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Buy the 911 for sure. You will have infinitely more fun in it than in the Unimog; it is at least three times as fast depending on the model chosen and there are only two small seats in the back. So, as the kids get older, you can escape the house and go enjoy driving in your Porsche :D EDIT...

Soft shackles do not work great on factory tie downs that were likely installed for the car or truck to be lashed whilst on a ship or truck transport. They need smooth edges, like a Hawse fairlead has to avoid being cut or abraded. If you are going to buy "soft" recovery gear, buy the good...

If diesel emissions and particulate matter are truly the concern of the automakers and "the regulators", then we should be using Brown's gas instead of DEF and expensive, unreliable hardware such as SCR systems...

Obviously, your tire vibration issue has been resolved by now, but for future reference and for others who may not know, tire shaving is your solution. You could have easily saved your Duratrac tires for less than $100. NO TIRE is true when it comes out of the mold. I don't care what size it is...

In a world that thrives on silly marketing and branding nonsense, acquiring a recognised performance "brand" for pennies is a no-brainer. JLR could easily do anything that Bowler could do, if it chose to do so. Simply, it does not "need" Bowler anymore than Mercedes 'needed' AMG before it was...

Kudos for choosing something out of the mainstream and using an Odyssey battery instead of a junky, Chinese, over-hyped Optima. Not being a Nissan owner in more than 20 years, I was surprised to see that an R180 was the OEM's choice for the IFS on large trucks and SUVs. I guess this is proof...

As noted, the OP is in ZA. Solution: buy a locally made, for him, National Luna and be done with it. Yes, they are "pricey" compared to other models, but, as with most things in life, you get what you pay for. NL fridges and freezers are consistently ranked the best of the best. They are well...

If you do not want a truck laden with emissions equipment, don't buy one. It's really that simple. No one 'needs' a new truck; not one single person on this planet is going to die or be severely injured in someway from not purchasing a new vehicle. This obsession that people have with buying a...

Maxxis tires? What size? You guys would have been better off with a few SHERPs :D

To make your trip reports easier to read, you may wish to consider changing the layout. As is, reading is quite difficult, even on a 32" monitor. In my 27 years of being on line, I have never seen anyone write a TR/RR that way. ?

I have followed these types of adventures on various boards for years and I must say this is the most well written and well documented trip report that I have ever read. It towers over the crap that I see posted on many boards, some of which is produced by staff writers who write as if they left...

There are a few companies releasing Load Range F tires, in the so-called "light truck" line or at least that style of tire, i.e. not a 16 ply commercial tire or fitting a 19.5" wheel that cannot be aired down to low pressures. Otherwise, you are stuck with something like an MPT in 275mm, going...

Are the pictures dead on the last two pages for anyone else or is my browser losing its mind?

wow, this thread sure went off the rails rather quickly. For those shredding serpentine belts, Gates and several other manufacturers, offer them with Kevlar threads. If you look really hard, you may find one made from carbon fiber :D

As I have told Kevin many times, read the Humanure Handbook. It has everything that you need to know about composting toilets. There is nothing to "figure out". All of your questions are answered in there. To answer your question, no, there is no requirement for drills, fans, blades or anything...

This is how many suspension seats are made. I am not a Corbeau fan per se, but an offroad suspension seat cannot move like an air ride seat on an over the road/commercial truck. It is VERY common for Baja race teams to run suspension seats with webbing and custom foam in the base. If these seats...

Talk to anyone who has lived with a slide out in an RV for an extended period of time and you will have your answer. Most are complete garbage, have poor sealing, poor longevity and are a maintenance nightmare. On a truck that sees off highway use, all of these issues are magnified. If you have...

^^ You are free to pack your crap and move to Ethiopia any time you wish. :D

The dark green Canter (above) belongs to Amesz on this board, if my memory serves me correctly.

Original list updated to include bare aluminum. White aluminum and white painted steel were the same temps as yesterday.