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I travel solo quite often like @The Deputy I like being able to drift along at my own pace. Here in British Columbia you can camp almost anywhere that is crown land, so pretty much anywhere is in the back country. The big thing is for me is the complete disconnect from the world, there is...

@Gweedo996 your Powerbank DC out may have a hard 10 map circuit, on startup until the glow plug is warm they pull about 12 amps. My Jackery 240 allows for about 12 amps so no problem on startup

@Mr_Mnml_Engnr that is a heater looks a portable diesel heater, very nicely packaged up. As for a winch they are helpful but not an ultimate insurance package. They can get you up a hill of out a small deep sided hole. They don't replace common sense and actually getting out of your truck...

Finishing up the last of the repairs on my 2004 Discovery after our club year end camp out : Replaced both front hubs - left front was going Replaced the Water pump was leaking out of the weep hole - it was a beautiful Bronze impeller pump 10 + years old, now a sheet metal impeller Battery...

@grubworm for me anything under -25C about -13F is the limit, you are never really warm and conditions can get a bit dodgy quickly

Layer, no heater is going to keep you warm outside, a long time ago in my military Winter warfare the favored line was : You will never be warm but should not be cold. Moving around helps but it is really about clothing choices and layers, feet, head ,and hands in particular.

Out this last Sunday with my Land Rover group, at Chehalis Lake British Columbia. It is near Harrison BC.

Well for me that is pretty much all the time, in most of British Columbia outside of Provincial/Federal parks camp where you want in the back country. As to duration, it depends generally I move every day unless the fishing is good or there is something specific I want to do, checkout old...

I think the problem is people forget these things are old, your 96 is pushing 30 years, my Land Rover Discovery II is at 20. I was told how terrible they are (LR) and how they are giant money pits and to buy a Toyota. As noted by @smritte look after them do not just throw a ton of stuff on...

I know this might be a odd point but consider size, some of the NA trucks are long and wide. Even here in British Columbia there are sections of trails they can struggle on.

@genocache Good suggestion but he has no gutters, his mounts have a "hook" that grabs the door frame then a soft rubber/abs support on the roof. They work really well, but have a small contact area on the roof.

@TinyTimmay I did some reading Yakima says 165 Lbs so if you are under that you are fine. I finally found the answer to why they do not recommend it on Thule's site So the concern is your roof getting deformed, so if you put a big tent and add say 2 adults and 2 young children the static load...

@MidOH That does not resolve the dynamic load issue. Dynamic load has more to do with COG change, there is a whole formula but it is ridiculously complex, as it factors in cog height change , suspension stiffness , tire stiffness, wheel base length and width and a bunch of other stuff.

@TinyTimmay One thing I found recently is that the dynamic load is not totally engineering, safety regulations tend to reduce it for rollover concerns. So Land Rover UK used to rate Defenders and Discoverys at 150 KG about 330 lbs, but the EU and North America halved that to 75kg or 150 to 160...

@grubworm mind if I steal you r post for our club news letter I need a filler page, should give folks a good laugh

If by clip style you mean gutter mount then it is all about the vehicle, not the mount so much. I have LR Discovery II and use gutter mounts, but the gutters on the Disco are metal welded to the body. I still run 3 load bars though. My Tepui Ayer tent, easy awn swift awning , load bars, and...

Side Bay/Gooding Cove West side of Vancouver Island Before the rain on a lazy afternoon After the rain next morning, the dip in the awning is intentional, the tide reached to where the tire tracks end in the dark flat sand

@Autism Family Travels I can get 2 days out of Jackery 240 and a 37 Quart FC40TMP, with the temp set to 34 Deg F. I paired that with a 100 W Aimtom foldable solar panel, and it can keep ahead of the fridge draw in most cases, even light to medium overcast

Vancouver Island is tough with lots of gates, you absolutely have to reserve your ferry spot for both ferries With 2 days you will not see much of the island it is a big place, it is about 6 hours from Victoria to Port Hardy basically 500 KM Telegraph Cove is a nice spot to visit: Telegraph...

@reaver leading a group is tough a common failing even by experienced people is forgetting to allow time for problems, vehicular or terrain. So on a 10 day trip have at least a day leeway, it surprising how much time even small things can eat up. As to the guys who say they can only do 5 days...