Hello and thanks for the add to the group. Not new to Offroading or Overlanding. Been at it for Nelly 20 years. Usually combine my adventures with activities such as Hunting or Fishing. Have racked up some really cool adventures over the years exploring both Alberta & British Columbia.
Earlier this year I was in a bad motor vehicle accident in my old expedition Vehicle (1998 Jeep TJ), which I've owned for over 22 years. Was sad day as me and that vehicle shared some amazing adventures together over the years.
I'm still recovering from the accident and have a long why to go physically, but I'm itching to start getting out exploring and getting back to activities I did amd combined with Overlanding b4 the accident and my horrible divorce back in 2021.
I'm working with an offroad built rig as my new adventure/overlanding vehicle. It's a purpose built off road toy, but handles Daily Driving just as well as the offroad use it was built for . Currently I've been using it as a daily driver for the last few weeks and surprisingly for all the modifications it handles daily diving very well andhas been super reliable. I'll continue daily driving her throughout the winter as a form of daily shake down.
I'll spend the next couple months outfitting the rig with some decent recovery gear, some storage solutions and finish up with the cockpit. Mechanically she runs like a top and a majority of the rig has recently been rebuilt.
The rig itself is a 2001 Blazer Zr2 (The basic bones of this rig are as follows):
-SAS Dana 44 & Ford 9" 4.88 gears with posi in the rear. Manual locking hubs front (completely rebuilt end to end with new gearing)
-4.3L with 208,000kms & Hypertech Power programmer 3
-Factory 5speed Transmission
-Custom NP241/231 Transfer Case
-James Duff Longarm Coil Lift front & Leaf springs rear
-35 " MTS
-Banana Armor custom Winch Bumper
-Banana Armor custom rock Sliders
-power/heated Leather Front seats
-Custom Upgraded Stereo, upgraded speakers and wired for Subs
I'm slowly transferring over usable items and equipment from my previous rig, to this new adventure rig as weather permits. Im also toying with new setup ideas.
One idea I'm looking into is my sleeping setup. While in the past it's mainly been ground tents. This rig I'm looking at possibly utilizing the 60/40 folding rear seat area to use one side as a sleeping platform via a foam mattress & sleeping bag. That way I can save time breaking down camp when I'm trying to staying mobile. And quick access to sleeping with out pitching a tent.
And with this sleeping setup idea, I've been super interested in incorporating a Diesel Heater to the rig to provide heating and hopefully extend my adventure seasons.
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