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Agreed, I’ve never had to use one on our Landcruiser, but we have had to pick up a 4Runner using the wheel strap/hooks more than once in order to get rocks piled up under the tires. Each time there was damage done to the quarter panels because the jack tilts in when under load. Now my son in...

I hope so

Here's the thing. We now have, in this wonderful age of instant gratification, a thing called the internet, which as we all know contains a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of our hobby. For us old timers, we had the Helen Keller method guiding us. It was hit or miss as we fumbled our...

Hmmm, the trailer I’ll have when we are done remote camping will be a 12-16 footer costing in the 35,000 dollar range. Our current set up, including high end RTT has roughy 6-7,000 total wrapped up in it, built over a 10 year period .

It all would have happened years earlier if it weren’t for me being a finesse driver. Trailer is a tank now

OK, I learned the hard way over time, so bear with me while I make these points. Oh, by the way, I'm very a--l retentive when it comes to preventative maintenance. You will spin out the outer bearings using the stock toothpick axle. It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when. Because I...

I think you missed something. I pointed out that the overlanding fad may be passing due to my observations. And people started having fun with other passing automotive fads, lest we forget skyjackers, Craiger wheels , wide ovals & traction bars. At no point did anyone light heartedly...

right on, I'm not bothered at all by it. In fact I'm relieved that less and less, over time, people will be out and about. It has always struck me as odd, ever since the popularity of " overlanding " has exploded, that when we are out and about, we never run into very many people at all...

Agreed, if we didn’t have a trailer to mount our RTT upon, I would not even dream of mounting one up top of our Landcruiser.

I see a lot of signs telling me that the overlanding fad has reached its peak. I know of 2 or 3 people here locally that have dumped a pile of money into a hobby that they never do. They have 50-60k wrapped up in it and have never been anywhere, not even quick weekends up in the woods, not...

Not really, I visited the Pine Barrens 20 years ago and, well, it’s New Jersey, what can I say? ( LOL ) even back then I witnessed more than a few bozos with way overbuilt rigs tearing it up. After four or five bozo encounters, we packed it in and headed home.

I agree 100%. Interestingly enough though, the remote locations we get into and out of we rarely see any trash. Except one time as we meandered down a canyon heading south out of Joshua Tree we came upon an area that was completely trashed by target shooters. I about threw up. My wife was...

Hmmm, so the person is asking a question. I’m not offended by the question. Seems reasonable to me. However, an honest research effort must prevail. If that happens then people will cherry pick the data they need to enable them to maintain their entrenched opinion. I don’t mind the...

Thankfully the (OP) advertiser titled the thread with “The best solution for powering camp”? with a question mark. Because, quite frankly it is far from the best solution. Did I see a price tag for this unit & panels upwards of $2500 ? I’ll admit, I’m a DIYer and field electronics and solar...

Agreed. First time out I failed miserably and ended up using the Stauns. Came home and learned how to use the ARB in the barn. I gave the Stauns to a friend.

Lots going on with mine, stripped out my old home made drawer and hatch box, installed noise mats, and began building our new storage/drawer/fridge system and cleaning up and re-routing all the wiring. Amazingly enough, once I spoke with the "older" guy in "parts" my local Toyota dealership...

When old school methods work, I stick with them. Note the modified nozzle which became necessary with the advent of “unleaded” gasoline and the smaller fill tubes. I’ve rarely if ever spilled a drop of gasoline.

That’s a very magical TJ. When my 04 got 11 mpg it was time to celebrate.

Here in PA we have annual inspections. I pay my guy a little extra to find things I may have missed while rolling around on my crawler while changing my own oil. It’s always nice to hear compliments from a pro about my work. Then, he always mentions, as he says, “ one particular problematic...

Your last sentence cracked me up. Older vehicles have a greater risk of breaking down? I’ve had more than a couple of new vehicles that proved to be extraordinarily unreliable. On the hook & in the shop for warranty repairs repeatedly. Ford, Chrysler, Peugeot, VW. Hmmm, our 96 80 series has...