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As I sit here under the stars with a cold Ale 8 in my hand, camped out next to a soybean field in central KY, pondering an adventure in the near future, I find it appropriate to have a build thread before I begin a travel thread. So here's what I got, she's a 1986 M1031 CUCV Mobile Field...

Here's my 1988 XJ. She got an AMC 242 that's bored and stroked to a 4.7L, NV4500 5spd, NP231/D300 doubler case, Ford 8.8 LSD, Ford/GM/International Harvester D30/44 front axle thing with locking hubs and Ox Locker, Milemarker hydraulic winch, and 3.5/4" lift of various makes. She gets around...

I used to wear a Timex Ironman Indiglo back in my Boy Scout days. But now I've changed things up with a mid 1980's Vostok Amphibia. Call them crazy, but the Soviets designed this watch to compete with the Rolex Submariner, at a much less price to make. Inexpensive, simple, rugged, and always...

Use it all the time! Most dangerous tool I have on the rig, but at the same time the most versatile. Only had one jack slip out on me, and that was user error. Luckily no one was hurt. They are as safe as you make it, just like any other tool. Jacking up? No problem. Cribbing is always a...

I think we're ignoring the fact that a Hi-Lift isn't just a jack. It's a winch. It can clamp things. It can spread things. And sometimes hoist stuff. I don't know how many times I've had to clamp bent tie rods and drag links back straight. Just food for thought for when your out in middle of...

Love the woodwork in the back of that 1971 F-250! Well, here's my rig. It's a 1986 M1031 CUCV. It has the original Detroit 6.2L diesel and TH400 3spd/NP205. Not having an overdrive gear wasn't fun, and I couldn't change the transmission due to the pto generator setup that I didn't feel like...

Oh no, that would be dangerous. That's why I usually hand it to my copilot and point, "Hammer here." :) But in a all seriousness, sometimes your regular hammer just isn't enough and nobody carries a sledgehammer around, so that's what they made the butt of the ax for. If I am incorrect, someone...

I'm gonna take a gander and say about 9000lbs.

I think I use the butt of my ax for hammering things more than using the blade for chopping things. But if the chainsaw or bowsaw ever go down, it feels good to have that old rusty ax back there on the truck.

My big old ugly lady, 1986 M1031 CUCV Mobile Field Maintenance Assault Vehicle. She is far from a driveway queen. She comes tools for all occasions, PTO driven 12k watt 3 phase generator, 3 phase air compressor, oxyacetylene torch, mig welder, 1k watt inverter, 100 watt solar panel...

Yea, I think this is an "Adult" thread. Let's keep it 18+ ages. :p

Lodge is a popular and good quality company. But no matter what, the new stuff just isn't as good as the old stuff. I find that all the new pre-seasoned stuff is very rough and needs to be sanded and re-seasoned.

I'm all over this rig! Leave it as is. Some old girls are beautiful just the way they are, never needing that facelift.

What a great thread. Got lots of ideas and came out my own system. Started with the core of the system, a 30 plate heat exchanger. Mounted it inline before coolant goes into heater core. Could have gotten a 20 plate as the 30 plate makes more than enough heat. We're talking 165+ degrees in the...

Old Coleman stuff is the way to go. Made in a time where quality rivaled quantity. Growing up in the Boy Scouts, due to safety blah blah blah, we used propane stoves and lanterns. We did use some MSR white gas backpacking stoves during backpacking trips, and they always seemed to burned hotter...

I'm gonna have to agree with a lot of people here, floor mats. Most all of us have them on our rigs, just pull them out of cab right onto the ground and your good to go. It's always good to have gear that pulls double duty. I use both floor mats and usually place a milk crate right outside the...

Being out in a remote area and having your starting battery die scares the jelly beans out of me. I run two group 31's in my rig, one just for starting and one deep cycle for EVERYTHING else. I have two 100amp alternators, one for each battery. And a 100watt solar panel mounted to the roof...

Yes, I think a lot of us are truck people, but it's not entirely about the vehicle you use to go overlanding, it's the fact that your out there actually doing it, and that's why we enjoy reading all about your adventures!

Having an onboard shower is great, especially for overlanding when you may go days between towns. And if you like going out to remote areas camping for a few days, boy does a good shower make all the difference. Using the existing energy source as your vehicle engine is a solid idea, especially...

Having a tarp off the vehicle I have found to not be very durable during inclement weather, so I have been using an EZ-Up tent to give the tarp some rigidity. I am going to try to attach an awning to the back of my rig because A, they are more rigid than a tarp, and B,I believe they are a whole...