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Hi all, I've always felt that when looking at an overland vehicle build and trying to learn from it, the actual WHAT of a given modification is not really that helpful. Sure someone decided to add product X, but the really useful bit is WHY they added that - what is the benefit? How does it...

Cheers Greg, Happy New Year to you well, I hope we can all have a great 2022!! -Dan

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I just drove a couple of the most iconic tracks in the Victorian High Country - and WOW!! Billy Goat's Bluff and Blue Rag Ridge are both ridge line track that go directly up into the alpine and do not disappoint. In my latest video I show you what the stunning scenery looked...

Indeed there was a lawsuit. I don't know the outcome. -Dan

Just to clear that up, that is absolutely, 100% not correct. AEV designed and manufactured their caddy long before Titan came out with theirs. AEV continue to make their own, nothing to do with Titan. -Dan

I never did use them, but you're spot on. I'm certain one of those walls on each side with a nice slope would make the rear 1250 much, MUCH more useful. -Dan

Hi All, For as long as I can remember I'm dreamed about exploring the Victorian High Country in a 4x4 - and it absolutely did not disappoint! Over a week we had absolutely epic adventures in the mountains - crossing rivers, exploring remote tracks and wild camping after seeing nobody for days...

Hi all, My new kitchen is here and fully installed, and I couldn't be happier!! I love to eat, therefore cooking is a huge part of my expeditions. Not only do I save money cooking my own meals, I also get to spend more time out in the wild rather than in a diner or drivethu lineup. Here I have...

Gotcha, thanks for the kind words! The Mopar Winter Wheels were fine with 285/70s with a 2.5 lift on my JK. I never had them with no lift, so I can't say if they'll rub. Good luck! -Dan

Do you prefer them over the Mopar winter wheel? (The Mopar winter protect the valve stem, I found them superior for that reason). I now have the Gladiator steelies on my Gladiator, had the Mopar Winter on my JK. -Dan

Indeed, many countries are already 100% renewable electricity (Ecuador, Iceland, many more) and basically all the big countries are rapidly getting there. -Dan

Hi All, After the desert sand and heat I have driven over to the "High Country" of Victoria, and I've been exploring on foot for a few days. I went hiking in the stunning alpine, exploring a trail that crosses from one ski resort to another. And yes, that is actual snow in Australia!! Now...

This is absolutely inevitable... next up I think we'll see a fully electric Wrangler & Gladiator, though I've been wondering lately if it will happen on the JL, or if they'll wait for the next revision of the Wrangler, due, I expect, somewhere around 2027-2030. Maybe those vehicles will be...

It does throw a good deal of light out sideways into the ditches and down lower than any of the other lights. It's already been helpful in thick fog, so it's a keeper for me. Given it's hidden in behind the front skid plate it doesn't add any "look at me / grab this" for an international trip...

I've never seen it before, but I gotta say right off the bat - mine was $175 AUD (about $125USD) and that thing you linked is $799 USD before any of the "accessories". -Dan

Ha, small world! I only used the hi-lift for tire rotations (I didn't have any other jack). I don't have one now for my Australian expedition, and I doubt I'll ever have one again. In all honesty it was probably the most dangerous thing I had with me, and the chance of injury is too high in my...

Hi all, For my latest adventure I'm out exploring Big & Little Desert National Parks, learning how to drive my Gladiator in deep sand in preparation for the huge deserts I plan to cross later in the journey. I've never had an automatic before, so it's a learning process to figure out the right...

For what it's worth, I ran the AEV rear tire carrier on my JK for 54,000 miles around Africa on the worst roads imaginable, then another 30,000 around North America without ever a single problem. I had approx a 100lbs spare on there, with a shovel, hi-lift and 2 maxtrax. I also had the fuel...

I really liked how everyone said that was going to happen for the JL, and then the *very first* marketing photos of the JL showed it with the windscreen down. I like to think that was Jeep giving the middle finger to the doubters :) -Dan

Hi Everyone, I've driven way over to the South-East corner of Victoria, a place I've never been before. With a huge storm coming in I got a good chance to really put the new batwing awning to the test, and get the Jeep dirty in some deep-enough-to-make-you-squirm mud puddles. I'm working hard...