Enthusiast III
Assuming I somehow procure a lot of money, what should I add to my rig?
What can you personally not adventure without?
- Thread starter Crusty Overland
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Enthusiast III
Cooler + beer... unwinding after a stressful day of travel is essential for great adventures.
Member III
My dog Lilly! She is my constant companion. Even helps keep me warm on those cool nights too! Benz.
Enthusiast III
Pathfinder I
A fishing rod, a mountain bike or a cell phone (for the camera). I cannot adventure without at least one of these. I prefer to have all three.
I think you're going to find that you don't need to buy expensive parts for your rig to have a good adventure. For some it's a cold beer or their best friend. For me it's an activity. :)
I think you're going to find that you don't need to buy expensive parts for your rig to have a good adventure. For some it's a cold beer or their best friend. For me it's an activity. :)
Enthusiast III
Our Jeep is bone stock, and it will go everywhere we want it to go.
The must have things for adventure for me is my wife and a camera.
Todd
The must have things for adventure for me is my wife and a camera.
Todd
I would agree with the "fishing rod, mountain bike, and cell phone" for the most part. Cabela's RLS fly rod with Wind River reel and Badger Tenkara rod are my take-alongs, sometimes I carry an ultra-light Daiwa spinning rod/reel as well. I also carry the (in)famous "10 Essentials." I have a Garmin eTrex 20 GPS for hiking, a Garmin Edge Explore 1000 for the bike (mostly for keeping track of rides and mileage), but rely on paper maps (USGS, DeLorme, and NatGeo) and compass for driving and on-the-ground navigation. They are always in the truck. My MTB, either my Cogburn CB4 fat bike or my Volcanic Vx7 mountain bike are almost always in the truck as well. I alternate until the snow starts falling in earnest, then it's the Cogburn until spring. Winter survival gear, multiple first aid kits (including an AED in warmer weather), tow rope, bike helmets, back-up snowshoes in winter, yada, yada, yada.
I don't like to rely on electronics, but my job provides me with a mobile hot-spot and I keep it in the truck. It doesn't work everywhere, but it's nice to have along.
I drive a '05 Dakota. Seriously considering a full-size for my next truck.
I don't like to rely on electronics, but my job provides me with a mobile hot-spot and I keep it in the truck. It doesn't work everywhere, but it's nice to have along.
I drive a '05 Dakota. Seriously considering a full-size for my next truck.
Influencer I
Advocate II
Being a backpacker, I never wanted to hike in beer, but I always kept a flask or small bottle of whiskey. Perfect for hanging out by the fire after a long hike. Especially when its cold outside. Now that I'm giving overlanding a go, I'll probably not leave home without more than a few cold beers.
Traveler I
I always carry a large (7-gal) container of water. There has never been a trip where I didn’t use it for one reason or another!
Advocate II
My pipe (tobacco), a good book, and my eno hammock. I rarely smoke, rarely read, and rarely use my hammock. Like, almost never. But for some reason, the combination of those three things while camping just MAKES the trip for me. I try hard to turn my phone completely off, not bring any type of electronics or modern "entertainment", and to just take advantage of the peace and quiet of nature.
Enthusiast III
I try to keep my phone off as well, the issue is I’m a photographer and I use my phone most of the time when I’m out and about exploring and playing out where my expensive DSLR could get broken easily. But it’s nice because I can go where there is only enough signal for a call or text in case of emergency. The past two nights I went out on some power line trails away from civilization and the peace and quiet was amazing after a long day of work. The sunset was amazing!
It seems kind of like cheating, but I find for me personally I cannot adventure without my Garmin Fenix 3 watch. I get enjoyment out of being able to create a GPS track of where I've been either driving or hiking. It's nice being able to look back and be able to easily remember the turns I made along the way.
Pathfinder I
For folks like me that use their cell phone for navigation and photos while adventuring I find it beneficial to put the phone in airplane mode when you don't need to make calls/texts nor want to receive them. You'll significantly extend battery life and GPS still works.
Boostpowered
Rank VI
Member III
I just need my wife and a pistol for bare bones, if i want to feel comfy the list grows quickly. What your going to bring will depend on where you go, if in dry area bring lots of water, if in muddy wet area bring extra recovery gear, if up in mountains or really rocky area a good jack and spare tires are a good idea along with recovery gear. A good physical map of the area your going to be in is a good idea if your rig has a problem and battery is dead the gps stuff and phone maps wont help unless you have a solar system and its not cloudy. Back when my 88 ranger 4x4 was my adventure rig i put a 5.0 v8 in and ditched the 6cyl lifted 2 inch and put 31" tires on, ditch lights and extra jerry cans of gas. but back then i was into the pre runner baja stuff. In the end we cant tell you what you would need unless we know where you plan to go with your rig
Enthusiast III
I have my personal carry weapon in my rig or on my person as well and some extra ammunition. My 98 ranger is sitting on 31’s with a 2.5in lift. If I’m going far out I carry extra Jerry cans as well. Usually two spares and a floor jack thrown in there
Boostpowered
Rank VI
Member III
What you have is what is reccomended to travel the rubicon, so other than camping gear and food, maps recovery gear etc, sounds to me like your are ready to overland . I know the feeling of wanting to add to the rig i have to fight it every weekend. My funds are currently having to go to a metal roof on the house and its killing me.
Enthusiast III
I feel your pain in the funding department. I just graduated college and am paying off my student loans. I’m actually looking at buying another truck to build at a later time. (It’s local, rare and cheap) but I still would love to buy a winch and ARB awning. Maybe a pickup bed tent as well. Currently using a ground tent or tarp to cover my truck bed. Both work but the tarp only works so well and isn’t great in the rain/wind. I’m in southern New Hampshire so we get plenty of both. The winch I think will be the next big ticket item. The goal is to eventually do a solid axle swap or coil spring on the front of the ranger for more lift for 35s but again that’s big money at the moment
