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Must haves? Good tent, (currently an Oztent) warm sleeping bags ( currently 15 degree bags ) safety kit, food, coleman dual fuel stove, water, maps, rain gear, stocked back packs, (used as emergency grab and go) PLB, tool kit, spare fluids, thats about it, anything more is a luxury and we...

This may be the wrong place for this post but, here goes. 11 years ago I began my trailer build and instead of incorporating a 12v water pump to deliver water to our kitchen, I decided upon a 110v aquarium pump. I got the cheapest, lowest volume pump I could find and it cost 50 or 60 bucks. (It...

upgrade your axle to a 3500lb, and do whatever is takes to get matching rubber and wheels to the tow vehicle. Ask how I know and I'll entertain you with the shock and horror of watching wheel bearing fly off like shrapnel while flying down the interstate. Not once, but twice. I'm that guy you...

The trailer is a very modified 4'x6' Tractor Supply Carry-On That is 24” off the ground. The sides are 25” high. The rack is being built/mounted upon a beefed up subframe ( 2x2 ) 17”s above the topsides for access, which would be 42" uprights. (2x2) This gives us a rack height of 66”s from the...

My trailer will be out of the fab shop mid November. If yours is still for saIe I may be interested. But it’s gotta be let go for a lot less than many new direct competitors tents are retailing for. I’ll get back when my trailer is completed.

I used to travel to Canada every week. I always enjoyed your unique socio/politico world view. ( For my American friends an example. Canadians have very stiff penalties for employing illegal immigrants. Canadian citizens also are very fervent in their understanding that the hiring of illegal...

Yup, I was raised in the rustbelt and I can remember betting on what brand pickuptruck would rust out first. Everything rusted out in those days, 5 years or 75,000 miles, whichever came first. Sadly, Chevy was always a loosing bet. I've two small rust spots on my 80 that I need to address...

I’ve two horror stories of getting the shaft from Ford, then a bigger shaft from Chrysler. I’d rather eat worms than drive a Chevy, ( tongue firmly in cheek ) and I do not trust any small modern Diesel engines. Euro vehicles are complete nightmares when it comes to maintenance and repairs...

I’ve been dragging around a 30lb tool bag for years. It has all the wrenches, sockets, breaker bars, etc etc etc, to do just about anything that needs to be done. I’ve had to go to my tool kit only twice in the past 25 years during our trips. Once was to replace a blown axle on the trailer...

When we are out, we keep our food simple. Supper would be, steaks, chops, chicken, or salmon, along with vegetables. Cooked on the Coleman, Volcano Grill, or open fire. Sometimes a pork roast. Breakfast much the same simplicity. Baked oatmeal or eggs and sausage. Last trip out we were with...

I’m at the age now where I don’t give a crap what some one thinks of me. (Actually never have much), so I’ll call out an offender, long loud and hard. BTW, it’s not my opinion, it is the Tread Lightly Ethics. Sometimes I’ll start like this— Hey! Are you just having a bad day or do you always...

Which model is this? The Vagabond XL 4 person or the Vagabond 3 person model?

It is the Jet Tent 25x. It does “pop up” in 30 seconds, once everything is aligned. It is a two person job. Staking it out? All told including the window/vents/awning - 20 stakes- which is ok in the “perfect” site. Don’t get me wrong- we’ve used this tent in all four seasons, high winds...

Agreed, our son in law has one on their trailer. We’re gonna give it a close look very soon... it’ll be on the trailer, open it up, then crank it up to 6 ft. Lower it back down to fold it up and pack

This last tour I ended up falling and fracturing a rib in the first week of our 4 week trip. Even though my wife did most of the work, packing up and then setting up camp became a painful chore. When we were younger we could pack everything up and be rolling within an hour. Set up about the...

Thanks, that’s excellent info- I’ll pass that kit onto my bil—

The camera curmudgeon says NO. The cameras are a device that will keep you from becoming one with your machine. All those cameras and lane sensors are great, until you’re driving in snow and they get covered up. Or until they simply fail. Then what? Our RAV4 has one and I turned it off long...

UCAs? That’s a different language than us solid axle guys are accustomed to.. what are quality mid priced kits? I saw an icon kit for 2400 bucks.. ouch.

Ok, verdict is on- the Z71 did amazingly well on various trails all over the San Rafael Swell. I was impressed with the traction control and the drivers newfound abilities. However, it sat way too low to even think about traversing some of the really knarly stuff, including Elephant Hill, which...

They are open, but you should read up on the restrictions that are being abided by. It is very far from normal or “open”.