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After the last trip to Ontario I decided it was time to upgrade the interior a bit, and finally sprung for a rear table for the back door from golden rovers as well as one of their dash vent mounts for our devices. I also sprung for new interior lighting from feniex utilizing their 1” white...

I have a similar setup, but all my builds haven't had the liftgate the 4Runners do. On the FJ I could cook on the rear bumper. In the disco the rear door has a table which folds down for cooking, so it is next to my fridge, and under my 270 awning.

Following the Camel Trophy in peterson's 4wd magazines then seeing one of the retired trophy trucks on display at the local dealer definitely sparked something. Actually working on a few defenders and discoveries while I was primarily wrenching on BMWs at an independent import shop sealed the...

Good looking import, what's the total fuel capacity with the fitted aux tank?

White Lion eying our rover suspiciously @ the African Lion Safari in Ontario.

Mounted a fan to better circulate A/C whilst in motion, and relocated my control center to mount over where the now abandoned sunroof control was. Giving better control of my aux lighting, radios, and the new fan.

Mounted 3/4" led marker lights to replace the old cheap interior lights which failed after 4 years of use. The new lights mount into 1" aluminum stock that I drilled 3/4" holes in for the lights and mounted to the roof supports with m4 cap screws. Looks relatively clean, works decent, and the...

https://lionsafari.com/ https://maps.app.goo.gl/VVzhKoT2N6waQ2MV8?g_st=ipc Definitely winding down for the season as winter is approaching, but our kids loved the shows about the birds the park helps breed in captivity to restore wild populations and being able to see the animals in different...

6 years on and she's still providing us with wonderful trips. While exploring on our most recent trip up north for thanksgiving we were able to tour through a conservation park known as "African Lion Safari" in Ontario. Neat place, and the kids had a blast looking out at the wildlife out the...

Get a good lockbox. Disregard trying to carry safe in a vehicle that is fire resistant. Vehicle fires often burn much too hot for them to do much good, especially if you are traveling and the response to a rural vehicle fire is not the fastest. The one in the picture only burned for about 10...

Very slick and cost effective to just use a good commercial quality sheet pan. Nice work!

Oh I’m familiar with UV breaking down ropes, but under a year worth of intermittent use shouldn’t generally deteriorate the jacket to this extent. Heck if falls don’t retire our BW 2 11mm rescue ropes early we generally hit the ten year mark and retire them due to age. I use BW 3mm niteline on...

Put my batwing up last weekend so the kids could roast some marshmallows over our propane fire pit camping in the side yard. This is not a complaint, more of an update on longevity. I installed my batwing in 2016 and it’s at well over 200 nights camped/deployed at this point some of which were...

She made the nearly 1600 mile round trip journey to the 45th parallel without issue. The toddlers have officially dubbed it the “bluey truck” and throughly enjoyed the commanding view that they had over mom and dad from the rear seat between the LR elevation and their child seats.

Pumping fresh fluids into the truck for our trip north tomorrow.

Rhino Rack 84”x56” I used the tall rain gutter mounts with a 10mm spacer to clear the rear of the roof and the rear moon roof which curves outwardly very slightly. The rear most tall mounting feet have to be modified slightly on the back side to clear the seals which protrude for the safari windows.

Spent a few quality hours rewiring my dash/security cameras, a few extra always on USB outlets and my fridge. I also removed the factory subwoofer to allow keeping the fridge in the truck facing rear for easy access. Sadly the trip to Ontario got cancelled as uscis never approved my wife’s...

Have to work, y’all have fun!

Well as usual small tasks tend to ballon, replacement of my catalyst after the attempted theft had left me with a minor exhaust leak. The next oil change I tried to “snug up” a loose collector bolt which of course turned it into a major exhaust leak. Rather than try an repair it under the truck...

Just daily driving the rover for a few weeks while I prep it to head back to Ontario in October. Changed the oil, got the tires rotated and balanced, and started planning out some accessory outlets to install prior to the trip to power fans and iPads for the toddlers.