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yea, "some brands", I'd argue that my 25 year old 80 series would take a good stab at an around the world tour without too much going wrong, even as It is ticking near 350,000 miles. It would be an interesting competition to see which vehicles would last on a world tour with only trail fixes...

Absolutely !! I could go out right now, buy a special kind of electric bass, download a program into it & play along with soundtracks instantly. It’ll even cover up my mistakes. Oooops,, another technology has been around forever, a voice over, and that, has morphed into computer vocal...

In all seriousness to the OP. Pay attention to what Jim had to say earlier. I would also add that one must always be prepared for the worst case scenario. ( fire, roll over, getting stuck really bad, catastrophic break down, etc ) Be ready to walk out if you have to. We always carry our back...

Yes, there is sin in Utah, and some great beer too !!

Nice job. I considered staying with 1/2" but for the reasons you outlined I used 3/4" where strength mattered. The face and sides of my drawers are 1"x12", (zero warpage & strength, as the bottom drawer slides wood on wood thanks to having a tail gate) In order to cut down on weight most...

That’s not at all that’s not what I’m saying. Read what I wrote, not what you think I'm saying.

I don’t see tractor brakes being needed anywhere on any trails on any street legal vehicle, except, and it’s a big exception, professional recovery vehicles. Sadly, all, and I mean all of the driver assist gizmos that modern cars come equipped with, is only an attempt at keeping poor drivers...

I have 2 of the TRED boards. I’ve never used them and probably never will. They are up on the racks, just in case. Because just about the time I don’t take’m I’ll wish I did..

Just recently I put out an invite to a friend to join us on one of our trips. As is common knowledge in our family, we go to and immerse ourselves in some of the few remaining, off grid, remote, wilderness areas in the lower 48 states. My wife & I, my brother in law, our daughter, her husband...

8 years ago I built drawers to stow stuff in for the rear of the Landcruiser. ( first photo ) 2 years ago we changed things up a bit, dumper the Yeti, and stepped up to a fridge. The Yeti used to be in the nose of the trailer and the fridge was not going to work there at all as I like keeping...

Aha! You live in Indiana, here on the eastern seaboard, I’ve often been accused of being a hypocrite. How can I possibly be for conservation of our earth, when I drive a vehicle that destroys what I profess to want to save? So ya, I get a lot more scornful looks than I do looks of curiosity...

Yes, that was the downfall of that 44 front axle, I was replacing u joints as a matter of maintenance. The factories went out at 45,000 miles, and the blue ones, can’t remember the brand, went out at 80,000 miles. I was running 255/85/16s (33”) on stock rims. The factory suspension bushings...

You’ve made my point to the OP. Obviously you’ve dumped a crap ton of money into your beautiful LJ to make it into a trail worthy vehicle.

Yikes- still that puny Dana 30 front axle? 33” tires max for that axle and that’s pushing it as you’ll be replacing ujoints about every 40-50 thousand miles if not sooner. Ask how I know. I did the jeep thing, I understand. However, if you insist on 35s then on up to 37s then 4:56s. 4:11...

I agree with most of what you guys are saying. My vehicle, by American standards is mid size. A Subaru owner might disagree with that and think it to be full size. Mine is mildly modified with a bunch of junk bolted to it. It stays in the carriage house. Here in the east it has become an...

Agreed; the corporate class has been successfully blaming the end user, the citizen, for decades. It is true that each of us can reduce our footprint in little ways and that is all fine & well, however, you and I being average Americans, our carbon footprint is roughly 16 tons per year...

Whatever you do, don't cheap out, if you cannot afford a Frontrunner or an ARB style rack, then be patient, keep filling up your piggy bank until you get one. I have the Frontrunner racks, plural because I have one on the trailer and one on my 80. I think I might have paid 11 or 12 hundred for...

Hmmm, less than 48” long by about 3” diameter when packed. Are you on a motorcycle?

I sometimes find it bothersome as well. However, that’s what vehicle specific forums are for. All too often, here on OB and other similar forums someone will spend a pile of money on any given thing and go about giving unwarranted positive reviews. One may as well just read the advertisements...

I try not to let any of my hobbies become obsessions nor singularly define who I am. Overlanding, Landcruisers, trains, etc is but a small part of who I am. I had a wake up call about 10 years ago when my young grandson asked me, after I went on about camping & vehicle related things. He...