Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin, we need to see your rigs on display!
Come on out and join us for a "car show" we can all appreciate. Got a RTT, awning, kitchen area? Set it up so the public can see it. Bring out your small adventure trailer! Don't have a built rig? No problem! We want...
This is often a hard decision to make for someone just getting started camping. It can also end in a heated debate among those of us who feel strongly about the choices we've made.
We produced this video with the intent to give newbies practical and honest advice to help them make up their own...
My wife Merri and I have been at this overlanding thing for a few decades. We've made just about all the mistakes possible and have gotten ourselves into some mighty sketchy situations. Recently we thought that some of you could maybe benefit from some of our advice on how to get started. So, we...
Merri and I were fortunate to spend some time exploring eastern Kentucky a few weeks ago. If you're interested in what the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway is like, here's a short video we made:
Have you heard of the Imogene Pass trail in the SanJuan Mountains near Ouray Colorado? Most likely you have, it's one of the iconic trails many people have on their offroading bucketlist.
Here's a short glimpse at what you can experience on this trail:
Join us on July 10th at Rock Cut State Park in Rockford Illinois for a meet and greet. There'll be plenty of built rigs to look at, and talk about trips and destinations to get ideas from. Then go enjoy the park! Activities available; hiking, mountain biking, swimming, canoe/kayaking, camping...
We thought we'd share this with you and hopefully get your opinions about our opinions on popular pieces of gear that have become very popular in the overlanding community. I hope Mark doesn't offend any of you with the comments he makes in the video. :)
I'm looking for a method to keep our house battery fully charged and maintained when the vehicle is sitting in the garage for days or even weeks at a time.
We have an AGM with a Redarc dc-dc charger with built-in solar controller. What I'd like to do is have something I can plug into the garage...
We started a build thread here a couple years ago when we started this project, but haven't kept it up to date like we should have. A LOT has been done to it to make it a fantastic vehicle to base our travels out of. (For our needs and uses.)
We've produced short videos on everything we've done...
Our daughter was born when Merri and I were both very young. She's now in her early thirties and has a baby of her own now. This past summer we made the journey to her home in Durango Colorado and took her and ten month old grandson Jack on an overland adventure throughout southwest Colorado...
For us, one of the very best aspects of vehicle based exploring is the ability to haul the necessary equipment and fresh food to cook "real" meals while we're camping. We'd like to share with you our recipe for fish tacos.
Crispy fish tacos with cabbage slaw, cucumber sauce, and pickled...
We've been meaning to do it for over a year, we finally got around to putting it in a video. This is our gear packing list we use each time we head out, either for weeks or just a weekend.
As with any activity, everyone's needs and wants will differ slightly.
We're curious what you would add...
We've been meaning to put together a complete gear packing list video for a few years, finally got around to it. We thought you may enjoy watching it.
Our background, for thirty + years, before we got into vehicle based camping, was wilderness canoe tripping. Weight and bulk of all our gear was...
We could sure use your help and inspiration in designing a charging station in the back of our 4R. Pics of what you've come up with would be most helpful.
It astounds me how much we have to supply juice to.
So far we have; 1 flashlight, 2 drone batteries, 1 drone controller, 1 cell phone, and 1...
We started a build thread here a little over two years ago but for whatever reason, we haven't kept up with it. We produced this video as a means to catch up. We show you everything we've done to it, along with a glimpse into its future. This thing has come a loooong way from a bone stock TRD...
We just finished up another storage drawer system yesterday! This one isn't near as elaborate as our last, but is super easy and inexpensive to build. Can't wait to put "stuff" in it.
If you're interested, we produced a detailed video of its construction.
Often when we're offroad or on a 4L trail we have difficulty seeing over the hood to see what's over a drop/ hill, or exactly where that rock is we need to line up on.
We want to install a front facing camera and would greatly appreciate your suggestions if you have any experience with them...
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First off we want to thank all of you who posted threads and remarks about the trail here on the forum. You helped greatly with our planning and giving us a taste of what the route offers.
Here's a short video we produced of our adventure. We hope you enjoy it and are inspired to make...
The following are pictures, along with brief descriptions and details, of our latest trip. We hope you enjoy them. We'll be adding to it during the next few days when we have time. Here's the first day:
We started from our home base in north-central Illinois heading west, through Wisconsin...
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