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You fellows are right...I'm going to keep the Propex. I slept in there the other night without heat and it was just fine...until the dreaded 4 AM shivers! Getting out of that sleeping bag in the morning is a chore without the old Propex.

I have been revisiting this problem too, due to the weather. Truth be told, it is much cheaper and easier to invest in a second sleeping bag. Not trying to be a jerk. I have truthfully found that warmer sleeping gear is preferable to expensive, esoteric heating options that "usually" work. I...

Then you sir...are also doing it wrong. Why would you drive for 9 hours to ********** about the people you camp next to when you could simply stay home, camp in your driveway, and ********** about the same neighbors you always ********** about? Might save you a lot of money. Wife might be less surprised as...

I have onboard air on the Jeep and left it when I stripped all the overland gear (to move it to the van). It's been very handy. I think I will put air in the van, but I can't imagine how to put air bags in the van. Good idea. I'll look into it. Thanks.

I just can't leave this alone. In my humble opinion...if I choose to camp so close to you (whoever you are, wherever you are) that you have any chance at all to irritate me at camp...then that is my fault. I chose my location poorly. Bigger lift. Larger tires. More pinstripes. Further away from...

Yeah, that's a pretty slick trailer. Just as big as it has to be.

Good point. I'm not really an Overlander, just a car camper that likes to screw crap to his rig and stays within 100 miles of home. Therefore, I rarely ran the Jeep long enough to get 100% on the deep cycle. Solved it by installing a 2 bank NOCO charger in the Jeep. After getting home I just...

OK...this might be a thread hijack..but just barely. :p While we are on the subject, is there any chance in heck of getting lifted springs made for a 1987 Ford E350 Quadravan? It rides nearly level while empty, but the rear dropped considerably when I had four 35 inch wheels and tires in the...

I run a group 31 V-Max. It's been a good battery for the last 12 or 18 months. Haven't tried any other true deep-cycles though.

It was a nice day, no work to do....so I decided that I'm going to try to get the roof fixed up and coated before installing the roof rack. I might not have enough warm days left to install the roll-on coating (like bed liner), but I'm going to give it a hell of a try. First I had to remove...

Yup, just estimates. I've been using the built-in voltage lights on the NL Power Pack. The few times I checked them...they seem to be on-the-money. I am glad that I have a fridge. Particularly the freezer (which I use quite a bit to have ice in my drinks).

Oh yeah..I skipped an important point. I don't have dual batteries under the hood because of the reasons that both you and I mentioned above. I have a standard lead-acid battery up front and a 120 amp hour group 31 in the rear (much like you mentioned). The use I described was for one night of...

Today I decided to reconfigure the Front Runner Slimline II rack from the Jeep with the new parts to make it longer. Here is the Jeep rack. First I removed the Thule cross bars so that I could turn the rack upside down for work: Then I turned it over, removed on of the profiles (that is what...

You know...that isn't a bad idea. I could probably get away with leaving the inside dark blue with that color scheme.

My Front Runner parts arrived last week. They will allow me to extend my 69 inch long Slimline II rack (from the Jeep) to 109 inches long, which is the longest Front Runner Slimline II rack you can get according to Front Runner. This will run the rack from the rear of the van to just behind my...

Yeah. Don't be so selfish while in the wilderness by ruining it with noise. Please remember that the leisure time you spend out-of-doors is in no way related to your wants, needs, or what you think is enjoyable. When you are in my wilderness, your thoughts should be all about MY leisure time...

I've been posting my progress with my antiquated 4X4 van. Granted, it hasn't been exciting, just fixing broken stuff in preparation of the fun stuff. But, there hasn't been much reaction from the community. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

My experience leads me to suggest that you should do all your homework about battery requirements, pick the size and configuration that you think you need....then DOUBLE it. Not kidding sir. Everyone that sells kit will tell you that their product is exactly what you need. It all comes down to...

Well, as of this weekend I'm going to start build the cabinet to house my IGT-drawer. The longest drawer slide I have is 32 inches....so I'm trying to decide if I want to use my IGT 3 (which will more or less be the same length), or cantilever an IGT 4 on the 32 inch slide. The second option...

Awesome pictures. Thanks for posting them (posting must have taken a while). :)