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I agree 100% with everything you have said. There is an OB video out there that is a rig walk around with a Toyota Engineer that has built his 80 series, with, you guessed it, no snorkel, no cai, no exhaust mods. And ya, loud exhausts in the woods/wilderness is just plain obnoxious and...

Not to be obnoxious, but we prefer to wander either alone, or at the very most, one or two other vehicles. I’ve always maintained that a herd of vehicles is not a good thing. For us, the experience of solitude in the back country is primary. If you or others want to stop in and say hi, should...

The Maze has been on our list of places to go, for roughly 15 years. Problem? My wife and I go out alone. However, the Maze is one of the few places in the states that I feel compelled to go into with another party. So, it’s still on our list. I don’t think you’ll have any problems finding...

I’m a bit prejudiced about this issue. I was born on a farm, I grew up driving pick up trucks. At 10 years old I was maneuvering our 53 Ford Custom in the hay fields. At 14 I was driving our 64 F100 to the feed mill, hardware store, etc. when I was out on my own I continued the tradition...

So your full-size is dual purpose. I remember those days. Had a full size for business and did a lot of forest roads all over Pa. that was in the mid 80s and on through 94. The business owned the truck, our name was plastered all over it. If my career path had been different I’d of never...

Nor I. Unless I had multi millions of dollars to burn or a sponsor. I have neither, so it’s just my old ‘96 and a home built trailer.!!

I’ve never read any of the “bashing” of inexperienced people, nor anyone making light of what type of vehicle anyone drives anywhere in these forums. I don’t think that to be an accurate thought. Less than 10 years ago when someone used the term overlanding the definition was clearly...

It’s like the difference between “Ping Pong” & Table Tennis. I play a bit of table tennis once in a while because I am physically equipped for it.. when my wife and I explore the remote areas of the lower 48 we are fully aware that we are playing a very ameturish game of table tennis. We are...

ya, I get that, I used to curse em for hangin out in the hammer lane doing 55 or 60. Now I’m one of em, but life lessons taught me to never be so arrogant as to clog up the interstates. Sooo, I maintain 65-70 and stay in the right lanes. The OP’s question is out there. A stock full size...

Much of the above discussion outlines why I will never purchase any Chrysler product ever again. Good luck!

We are going to be wandering around in the San Rafael Swell for 7 nights beginning Oct 7th thru the 14th or so. After that? The Staircase, Valley of the Gods? Eventually we’ll make our way across the Rim Rocker. Y’all know my vehicle, my BIL will be in his blue Chevy Colorado. If ya spot us...

There is a really nice drive at Arches that takes you out to the Klondike Bluffs. Then loops back around. On the way back down take a left, which will bring you back to Balanced Rock, or take a right which will bring you to a very interesting collection of dinosaur foot prints. This little 2...

Hmmm, I’ve talked with my insurance guy extensively about towing insurance and liability/collision, etc. If I am on a legal public roadway I’m covered. I showed my agent some footage of the legal public roadways that we tend to traverse on. He got back to me about a week later after...

nearly 3 months ago I ordered rear brake parts from Autozone. They were supposed to call me the following day, they did not call, I called them, this went on for four days, as they kept zero communication with me. I had to call them each day. I went to Napa and had the parts within 20 hours...

Back in the late 60s I had a cousin and his brother do a trip in a CJ. They started in Alliance Ohio, to San Diego via Texas, then on up to the Olympic Peninsula, then back home via the Dakotas. They were gone for two months. I remember this vividly as I was very impressed with their trip...

That’s correct, the amp hour rating is if you draw it down to 10.5 volts you’ll need to figure out what the average amp hour draw the refrigerator is. The more you pay for a fridge, the less amps they will draw. On average now. I rarely let mine drop much below 11.7 volts. Here’s a handy...

Yes, mine is the Renogy Wanderer @ 30 amps, which is way more than we'll ever need. A lot of guys might argue that nothing less than a PMMT controller is any good, but hey, we don't live in our vehicles full time, and it's actually less expensive to use 220 watts of panel, versus 200 watt...

Leeloo is correct. Look, the OP mentioned cost. For what you are doing, don’t cheap out or you’ll be very disappointed on your first trip. In order for your system to work you’ll need at the very minimum a 100 watt panel, a 60 amp hour deep cycle battery, and a medium priced charge controller...

I can usually tell if the weathers gonna turn. Just this last trip we were off grid, thankfully for four days, and only a sprinkle in the late afternoon which I accurately predicted. My son in law couldn’t figure out how I knew it. Maybe it’s from being raised on a farm that put me in touch...

I just reworked my solar array. Two panels, 100 watt on roof and a briefcase fold out 120 watt. I run a #6 bus line to the rear of the vehicle where I have a four blade fuse block and it continues on to my 800 watt power inverter. I’m using a “ negative ground “ controller with the panels...