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I have a couple OT cups and their 73qt and 26qt coolers. They all work as advertised! We also had one of their 10 man tents for several years and it did what we needed it to do. When it comes to knives, I try to buy decent quality stuff. I have a Mora I carry in my EDC pack, that's probably...

Whether a lift is important or not depends on what you are wanting to do with it. I don't know what kinds of trails you are interested in. I would suggest you getting out there and trying it as is and seeing if you want more from it or if you are happy. The shocks for the Z71 (Bilstein or...

With a little bit of torsion bar crank, you can fit 285/75/16 tires pretty easily on factory wheels. I have them on my OBS 2000 K2500. As for shocks, get the Bilstein shocks that came on the Z71 K1500 trucks. I ran the Monroe Reflex mono-tube shocks on our 1999 K1500 Suburban and they did a...

Hard to beat a classic!!! :grinning: Failing semaphore I'd imagine.

I would take them all out and see which one suits your needs. They all have benefits and drawbacks. Subaru: Decent fuel mileage, fully enclosed storage, some aftermarket support Truck: Tons of storage, good aftermarket support, rugged and powerful RAV: 4WD, roomier than Subi, better fuel...

Well, quite a bit of what I've seen on here are the clubs out west requiring ham where the distances to civilization is much greater and the need to get through could be that much greater. Being a ham, I kind of push for that but I realize most don't want to put the effort of the license into...

Next time you head up this way, give me a shout! I've never been to Shoe Creek before. I might have to run over one weekend and check it out.

I see more and more posts on here with people talking about local clubs going to FRS or even requiring people to get their amateur license. I've also not been to but one ride or gathering in the last year where CB was used and the only reason it was used then was because the lead truck lent his...

Looks like a good start. I've been considering one of these little trailers for a base myself. I only need to haul overflow gear from the Xterra and it won't be carrying anything like a RTT. When you flipped the axle, did you weld on new perches or just flip the axle over? We just flipped two...

Most people are going FRS/GMRS. With FRS, the little hand helds are cheap and don't require an external antenna. The audio is better and they share frequencies with GMRS so when you want a little more power and a vehicle mounted radio, you can still talk to the FRS guys. The next step up from...

Yep, that is the ORUXMAPS I use. I've been using it on and off for a few years now and it's pretty neat. Like I said, learning to load the base maps and figuring out some of the functionality is a little confusing at first, but it works well!

I'll also recommend sliders, recovery gear (winch?), comms and navigation now, knowing your background. My Xterra does great but I was mangling the step tubes and didn't want a repeat of my Cherokee with the smashed in rocker panel so I got some White Knuckle off-road sliders with the flatter...

Snapped this Sunday on some old rail bed from the 1800s when this area was big in iron ore mining and lime production. I want to get back and hunt down some more of the old bed and see just how much is still passable.

Nice looking FJ. I LOVE the color! Easy to keep clean! :laughing: I'd be happy to beat it through the brush any day!

I've been using Google Maps to build my route and add POIs. Then I'll export that and load it in my tablet running oruxmaps. Its free, but takes a little playing with to get the hang of it. The user manuals are really good and I keep a copy on each device with the program installed...

Welcome!! I think firstly you need to decide for yourself what you want from Overlanding. You didn't really mention your background in your post or what kinds of things you would like to do, so I'm not sure where to start from. No need to dump money into lifts, tires, snorkles and what-not's...

The oldest and I went out for a ride yesterday. We checked out a couple roads I've had mapped for a while. One turned out to be a seasonal closure so we'll have to go back in April to get the full trip in. We wound up following some old rail bed for the first half of it. It's always pretty...

It's been long enough, but I finally tried out my XPOT today. We're looking for some one pot meals for our trip this summer and I grabbed a box of Zataran's jambalaya and a smoked sausage to fix supper tonight. I used it on my 414 Coleman stove. This was also it's first time in service...

I've posted pictures of my old Sears stove but I've had this 414 Powerhouse longer than the Sears but had never used it. I broke it out this evening to fix supper on, getting it ready to take on a trip this summer. Also got to use my Sea-to-Summit XPOT for the first time too!

Honestly, if I could get some dependable management, it's my dream job. I love to tinker and I get to play with everything from chemical analyzers to 600# steam turbines!