Recent content by Kevtd

Grew up cooking hotdogs and smokies on the exgaust manifold of my dads old dodge on road trips. Finaly have a vheicle it will work on again so I really should give it a shot!

BC has a fantastic list of forest service campsites. All should be within what your FJ can comfortably do Iv used a few and one was absolutely mosquito infested but the rest were stunning with no one for miles. Here is the site for them Recreation Sites and Trails BC As for things to see the...

I have to second Preunner on the fender mount. I install radios in airport vehicles and that is where we put all of ours. You are correct that the skin of that camper is going to suck as a ground plane so I would say your best bet is a fender mount. Two small holes on the inside of your engine...

This is a fantastic idea. If I end up with some darker ones I will likely tag em with marker paint as well. Ya the length is a concern for me there. Chances are they will be used in sand and snow more then anything. With the lower clearance of the volvo I thought they might be easier to...

Has anyone tried a shorter board? Im considering this for the wagon since space is an issue and they wont see much use. FieryRed Innovative version Recovery Traction Mat Currently my alternative is either their full sized version or this one here. I have never owned traction boards so id love...

It can be done with the stock battery in the Subaru but you then have to worry about draining the battery. I would be sure to. Fuse something like this close to the battery. Put it on a switch if it does not have its own (will draw power even with nothing plugged in). Possibly put in a low...

As far as I know you are correct, however I have always found LED lights to have very little reach comparably speaking. But I would rather use one for the durability, life span and lower power draw. Been looking at these. The problem is that i know the hellas are good and I wont have to rig...

What are peoples thoughts on LED spots for off road lights? I am a big beliver in having a second light source on any rig since not only for making driving at night better but safety as well. (I have had to drive out on one single fog light once, luckily the Pajero had 7" "fogs") I have always...

I had a little Chevy Tracker with a roof basket for a while and I have to say I sure felt the extra weight especially when it got to be more then a can of gas or so. My advice is to mount fuel, high lift and water on your bumper if possible and minimize top weight. I never rolled but it for sure...

I cant recommend the back roads map book enough for anyone in Canada. They have different books for different regions or a Canada wide version. When I was scouting roads for a rally we had offline google maps, offline apple maps as well as a dedicated GPS unit. Road ended on all the digital...

Hey another Volvo build! Love seeing more of these XC70's! Super jealous of the polestar to. Found out after buying my 05 I was one year too soon to get the tune. Sweet rig man cant wait to see where you take it.

For sure my biggest surprise was taking a friend from the prairies out in the mountains (He had basically never wheeled on anything larger then a light slope nor in an actual forest) after a few hours of branches dragging along our paint and another tree across the road we decide to walk up...

Bought this a little while ago with the intention of turning it into my adventure/ road trip/ dirt road camping wagon and I absolutely LOVE it so far. Not nearly as tough as my old Pajero but its a great daily and I really love driving it so I am for sure looking forward to this build. First...

I'm no expert but i know the lithium ion batteries we use at work really seem to suffer in the cold AND can become unstable at very high temps as well. That said, if they pull off better batteries I would happily do my traveling in an electric.

Haha the congratulations are a bit pre mature. Were not even officially engaged (have to delay the public part for personal reasons but that will be in the next few weeks) But I will for sure post pictures!