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for any of you that want to build a M416 on a good price w\o all the rust repairs & metal replacement...

I am curious you folks w\o slides what do you use to place your fridg\freez on? or do you leave your fridg\freez on the ground? or some form of stand to keep it off the ground. Sally & I use 2 plastic folding footstools

The wife & I have always been cast iron cook wear fans whether home use or camping. Just a few days ago she mention @ her age of 66yrs, cast iron fry pans are getting too heavy for her. We have the 5" & 10" lodge cast iron fry pans. We've been doing a lot of research on replacements pans for...

install a shoe hammock to my roof top tent on the overland trailer this morning with the assistance of my wife. This way we can put our dirty shoes up outside from tracking dirt inside the RTT, or up high from snakes when disperse camping. I added some quick disconnect buckels for easy removal...

Last night I bought another Engel 12v ac\dc fridge\freez. Amazon has the Engel MR040F-U1 Marine Fridge 40qt fridg\freez on sale. List price $849.00, sale price $637.49 w free shipping, which comes to 25% off on Amazon. They only have 5 left after my purchase. Their selling fast.

this fan is great, worth the money IMO. We used this fan for the 1st time on our trip being hot & humid, the fan performed flawlessly. Quiet, & low power consumption @ 3 speeds low, medium, high: 1.2 amps to 2.6 amps & the size is prefect for a RTT. What a asset for overland gear. We bought our...

Sally & I are getting ready to leave for 4 days of rest, relaxation & fish. Headed for Lake Charles here in Arkansas for some night time catfishing, BBQ'n, & some serious relaxation. Be using 4 types of bait: scented dough bait, shad flavored dip bait, cut bait & marinated hotdogs cut into...

I'm curious what everyone uses for cooling system (fans, a\c units) in summer time camping while sleeping in your RTT?

purchased this from the local archery shop today. These guys are the bow shop always use this can cooker stating how great the meals it cooks. So I had to buy this & will try it tonight. I believe this will make for a great addition to my kitchen gear.

Sally & I are planning another overlanding camping trip for 4 days of dispersed camping. Were torn between Leatherwood Wilderness Area or Barkshed Sylamore both in the Ozark National Forest. I pulled all the gear out of the trailer & will give the overland trailer a bath from our last trip. Then...

found this video, thought it was great.

Smittybilt made some big changes on overlander tent annex's in both models. the annex for the small 2783 overlander tent they relocated the door on the side & added a floor, were the older 2783 tent annex the door was located in front of the ladder & had NO floor. for the Smittybilt XL...

What I've read on line in the past with RTT mattresses they have poor quality & make for bad nights sleep. We've tried Thremarest self inflating pads underneath our mattress, memory form toppers, added sleeping bags underneath our Smittybilt mattress & the memory foam. Still wake up stiff, sore...

Sally & I are getting things ready for our 5 day camping trip very soon above Gunner Pool in the Ozark National Forest. Sally changed the mattress sheet & I made sure all the gear is their & working good. All is left is to figure our menu.

done some macgyvering this morning on our Zodi hot shower system. Got rid of the original 6v. pump (4 D battery) set up & went with a 12v. pump so it can plug into my tongue box 12v. outlets. The electrical cord for the 12v.pump that plugs into the tongue box outlets is 15ft long now. I added...

was curious what was your strangest camping encounter? this happen back in 1996 in California when the wife & I were camping in the Los Padres National Forest in between Fort Hunter Liggett & Nacimiento Fergusson toward Hwy 1. We were sleeping in our truck camper when I heard the camper door...

Been pondering on a new project, something simple w\o all the electronics. 1986 Isuzu Trooper II 2.2L Turbo Diesel 4x4. I found one in great shape w\ only 137,000 miles, 3 yr old paint & good solid upholstery w\ normal wear & no rip's. The motor is solid, no leaks or hick-up's. Wanting to do a...

my wife & I nomads & like to disperse camp in deep in the national forest & BLM lands . One thing always sits in the back of "my" mind when leaving a camp fire burning down unattended while sleeping (I'm sure you know what I mean about the fire burning down). Drowning a camp fire with water...

the wife & I took off in her Nissan Pathfinder to the Ozark National Forest to look for some disperse camping sites. We found some nice places to go this coming March. We seen some great scenery. Cold & chilly morning exploring, our little Rat Terrier Sadie Girl nose was working over time with...

9 1\2 month build, 6 months of research Solar: Renogy, 2 100watt portable suit case panels w\ branch connector to run both parallel or single panel, Renogy 30 amp Wanderer Charge Controller w\ Battery Temperature Sensor, 20ft 10 awg cable Battery: VMax Tank 125ah AGM Battery Suspension: Smooth...