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As usual, our needs evolved over time and now my Decked drawers, while handy, aren't holding much since we changed from an RTT on the truck to a trailer. I've needed the space in my bed more than I've needed the drawers lately. Drawers are less than 2 years old and have always been under a...

If you want one at a reasonable price then get them while you still can. :(

While it's pretty much impossible to have a Goldilocks setup that is great for all use, I have to do something about the on-road ride while towing our trailer. The main issue is expansion joints and other "sharp" bumps in the road that basically turns my rear suspension into solid metal sticks...

If you just want to see the pics and don't care about the details - Colorado 2022 - Guardians of the Wilderness We started out on Saturday, July 30th from Illinois and got into Colorado Springs around midnight that night. The following day we got up and headed over to Royal Gorge where my...

We hit the road back to Colorado in just under 2 weeks and we're working on making a list of activities to do aside from exploring and camping. Family friendly meaning wife, 17 year old daughter, and myself. What we currently have... Royal Gorge (ziplining, etc) Rafting or tubing but not sure...

Ok, I know everyone is different and a big factor is where you live/where home is so I'll start by talking about my situation. We moved from SoCal to Illinois a little over 7 years ago, and while the move was a net gain in quality of life the problem is that Illinois is not exactly known for...

The problem: Our trailer came with a NOCO GENPRO10x2 battery charger to keep the batteries charged via wall outlet. Works great if all I need it to do is keep the batteries charged while there's no load regular/long-term load on the batteries. Any constant or recurring load on the batteries...

Accessing the forums or even the main OB website has been very slow for the past few days. Using browser tools, the delay is waiting for a response from the web server, not sure if this is an issue with the web firewall service or the webserver hosting the site itself. See screenshot, browser...

NOTE: These will be on my truck until mid-May and I can deliver them within reason along the route between Flagstaff, AZ and Monticello, IL at that time (May 21-22 time frame). I'll also be at Overland Expo West and they can be picked up there as well. The tires are 2 years old and have 10/32"...

I'll preface by saying we're obviously going to explore areas that look cool/interesting as that is part of overlanding, so I'm not necessarily looking for exact destinations but general areas/roads that are worth checking out. We'll be heading out there probably mid-July or early August. Our...

We're finally getting around to deciding where to go this summer. My daughter is missing the ocean, my wife wants to see the Statue of Liberty since we didn't make it last time we were over that direction, and I'm wanting dispersed camping and staying away from busy campgrounds. I've been told...

Bought the fridge slide new from Artemis Overland (Alu-Cab Tilting Fridge Slide) last November, works great. Moving to a trailer so no need for the slide anymore. Usable tray dimensions are 800x500 mm or 31.5"x19.68". It's decently heavy so not really interested in shipping but will meet a...

My wife and I have been trying to figure out where we want to end up once we're empty-nesters (not too far off). Finding the "Goldilocks" of locations is pretty hard as you can imagine, even harder when my wife and I have different ideas about what climate is acceptable. :D I'd love to be...

We've placed an order for a trailer and this fridge won't fit in the slide, so it's gotta go. Bummer, because this fridge is awesome! Roughly a year old and used a handful of times, always either stored in the garage or in the bed of my truck which has a topper. Cools fast and is very...

We've got a trailer on order so will no longer need the RTT but do need the garage space for the trailer. :) Bought new Aug 2020, slept in for 30 nights or less (A few local trips, 2 weeks in CO, a week in MT). No rips, tears, stains, etc. Never put away wet, always stored in the garage when...

So, we got back from Montana (Missoula and Glacier area) not quite 2 weeks ago. While it was mostly an enjoyable experience, we decided to cut it short as we felt like we weren't getting as much out of it as we had hoped for or expected when compared to our trip to Colorado last summer. We...

I'm a little late to be starting a build thread since I'm basically done, but thought it would be good to post for posterity in case anyone else were interested or had questions. It started life bone stock, I bought it new in Nov 2017 with 12 miles on the clock and has the 2.8L Duramax diesel...

Here's the preliminary on-road route from where we live. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1i3QuWSJiGw10-v0JF1MqVf1X1fyXLXy-&usp=sharing This will likely be a 3-week trip with the first stop ("B") being for my wife and her cousin to do a hike in the Wind River Range. The main...

So, we got back from CO earlier this week. We had planned on starting home on Thursday but decided to head back on Monday instead. We were all pretty dusty and felt that we explored and camped enough for our first official overlanding trip. :) The roads/trails in green are all the ones we...

Hey all, I won't bore you with the details of my history/experience (You can read my into post for that), I'm working on making a list of camping spots around Telluride and Crested Butte for next month (roughly August 10-21). Vehicle-wise we'll be taking my 2017 GMC Canyon with an RTT. No...