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@grubworm While I am mostly inclined to agree with these statements, mud splashed through the sun roof is some thing I experienced that I didn't bring with me. But it is some thing I took back home. Refreshed and renewed, this is a good way to put it.

@MOAK 4 times in 25 years? I use it every time I rotate the tires and otherwise any time the truck comes off the ground. So much easier and faster than fighting with a floor or bottle jack, just throw that heavy sucker under the bumper and up she goes; then all you need is jack stands, and only...

I'm somewhere in between. I'm with @OTH Overland on the just-in-case stuff, and that stuff is basically all that I take. Axe, shovel, jumpers, spare tire, fire extinguisher, first aid kit... the list goes on. I've never needed to use half of it, but I'm smarter than to leave home without it...

@John and Mandi Once upon a time, when the Chevy Spark was still on the drawing board, it was largely held as feasible to make electric cars run on some standardized, universal battery packs that could be dropped off at gas stations to charge, and you just drop in a charged pack and you're on...

@grubworm No, don't tell them that! You're supposed to watch and laugh! My ma lived near the Canadian border growing up and told me that some of her contemporaries from the Great White North had to get used to seeing that sign back in the '70s because "Peace!" to Americans meant "F*** You!" to...

@danwyandt Too bad on one hand, but on the other, at least you get a chance to live it up one more time! Be there for the little lady, you only turn 6 once!

@Garyindiane I don't know, but at least my little sister collects those!

7 years later, Grubworm strikes! Wave all they like, but any clown that puts a rubber duck on my Explorer is gonna regret it!

@Ethan N Ignorance and beer can get people farther than you would believe, when you're the one that has to figure out how to get their trucks out of there after they get arrested!

@Santa_Cruz'er Nice vehicle! Your limits will be aftermarket support, clearance angles, and traction management. As long as you use your vehicle within its design, it will serve you well. Hyundai has made some really impressive models since about 2010, and they're only getting more tempting...

@FishFam_logs You're after the best of both worlds. Sounds like you've struck quite a fine balance, may be you could point me to a build thread or some such (in DM's so as not to go off-topic in this thread)? I dig a good build, for any purpose. For me, the line is very clear. I overland in the...

@Mr_Mnml_Engnr This thread goes hand in hand with your other thread (the one about the differences between overlanding and off-roading) from a few months ago. For overlanding, a full-size is almost universally preferred. For off-roading, a smaller rig is almost universally preferred. "Size...

Every one in this thread is right. Overlanding and off-roading are two separate things. They tend to intersect because there are only so many interesting civilized places to stay, and there are only so many interesting local places to off-road. Therefore, off-roading is necessary in order to see...

From somebody who has never owned or wheeled, and certainly has never traveled, in a full-size, I'll go ahead and say yes, if you're hardcore wheeling, the size of your rig is going to limit where you can take it. That doesn't mean you won't find plenty of places to go, on and off the road. The...

I might be doing it wrong, but to me "camp" and "entertainment" are non-intersecting. I am usually the last one to set up camp, and only set up camp to actually sleep. If disposed to spend much time in others' camps, I generally prefer as passive a role as possible. Been pushing around the idea...

@K-G Nice work, bro! Honestly, there is a sort of addiction to this kind of stuff. Tangible results are a lot of fun, even if the work to get there was monstrous. I saved a truck from the junk yard once, had to do more work on that truck (including repairing structural damage) to get it back on...

Looks like I'm free and clear, definitely looking forward to this trip!

@roots66 A man of culture, I see.

@grubworm It's the quicker picker-upper! You buy her tools to do her work, she might make a funny face. She buys you tools to do your work, and you'll be a happy man for a long time. I guess we men understand that easier, faster work means more playtime afterward. Men and women run on different...

@danwyandt Nice, those tend to be the best trips! A visit to Michigan is in my lifetime goals, I've got some folks from up there. Sorta want to say I did it in the winter, but common sense says do it in the summer. This SC trip seems pretty tame; hopefully we'll spend a lot of time sightseeing...