Recent content by Lee

Thanks! It turned out better than I originally thought it would, having extra time to think about it helped simplify the final product. I have considered a mechanical switch under the hood to disconnect the winch. There are a lot of examples out there using a solenoid to switch the main power...

I wanted to mount a shower tent on the driver’s side of the shell and move the Kammok awning off the roof to a lower position where I could reach it standing on the ground. At Christmas I ordered myself a Kakadu shower / instant hot water heater and their shower tent. To date I have only tested...

Some thoughts on overland electrics. I work in the auto industry, seeing how vans and overlanders do their vehicle electrical systems there is a significant gap mostly in thinking about what happens when things go wrong. From my observation (meaning I realize there is a lot of variation) house...

I’ve been collecting parts for an on-board air set up. For some time I have been adding ideas to an Excel document, every time I see something I like I will drop a link and a picture into the file. There are some really interesting parts and pieces for Toyota and Jeep applications but not so...

Thanks!. I keep thinking I will need to replace this truck one day, but I like the GMT800 platform and I'm just not in a hurry.

Continued from October of last year! So my work project didn’t let up till late spring, plenty of overtime and weekends spent at the office. Kind of puts a crimp on life in general. When I finally got back out to the barn I had 3 half finished mods waiting for me, a 52 gallon fuel tank, an...

@AggieOE I’m not sure I understand this turn of phrase “over engineered”. Haha It’s so easy to over think what I want to do, scale it back for what I have the tools and skill to do and then when I step back it’s still way over the top. I really like the American Adventure Labs ARB twin...

I had to run outside to get a picture of the finished tail gate. And with the bike rack (that cost 5X what the bike cost).

Mopar Wrangler Swing Gate Reinforcement Retrofit Offroad Tailgate Hinge Adapter Bracket Jeep JL hinge corrosion abatement One of my goals with this vehicle is to try and keep the weight down, the JL dose not have a lot of payload capacity and anything I bolt on to the vehicle eats in to my...

Trailer tow lighting kit install When I purchased the trailer hitch receiver I also ordered the Mopar wiring for trailer lights. There are several good YouTube videos showing how to install the kit, one from Quadratec, that were made around the time the JL was released. However the installation...

Thanks @grogie and @AggieOE I'm loving this thing so far. Had to drive the company SUV (now the wife's car) the other day, when I got in I wanted to know how much range it had - turn left at the end of the drive way for gas and right for the freeway. I had to cancel three nanny screens before...

I have a full size truck build for overlanding. I don't daily it, usually I get 2 or 3 big trips in a year, last year I made it to Colorado twice and Tennessee twice as well a few local trips in Ohio. Build thread here...

So I did a thing, convinced myself a new JL Wrangler would make a great 'Life style' vehicle to commute to work in. I've had a few convertibles in the past and I thought something that allowed me to open it up and enjoy the outdoors on the commute home was a good idea. My thinking was I'm going...

Continued from above. I recently started looking for YouTube channels that talked about overlanding in Ohio/West Virginia/Virginia to pick up some tips for places to visit locally. Doing this I happened to find “Rubicon Matt” who was proposing a meet and greet at Burr Oak State Park in...

I almost got a little more progress made. I like the idea of bundling mods that make sense, so I ordered a 52 gallon fuel tank from Titan, an in tank lift pump from Fleece and a 2 kW diesel heater from Espar. With a month from when all the parts arrived till the next outing I wanted to attend, I...