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  1. Wolfy

    DIY Light Weight Drawer System / Sleeping Platform

    "I bought this pickup truck because I needed more space than an SUV," is what you might have heard me say about a year ago when I bought a used 2017 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, Short bed TRD Off-Road. (DCLB TRDOR). And that's a good reason to get a midsize pickup instead of an SUV like a 4Runner...
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    DIY 4x4 Ambulance Overland Camper: Ford F-550

    RV Life My grandfather lived in Louisiana and for a little while he had a dolphin. One summer he drove it out to where we lived in Michegan and took us all on a big road trip. Of course, I mean the Toyota based cab over recreational vehicle, not the marine mammal. And while that RV was...
  3. Wolfy

    Minimalist Overlander: 2016 Ford Expedition

    In 1996 Ford killed off the last bronco. The full size, two-door beast we'd loved since the seventies, was gone. It took 24 years for them to bring it back. But in 1997 they launched the Expedition, a full-size, 4 door SUV following on from the wildly popular Explorer and taking the next step in...
  4. Wolfy

    An Argument FOR Root-TopTents

    I am of two minds on the matter, but having had some experience with Roof-Top tents this last summer, I have some conclusions about the places where they are better. Note: That my opinions are as a dad who has to set up camp for 4 people, two of whom are not helping, or getting in the way...
  5. Wolfy

    Forget everything you think you know about the Nissan Frontier

    Was out at Moon Rocks and saw this Frontier Wheeling hard! The guy said he has suspension parts and bumpers on order and he recently got rear-ended, so the damage was inconsequential. I was impressed with how there's nothing hanging down below the frame rails to get damaged, unlike my Tacoma.
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    An argument against Roof Top Tents

    While I own two roof top tents, and like them and also hate them, this video on why ground tents are better is spot on. But you have to realize that Harry is single, and mostly travels either alone or with his girlfriend. Travleing with a family of 4 presents different challenges that a RTT...
  7. Wolfy

    Overlanding Nevada: Tunnel Camp to Nightengale

    I suppose on some elemental level, every dirt road looks about about like the next. Just an endless valley. Another scraggy mountain range with a name that only means something to the dusty pioneers who gave it. But every road leads somewhere. And this one brings us back here to Sage Valley, The...
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    Minimalist Overlander: 1st Gen Toyota Tundra

    Howdy! Wanted to share this article I wrote about my friend's Tundra Overland build. There are links to all the gear mentioned at my blog, but I didn't want to clutter up the post here with it. You can find those links here. The hum and rattle of the road is the background noise of adventure...
  9. Wolfy

    ARB JACK vs. Hi-Lift Jack

    Last month I went out with Harry Wagner and Bradd Davidsonto test and shoot photos and video of the new ARB Hydraulic Jack for off road vehicles. I did a test of each lifting Harry’s Jeep LJ. My conclusions are that the ARB JACKis a far better and safer tool for lifting a vehicle than a Hi-Lift...
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    Tunnel Camp Ghost Town, Seven Troughs Range, Nevada

    What kind of person leaves a perfectly comfortable modern home in the city, drives out the interstate to a lonely road, to a lonelier road, to a dirt road to a two track and finally stops, gets out to gaze with reverence upon, explore and photograph a wrecked and abandoned mining town at the...
  11. Wolfy

    5 Places to visit on your Death Valley Overland Tour

    A few years back we did a 3 day overland trip through the north end of death valley. I thought I'd share the whole route so others could follow along. Here it is. Full description below the video: Number 1: Titus Canyon From The Death Valley Road there Titus Canyon road crosses the...
  12. Wolfy

    Open Differentials vs. Traction Control vs. Lockers

    On a recent group trip we came across a perfect natural experiment to see how OPEN DIFFERENTIALS, LOCKERS, and TRACTION CONTROL handle the same obstacle. I got video of it all and you can see that below. Here are my thoughts on what we saw: How A Differential Works Here's the best video I've...
  13. Wolfy

    2012 Power Wagon Build w Smart Bar Mods

    I think we can all agree that the Ram Power Wagon is the best looking production 4x4 truck on the market today. No? Ok, well then. Can we at least all agree that with a factory lift, front and rear lockers, disconnecting sway bars and burly skid plates and guards and a 12,000 pound Warn...
  14. Wolfy

    A fun family day trip from Reno with 13 rigs

    Ouradventure begins on the edge of Winnemucca Dry Lake in Pershing County, Nevada. First thing was to air down the tires for the day on the dirt. This isn’t strictly necessary for this route, but it does make the going a little smoother. We had a diverse range of vehicles in the caravan from...
  15. Wolfy

    DIY Overlanding Pickup Truck Bed Rack for our Ford F-150

    I’m not going to go into the WHY of a bed rack like this. I think it’s a concept that isn’t super obvious since you can’t really carry lumber or big ladders on it. If you get it, awesome. There are a lot of off-the-shelf options to make a bed rack like this. The best designs I’ve seen are low...
  16. Wolfy

    Power Wagon on Snake Lake Trail, Tahoe National Forest

    It’s a tense moment piloting a full size truck down a technical jeep trail. Each wheel placement critical, springs squeaking, rocks grinding under the tires, metal bits hanging low under the truck rasping over boulders in the trail telegraphing either minor scuffing or potentially catastrophic...
  17. Wolfy

    Major Metal Failure in the Aerotow

    So if anyone is following my Aerotow trailer project, I noticed that there was a MAJOR failure where the tongue assembly bolts to the structure of the trailer. It's all in the video, and the photos below. If you have an Aerotow, give it a check and think about reinforcing it a bit. I think...
  18. Wolfy

    4 Wheeling with my Off-Road Aerotow Trailer

    I suppose it doesn't look that Gnarly, but it was rough and steep enough for 4-low, especially pulling the trailer. This was the first real test of the trailer with the new axle and wheel/tire. Tires are down to 15 psi and I might pull a leaf out of the springs to soften them up a bit...
  19. Wolfy

    Simply Drawerless Drawer System with Slide-Out table from 1 sheet of Plywood

    This is version 3 of an SUV Cargo Storage deck that I’m calling a Drawerless Drawer System, and I think I’m done for now. Here's the build video with full process. At the end I address the critical measurements. Keep reading below for more build details and measurements for a 3rd gen 4runner...
  20. Wolfy

    DIY Dashboard Accessory Mounting Plate (3rd Gen 4Runner)

    This project is for a 3rd Gen 4Runner, but I think the concept could work for many vehicles. Supplies: 22 Ga Steel from Home Depot 3M tape (The white stuff) 3m Velcro Tin Snips Angle metal and clamps Grinder, files, sand paper I go through the whole process in the video: The 22 ga steel...