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The boniest headiest thing I did? Plenty of really stupid stuff back in the 70s & 80s. But the biggest? I’m sure I’ll draw lots of ire for this one—- I spent about 9 years and thousands of dollars attempting to make our 04 Rubicon into a long range overlanding land cruiser. I was asking it...

They are quite expensive but Long Range America may be able to guide you in the right direction as far as purchasing an auxillary tank. We bought one for our 80 series last summer. If I were starting all over again it would have been one of our first modifications instead of the last.

I’ll admit, after doing this for 25 years of going out six weeks at a time, notching half dozen thousand miles or so and living in our equipment, it’s usually time to head home. This summer we are planning 8 weeks out, for what may be our final hurrah. We’ve been eyeing a small airstream for...

My vote & dream machine would be a 79 series LC with a small camper type thing on the tray. Light, easy to deploy. My 80 is good right now though, so maybe in my next life.

I’ve several, seriously, several. But off the top of my head? Our ARB 64qt fridge freezer and our Engle 15 qt fridge freezer. The Engle is used as a freezer and is coming up on 11 years old. The ARB is right behind that at 7 years. Both operate flawlessly and use very little power.

Wow, 24 years old and having the self awareness to ask these types of questions! Young folks like you fill me with optimism for the future. When I was 20 I left the farm with 50 bucks in my pocket. At 21 I was living in SoCal working at Northrop and on weekends exploring the San Gabriel Mnts...

Ya, you guys were always polite and very cool, no anger issues at all and always willing to engage in a personable way to help solve a problem. US border guys- not so much, at all. This happened at the old Thousand Isle crossing, Jeeze, pre 9-11.

Yes, & as far as quarantining, I’ve witnessed dogs being separated from their families and being quarantined getting back into the US. Mothers angry, kids dumbstruck, fathers being sheepish, not knowing what to do. Some one said quarentining happens in New Zealand or OZ, here too if the...

In the EU it may not be difficult and it certainly is not difficult getting in and out of Canada here in the US, provided all of your paperwork, ie- health certificates, etc etc are in “perfect” order. Decades ago I transported show livestock and race horses in and out of Canada. If a T is not...

We will get another dog when we are done traveling. It’s just too much hassle getting dog sitters or getting any animal across international borders. Hiking the Scottish highlands, touring Ireland, Viking Cruise through Germany, Alaska, Africa, Australia, Baja? Overlanding here in the 48...

Early spring and middle fall is what we enjoy the most. Temps are perfect and with it freezing at night their are no mosquitoes. We sometimes camp/travel in the Summer but it is just too hot & sticky. This year will be very different for us. After a couple weeks in April beach camping we’ll...

I have 2 panels for I believe 210or 225 watts, I don’t remember. I’m running a fridge and a freezer, along with charging batteries, running water pumps, etc. I’ve got two batteries with 140ah, or so. On a clean clear day in perfect conditions a 100 watt panel is perfect to charge up that...

Still after all these years we are still learning to pare things down which can be a challenge when off grid for 6-7 days at a time in the early spring and fall. Food? Healthy, nutritious, simple foods. Clothing? 7 pairs underwear is our baseline. Outer clothing can be worn for a few days...

Get another Coleman. A new one will last another 20 years or so with proper maintenance. Leaking? I learned to depressurize mine before traveling. The fuel knob is very easy to accidentally get turned on while traveling.

Keeping your AGM battery topped off is the best thing you can do for it. At home I use a Schumacher 3 amp charger/maintainer. Not cheap. At camp we keep em topped off with a solar array and a Renogy Adventurer controller. It's a little more money but I'd go with a separate 20 watt panel ( 30...

OK I'll play - a long time ago, (1979) in a place far far away, (Huntington Beach) I was operating a 12-14 ton IR street roller doing a large job on Beach Blvd. An inspector insisted that I cross roll each end of the job. I told him that's what the little roller is for. He insisted. I...

3208? I loved that engine. nothing quite like an old cat V8

If it’s really cold, you know, down in the negatives, I’d bring extra keys and let the thing idle. I’d just never shut it off. Pull the curtains, lock it up. That or bring a can of ether along.

I just bought a spare igniter. I need a spare coil, a handful of spare relays, spare coolant and heater hoses, and a new set of 5 tires, before July.

Lesson learned- take the refund and buy the Frontrunner bracket. You may already have a fridge, but when you buy something like an ARB fridge will you buy a cheap aftermarket slide out, or an ARB slide out? Good luck ! BTW. 25% off isn’t generous. Generous would be getting one out to you at...