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I too suffered a learning curve with axles. Initially my trailer had the stock 2,000 lb rated axle. With 255/85/16s mounted. I kept shattering the outside wheel bearings. After having to replace an entire axle alongside I-70 in Kansas I stepped up to the 3,500 lb Easy-lube Dexter axle. I have...

After 10 years of dragging it along I don't consider my trailer to be a deterrent whatsoever. It weighs only 1,000 lbs fully loaded making it easy to maneuver it around any switchback. You will have zero problems with Mohave or The Grand Staircase. Be sure to air down your trailer tires. Many...

OK,, I give up, I'm puzzled. Why turn the Overdrive off when pulling a trailer? I like getting 14-15mpg on my way west. It downshifts all by itself at the proper time to maintain the RPMs in th peak power band and I downshift manually to control downhill speeds. With a stick shift of course...

OK, that's good to know that you are in the know. That photo just looks a bit nefarious. must be the angle.

If you did Kokopelli the WRT will be a cake walk in comparison. You need permits, it fills up fast in the spring and fall. Me? I get up at a 1:45 AM, get on line, got everything loaded up and hit the reservation key at exactly 2:00 am plus 10 seconds. ( midnight mountain time ) The...

I'm still trying to figure out/find a drivable route up to the Hudson Bay, hang a sharp left and end up in Alaska..

Cool, an F450 is a pretty nice medium duty truck. Any larger american built truck you have just zero articulation. I'll give you my unvarnished, humble opinion, based upon my personal experience, (pulling livestock trailers behind HD Pickup trucks since the age of 16. Then 10 years experience...

No, no need for a winch on the WRT. Unless, there is going to be inclement weather. If it's wintertime, then yes. If it is monsoon season, then yes, but for the most part the entire Trail including dropping down Lathrop Canyon is easily traversed in a stock vehicle. Your money would be better...

This is a good baseline read for the beginner. Then, pick up a few books on the matter as Correus has mentioned. The author doesn't mention it, so I would also advise a beginner to be wary of target marketing campaigns aimed directly at you in an attempt to sell you their latest gizmology...

A long while ago I had seriously considered installing a snorkel, until I had multiple conversations with multiple folks that live and wheel all over the Colorado Plateau, specifically the Moab region. Out of 10 or 12 folks living in that region I couldn't find a single one the would recommend...

OK, I'm completely lost here. You have an LR4 sitting atop 40" tires? or an undisclosed new truck sitting on 40" tires? Either way, my question would be, have you ever tried to back up a trailer with a narrower track than the tow vehicle? It is nearly impossible to back straight up, or to...

The short answer is yes. However, in most states beadlocks are illegal for highway use. So I'm just running 255s on 16s with matching wheels all the way around.. My rig currently has 285s, but the diameter in nearly the same. My next set I'll be matching them up again. I'll get back to...

I'm a firm believer that the trailer track should be the same as the tow vehicle. I read up on this topic and the physics behind it years ago before I began building mine up. Some like it when the trailer is narrower, but I prefer having the trailer following the exact same track as my rig...

That is exactly how the batteries in my company issued power unit (18 wheeler) were wired up. Balanced charge to identical batteries, 4 batteries for the power unit, and 4 batteries for the bunk. I do not understand when some overland "experts" claim that identical batteries are not necessary...

I think most people get overlanding and wheeling confused , I will not argue that point at all. :)

Well. I gotta tell ya, Salt Lake responded only once with, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. They also never returned my calls. Soooo, I emailed headquarters. It was a nice fanboy letter, I even sent a link to my short review of the tent. I offered to purchase 4 of the springs. Then...

Wow,,, Just wow, I received a telephone call this evening from Marky at Oztent Australia. They are sending me a new spring. It took me a bit of digging, to find the correct email address in the land of Oz, and I didn't have any expectations, however, they are shipping me a new spring. Just...

Many folks on here have posted up about lifting their rigs. I've always commented that 2 - 2.5"s is plenty enough for an overlanding rig to traverse 99.9% of all trails in North America, provided you have lockers, at least in the rear axle. Anything higher will cost you upwards of a thousand...

we use our old 8 qt dutch oven in our volcano grill.. mmmm mmmm

Hey Guys,, I guess the ANF fizzled out eh? I was up there 15 or so years ago and became completely disenchanted with the area. Way too many gates, and no through trails as it is all cut up with private property, oil wells, gas wells, ATV trails and well, it just wasn't worth the trip up...