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I'd disconnect the fridge and evaluate the solar panels/controller and battery first. With no load the battery should be higher than 12.7, I'd think. Either because it's floating at a high state of charge, or because it's not fully charged and the morningstar should be pumping in the current...

Ditto this!

I'm with mapper. While the Mercedes diesels have a certain cache' of bullet-proofness, the GM "modular" V6 is pretty hard to beat in terms of robustness. There are a few known ancillary gotchas (some people are really not down with the whole "Dexcool" thing), but the basic power plant is very...

Since we're all adding a +1 for interest in a Group Buy, I'll add mine, just for data collection purposes. Thanks Jonathan!

It's come up several times that he's re-posting blog entries. You can see the original date and link at the top of each entry. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Understandable reasoning. This is one reason I haven't put a swing-away on my van - my back doors are always open but we "live" out of the passenger side space. Only problems I see with a driver-side tent deployment is that you become sort of "triple wide" at that point, since you open swing...

I forgot to add on the subject of buying used: If you're really worried about the condition of the camera, ask the seller to meet you at your local camera shop and have them check it for you before buying. You're going to want to make friends with the shop at some point anyway (you'll need...

Generally one of the advantages of dslrs is compatibility of lenses (within a brand/mounting system). First, I'm a Nikon guy, so I can speak to that with a bit more authority, but I'm not going to advocate on Nikon vs. Canon. That's a huge can of worms I don't want to open, but I believe Canon...

Thank you for the kind words!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/125507-Lucky-Gear-Find-Inexpensive-Hydration-pack-sized-for-kids Actually started a thread on this a few days ago. Info inside. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Not much. At least, not much more than the wind noise a regular astro makes punching such a big hole in the air. If I don't get the front latches good and snug, I can hear a little bit of air leak at the top of the windshield, but another turn of the adjuster and it's usually gone. Sent from...

Yeah, that astro battery tray is just one of those parts you know is going to rust. It's like the door sills on Datsun Z or the rear glass surrounds on anything British. My van was in AZ the first 7 years of its life and I still had enough rust that it took an afternoon with a coarse wire wheel...

That was my thinking. Reminded me of a 3-kilo blacksmith's hammer I used for a while. Too much weight on the cross-peen, so if your strikes weren't perfect, it would strain your wrist trying to break loose. Beautiful piece, but a biatch to use.

I highly recommend this series of articles from Jonathan Hanson: http://www.overlandexpo.com/overland-tech-travel/2012/8/25/the-one-case-tool-kit-part-1.html http://www.overlandexpo.com/overland-tech-travel/2013/1/20/the-one-case-tool-kit-part-2.html...

UHMW is really dense - remember that stands for Ultra-High Molecular Weight, so it'd be heavy. There are any number of ABS-type materials (Kydex being the sexy name brand version) that would be adequate from a cover/weather-proofing standpoint. The bigger issue is mounting and strength. As...

Searched this thread expecting to find multiple references to my daily-wear and ExPo watch - the venerable Seiko 5 SNK809: http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNK809-Automatic-Watch-Canvas/dp/B002SSUQFG I've switched to a nice HadleyRoma leather strap for daily wear: Though for the price, I'll...

Hey Family-having folks, thought I would share a recent lucky find. I was planning some desert hiking with my 4-year old and I was trying to figure out how to let her carry some of her own water. Mostly I'm wanting her to develop good hydration habits and not depend on Mom and Dad pushing...

My contributions from Easter Weekend in Anza Borrego: Obligatory Egg Hunting - Amazing that the Easter Bunny was able to find us so far out! Found a Mortero site Hiking the slot Leading the way

Waiting for this to show up on Amazon, so I can add it to my WishList. ;-)

Hey, I like that! Don't need the cabinetry myself, but I like the arrangement, similar to a teardrop in that your feet go into the bottom of the cabinetry when you sleep. That's a great solution for having a rear pantry that doesn't interfere with seat/bed height in a short layout. I could...