Recent content by mhiscox

Many thanks to Chris and his copilot/son Liam for taking the XV-JP to what might be considered it's natural habitat. #003 used to get out occasionally doing competent off-roading, and Paul took a couple of adventurey trips, but it's not done anything noteworthy since I got it back. And as my own...

I really appreciate the heads-up on the camlock struts, Andy. That would indeed be a considerable upgrade. I'll get some on order.

Geez . . . Paul, Ken and Mike in a discussion about anything is a priori going to result in a metric crap ton of "life experience." (Remember, guys, you are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. :confused: ) My take on the Tern windows has four parts. (I get to hijack my own...

ATTN: FAUSTO--Check the Private Message sent about the old roof ASAP. EVERYONE ELSE: Carry on bravely.

Paul, my man . . . I hope everything is good is Baja Canada and the family is doing well. I also hope your giant plush land yacht motorhome is serving you well. (Kidding, folks--it's a little Class C which is now beautiful inside after Paul's attentions. It does, though, easily have twice the...

Thanks for being inspired. Or envious. Either one is valuable to me. As I age further from doing anything significant with #003, being inspiration is an okay accomplishment. In a few minutes, I'll be sending you a private message with an offer of one of the most dubious gifts ever. :unsure:

Well, dang, Ken. Not surprised, but it's always sad to see one of the "overlanding before it was cool" group sell their long-term rig. Good luck with the sale. And to the other 232K members . . . You should know that this is a very nice rig with great capability and if you are ready to move to...

Aw, shucks. :) But you are inarguably right about the limitations of Version 1.0 of the tent. It was an evil thing in the rain, snow or ice, as folding it back up left the wet tent to drip down on pretty much the entire area of the cabin. It wasn't any treat in high winds, either, as it put you...

Thanks for the kind words, Jer. There can't be too many left who've been in on so much of the project. It has, in fact, now been 17 years since I got the ER. There sure is a lot that's changed with overlanding, the Portal and the XV-JP since then.

Shenanigans!? Not me, Ken. Or at least not the older, wiser me. These days it was big news when I got a flashlight engraved with “Earthroamer XV-JP” to keep close at hand . . . and when the cabin is under 30 sq. ft., it’s all close at hand. :) Seriously—and thanks for asking—there’s not much...

I came to know the seller years ago when he became part of the very small group of Earthroamer Jeep owners and we have kept in touch since then. I don’t know this exact rig very well, but I do know its owner as a gentleman and—as you can undoubtedly tell from the comprehensive information...

That is a very fine writeup and picture show of a nicely-built Wrangler Overlander. (I think we all wish the average ExPo "For Sale" post would try to be about half as useful.) Good luck with the sale. There aren't very many options with this much off-road capability that are as well set up for...

Thanks. It's working out very well. I'm going to add a hinged section to the front of the bench so that tall guys like you can fit better. :)

I just came across this while posting about my Wrangler camper. Thanks for the great documentation of your impressive build. Let me know should you ever need help or an overnight driveway in the Portland area. Mike

It occured to me that my interior photos might be more helpful if I showed what lurked behing the zebrawood . . . Three water Rotopaxs, 5-gallon bucket with a gamma seal lid that serves as the loo, and a black plastic "toilet seat" that kinda works. Here's the genuine Aspenora fridge. Never...