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water water everywhere I am in a similar predicament with my International Scout Traveler build( It is a factory 18" stretch on a scout 2 body) probably similar in interior space to your rig. Like all these mods though, who travels with you and how you travel really relates to this question...

We had this happen at a river in Southern Oregon. The ranger looked a little surprised when I pulled a full length shovel and axe out of my wifes toyota corolla:ylsmoke: He then proceeded to tell us that if it hadn't been a full length shovel we would have had to leave "you can't throw enough...

Undesigned forces? I am worried your setup might place loads on the high lift that it wasn't designed for. It looks like your design attaches a lever arm to the jaw of the jack that is several times longer than the jaw, possibly increasing the forces on the jaw several fold? Also, I can't...

Non-vehicle specific subcompact overland techniques The choice of vehicle in the subcompact category is very personal, we could talk about them all day. With a subcompact there will be technique differences from larger vehicles, no matter which subcompact you pick. My own experience with my...

I concur. I think of my samurai as the most comfortable motorcycle I've ever owned. I am 6'5" and traded my xr650l for it. The factory sliders have a little bump on them that can be flattened with a punch, allowing almost 4" extra seat travel. My wife calls it the Wee Beast, and I get an...

I've lurked here for years, and in the last six months there have been so many great samurai related threads I just had to jump on. I swapped a dirtbike for my samurai and I am thinking of building an aerodynamic fiberglass top, that would extend back a maybe 20 inches or so from the back...