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Do a Youtube search for "Filthy Motorsports Differential Locker Comparison". I have no affiliation with them, but that video does a good job of explaining the different types of lockers. I also see they have a video on Suspension Ride Quality. That might be worth your while too. Selectable...

THIS!! Get out there and wheel. You will learn far more that way. If you are you trying to avoid spending any money until you know what you want then go out wheeling with someone else who has a rig similar to what you think you want to build. Learn from them. Find out what mistakes they...

Interesting. I have to wonder what it took for the marketing wonks to get over the stigma of a pickup-bed trailer. Those have never been perceived as a sign of quality, at least not in my neck of the woods. Maybe perception is different in Japan, but I still would expect them to have a better...

I envy those of you who can use Corelle and find it adequately durable. I love Corelle. The Bride and I used it for our daily home dining for years. Then The Varmints came along. And then they got to the point that doing the dishes was their responsibility. Seemed like we couldn't go for...

You have my condolences. I started getting migraines when I started school. Went through a number of different prescriptions before they finally put me on Vicodine. This would have been in the early '90s before Vicodine and doctor shopping were household terms. They didn't tell me anything...

I think the root of the problem is that nothing really wants to stick to plastic. Probably has something to do with plastic being a petroleum based product, and nothing really sticks to oil. What you might want to look into is the use of a shellac base primer. There may be something even...

Cat's in the Kettle at the Peking Moon

This has wound up being my philosophy. I have used my trail tools on other people's rigs almost as often as on my own. I carry both SAE & metric, beyond just what my own vehicle needs. I also carry a Hi-Lift jack repair kit and several different Hi-Lift attachment accessories even though I...

That Hi-Lift jack looks awfully shiny and new. If you don't have much experience using one of those I recommend you get acquainted with the tool (Youtube probably has some useful videos.). They have great potential for harm if you don't watch out. There are also a number of accessories that...

Nothing that stretches is going to be UV resistant. While you are out and about overlanding pay attention to what exists in nature that can withstand the sun's rays year after year. You will find it is rocks. Nothing else holds up. Metal brackets (metals being minerals--read rocks) are your...

God bless America indeed!

So, can you push start those automatics? That makes a big difference when your 18 month old Optima internally shorts while you are miles from pavement on the trail. And no, it could not be jump started. That was tried. We did manage to get it running with a snatch strap. An automatic would...

It is good that there are lots of options. Different situations make substantial differences in what is needed. Having a family of 5, a RTT just doesn't seem to make any sense for us. Not only because of the challenge of fitting all five of us in there (and I should note that we are all...

Yep. That is why both are good ideas. And even then that isn't always enough. I had an 18 month old Optima Yellow Top die on me on the trail. It was an Adopt-A-Trail event, so there were others who could help. Jumper cables wouldn't cut it. Battery was so badly shorted internally that...

I disagree. A four stroke engine with opposed cylinders will be most reliable if the number of cylinders is divisible by 4. That will be the most balanced assembly possible. Modern electronics are helping to cope with this is V-6 and V-10 configurations, but if you look back at carbureted...

+1 The magic box wouldn't cut it on my Duramax. Jumper cables I can leave in each vehicle and never worry they are going to internally short out and burn my vehicle to the ground on a hot summer day. No need to maintain a charge in them either. I have found the magic box to be most useful...

That is a good thing. Count your blessings.

I take it you have never heard of Chicago.

Looks like Montana too. Whole country is going to pot. :smirk:

I can't believe potted meat isn't doing better in California, Oregon and Colorado.