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Good grief, do you people realize how cheap this is? Per pound? Per cubic foot of volume? Per year since manufacture? Per hour of labor invested? Per horsepower? (OK, forget that last one. ;) ) Seriously, the vast majority of these vans are toasted with no hope of being turned into workable...

Probably just requires being more worthy than Smitty and me. In any event, FWIW, I get one of these:

Color me happy. The big flat ABS74 Alu-Box was exactly what I thought I needed for the XV-JP's roof rack, so I was delighted to see this case being offered for sale again. It's about the only thing with this form factor; most cases this low are long and narrow, intended for rifles and the like...

Everyone has their own luck, and the WJs are not thought of as paragons of reliability. I have, however, had two of them at the 100,000 mile mark and found them to be no more troublesome than the general run of used SUVs. I also consider a sub-$10K 2004 WJ to be a sweet spot of overlanding...

Put away your paranoia, my friend, as in this case the link in broken for others. (Though I guess that doesn't rule out punishment of a certain limited group of sinners, does it? ;) )

Nice to see it out and about. It looks great; thanks for posting up the pictures.

Color me curious as well. Any guidance appreciated.

The best advice in this situation is, think "hobby," not "transportation." It will take a considerable investment of time and money to make everything just right, and even when it's perfect, it will not be a competent highway truck. That short wheelbase makes the truck borderline dangerous, and...

Another similar thread here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/85352

There's this one: http://dogguardsandcages.com/media/pdf/TDG1077.pdf, No idea how it would stack up against the other alternatives, but it looks sufficiently custom.

Thanks for the thanks. Now for the news. Oh, fiddle faddle. This was my bad, as I've had enough experience to have expected this to happen, but . . . As mentioned above, about twenty miles ago, I used the Trail Dash to change the "tune" of the JK from "Stock" to "Mileage." In doing so, it not...

Yep, saw that this morning and thought to myself, "Hmmm, 20+ feet of G500 . . . that's pretty zany, and not totally in a good way." You would get the only one, but for the price, you could have a very good '02 GWagen and a very fancy new '13 pickup, an arrangement which would probably be the...

There have been a few vinyl-wrapped trucks here, and it seems pretty common to wrap trucks used for hunting (or psudedo-hunting) in camo. The wrapping is usually considered to be a feature for serious trail use, as it protects the paint from the scrapes and branch pin striping. The idea is...

Glad it's all working out, John. One word of advice that you probably don't need: Follow the "have two people when putting up the awning in a high wind" advice. Don't ask me how I know this is important. ;)

I value your opinion, of course, as you've no doubt carefully examined the specifics of this particular camper and found its shortcomings. And it's equally likely that you've done the same level of analysis--and perhaps felt the same way--about EarthRoamers, Unicats, GXVs, Action Mobils, All...

I've had a decade's worth of about a half-dozen "solid," "any day now" rumors and we're still waiting for it to happen. About five years in, I changed from hopeful to "I'll believe it when I see it." It just doesn't seem Daimler thinks it's important. You probably shouldn't expect any. The...

:iagree: There are enough of us here who would be seriously interested in the product to warrant taking the time to make us familiar with the product, and there are others who, while perhaps not potential buyers, are experienced in vehicle-dependent travel and looked to by prospective...

You didn't know it, but you need a big, weird scooter . . . :bike_rider: I was sitting around today, not doing much of anything, when I started wondering if my Honda Big Ruckus scooter was going to work out well for my forthcoming Ewan and Charlie-like motoventure down to Tierra Del Fuego...

You didn't know it, but you need a big, weird scooter . . . :bike_rider: I was sitting around today, not doing much of anything, when I started wondering if my Honda Big Ruckus scooter was going to work out well for my forthcoming Ewan and Charlie-like motoventure down to Tierra Del Fuego...

The Kreg screws worked real well (and real quickly) in my situation. One of the best things about it is that whatever you're building gets integrity quickly. You only have to sink a few screws before the pieces are stable enough to work on further and there aren't any clamps in the way as you...