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That's basically what I do to level my Jeep all the time. I just place my phone on the platform my sleeping pad is set on.

You know, that hitch pod gives me an interesting idea... What if you made a slight extension that uses a rear hatch/liftgate as it's "roof"? What I'm imagining is... you open up your rear hatch. you take a pod structure that then uses the hatch latch as a bottom anchor and seals up to the open...

Looks like an attempt to follow in the VW Doubleback's footsteps. https://gearjunkie.com/adventure/danbury-doubleback-van

You might have gotten a better rig... but you could not have had a better experience! Keep it up good dad!

Yeah, the LLV doors take a pounding. That’s one of the reasons I’ve known the modified van based versions were going to be non-starters. Anything with hinges doesn’t stand a chance. Without any real details, I can’t say much with any certainty. But it looks like the USPS NGDV has two sliding...

BTW, this is the vehicle that's been contracted by the USPS. Supposedly plans are to start deploying it early 2024. https://www.motortrend.com/news/oshkosh-ngdv-usps-mail-van-design/

They were designed with a 24 year service life planned. They're basically just a Chevy S10 pickup with a fancy aluminum body made by Grumman. Most are powered by GM's 2.5L Tech-4 engine, with was the TBI injected version of the old "iron duke" engine. The newest ones are almost 30 now, and the...

My Jeep is fully setup for overlanding, but I just bought a shorty motorhome to tow it with. The plan is to take my mom traveling, as she never had the chance when she was younger. But this setup basically means we're rolling in a two bedroom apartment! Hahaha!

YouWOULD hope that's the case... It all sounds easy and sensible on paper. But I've been in the vehicle service world for a long, long, time. I guarantee you, you're overestimating the logic they apply. I encourage the attempts, but I see major design/serviceability flaws far more often than...

It's not the miles, it's the driving styles. We've had some all electric vehicles in the past. They barely get about 25% of the range normal driving gets. Remember, for us, time is money. So we're not trying to hypermile these things. Also remember that these things will always be loaded to the...

I work as a fleet mechanic for the USPS. What I will say is that fuel is the biggest cost of running any of these fleets, and all of us are searching and hoping for viable alternatives. But "final mile" vehicles operate WAY, WAY differently than the average passenger, or even most long haul...

near Glacier National Park

There are several different JK wheel styles. The spoke design of some cleared the front brake calipers better than others. That's where the contact issue is.

I never used the temp compensating feature of my gauge, as that's very much an Oval track thing. We often ran a spec tire, so our durometer was used more to establish tire cycling life. But the temp and pressure recording feature was a godsend! At the time, they had these same features...

Superlift has discontinued their lift kit. People right now are still finding ways to get the various parts within the kit separately, but I'm sure that will end once stock is fully depleted. There are rear control arms and track bars available. I don't feel any are necessary for a basic 2"...

That's just nuts! (he says while boxing his gauge up to send to a family friend in England... ;) )

Funny segue... I carry a $300.00 Longacre gauge in my Jeep. I didn't buy it for the Jeep though. For much of my life I worked with Road racing cars. This über fancy gauge records air pressures, and with the probe that plugs into it, tire temps. It's 3000% more tire gauge than anyone would EVER...

Looks great!

That's Dometic and their new CFX3 line. Their older stuff does not have that problem. It's a good brand otherwise. I've been running a 28L CFX2 nonstop 24/7 for about 5 years now.

For over 25 years I've raced cars and helped others get into racing. One of the first things I tell people? "Never underestimate the value of a $500 beater car!" A beater allows you a level of mental freedom that a daily driver or high dollar vehicle can never offer. In more than one way, as...