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You will enjoy BBNP. Special place, we are going in late Feb for our third trip there!

Finally, once & for all , I removed this 28 year old dinosaur from its sacred place in our 80. Set it out front on the road with a free to good home sign. Gone in less than an hour.

Curious, the spring that snapped on me were a pair of 3500 springs on my 3500 axle. I’m up to 5 leaf, 5000 +/- . The trailer drags better than ever now. And I’m not too worried about the total weight of the trailer crashing down on one spring, as it sometimes will do.

Overland Journal. It is World Class. It is the National Geographic of Overlanding magazines. Toyota Trails Magazine is about our Landcruisers & Tacos, but more than that, it conveys the comradarie of like minded cruzer heads. I’ve sampled some of the other rags, meh. I’ve also been through...

I think that if Americans understood that they do have a choice, which is not an easy concept to grasp, let alone understand, most people, would choose simple, effective & efficient instead of complex, fails occasionally, and only efficient when it’s working properly. (Ironic humor at...

I’m in on this now. The learning curve on my trailer was long & drawn out. The 2,000 lb axle will fail, period. How do I know? ( Long story) I run a 3500lb axle. I had 3500 lb springs, one of them snapped in half. Now I have 5,000 lb springs and heavy duty shackles. My trailer scales out at...

he had a Red Arc system installed by a shop. He knew nothing about it. His house battery was in the rear of the vehicle, the red arc under the hood. The starter battery was fine, the solar charger worked, it just would not charge the house battery while touring. Short story - about 15 years...

We have been going alone for decades and still do. However, in the past two years we seem to have attracted a couple of family members and a couple of newfound friends that want to travel with us. Like I said though, it took decades. Traveling with others is not easy, unless you are out with...

Interestingly enough I ended up going a wee bit higher with the bottom of RTT platform at 6’2” off the ground. Perfect heigth for me at 6’ and no where near high enough for it to lay on its side.

Ugh? To gramma?

I agree with this, but still, I prefer a manual switch. They never fail.

I’ve been doing dual AGMs for 10 years. The first pair of batteries lasted 7 years. Everything on the system is controlled with a single manual marine grade switch, to either connect the batteries or isolate them. If I’m out in the middle of nowhere camped for multiple nights and I forget to...

I deserve to be silenced, sent to the corner to sit in the wastebasket with the dunce cap on. Lol So, first thing I did was re- inspect my installation, check for damage & check the shoes for grease, etc. everything looked good . Then? I called up Lebanon Trailer and spoke with Nelson...

Interesting, last trip out I had to winch myself & be winched . First time for everything !

Do you trust those cheap wireless remotes? Or do you have high end gear?

What? They were not in a “remote” area. Remote areas are much safer than anywhere else in this country.

Yes, they do all look alike, from a distance. Up close and personal, the differences are obvious between top shelf units and all the run of the mill offerings. If you’re in the market, spend the big bucks once, you’ll not regret it 5-10-15 years later.

Hey, if you had a great time in the rain? Right on! It poured on us recently and we had a great time. Rain, snow, sleet, nor hail should never make a dent in Overlanding fun. However, a lightning strike at 9,000 ft and less than 50 yards away? Shook me to the core. Fun? Heck ya! We all lived...

I’ve been using a standard wired remote for decades. I don’t care for in the cab controllers as it is impossible to see what is going on with the line or how it is spooling back up. We were recently out and my rider is a retired coast guard. He was a pro when it came to handling both of our...

Planning? Sure, I often write about how loose our planning is, but that’s when we are way off any beaten path. On the paved road portion of our treks planning is the prime directive and I would never, not ever, just pull off the side of a highway to sleep. It’s dangerous, for a whole lot more...