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Tie Down Rail / Water Solution Tie Down Rail / Water Solution Tie Down Rail. Loose gear in your vehicle quickly becomes a weapon out to hurt you when things go bad. An accident, a quick turn or stop, a roll over, etc. Unintended, and unexpected actions can make your tool box and tent poles...

I really don't think you could go wrong either way on the winch choice. Both are great products. I have used Warn winches for decades now. The 8274 on my FJ40 is going on 30+ years of use, and the M12000 I had on my 100 saw a lot of use without an issue. I only use Viking lines and recovery...

Holy smokes George! You better get busy.

My unobtainium order is on backorder at the moment. They say it is out of stock. Figures.

New Frame New Frame! Here is a photo of the new frame for our trailer. There are several really nice upgrades. The tongue on this frame is longer than the last one, enabling better turning and departure angles for vehicles with rear swing out bumpers. There are a series of outriggers on the...

Hi George! Happy birthday, BTW. What I did is formed the main panel to rest on the sides of the framework, front to back. Then I used a series of stacked 1-1/2" square washers (actually unistrut washers) wrapped in duct tape to mitigate scratching the frame. There are 5 mounting points...

3/4" Plywood. I haven't had much luck with thinner material. The weight difference saved in thinner material is negligible. The 2.0 version might very well be a lighter composite material, depending on how big a build I do. cheers,

That is a great place to start to understand the evolution of the suspensions. My first suspension was the TASS 2. The air bag and Rancho shock variation. It worked quite well. It did have a tendency to sway a bit if the air bags were not inflated properly or the Ranchos dampening was light...

Chaser 2.0 Kitchen For this year's Overland Expo, I decided to try something new. I worked with the AT guys on a prototype kitchen concept, similar to what they have been running with the swing and Pelican Case. But since I import the Alu-Box aluminum storage cases, I wanted to see what we...

Thanks Scott. Glad I don't have to pay me by the hour. Cheers,

I can add a bit to this portion, sure. Fridge Outlet Install We installed a National Luna dual battery system under the hood of the 4Runner. The Intelligent Solenoid was attached to a steel plate we fabricated to mount on OEM threaded points on the driver's side wheel well. Next to it we...

Rear Hatch 1.0 4Runner Rear Hatch 1.0 OEM Slide Removal The next project on the 4Runner was the rear hatch area. In my opinion, it needed some work. The Trail Edition comes with a OEM slide out tray in the back. It has a significant load capacity of around 400 lbs, and a 3 position locking...

Equipt Chaser Overhaul Equipt Chaser Overhaul! So, while I was in southern Africa the guys at AT Overland started work on my Chaser. Here is the link to that thread. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/115171-Equipt-s-Chaser-Overhaul My hope is that the end result will be an up...

Great question! And very valid. And in hind sight, it might very well would have been the path of least resistance. But here is why we are where we are. The original goal was to do a suspension upgrade and swap out a nose box and load bars, and a little line-x to cover some gravel nicks...

Big plans for the Equipt Chaser! I started working with Adventure Trailers back in 2006. Equipt Expedition Outfitters was a relatively new company importing Eezi-Awn roof top tents to the US, and was looking to expand it's market. Scott Brady of Expedtions West introduced me to Mario and...

I increased the tire size about 1-1/2"or so over stock, and a 3" OME. I went from light duty Michelins to BFG All Terrains. Honestly, I saw no difference in power and the ride improved. I have no scientific data, just seat of my pants feel. I simply haven't felt any change in the power band...

It has been a bit of a transition to get used to, changing from the 100 to the 4Runner. The 100 Series was pretty much a leather lined tank. Everything about it was over built, and I had an incredible amount of gear bolted onto it. 275K miles and very few issues at all. I have had the...

Here are a few of the animals we saw along the way. Elephants, wild dog, cape buffalo, rhinos, cats, giraffe, warthog, croc, hippo, and the list goes on. It was amazing to experience these magnificent beings on their turf. Cheers,

South African Adventure Well, made it back in one piece. I had a chance to tag along with the Expeditions 7 crew on their African leg of the 7 continent exploration. We launched in Johannesburg South Africa, visited the Okavango Delta in Botswanna, Sossusvlei Dunes and the lower Skeleton...

Thanks for the comments. Yes, the table does store upside down only. The table mount is curved to accept the rounded edge of the table in that direction. The reasoning for this position is to keep the legs from becoming an issue with your roof. There is the possibility of rain or snow...