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I'm running a 100ah Group 31 lead acid, so keeping in mind a 50ah usability I roughly calculated my consumption. The setup is still new so I havent had enough time to accurately track out consumption. That being said, it looks like the fridge draws around 40ah daily, and the solar is producing...

Our Iceco 50L fridge arrived today! Unfortunately I underestimated the weight of the fridge when loaded, so I will have to get a different set of slides when we are back from our trip. The fridge was on sale on eBay for a great price, and the seller even included the insulated cover! This...

Heh, depending on the car's setup low octane (on a N/A rotary, not boosted) sometimes makes more power. The RX-8's routinely make about 10whp more on 87oct vs premium, due to the rotary's inherently long/slow combustion chamber. Boosted is certainly a different story. FD's are out of sight on...

Thank you, I decided to plastidip the lower portion of the truck to hopefully spare it some rock chips along the way. Last week I crawled under it to repaint the frame and touch up any rock chips. Here in a month or so I'm going to spray it down liberally with Fluid Film prior to the winter...

They can be great cars, if proper maintenance is performed. I think the Renesis gets a bad reputation, and a lot of the failures were due to owner negligence (poor oil change interval, failed ignition system, etc). I periodically monitor compression on mine, and so far I'm around 7.5-7.8 BAR...

Sure thing! The RX-8 has been built around SCCA Pro Solo D street prepared rules. I purchased it relatively stock with a rebuilt title, and decided it'd make a good track toy. I run it locally with a great group, and we are slowly dialing it in. Current race weight is around 2780lbs at 1/2 tank...

As no one truly likes a cold shower, my fiancée especially, we looked into options for a nice camping shower setup. Here it is in our testing phase, the pump has since been hooked up with a quick connect to the truck. Obviously indoor space, or lack thereof, dictates that the setup will need to...

This weekend we are taking the setup on it's first real adventure! The Trans-Wisconsin Adventure Trail is about 3 hours from our location, and with any luck we intend to complete it over the course of 4 days. Stay tuned!

As the pounds have piled on, the 235hp 5.4 has become noticeably more anemic (not to say they're a real power house in the first place). Luckily, Mike from 5 Star tuning has some great tunes that help the engine make a little more power, as well as crispen up the transmission shifts. With the...

To help deal with the larger tires, a 1.5" taller rear block was installed and the front bars were turned up to level the load. Next, the notoriously weak brakes were addressed. Id be willing to say this is one of the largest inadequacies on this platform, but luckily Ford did fix the issue in...

We all know that one of the most important pieces of equipment on our rig's comes down to where the rubber meets the road. I wanted a good all around tire that was not overly loud, as we have to do a lot of highway miles to get to our camping destinations usually. I've had good luck with...

From the onset, I knew I wanted to use a 12V fridge as opposed to lugging around a cooler and dealing with their shortcomings. To ensure a steady supply of power, I installed a Group 31 Deep Cycle battery in an E-350 battery box on to the passenger frame rail behind my running board. 2 gauge...

With a growing family, the prospect of sleeping of soon to be five in a pickup truck seemed to be a bit daunting. In the truck bed, I built a sleeping platform that spans the width of the truck bed from 2x10"s and 3/4" plywood. 3 full length drawers house the 'kitchen', along with most of our...

Hi, I'm Justin and along with my fiancée and three lovely kids, we are building our 'ultimately budget overland camping setup. I was a Ford Master Certified technician, so we decided to stick with Ford as its what I am most familiar with. Currently, I work for Komatsu America Corporation as an...

The torsion bar front suspension is about the only major downfall of the platform in my opinion (assuming the spark plugs stay in their holes), and even that isnt too bad. Theyre a good bang on the buck backroads explorer!

After it’s maiden voyage, we have decided we need to make some slide out drawer under the bed, and address some more organizational issues. The next phase of the build will revolve around adding a fresh water tank under the truck and potentially moving the camper battery under the truck. Enjoy!

The living arrangements in the bed was built from 2x2” treated boards, 3/8” ACX plywood, and trimmed out with some cheap pine. Reflectix insulation was utilized under the bed, as well as over the windows for when we go to bed (temporary solution). Power is provided by 100w of solar panels...

The girlfriend and I decided to take an impromptu trip through the Rockies and out to Moab UT after the holidays. We knew we wanted to do a bit off light wheeling, and felt that the F-150 would make a better overall platform for this type of adventure. So, I located a cheap bed cap and set to...

In the search for my suspension flex, I removed the rear sway bar and retested the setup in my ditch. With the bar attached I was unable to crawl through in 2wd and my compressed rear tire was approximately 5" from the flat bed. With the bar removed, I now have enough traction to drive...

Thanks! Being a Ford certified technician made the labor pretty cheap. Hah