Recent content by MOAK

Currently we are in South Carolina with our daughter for a visit. We spent a month touring Joshua Tree NP, the NFs of north central AZ, the Grand Staircase Monument & the San Rafael Swell.

back in the mid 70s I solo camped in the San Bernardino NF and on the Mojave Desert. Then I made a mistake and married a city girl. Didn’t camp again until mid 90s. My current wife of 39 years and I solo camped beginning in 97 every time out. Around 2017 or 18 a couple of family members decided...

Agreed, I’m subscribed to Gaia. I’ll give it another try when we get back out west. So far- not impressed. We were in Grand Staircase and then up into the San Rafael Swell. Our Nat Geo maps were much more accurate than Gaia. We also Google earthed the area for even more detailed info...

Planning and decision making! Yes- that would be the most important part of any overlanding build which many folks overlook. Many people say, “ that’s my personal preference” and throw money at trying to solve a problem they have created by asking a piece of equipment to do more than it is...

Interestingly when we had our ‘96 80 series starting with 112,000 miles and selling it last year with 382,000 miles on it, I carried around enough tools to fix just about anything. Easily 50 lbs of sockets, impact sockets, wrenches, breaker bars, a cheater pipe, and all the regular hand tools...

We are running 285/75/17 ATs. I use the inflation charts from the manufactures and have always attained great and even wear netting -45-50k miles. I like keeping 65-66 lbs in the rears in our current 128 rated tires and 45-47 up front. I have a Viair 400p. It does fine with up to about...

Not a Germaphobe and we have always used a black trash bag as a liner- even use heavy clips to hold it in place. 2008? Must have been a good year for canvas QC!

Agreed. The bag I’ve ordered has a lifetime warranty as well. If we were still part timing, I’d just buy another Trasharoo or any other inexpensive brand and be happy with 5 years of use. Full timing it can be difficult getting warranty items replaced and coordinating drop shipments.

Not there any longer- wiggling our way back to South Carolina, via Grand Staircase, Rafael Swell, and Rt 50 back east. However, I saw this area on our paper maps and had planned on spending some time there.

It’s a lot like easterners going down to their favorite shore, same place, same people year after year after year after year. Ironic

Reviews of brand new products crack me up and probably most of us. I want to know what works well and lasts a long time. We bought our first Trasharoo in 2017. When it wasn’t on one of our journeys it was hanging in the garage. We probably used it 12 weeks a year. I treated it with Nixwax...

Two days ago we drove through Quartzsite AZ . We deeply appreciate and enjoy the southwest deserts and visit/explore/camp in the region long and often. Admittedly, we do have a preference for the 4 corners region and the Colorado plateau and we do have a preference for silence and solitude. I...

Why bother with that when you can get free waffles at LaQuinta?

The same way you would make French toast, substitute butter for egg.

Agreed, we are currently in eastern NM headed toward Prescott then on to Mojave Rd/Joshua Tree NP, back to Mesa AZ to visit a good friend, back to Prescott, then wiggle our way north, very slowly, into Canada around early June, Back into the states early Sept, meeting my brother in law in...