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Some light reading Some Light Reading So I gathered a few navigation essentials to take on the route with me. I have the US portion of the trip pretty well in my head, and I also have the HEMA maps software on my iPad for close in stuff. But I am old school when it comes to maps and books...

How I Roll Equipt's Overland Prepped Vehicle. Here are a couple shots of Equipt's 2013 Toyota 4Runner Trail Edition. This is our chariot of adventure. We have made a few improvements over the last year or so. Everything from suspension to electrical is ready for our extended travel...

Equipt's Alaska Solo Trek Well....it's time. We have been chatting up this crazy plan on our preparation thread for the the last 3-4 months, and it is time to get going. This first post is pretty close to the same as on the preparation page. We have made a few itinerary changes, but the...

Communications and Navigation Communications and Navigation One of the components of the electrical upgrade was the expansion of the communications and navigation systems for the truck. Remote travel, by it's very nature, takes us further away from the the things we take for granted in rural...

I am far from a pro at all this. I learn as I go, making rookie mistakes on a half hourly basis, learning more, and trying again. Some items end up wired several times before I am happy with the results. That's how you improve and understand more about your truck. So keep at it. I bet the...

Solar Panel Connection Solar Panel Connection I have had a solar panel as part of my kit for many years. It is a 65W panel, and is pretty close to enough to offset the use of my fridge on extended single spot camps. The controller gives me all sorts of data, and it works great... other than...

I believe there validity in not running data or communications lines parallel to 12V lines. Like your 2 meter, CB or mobile amp antenna cables. But running electrical lines parallel is not an issue. Vehicle manufacturers build their product with wiring harnesses running lines parallel the...

Auxiliary Electrical Installation, 2 Auxiliary Electrical Installation, 2 Distribution Running wires throughout the truck is a creative process. Finding the right path is key. I chose to run all the electrical internally, going through the firewall and channeling the wiring to the center...

Auxiliary Electrical Installation, 1 Auxiliary Electrical Installation, 1 In previous posts I have mentioned pending electrical updates for the 4Runner. It's been a long time coming, but I have made some significant strides in that direction this past week. The project was complex, and...

Dan, I have really liked this option. That is enough water for a few day get away. There is water in other things we carry with us. I am certain there is water in that beer you carry around. :) Cheers,

Nope. No need. I am running the 285s right now and haven't seen that big a reduction in performance to warrant the change. I re-geared the 100 Series when I jumped to 315s on it. It helped the lower end, but hampered the higher end and growled at me at any speed. The vast majority of my...

Water Solution Re-Install I re-installed the rear roto-pak water solution on top of the composite drawer. This time I mounted it directly to the the surface of the drawer instead of on top of the tie-down rail. Six opposing 3/8" bolts hold it rock solid. No wobble at all this time. Cheers,

I plan to head north around June 13th if I can, bagging national parks through AZ, UT, WY & MT. Then through British Columbia, Yukon Territory and AK. The goal is to check off Dead Horse AK and be back in Fairbanks in time to pick up my wife on June 27th. So that means I will not be in a spot...

Still planning on it. Give me a buzz when you get in town. We'll see you then. Cheers,

Ahhh. I miss the old gal. Thanks for sharing the photos. Cheers,

ARB Compressor ARB Compressor Well, now that Overland Expo is complete, the next big push is the preparation for the solo trek to Alaska in a couple weeks. It's time to finally get the projects on the board in the truck. The biggest hurdles have been electrical. I installed the switches in...

Thanks for the heads up. We had a major overhaul of our website and the URLs were changed. All fixed now. Thanks again.

Not at this time. The sale was during the holiday season. Perhaps this Christmas time again. Thanks,

That will be fine. I will be up to my eyelids in Overland Expo until early next week anyway. Jess Stuhler, the owner of Eezi-Awn is flying in for the show. I will chat with him and see if he has had a chance to install one on the L405 yet too. The rail is 1-1/4" wide at the base. You can...

Hello, Thanks for asking about this application. Though we haven't tried one yet on your model, I believe it would be a great application. I hadn't had a chance to write up anything on Chris' Range Rover Sport yet. His was a first off application as well, and I have to say that it worked out...