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I definitely preferred Jerry cans to my Rotopax. They are cheaper, carry more, don’t have an expensive and proprietary mount, and don’t swell in the warm weather. Probably personal preference, but my King shocks blew the Icons I had out of the water. Their performance was far superior both...

I haven’t traveled the world, just North America, but given the Tacoma’s abysmal gas mileage I think I would plan on bringing closer to 15 gallons of fuel. In the more remote areas of Canada it was common to go 300+ miles without an opportunity to fill-up. When your MPGs plummet due to 4wd or a...

I know there’s a Canadian Tire in town and I’ve seen trailers outside there before. Not sure if it would fit your trailer, or if they are just little utility trailers, but they might have something.

The next day we drove to the southern part of Seward to hike to Tonsina Point. It's a nice, quiet hike through thick rainforest that leads out to the ocean. Fun fact, the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest runs from southern Alaska all the way to northern California and is the largest coastal...

The Russian River After a couple days in Homer, we were ready to hop to the next place, and headed to the Russian River. We heard whispers of bears here, so we couldn't pass it up. We got a campsite for the night right along the river and hiked a couple miles in to the Russian River Falls. The...

Homer, Alaska On a clear day, the road from Soldotna to Homer will give you great views of the huge volcano across the bay. We arrived in Homer on another rare sunny day, but it turned out to be our coldest day yet. Who would've known that little spits of land that stick out into the sea in...

Whittier, Alaska Our first week in Alaska was all rain. The locals tell us it's the rainiest summer they've seen in a long time. Mother nature chose not to show us Denali, so we moved south in search of better weather. Once we hit Anchorage, we saw a break in the weather forecast and decided to...

Catching up on this, but things are looking good! I dig the ditch lights; I’ve been contemplating something similar since visibility turning into places is so abysmal at night. What brackets are those?

Having owned two Tacoma’s (07 and 15), I can attest that they are great vehicles when mildly built and use is limited to a couple people and maybe a dog when camping. My favorite incarnation was a mild lift, sliders, a shell, and 265/75R16 all terrains. After adding armor and other stuff it got...

As we made our way back down to St. Mary Falls, a number of people had started jumping into the pool. After watching other people make the leap, we were convinced there weren't any hidden rocks, and decided to jump ourselves. I call this the Penguin Method, since penguins will push a “test”...

Montana and Our Favorite Bits of Glacier National Park After leaving the Tetons and heading up into Montana, we traveled the route through Big Sky and Bozeman. We stayed for a few days to hike, attend the Big Sky Farmer's Market for some Flathead Cherries, and catch up on errands...

Way to go Brian! When I first met my wife 10 years ago, she was a definite city girl. Over the years, I was somehow able to talk her into camping and she’s slowly become an outdoor kinda girl. I think once she saw how beautiful the world around her could be she was hooked. Good luck with your...

On our way down we decided that our hike would only be made better if we were able to see a bear. We've been lucky enough to see a lot of the other big game animals, but the bear was still eluding us. About two thirds of our way down the mountain we came around a bend and BAM! A giant bull...

After 2.5 weeks of technical difficulties, our trip was officially up and running on July 18, 2018! We waved goodbye and hit the road; destination: Tetons. We decided to weave our way up through Colorado to hit a state bucket list item on our way out, Rifle State Falls. I'd had my eye on this...

Theoretically I suppose there is always that risk, though I can’t recall having seen any reports of that happening. I’d have to defer to those with more time on the setup; I’ve been running it now for 1.5 months with the camper on full time and have experienced zero issues. At the moment it...

With everything installed, I highly recommend doing an overnight leak down test. Inflate the bags to 100 psi, then let them sit overnight. In the morning, measure the pressure again. According to Air Lift, some pressure loss can be expected, but anything greater than a few psi indicates a leak...

It was apparent, after loading up the camper for the first time, that the rear suspension of the truck in stock form, even rated at 4,400 lbs of payload, was not stiff enough to handle the weight of the camper. After taking sag into consideration, the rear of the truck was sitting 0.5” lower...

How much does it cost? This one certainly depends on your priorities. Obviously there is a base monthly cost, which includes things like car and phone payments, storage units, etc. We were lucky enough to be able to pay off Tim's student loans just before hitting the road. While you lose a...

Connected once again, so I will expound upon the first post with some additional thoughts, as well as the "Why" from my wife, Ashley. When we first started telling people of our plans to live on the road full-time, the most common responses were “Why?” and “How?”. Some people looked at our...

I know I teased about it a lot recently in this thread, but the wife and I are on the road now, currently in Banff National Park making our way north. If you’d like to follow along you can keep up with our travels here...