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I have looked at Colorado Trailers Inc and it is the same kind of premise. To be honest, I think these are better thought out with way more options, but they cost more. These are aluminum to keep weight down. They have the slide out kitchen, which is pretty awesome and much more teardropish...

Anyone have any experience with these guys? I've seen them pop up in my facebook feed and their product looks really great for the price. Full aluminum cage/frame. Nice slide-out kitchen space. Full Pop-out bed space. Roof rack, shore power, etc. With a drop ramp, it's also a toy hauler. Seems...

Ha, this is literally right down the road from me in Salem. I'm out in the Eola Hills down Oak Grove Rd. I drive by the showroom on a daily basis and it's always fun to see folks picking up their new trailers. They make a great product. I'll be buying a recon model within the next year or two as...

You may look at Teardrops NW, since you will be living and based out of the PNW. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but their showroom is right down the road from me in Salem Oregon. Their Recon model is really awesome and perfect for what you're describing. Don't think their site has been...

Xtratufs got outsourced to China a few years back. Honeywell decided it was cheaper to pack up the whole factory and offshore it than it was to update the existing facility and keep folks working stateside. They suffered MAJOR issues with QC after the move abroad. Supposedly they have been...

I would be VERY interested in hearing about any information you have found out on the R180 Subie 27 spline rear diff and using it in the R180 front diff of the xterra. I love torsion style LSDs like Quaife. Ran them for users back in my SCCA days in Honda/Acura. Fantastic product. Clearly the 27...

I absolutely love the Wrangler Africa concept. I would purchase that in a heartbeat, even with elevated Wrangler prices!

This is another guy with a 2011 Pro-4x with the 6spd. I've had a lot of vehicles in my past (83 Toyota 4x4, 89 Hardbody Ext Cab 4x4, 87 Trooper 4x4, 97 Land Cruiser 4x4 Anniv. Edition, 2004 Xterra 4x4, etc). The last one before the current Xterra was the 2004 which I bought used. In some ways it...

This is most excellent... I finally just sold of my 2004 Xterra and moved over to a 2011 Pro-4x simply because I had a hard time beating what they were willing to sell it to me for and what I was able to sell my old one for. That being said. I researched the diesels in Brasil quite a bit back...

For what I use it for, yes... although you do have to be realistic about what it is and isn't. I have taken ice in it and cold drinks and had still had ice a 1.5 days later and still cold drinks.

This will be interesting to see... Nissan offered a factory diesel in that generation of xterra in Brasil. That being said, I get the feeling you are NOT putting an OE diesel in, lol. What size are those new shoes of yours? Those wheels in those second shots... repainted stock steelies??

Treenail hit it on the head. Different kayaks serve different purposes. I have a SOT and several SIKs. For straight paddling, I prefer a SIK. That being said, for certain trips I only use the SOT, specifically for our annual John Day River trip and when fishing or diving. Kayaks are like a...

I run a similar unit from Seattle Sports. It has worked great for multi-day trips on our SOTs. http://www.adventurekayaking.org/303/dry-bags/seattle-sports-kayak-catch-cooler/

These types of kayaks like folboat, feathercraft, klepper, etc. are very popular up North, specifically with guys doing the length of the Yukon or Mackenzie River systems. I even know a guy who works at Delorme who took his feathercraft touring in the bahamas. If your friend would like a place...

Robin Lee Graham is where I get hooked as well... first reading about his adventures in old National Geographic issues then in Dove. I started working towards that goal around 20 and am now 35. Life gets in the way so easily, but like you, I have taken many a voyage in my mind's eye. Until then...

I have a PN-60 with the Spot device and used it on a 500 mile kayak expedition down the Yukon River this summer. It worked wonderfully and being able to send messages to folks back home from the PN-60 was a very nice feature. The units are very flexible, the access to maps is unbeatable, but...

Now THAT is a thing of beauty!!! I love it and nice that you were able to get that color before it was discontinued!

Recently launched a site that is dedicated to Adventure Kayaking/Expedition Kayaking. Looking for folks to do trip write-ups and gear reviews, etc. Site is already doing pretty well on google, bing, and yahoo considering it was just launched. All work will be your own and published under your...

Dave, thanks for piping in and giving us real numbers! How do you like the start/stop tech? Is it intrusive at all or does it work well?

I went out and looked at that Salem one... interior was pretty shot, way over priced and he was not willing to play ball. Thought I would give you a heads up.