Recent content by CR-Venturer

Weirdly, the pics don't show in the thread for me, but they show up when I quoted you. Go figure. Rig looks great! I've always had a soft spot for Hondas, not surprisingly. They'd generally very well made vehicles, especially from the golden age of the 90's to early 2000's. Recently, I see...

I'm at the point in the vid where he's talking about the "overlanding kit" (rear mounted spare, max trax, extra gas etc) and while his overall point is true that you don't strictly "need" these things, depending where you go, the reality is a little more complex. I've got provisions for extra...

Bonus crapulence points for it being one of those worthless "new Defenders."

Sourdough is the most delicious of all breads, this is just a solid fact.

Ah yes, what an "ordinary" and "boring" camp site lol

Might have a hard time finding a spot in the rig for it :P

The gatekeeping and elitism you mentioned is one of the reasons why I was drawn to OB in the first place, namely that it is almost non-existent here. When your motto is explicitly "it doesn't matter what you drive" and "adventure is necessary," it leaves little room for such silliness. I'm in...

I agree. My post might make it seem like I only solo camp, but I enjoy group trips too, and I've been to several overland expos which are another awesome kind of experience all their own. Much of the time, just due to circumstances, my only option is solo trips, so it's fortunate that I love them.

Good article. I always find this perspective strange and fascinating, although far more common than I would have imagined. I will start by telling you the fear/reluctance/anxiety around solo camping is very common. As for me, the majority of my camping is done solo and as far from...

Ahhhh, so basically making your own instant coffee! Thank you for enlightening me :D Learning something new every day. Yes, Timmies makes a pretty good cuppa. I hate starbucks, personally, always tastes burnt to me. My personal thing is just coffee grounds with a collapsible silicone pour over...

Maybe this is a dumb question, or maybe I'm just missing some detail, but what's the advantage of doing this vs just carrying coffee grinds and making coffee every morning? If it's freeze dried, don't you have to add water anyway? Sorry if I'm clued out, but I'm not getting the idea here.

I googled Tocino and it looks delicious. I'm buying some Tocino Spam if I ever see it around. EDIT: Saw Grubworm's teriyaki spam and DANG son, I bet that's absolutely amazing. Buying some of that too. Sadly in The People's Republik of Kanuckistan, we don't tend to see such things.

I wasn't able to do a camp out this weekend, but did some fun exploring and wheeling with a good friend of mine. Thoroughly explored some cool tracks around a lake not far from my home, and discovered a secret squirrel route into an area I've been wanting to get access to, so all in all, great...

I made sure to use high tensile boltsx4 to bolt it on. In practice, it definitely seemed adequate. Glad I could be of assistance :D Ganbaru was an awesome machine and I'm very thankful I had it. Cheers!

No need for apologies :D I'm happy to relive fond memories of Ganbaru, as much as I'm sad he's gone lol I had my brother in law (professional welder) fabricate this based on a model I made using coroplast material. I measured, designed and built the model, then handed it to him and asked him to...