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Next Monday we are headed west to visit relatives and on the way home explore the southwest deserts, both low and high. I want to bring my brother-in-law a case of local brew. The ambient temps are going to be below freezing for most of the 3,000 mile trip to California. I'm thinking that...

Not long ago I stumbled upon a storage system that would be perfect for our 80. It is a flat bag with many pockets and is bolted into the existing third row grab handles. I don't recall if they were marketing a pair of them or not. I've searched high and low to no avail. Has anyone else seen...

We are extremely pleased with our Oz Tent, Jet tent 25x and plan on purchasing a Foxwing 270 degree awning. We have a Frontrunner Slim line II rack, which we also are extremely pleased with. All the diagrams I've looked at on line show that the Rhino Pioneer (slotted) racks are very much like...

As the title states we haven't backpacked since the mid 70's and now upon my retirement we are getting back into it. Just to get ourselves ready for our next trip, we go out every other day and hike, fully loaded, at least 3 miles of rough terrain. And I'll tell you, it feels great !! I do...

My cooling fan turns smooth as silk when the engine is off, just about 3/4 to 1 full turn before it will stop and it isn't loose or wobbly at all. So, I've done the stethoscope test on the alternator, the water pump, and the brand new A/C unit and all bearings smooth as silk, sooo,,, it must be...

I'm getting ready to fix the only oil leak I have on my LX450, the timing chain cover gasket. My only apprehension about this project is the removal of the phillips head screws. I've heard some nightmarish stories about these machined phillips head screws. My plan is to use an old fashioned...

Hello everyone,,, I'm hoping you can help I just recently received a pair of the Frontrunner 10.5 gallon water tanks that I will be mounting to the inside walls of our trailer. I'm very excited about this water storage solution and have wanted to do this for years. However, I've...

I'm torn and need some input----- I've narrowed my roof rack choices down to either the Frontrunner Slimline II or the Baja Rack. With free shipping on the Frontrunner the price is close to equal. I like Frontrunner's light weight and overall modular styling. I like the Baja's simplicity...

Recently it became necessary for us to have available, 24/7, ice packs for my wife's neck, so I purchased the MD14f (15 qt) fridge freezer. It is now our dedicated freezer unit for her ice packs, and ice for vodka tonics, and rye on the rocks. I've been searching the web, and cannot find a...

Hello all. I have done a lot of reading up on dual battery systems lately and since we now have a fridge freezer, I'll be installing mine this month after I get all my parts together... First off I'm using AGM batteries, 34R, 750 cold cranking amps, and 55 amp hours, perfectly paired in...

Hello all, I've been doing a lot of research about our new to us 96' 450, and have found little definitive information about the necessity of installing a rear adjustable pan hard rod to complement the 2.5" OME suspension.. I installed the same lift on my old Rubicon and used the supplied...

Hello all, I'm having a very tough time deciding which fridge freeze to purchase. The Engel MD14F or the Dometic (Weaco) CF-025.. We will be using our new fridge freezer strictly for frozen goods,, making ice, keeping ice cream, frozen yogurt, and ice packs to sooth my wife's occipital...

I just picked up our, new to us, LX450 back in November. It is in great shape, flawless body, new leather on front seats, front axle rebuilt at 202,000; head pulled and rebuilt, along with water pump, etc, etc, at 160,000; all new rubber under the hood, (hoses/belts) at 202,000; engine...

Location: pennsylvania 04' Rubicon Color Khaki---- NO RUST ---- 5 speed manual, 105k miles +/- Here are things installed within the past year. New OME 2.5" with sport shocks installed in June (with 1" Prothane Body lift,, installed 6 or 7 years ago) New track bars, front and rear August New...

Today we just learned that my wife's cronich headaches and neck pain are the result of improper treatment after a crash on her bicycle some 25 years ago. After our last overland journey her pain became unbearable and she is now in physical thereapy.. We certainly don't want to give up our...

We have an 04 TJ, set up for long range North American travel. We finally invested in a couple of DSLRs, I went with Sony, as all my old Minolta stuff would work quite well with the A 300 series. My wife just bought herself a fixed lens Canon. Previous to these we just had a couple of little...

We just purchased a pair of these hats and cannot wait to try them out. The ones we found have the rear and side curtains that will Velcro under your chin. They should work very well for us during our hiking adventures in the southwest..

We are considering purchasing the Yeti Tundra 70 or 75 quart chest cooler. a Coleman extreme has served us well, but trips for more ice every four days gets to be a bit tiresome. I have heard rumour, that if used properly, ( we open our large cooler once, maybe twice a day, first thing in the...

Hello all, been a while since I posted up, but I do need some advice. Last month I finally purchased an OME suspension for my 04' Rubicon. The retailer berated me for three things. He insisted I needed wheel spacers because of roll over issues,,, that I needed a 1" motor mount lift to align...

At 92,000 miles my NP 241 has developed a very low pitched howl when engaged in 4H. It begins at around 25 mph and gets progressively louder and higher pitched as speed increases. I just now have noticed it because its the first time in several years that I've had it up more than 30 mph when...