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Well done! Pretty close to how I did mine. https://poppageno.blogspot.com/2020/05/land-rover-109-propane-tank-mount.html https://poppageno.blogspot.com/2020/05/propane-tank-mount-for-109-page-2.html

I say go for it! You can take a welding class at your local Junior College to sharpen/gain some skills. There is a that sense of satisfaction when you make something, doesn't matter how the welds look, do they stick?

You have to figure out how you are going to eat. Do you cook gourmet or backpacker food? Get a backpacker stove(Msr Whisperlight International) and a Stanley cookset some white gas and you are good to go. Going to bear country? get a bear can. I like the Action Packers for dry goods and have...

Impressive! Good catch!

Went thru town today, Diesel is up to $4.99 regular is $5.19gal; Are you talking the Keystone XL pipeline being shut down? You realize it never produced any oil? From TC Energy website; "The Keystone Pipeline System, stretching 4,324 km (2,687 miles) in length, plays a key role in delivering...

So 6 miles away, diesel is $4.69, 13 miles and it's $4.59. Brent Crude up to $82.47 bbl. Calif has some $.60gal they don't know where it's going. CA has new record price today $4.16gal. The oil companies saw a drop off of the use of oil during the pandemic and now they see the uptake of use as a...

I wish I had $3.75 for fuel! Diesel was $4.79 yesterday in my town. Greed. I want to go camping in Nevada, about 1000 miles round trip, luckily I get @20mpg, but being on a fixed income and EVERYTHING else is going up in cost, Electricity, propane, water, food, insurance. Seems like at times...

Um, I made one out of Superstrut........: Roof rack gets updated Good job on yours!

As a fat old guy, I sold the RTT and bought an Oztent RV3. Easy set up once you get it worked out, fits my Coleman trailhead easy setup cot; Costco---https://www.costco.com/coleman-trailhead-easy-step-cot%2C-2-pack.product.100376055.html 6' and 300# capacity. RV3 is walk in and stand up I'd...

I haven't been to the Black Rock since the mid 90's and unfortunately Burning man has changed a lot of it for the worse, IMHO. There used to be the remnants of a petrified forest to the west of the road, 217, to Soldier Meadows , Used to be able to go into Wheeler Ranch and cool off in the...

Thank you, I'm happy with it and it is still adjustable, all bolted together, no welds, as things might change. Originally I had a RTT on it so plenty strong. I have since mounted a 270° awning on it after some DIY attempts. https://poppageno.blogspot.com/2019/06/awning-on-land-rover-109.html...

I second using Superstrut. I made a roof rack for my Rover with it. Here in my blog; Roof rack gets updated HTH

Just add Matt's Offroad Recovery to your contact list..........."we got a call.." https://www.youtube.com/c/MattsOffRoadRecovery

Well said sir! Now get the message out to the offenders......

This; PLPCO Road Videos

Pecron has some good looking units also; https://www.pecron.com/

Hi, make sure what ever you do it doesn't overload the roof/rack mounts weight limits.

Wayne, I think you will be fine in the desert, it can be very cold and windy or warm and sometimes wet and snowy. PS; there are some forum/websites you can monitor of the area; https://forum.salinepreservation.org/latest http://www.deathvalley.com/dvtalkforum/index.php/forum...

grubworm; "the price of the jackery is high, but if i was given one or even got one at half price, i would definitely use the hell out of it" says it all, doesn't it?

Yes you do need to have the battery grounded, otherwise there is not a circuit for the electrickery. Yes, the say, rear lights, do not need to be ground wired directly to the battery, the body and frame do that.