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  1. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    Has anyone has had the Co2 detector go off while driving ? Mine started beeping shortly into a long drive and stayed on for 8 hours. I did not shut it off to see what would happen.
  2. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    Yes you would have to add a steel plate to use magnets.
  3. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    The hooks are for clothing , keys, etc at night . They are magnetic hooks.
  4. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    Added a hat rack . Solves were to put my hat.
  5. mep1811

    Landcruiser build for trip up to Alaska

    I drove to Deadhorse and Tuk in my 1985 FJ60. 13,000 miles in three months. I had a 40 gallon fuel tank that gave me decent range. below is a link to a three part sries I wrote for TCT magazine that might whet your appetite for the trip...
  6. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    I just use the floor mat from my truck. No unnecessary expense required.
  7. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    https://www.equipt1.com/collections/case-accessories/products/alu-box-mount
  8. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    I will second the customer service by Mark. Very rare in this day and age.
  9. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    My trailer did not have the rack. Actually that was better for me as I added Alu Boxes for some extra storage. I made a wooden barrier to carrier firewood .
  10. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    I have a Greenworks electric chainsaw . It works fine for the light use it is intended for. If I anticipated heavy use I'd get a second battery. I got an electric saw because I did not want to deal with carrying oil/gas mix.
  11. mep1811

    Looking for new off road camper trailer

    As an update to this post. The trailer turned out not to be well suited to rough road use. After I wrote this post, I noticed the trailer popping rivets and the frame pulling up from the floor. The frame cracked on the way home and the trailer totaled. The Torsion axle was also damaged. I...
  12. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    The battery is in a box. I had to secure the battery box to the floor. For some reason the battery was just loose in the compartment. Everything goes on the top of the battery or on the side.
  13. mep1811

    Buying first trailer (Tiger Moth Overland) - what dont i know?

    Be sure to the check the cigarette lighter plug outlets for power. There have been several instances of where the fuses are bad even though they look good.
  14. mep1811

    Buying first trailer (Tiger Moth Overland) - what dont i know?

    You will want to replace the little woodscrews holding the frame to the floor with nuts and bolts.
  15. mep1811

    1977 GMC Jimmy High Sierra

    Looks like the OME tire.
  16. mep1811

    Buying first trailer (Tiger Moth Overland) - what dont i know?

    A fridge on the tongue of the trailer will get covered in dirt and water. The Tiger Moth is not an off-road trailer . Get a cordless drill and a heavy duty rivet gun with rivets for on the road repairs.
  17. mep1811

    MIssion Overland Trailer Owners page

    Very cool setup. I used to have a Land Cruiser with a Motorola Micom HF radio and 102" whip. I could make phone patch calls to my parents when driving home from the Embassy.
  18. mep1811

    35 mm film and processing sources?

    Just take the film to Walgreens.
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