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In general I keep a “doughnut” spare in the stock location in my Jeep Cherokee. It doesn’t seem like much but it takes up a lot less space when it comes to day to day use of an already pretty small SUV. When we are going camping or far off the beaten path I put the full sized spare back in...

Hello folks, I have recently acquired a camper shell for our pickup, and we have been messing around with setting it up for, well, camping. I was looking at heating options like a diesel or propane forced air unit, maybe building a diesel heater-in-a-box to use to heat the camper as well as...

Spent a few moments getting the top set on my truck today, still needs to be affixed to the bed but it’s a start anyway

Let me measure it out and see if those would make any sense thank you. Some good ideas. I think we have a used camper parts store here in Bozeman but they may have gone the way of the dodo.

Hello folks, I recently picked up a Gem Top to be used on our old truck, and I would like to add more windows down the sides. Trouble is, I can’t seem to come up with any affordable options. I have been searching for things like RV windows, camper windows, topper windows. There are plenty of...

It has been said but I really recommend an XJ if you are thinking about another SUV. I have owned my Cherokee since 2005. It was my first car, and it had been totaled by our neighbors daughter so they passed it along to my family to repair. In fact it has been a little unlucky. A week after they...

Hello folks, I know the technology has come and gone, but I am on the hunt for either a Trail Tech or Baja Designs 8" round race light for my motorcycle. The old school, halogen bulb type. I added a photo of both types in case that jogs anyone's memory of what they might have collecting dust in...

Ross peak in the background

Seems like a long time coming, but I finally made and added taller hood blocks to space the windshield up higher when folded. The wiper arm would touch the hood with my first set of blocks. Hood took a slight wack to the paint at one point and I had to remove the wiper arm before folding the...

I see something like this as still a great opportunity for retrofits, given that you could presumably put batteries in place of the engine, and somehow get the weight balance correct again. Take my F100 for example. Yes, we put tons of town miles and close by town miles on it a year, but...

I do like the idea of adding a seperate cab heater, and the aircraft ones are definitely the coolest choice. I will persue the idea of hooking up the normal heater fan to a 12v power supply. I’m assuming the heater would simply run at full blast?

Don’t forget to fuel up your Mailbox ? I have considered putting one of these in the back and using it to heat a camper shell setup. Maybe run a vent right into the cab as well?

I was also thinking about computer tower fans. Probably not enough airflow to blow air up the defrost vent however. I was also thinking about a bilge fan that is meant to be added inline to a 2” hose, but can’t seem to find a 120v version. I will look at aircraft heaters. This would be something...

Hey folks, Winter has arrived in southwest Montana and I have been thinking on an idea that’s been percolating for a while. I have a Katts tank style engine block heater installed in my pickup. For those not familiar, unlike a freeze plug block heater the tank style is a separate unit that is...

I never really followed up with this. I did end up selling the motorcycle last year. It really effected me personally for a couple of days actually. In fact I sort of set it up so my dad ended up selling it in Minneapolis (bigger market than the Upper Peninsula) and that way I didn't have to see...

A friend of mine had found a good surfing spot on Lake Superior near Houghton Michigan. He and another guy had gotten permission and even a key to open a gate that led down to a good beach with the break they liked to surf. One early morning he asked me if we could take my Willys jeep out to the...

I was being sarcastic I guess, but I have considered trying to get on the wait list. Jeep is as ready as it could ever be, and I missed out on the opportunity to drive "Alaska or Rust" a couple of seasons ago. Tried to interest Expo or Overland Journal in an article about it but they didn't...

I'm wondering how many sets of tire chains I'm going to wear out on such a journey...

I get about 16-17-18 mpg depending on the wind and hills etc with our '73 F100. Pretty much gets 12-13 mpg towing a boat or something similar. The most I towed with the engine 'Stock' was 5,100# and I think the milage on a 300 mile trip was 11mpg. Now that I have added a better exhaust system...

You will get it installed sooner or later, I know I struggled and felt like a dope when others told me it was easy. I finally set my bags straight on the frame and almost straight on the leaf springs. Really no combination of spacers and washers made the bracket fit perfectly on the leaf pack...