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  1. rgallant

    Is a three axle HZJ79 a good idea?

    @Septimusus Given the stock truck had a gross vehicle weight of 3200KG they added 460 KG before you put anything in the truck that engine and transmission are going to struggle. But not knowing the construction method and having an unknown air suspension system, would be a hard pass for me.
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    Squamish to Gibsons: The Mythical Track

    Well this route been rumored for literally 50 years that I am aware of, and while it is possible that one did exist, the trick would be to find it. A lot of the transmission towers are brought in and serviced by helicopter so even the pipeline trail could be very marginal. In the old days a lot...
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    Is a three axle HZJ79 a good idea?

    I am going with stay away, it looks like they added an axle to support the camper. It is really more of an RV than a camper, you can see the access from the cab. So it will be very underpowered, unless a significant engine upgrade was done
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    Overlanding with an EV

    And the range is the issue at least here in BC, where charging stations are still pretty rare outside major highways. You can definitely car camp to major campgrounds but there are not many of those in comparison to no service campsites. So the big one here close to Vancouver is Manning...
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    Xj vs Zj vs 4 Runner

    Keeping to a narrow stock sized tire will help
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    Overland Bound Vanlifers

    Not a vanlife person but nice picture
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    Is Electro-Overlanding a thing yet?

    @Downs Well in a automotive sense you more limited, space and weight really. Although I suppose you could set up an on demand system, run on electric when the battery gets to a certain point the diesel kicks in and starts adding charge to the battery to keep you going. I do not know how...
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    Is Electro-Overlanding a thing yet?

    @Downs that is an interesting idea diesel/electric heavy vehicles for short range heavy gear.
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    Diesel heat

    Just a note the all-in-heaters one are not really weather proof and there is no such thing a 8KW heat are just 5KW marketed as higher
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    Overlanding with an EV

    And jet packs damm it, but to fair Ev-points abut city use for Ev's are pretty valid in a lot of places, and finding better power generation is a good idea. But Wind and Solar are a best band aids on a commercial/utility scale as they are not power on demand but great for home owners. On the...
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    How did you get where you are now?

    7 years old in the back of station-wagon, with my 4 siblings a dog, mom and dad. 100 or more miles from nowhere fishing for 3 or 4 days. It kinda of stuck with me and I have been wandering for nearly 60 years now.
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    Overlanding with an EV

    @EV-offroad it is nice to have a civilized conversation with differing viewpoints.
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    Overlanding with an EV

    @EV-offroad for me range is more an issue of there is notstandard for how it is calculated among manufacturers - leading to a lot of the range anxiety. It should a solid test across every maker, not marketing tool by some (Telsa). That is good news on the Ioniq battery that is how they all...
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    Overlanding with an EV

    @EV-offroad 12-15 year for a battery is a pipe dream, that tech is not new and battery functional lifetimes are pretty well known, the 5-7 year life time is currently accurate. While the battery may be usable beyond that range will start drop dramatically. Good battery management software and...
  15. rgallant

    How to keep Jerry cans from freezing

    The military used gas ones a 1000 years ago when I was a young man made a hell of boom if you got too much gas in before lighting, but the would heat a 45 gal of water in no time
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    Is Electro-Overlanding a thing yet?

    @DintDobbs that is the other elephant in the room, the used EV's market will be for 5 to 8 year old vehicles, after that they will be scrapped. The cost of battery replacement will be too high for viable replacement, the current batteries are too dependent on a limited supply or relatively rare...
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    Going it alone, or not?

    I travel both with groups and alone, but prefer alone. Like @ZombieCat I like to move at my own pace and stop where I like.
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    RTT Condensation while stored

    This question to condensation under an RTT travel cover, when the tent is closed and stored. Living in the PNW and with my RTT in permanent residence on the top of my Discovery , I have noticed moisture build on the tent fabric. I open the RTT every 4 to 6 weeks to prevent this by airing out...
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    What is your favorite Go-To knife for overlanding.

    I carry a 50 year old,man that was hard to type, Gerber Mk II fighting knife on my belt, it suffered some minor tip damage a few decades back but still does it's job. I have carried it as general-purpose knife for years, cleaning fish, cutting cord creating wood shavings. I have an...
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    Prepping for a long than my usual trip.

    Fuel take a hard look at your route and where the gas stations actually are. Communications - Cellphones are hit or miss in a large part of Canada, so have an alternative. GMRS is pretty much not used in most places nor is CB, Ham on VHF is most common. None of the upgrades are really required...