Recent content by JackW

Last weekend in the Big Frog Wilderness Loop

I use a Garmin GLO 2 GPS antennas to bluetooth to my Samsung tablet - works great - around $100 on Amazon

Last year I was introduced to a new chair by a friend at a Land Rover event - it looked comfortable and so I asked to try it out. It was very nice but then Jeff (with an evil glint in his eye) said - "It reclines!" I ordered one as soon as I got home - The Drifta Stockton camping chair beats...

Garmin has a long history of introducing new products and abandoning them a year or two later. I was suckered into buying a Monterra which they promptly discontinued less than a year later. The only Garmin product I use now is their GLO antenna which will connect via bluetooth to my Samsung tablet.

My Defender 90 was supposed to be part of the Cars and Community event on Saturday but since that event was canceled so they could move the Concours forward a day it didn't make it on the show field.

I've been using the 5 gallon Sceptre water can for years with great success but lots of times I have found for weekend trips I don't need to carry that much water. I ordered a Sceptre 2.5 gallon water can (green) from Amazon for $37 which will work out well for me since it will fit in exactly...

I went from an LR3 (great truck) to the D5 to the D110 which is our daily driver and all around transportation appliance. The thing that bugged me most about the D5 was the rear hatch - I much preferred the lift gate/tail gate of the LR3. I saw an artist rendering of a design study for the D5...

I had a 2017 D5 diesel with all of the off road goodies and it proved to be extremely capable off road and a great road trip car with great range. At one of our off road events in North Georgia there was a trail that approached a steep, rocky hill climb through a stream bed full of slick black...

A 1970 Porsche 911S had 180 HP and weighed around 2300 LBS - undisputed performance car - right? My 2019 Miata has 181 HP and weighs 2346 LBS - it has Brembo brakes and better suspension than the 911, really good air conditioning and heated seats so you can comfortably drive with the top down in...

My 1967 Series IIA 88" project is wearing some new BFG 7.5R16 KM3 mud terrains - tall and skinny "Pizza Cutters" - the perfect size for an old Land Rover (some assembly required). The goal is to have it running and driving by next Spring. Engine has been balanced and blueprinted, transmission...

I use a Really Right Stuff carbon fiber tripod with a RRS ball head on it - it was an extravagant purchase but I had a big aluminum Gitzo that weighed a ton before that. I scored a Really Right Stuff gimbal at my favorite camera store - KEH a couple of years ago and I use it on my Gitzo carbon...

I've got two Exped mattresses and they are by far the best air mattresses I've used in over 60 years of camping. I've got a a little rechargeable Giga Pump that can be used to quickly inflate and deflate the air mattress...

At the Uwharrie National Forest last weekend -

I've been using a Tab Active 2 running Gaia for a couple of years with very good success. I found that the onboard antenna for the GPS was a little weak when it was inside the truck so I added a Garmin GLO 2 Bluetooth GPS antenna and it works much better. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/645104...

I second the Exped recommendation - a good nights sleep is worth a few extra dollars to me.