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That's rad. Good price for a *lot* of kit.

Let me quickly apply Herbie's Harbor Freight "Should I trust this?" litmus test: Q) Will failure of this tool cause me injury or death? A) Failure mode of this tool is likely that it will fail to winch. Catastrophic/explosive failure seems unlikely and is mitigated by standard safety...

Man, I miss my Subaru(s).

This is my ever-evolving chuckbox solution: It's a cheapo ATV toolbox turned on its side, measuring ~30"x13"x10". I've mounted some dividers using angle-aluminum and hardboard. Like you, I want to be able to move it around. I've made a removable stand for it by cutting down a Harbor Freight...

I'm also hoping to see some creative alternative solutions. Since I have my solar panel mounted in a rack that lets me slide the panel out, I've thought about bolting that rack to the top of the basket and using it like a "lid" that would allow be to secure the stuff inside underneath. I do...

Agreed. I made a full box of the Barilla Penne at the Mountain Rendezvous which easily served four adults + our 8yo, with a little left-over. Very easy, convenient, and water-thrifty. Aside from extending the cook time slightly (and thus adding a bit more water) due to altitude, the...

Since I've been unable to find the roof cargo box of my dreams (short length-wise, wide, low-profile, rear-opening), I'm still running a roof basket. (Currently the Surco 45x55x5 model) I rarely have any of my stuff come more than a few inches over the top of the basket, but nevertheless feel...

Also super important: Anti-Seize! A little dab'll do ya', as they say, but leaving off the anti-seize will make you curse your maker if you get everything really tight and then need to un-do them later.

I'm not sure I would have made that change. Grades 8/10 are harder - all about increasing tensile strength, which I'm not sure are needed in this application. Moreover, the photo of the bolts looks like they're black-oxide finish, which I've found to be fairly corrosion prone for exterior...

My van has a custom curtain that snaps into place for the front-three windows, and I supplement with one of those accordian-fold reflectix-style sunshades for the windscreen(behind the curtain). I used Reflectix on all the rear windows for several years, and it worked really well. Last year I...

I always travel with a couple of kits I've built up over time. My main travel kit is tiny (fits into one of those small pill bottles, like for Dramamine) and includes a spare button, a few colors of thread, thimble, etc. Most importantly, it also includes a needle with a very large eye so that...

That's always the thing with ex-Military and similar Bund vehicles. Life in the Southwest means looooooong stretches of freeway between home and many destinations, so I'm always hesitant to consider a vehicle with such a low cruising speed. Not familiar enough with the gas engines to know...

Maybe I'm skittish, but when in doubt, GTFO. We've evacuated three times due to firestorms. Granted that's not the same amount of driving as what's needed to get out of the path of a hurricane, but I've got a family to protect. If I were in Florida yesterday, I'd be in north Georgia by today...

Hard to know with Craigslist. It's definitely not front wheel drive, but whether they meant 2wd or (f)our, there's no telling. For example, I routinely search CL with only the "manual transmission" checkbox set while looking for certain (rare-ish) cars. I get really pissed off at the LARGE...

For stuff I want really quick access to (recovery gear, compressor), or that gets packed dead-last (like leveling blocks that get put away as we depart), I added a Pelican case to my rear rack: I also made a little interior shelf for the case so that I can pull out the stuff from the bottom...

And/or roof-tent. I like it. But then I have a soft-spot for service bodies, in general.

Is this what the business end of your lift crank looks like? If so, a workable (but admittedly less than ideal) solution, at least for the short-term, would also be a Chevrolet lug/spare tire ratchet: I'm pretty sure Ford and Dodge trucks with underbody spares use a similar tool. The...

Good info. I've been considering the alternatives to lava rock for my Camp Chef version, mostly because I'm continually losing some of the smaller stuff. Re-thinking the problem, I think the issue is that Camp Chef just cheaps out and uses a pretty mixed-size lava package, so a lot of it falls...

That was my question too. Looks like the valve handle doesn't clear the side of the case, at least in this picture...

Something like those are generally available as "truck box" or "top mount tool box". Searching those terms along with something like "aluminum" will net a lot of results. Exact dimensions vary widely, so you'll need to know what you want.