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Using a full size rig has its drawbacks because of width, not articulated length. A big wide vehicle is much less maneuverable, oftentimes impossible to maneuver, on tight narrow trails that a narrower vehicle, even with a trailer can easily traverse.. geometry and spacial intellect are not...

Yup, 37” tires will do that, but then, that’s not “ overlanding” that’s just weekend wheelin on the rocks and having fun.. BTDT

Sorry man, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, There is a very good reason that you or virtually no one else has ever broken a stock Rubicon locker. ARB lockers are a very well built, very stout product, However, the Rubicon stock lockers are every bit as good as, if not better than the...

Bottom line to your query? Your vehicle with an selectable locker in your rear axle will easily traverse a lot more rugged terrain than a four wheel drive vehicle with open differentials. Period. Go for it.

Had 35s (315s) and they were horrible for the long tours we take and the steering components were wearing out every 25k miles or so. I’m pleased with 33s (285s) as they seem to mate perfectly with the OME heavy suspension and we can crack 14 mpg on a good day. If you are just going 4 wheeling...

No offense but we have different outlooks on this subject.. I come from a world where drivers were reprimanded for having more than 5 hard braking incidents a month.. that’s right, 5, in the heavily populated northeast region. And that was only one of seven criteria that was monitored. I...

If you aren’t a horrible driver then why worry? We had cams on us to protect us in the event of an accident.

Thanks, that’s the info I’m familiar with.. the OP did state that “obviously we all use ABC extinguishers” well, we don’t and shouldn’t ..

I have multiple recovery points front and rear.. I also use a pintle hook instead of a ball and the set up is rated at 5 ton. I wouldn't dream of extracting anything with the hook, even a 5 ton rating may not be enough.

I've obviously been misled with bad information.. I carry a BC extinguisher in the vehicle and an ABC extinguisher in the trailer. The trailer's is on the rear deck in the kitchen area. If any kind of fire happens, at camp we got it covered. The vehicle will either be a gasoline/petroleum...

Wow, I'm gonna disappoint everyone but me (LOL). The biggest change I made was to remove the stock center counsel and replace it with an MD-14 Engle fridge freezer that we use primarily as an ice maker and ice cream keeper. The CB is mounted between the cup holder tray and the fridge. I mounted...

20 years ago we bought a pair of $25 chairs from the Ames dept store chain.. cheap but effective as we still use them for yard and garage chairs, ( yard games, tapper sessions, poker, darts, etc ) thinking the old chairs were on their last leg we got a pair of chairs from REI to replace them...

Yup, me too, retired with 25 +/- years and a hair over 3 million miles. The last two company assigned power units I had were equipped with dash cams. If I ever felt the need to install one in my cruiser I wouldn't mess around with the cheaper ones. I'd want something known to be reliable in...

I usually carry three pairs. Ironclad are in my side pockets, I love these gloves and have worn them over the years for anything overlanding related. I carry a spare pair of lambskin gloves in my tool bag, that I use for wrenching without getting my hands dirty. For cooking, I keep a pair of...

Oztent's Jet Tent 25x. After years of going thru numerous tents we finally have a true 3 season tent that I feel with last for decades. The next best to this was our REI Kingdom 6, which we froze our rears off in and gave it to our kids. For simple overnighters we have a three man tent, and for...

Yea, I’d definitely do a mock up first. Have you considered 7071-T6 1/8” aluminum? I installed a sheet over wire mesh on my trailer floor. I sourced it from a scrap/recycle yard for 78 cents a lb. It is really light weight and easy to cut an bolt down.. I’d be careful of the foam wedges, the...

Many years ago I had the same experience with my ragtop 04 rubicon. I even installed a brand new top in an attempt to make it go away, to no avail.. the only thing that kept the top from fluttering was when the rack was loaded up.. it was so loud that we had to yell in order to have any...

Right on with the 470, that is yet another great Toyota platform to work with. The first time we went out to Moab, I watched every video I could find, read numerous trail reports, and even had several early map downloads on my devices. Once we arrived and began to explore, the most valuable...

I'm just gonna put this out there and hopefully begin a worthwhile conversation. I use paper maps when off the pavement, exclusively. I use google maps to find things when on pavement. I've experimented with different apps for back country travel and found that, for me, it takes away from the...

It is an unbelievable relief to say "no more." Somehow it brings decades of modifications and then tweaking my 80 for 5 years to a very relaxing end. Over the past year though? We dumped about 5k into it chasing all the oil leaks, including valve stem seals, new radiator, rebuilt heater...