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You sir are correct! I’m also a very skeptical curmudgeon about all OVERLANDING things new and their advertising campaigns. If only they would have said, boils a gallon of water in 2 minutes, then ida been sold. LOL Sometimes stuff is like a crappy neighbor, at least you know what ya got...

To each his own, I’m sure, however, snowy ladder, drying out wet gear, etc? Tent moving in the wind or when one rolls over? None of those things are problems at all with a top shelf canvass RTT, mounted on a trailer , deploying an annex, using the very efficient Mr Buddy heater and using the...

Nice build.. plenty of stowage for anything you want to drag along. Not especially my cup of tea, but if it works for you then great. The only thing I would suggest is, you should consider a bigger axle. After only a couple of trips here and there, over washboard roads, anything less than a...

Yea, I’d stay away from smitty bilt. That’s a frigging heavy bumper- to what end? It may look cool, but cool rarely translates to a quality usable product. Cheap steel and even cheaper production results in a lot of very heavy products. When mine was done, a long long time ago, I went with...

I have a wife that loves the backcountry: therefore we have a small off road trailer that is organized beyond belief. Our vehicle is not a daily driver, it sits in the barn, at the ready. Without my partner, I’d have a system much like you guys have. Sleeping platform/small tent, a fridge and...

A 190 lb bumper seems a bit heavy. When you upgraded your suspension did you get springs that would upgrade your GVWR? If not, you may want to rethink that. The JKU is an excellent platform, cept for one major thing, very low GVWR. If it were me, and it used to be, as I did the jeep thing...

Well ya, as I stated, usually at least 2 cups boiling water per bag. I get it.. our msr uses gasoline or Coleman fuel or denatured alcohol . Question was, how much water in 2 minutes?

I don’t get the “boils in 2 minutes “ advertising campaing. Each morning, here at home, I get my coffee going, an old fashioned stainless steel 14 cup percolater, atop a 20,000 BTU gas burner. It’ll start perking in maybe, 5 minutes. Then I move it to the simmer burner to slowly perk a...

I couldn’t tell by your photos, is your tent canvass? No matter what a poly tent company says about newly developed materials, canvass always breathes better. Kinda like wool socks. Artificial wool just can’t compare to the real deal.. JMO

Yea, I’ve heard that about propane heaters, but we’ve never had any extreme condensation from our Buddy. Then again, come to think of it, we never leave it on all night. Warm the tent up, get our clothing off, get in the bags, turn the heater off. In the AM, wake up, warm up the tent, get...

In cold weather we always keep our canvas tents ventilated. The door is left open, just a crack, and the windows nearest our heads are zippered open at least 12”. We’ve done this with & without a propane heater and have never suffered from more than a tiny bit of condensation. Laurel...

Ah ha, you date yourself. 1976? We used to go four wheeling in a friends pickup truck back in the early 70s in Ohio, but I really began all of this camping thing in SoCal out of a VW bug back around 74 or 5 or so. Got my first serious vehicle in 76, 30” tires, no locker, open diffs...

There are a lot of folks here on OB that, let’s face it, go 4 wheelin. They may travel long distances to do so, but at the end of the day, they are doing one of two things, getting a hotel or having the luxury of living in a big camper. To me, “overlanding” ( the word makes my blood curdle...

I avoided radar heads completely. Married a sweet young hippie chick that wouldn’t have dreamt becoming a poodle permed radar head.. lol

Wow- 2” of slippage? You must be airing way down. And torquing a whole lot as well. That must be one of the many reasons I never air down below 18lbs. If you have that much slippage maybe bead lock wheels are in your future, ( mostly illegal for street use ). the sticky hair spray might work...

We have done the WRT twice. You will find that 3 days 2 nights just isn’t enough time. 3 nights on the trail is just about perfect, yet the next time we go it’ll be for 4 nights. 3 nights and choosing the proper campsites along the way gives you plenty of time to go down Lathrop canyon before...

On the very first tour I led several years ago, a poor fellow had leveling scissor jacks. One the very first trail, one of them was ripped off, the other was removed before any further damage could be done. How have you hung yours to prevent this?

Coleman dual fuel. Why? We already carry extra gasoline. It is portable or not, ours is mounted in our rear deck kitchen. It is not overly pricey. It actually works, for a very long time. My first one was purchased in 1977 at a garage sale. My second one was purchased just 5 years ago and...

Yes. I can. But it would take a few pages, so I’ll shorten it up. once you lose control of a fwd you cannot get it back, that’s why so many fwd vehicles are off in the ditch every time it snows. countersteering in a slide is a natural reaction, do that in a fwd and yup, off in the ditch. fwd...

My wife test drove one the other day. Currently the hybrid is available in FWD only All the gas models come with AWD or 4WD. I was impressed with the simplicity, the ergonomics & the size of the vehicle. I’m a six footer and had plenty of room in the back. It’s a perfect fit for my wife and...