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Have you ever broken the wire cable when it was running straight without using a snatch block? Have you ever broken a wire cable when using a snatch block? I have seen winches used lots of time for recoveries in the sand, and I have never seen a wire cable break on a straight pull without a...

I checked out your pictures. Your expeditionary modifications are different than I have seen in the past. You sleeping accommodations are unique. Congratulations on you trip through the Americas!

We always used a blue tarp under our tents in Saudi Arabia because of the scorpions. When we put a canvas tarp under our tent, we almost always had one or two scorpions hanging on to the canvas and had to shake them off when we folded the canvas. The blue tarp never had scorpions underneath...

I guess if I was in an emergency, and there was no other way to reseat the bead, I might consider the explosive techniques. I have been an eye doctor for 35 years, and I have see lots of trauma to the head and neck over the years. That is why I am conservative about things that explode. If...

Thanks for the link. Now I know the name and model, and I can keep my eyes peeled for one - Abrams SC1 Sun Compass. It is a radioactive sun compass with radium paint for glowing in the dark. Just like the old watch faces that were radioactive and glowed in the dark.

Awesome looking sun compass. Maybe one day I will get lucky and find the real deal.

With two compasses, you are defintely heading in the right direction.

I like your idea of having a "Go Bag" in your truck with essential survival gear in that bag. We did the same thing on our sailboat. I knew someone in Arabia who had their truck washed away and buried in a flash flood never to be seen again. It took them a couple of days to walk out . A "Go...

I actually have more compasses than the Pope has Catholics. I have compasses in binoculars, hockey puck compasses, and a variety of electronic compasses. Many people don't know that hand held compasses are constructed differently for work in the northern and southern hemispheres. A hockey...

That is the way some compass adjusters do it on yachts. A sun compass will give you true headings, and you will be able to make a deviation table for your compass.

I had an old Davis Pelorus with a rotating azimuth card on it, and it made a great sun compass. The problem was that it was plastic, and I eventually broke it when I was sailing offshore around the world. There was a center pin that cast a shadow on the azimuth card, and you rotated the...

If you want to have accurate compass readings, it is supremely important where you mount the compass inside your vehicle. If you place it too close to the dashboard, you may find that it deviates wildly when you turn on your air conditioning or other electric accessories. The magnetic fields...

Many people regard non-electronic compasses as old school and downplay their role in expeditionary travel. After all, we have iPads, GPS, Spot, and lots of electronic wizardy that should make it easy to get from point A to Point B. I have an iPad and GPS units galore with all their magic...

This is how I do hood blackout. From the driving position, all I see is the blackout. It's easy on the eyes, but limits forward visibility on trails. There is more than one way to do black out to make reflected light less of a problem so it is easier on the eyes.

I can't believe it. I was working on my Land Rover, and I completely missed the end of the world. At least I survived with my Land Rover. I hope in this new world that I can take my truck anywhere I want without getting permission from the authorities. But then if the world ended, there...

It is great that they did it in a stock Jeep Liberty. It shows what you can do with planning, persistence, and good driving skills. If you had turned the same trip into a road rally at high speed, the outcome might have not been as good. I am amazed at what you can do with a stock vehicle if...

Nice job on the drawers. I seriously considered doing the same thing, but I ultimately decided to go with a wing to wing platform and Coleman Stackers underneath. I suspect I ended up with about the same amount of usable space and maybe slightly less weight...

I also looked at the handles and thought about cutting them off. I suppose that I could use the space between the stackers for storing other things that fit into the small space. The first stacker is for storage of commonly used things. The second row of stackers is for deep storage of things...

Thanks for the excellent write up and photos. It inspires me to get out there and have some adventures.