and videos I have on my iPhone to make room before I do that. That will give me room to download maps for offline use.

Thanks for some info and a link to those dry bags. They seem very affordable. I like the idea of planning each days clothing choice and packing them individually. I may take a mesh laundry bag with me and make a laundromat run along the way or once I get to my destination. Usually May means warm...

This may sound stupid, but how do you pack clothes for a 2-week overland trip? Do you simply stuff clothes into a duffel bag? Currently I have a suitcase that I've used for traveling by plane, but I'm not sure how well that would work for overlanding because of its form factor. Looking for any...

Is anyone on the east coast heading out to Overland Expo West in May? I'm volunteering at the event and need to get there a bit early for setup. Just wondering if anyone wants to caravan out to Flagstaff, Arizona from the east coast, or back to the east coast from Arizona. I don't have any...

Central Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) here. Though I grew up about an hour outside of Harrisburg. Still have a plot of land out there where I like to camp and get away. Plenty of room out there for others if anyone is in the area and wants to camp. I've been exploring some local state forests...

Chillin' like a villain!

I've been using the GSI Outdoors Javapress. But I find that after a while, the coffee becomes too strong as the coffee grounds sit at the base of the mug. Cleaning the grounds from the base of the mug can be a pain too. For that reason, and thanks to some suggestions here, I ordered a simple...

When I was camping back in September in the Finger Lakes of NY it got down into the low 40's at night. I have mummy bag that I use. The first night I wore seat pants and a long sleeve t-shirt and was still cold. The second night I stopped down to just boxers and was very warm and comfortable...

Thanks! That's Terry the Adventure Pup. He's a 25 lb. cockapoo.

Haha... yeah, I'm 5'-6". It's tight, but doable. Notice I have the RTT now for more comfort.