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More to come as we climb out of Washington on our way to Bowman Lake!

To properly gauge the performance of this base model Jeep Liberty, I was going to need to test it both on and off road. Wearing Goodyear Wrangler 225 75r16 shoes, this KJ series was set up for some serious asphalt pounding. With a average MPG of 18 and a tank size of around 20 gallons (according...

Any time I'm able to head out into the forest on a week day, it is a good day. When the days reach 'Satur' and 'Sun', out come the masses - those over worked and under paid flesh and bone machines that are the bread and butter of American Economic power. Anyone with the clearance and requisite...

This route is known by many names, and covered in some great detail in various forums online. I don't assume to provide you any new information but perhaps some new perspectives with my pictures and an entertaining yarn spun with my words. Bowman Lake sits at coordinates 39°27'6.15"N...

I've been spending some time in my friends '03 KJ (Liberty), the one on the end. I may end up buying it, after it gets some work done. It's a fairly capable small vehicle, and with the 3.7 it's got pep. The newest one is a grand cherokee, and the older one is a beast of a cherokee. This was...

Nothing like trail mechanic work to let you know you are alive... and build confidence for future outings. Looks like a fun trip regardless and you can safely say you've earned the trail mechanic badge.

Good info!! I had started this quest looking for a way to make my own impregnated gauze using lanolin clay and an abx powder mixed in. I have used celox powder and celox impregnated gauze and the gauze application is MUCH easier.

Welcome Sammy!! Looks like you are well on your way to self sufficient overland travel. Don't be too anxious to mod out your rig, those Taco's are extremely capable. A set of good tires can be helpful, but lifts and specialty items and custom kits just add more parts to interact poorly with...

Hola friends. I'm looking at getting into a '03 KJ Sport with the 3.7 and I was wondering what the consensus was for this platform. As a daily driver I expect to put some hwy and some city miles on my commute so I'm certainly curious about it's real world mpg, it's costs of maintenance and...

Good point about the improvement of prehospital care improving overall patient health. I have access to a autoclave at work, but I wouldn't know how to test the result to see if it still has the properties I intended it for. Well, more research!

Great thoughts Marcos. Having been used for centuries, I'm confident in the literature behind using cayenne pepper as a antibacterial agent. The idea of potato powder is a good idea to mix in to help with clot matrix development and I'll look into it. Having a clotting powder in my IFAK is more...

Took the pups to the river, it was pretty cold. They may look like they are suffering, but I couldn't get them out of the river when we left, so I think it was more concentration than discomfort. Indica, AKA Rooina. Shes my waterdog. (Big) Little brother Artemis. He's pretty new to the...

Sitting in clinic, wishing I wasn't. Some vicarious living to be done....

One route, interesting and remote with plenty of offshoots to explore, is taking i80 out of the bay towards Reno, then taking hwy 50 to i70 in Utah, then down into Moab. Easy and beautiful trip with lots of camping in Nevada for the overnight.

Our 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5i is completely stock with z-rated tires and a whopping 5in of ground clearance to the diff. Subaru seats suck, that's really my only gripe. Otherwise, the automatic transmission and awd get us where we need to go. Not always where we WANT to go, but you know... Our rig...

A few recents of the surrounding topography during some of my ventures outside of the living room. I swear, I could do this all day.

Ooooh, love the ∩northodox vehicles used for overlanding! Get out and enjoy the beauty of this world, in whatever configuration you can manage. A couple of pictures from the last year... Took the subee on a week long adventure down to New Mexico and back. Got some good camping in along Hwy 50...

doh lol. that's even closer to me, good to know :p

that northern AZ area with the high alpine meadows is one of my favorite areas of the country. Can't wait to get out and explore it. Hows the fire restrictions over in that part of the country?

Thanks for the read!! I know that I write a bit long sometimes and I love including pictures for the thousands of words they tell, so i'm thankful when people go through it and enjoy. I have another trip report to post, been a bit lazy since I got home from vacation.