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  1. TJDon

    Auto maker customer service. Have you had great experiences?

    This may or may not be overland related. But because there is so many makes and model vehicle ownership here, should have some good feedback What auto maker has given you outstanding customer service? Mostly beyond the dealership experience. Have you had to make contact with corporate to...
  2. TJDon

    ARB awning and ARB awning room review

    I picked up the ARB awning and the attachable ARB awning room with the “deluxe” floor. My intentions are to eliminate the RTT for a few reasons. I haven’t removed my RTT yet because I’m using the rails from the tent to mount the awning. as far as the awning deployment goes, it’s easy but...
  3. TJDon

    Need idea help for arb awning mount

    How did you guys with awnings mount it to your factory roof rack? My ‘99 Grand Cherokee only has the factory roof rack. I bought the ARB awning mounts. If you guys come up with better ideas I’ll return these.
  4. TJDon

    Smittybilt RTT question

    I wound up being offered a smittybilt RTT overlander (the smaller of the two SB offers) brand new at a price I couldn’t pass up. I’ve used it now 4 times and it’s been a struggle in knowing how much I’m able to fold up inside of it and travel with. I’ve kept a deflated air mattress and one...
  5. TJDon

    FreeSpirit Ready light review

    I purchased the Ready Light from FreeSpirit after watching a few episodes of Coyote Works. I liked how easy it looked to set up and mostly for the solar self charging and versatility of the pod lights. It’s definitely not a cheap light to buy, but so far it’s been worth it. My only gripe...
  6. TJDon

    When does cost of a vehicle to build matter to you?

    Little history of myself. I’ve been an automotive technician all of my 25+ career years. I have the capability of buying a diamond in the rough and making it useful to my needs. But now in my “older years”, I’d rather be up fitting and camping than spending weekends repairing or fixing...
  7. TJDon

    Gardnerville for the night

    Plans were to stay the night on the Carson River then head to Bodie.......we didn’t make it to Bodie unfortunately. Our little dog decided to swan dive off my daughters lap and mess up her back leg. So the adventure turned into a vet visit in Gardnerville Cool thing though was my 15 y/o...
  8. TJDon

    1999 Jeep WJ wannabe overlander

    So I bought this 1999 WJ Limited about 6 years ago and a couple weeks later my mother in-law wanted it so she could drive safe in the Oregon winters..... Now a couple months ago she let me know she doesn’t need it anymore. Of course the check engine light is on, ABS light glowing, coolant...
  9. TJDon

    US West China Springs road, Gardnerville NV

    We did this weekend trip 2nd week of December ‘18 I left my home town of Galt and made the 3 hour road trip up highway 88 to 395 and met my buddy in Gardnerville. Had a killer burger at Ham Dogs for lunch and made our way to China Springs/Leviathon mine road. A unmaintained muddy trail down...
  10. TJDon

    Project “shoestring”. A Jeep TJ build

    Hey guys. Thought I would share my build up with you guys. (Long story) Little history of myself. I’ve been an avid off-roader more of the rock crawling type. I have built a few rigs to concur the infamous Rubicon trail, Barrett Lake trail and a few other rock crawl trails. I’ve been a...
  11. TJDon

    Hello from Galt CA!!!

    New to the forum and would be cool to know if anyone is local to me.