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With much thought, I think the time has come to let go of our beloved Jeep Cherokee. It has been a very loyal, reliable and comfortable vehicle for our entry into overland travels. We have seen so many wonderful places in this rig, towing our now sold Kamparoo trailer. This rig was setup to...

I just returned from a trip where I actually aired down the tires. I dropped them down to 40 psi and ran sand, mud and rocks and everything worked great. I don't think I had any wheel spin anywhere and it gripped ever where. The ride was nice on miles upon miles of washboard roads too. The...

Well, I just got back from doing 3 of the legs of the 10 this trip is taking. First off, these first three day were epic! Weather was perfect, if cold at night. The people on the trip (though one had to leave the morning we were setting out due to his wife being very sick) were great to hang...

Well, about 15 minutes of loading left for the morning and then time to hit the road. See ya guys tomorrow afternoon!

Thought I am running BFG AT's (285/75-16) I am close to the same front and rear axle weight as you. I am running 55 psi all around for street driving and in the dirt. Even on some light washboard trails, I still found the ride better than my Cherokee. I think the weight and longer wheel base...

The wife (this was before we were married) had a Sportage which she said she had great luck with. No issues or problems. She decided to move up to something a little larger and nicer and bought a top of the line Sorento and said it was the worst mistake she made. From day one she had issues...

Well, the compressor project kind of stalled as I couldn't come up with a good temporary mounting system that allowed it to be removed for use. That said, I have been getting some other projects completed. I have been updating my new website but figured I should update here as well. Project 1...

Yeah, I can relate. There were a couple other things I had wanted to have done but no quick, easy and cheap ways of doing them so I just dropped them from the list.

Boy do I know how that goes. Went through the same thing myself. Damn, if I could only hit the lottery for some big money!!! :D

Wife had a 2003 Sorento (2WD) and let me tell you, it was a nightmare. Tons of electrical problems. Things like, if the fuel gauge read 1/4 full, you were sitting on the side of the road out of gas, the complete center console stack would completely shut off randomly and if you bang on the top...

x1000 I own both brands and agree.

Well, the rig is basically as ready as it's going to get. Need to buy food, load up that and clothes and I'm ready to hit the road! Even though I am only doing the first half of the trip, it should be epic. :)

Wish this was made for the '94-'01 Dodge Ram. This is what I want.

Actually mine is a Club Cab. '97 was the last year of no rear doors. '98 were Quad Cabs, which have the rear half doors. As for being a long bed, so far it has not been an issue for us. Most of the desert trails we travel are not tight enough to really be an issue but wooded, mountain trails...

Honestly, I would not even consider any 1/2 ton truck. "Can they do it?", yes but should they, no. Even my 3/4 ton Ram, rated at 8,800 lbs GVW, we are at 8,500 lbs loaded. Yes, the Cummins adds a few hundred pounds over a gaser but it would be overloaded for a 1/2 ton. Don't make that...

I know that "last minute rush" to get things done. Wish I had a garage that I could put the rig into, to do work at night. Dark, cold and wet doesn't motivate to get things done in the evenings.

SOLD

If anyone is still looking for one of these, I have the exact same one, brand new. Does not have the rubber reducer and the opening directly from the filter is 4.5". I'll do $50 shipped in the 48 CONUS. I do have PayPal.

FYI, I sold the awning.

Never knew there were two different styles of the 7 spoke wheel. I thought they were all like the left one.