Search results

Heavy construction equipment often has the bottom step hanging from steel cable just for this reason. Look at a front-end loader next time you see one for inspiration.

Although I don’t have specific experience with TJs, and my YJ experience tells me to never buy one, I keep a practice of turning off my JK as little as possible when running hot, especially off-road, and there are more days over 100 here than I care to think about. The basic idea being that an...

You might as well put them in now. Even for balancing purposes you are likely to want them, and they are easier to do without a camper in the bed.

While a winch is very useful, it is only needed a few times in the life of the vehicle. An air compressor is useful every time you leave the pavement. I’m not familiar with the Rivian, but personally, I wheeled and camped for at least 20 years before buying my first winch. I would focus on...

He is only on step 6!

I’ve never been to Ubehebe Crater without at least 6 other cars in the parking lot. In addition, pulling out a radiator and crimping off a few damaged tubes isn’t exactly difficult. I’ve done it several times out of economic necessity… but I guess everyone thinks differently.

Sadly, I watched that drivel too. Don’t drink late at night kids, you make bad choices on YouTube! having spent nearly 25 years in California now, I know that … YOU ARE NEVER ALONE! I think long before destroying my entire rig by over heating it, I would have talked to one of the several...

I get the storage efficiency thing. I actually built my kit around square bowls and plates for a similar reason. I thought I would want to get the square griddle versus the round comal style for the extra space and ability to make 4 pancakes at a time, but I don’t often use it that way.

Would it be fair to say you know them inside and out because you’ve either had to or chosen to repair or overhaul them so many times? I knew my 6.0 Powerstroke “inside and out” and undertook more than a few field repairs… not because it was reliable. In comparison, I rarely opened the hood of...

The set of stainless nesting pans in my chuckbox for the last 5 or 6 years begs to differ with your assertion. Additionally, just because something can be heated with induction does not prevent heating with other sources, cast iron and carbon steel come to mind. I also think you could find...

I’ve been pretty happy with my Eastwood TIG an Eastwood Plasma. My MIG is a factory refurbished Lincoln that I got through my industrial welder sales contact, it was pretty decent at 1/2 price but has quirks. my first TIG lost all the smoke early in its warranty period, but Eastwood was...

Pans are round because it is more efficient from a materials standpoint, burners are round, and even heating doesn’t lend itself well to cold corners. My square lodge griddle is a great example. However, you would be wise to use / check out Magma cookware before broadly assuming you can make a...

That was clickbait garbage with no actual facts or usefulness. Let me sum up and waste less of your time than mine… don’t buy a Jeep because they are expensive and uncomfortable versus other (Lexus) options… unless you want one… then buy it!

I’m just trying to figure out how many maxtrax it will take to level that camper so mommy doesn’t spill her coffee in the morning… and where to mount them? All things considered, you can make all the idiocy comments in the world, but the guy made a choice and it turned out to be wrong. I...

Just like there is a world of difference between TJ and JK, there is a world of difference between JK and JL too. The JL (2018 and up) has the 2.0 Turbo and 8-speed. I wish my JK had the same. The rest of the JL creature comforts are take/leave for me. My daughter has only known the JK and...

You can run more “modern” tires on those wheels. I think that sometimes there is a problem with fitting a tubeless tire valve stem into the wheel, but the shop I took my Land Rover tires and wheels to had no issue with it.

It is important to make sure that the air hose going to a PTC fitting is completely square and smooth when it is cut. A hose cutting tool makes a big difference over a knife. I’ve also had a few weep leak simply because they weren’t pushed in well enough. Push them in very firmly and then pry...

As long as you are into overthinking stuff, consider that type of screws used won’t matter to the bear that rips your rig apart to get what you cooked in it! ?

Have you considered looking into the California non-citizen license program? I believe anyone who can pass a test can now get a CA drivers license. It might help with your weight class and insurance questions. Of course, traveling the US with Cali plates can generate a certain amount of...

IIRC, Chairs are generally 16-17” from floor to seat surface. Dining tables are 28-30” to to top surface, countertops are 36”, bars 44”. As mentioned above, having a place for legs to go is an issue not often considered, but likely more important than headroom. This is especially true if...