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I've been using the 5 gallon Sceptre water can for years with great success but lots of times I have found for weekend trips I don't need to carry that much water. I ordered a Sceptre 2.5 gallon water can (green) from Amazon for $37 which will work out well for me since it will fit in exactly...

I went from an LR3 (great truck) to the D5 to the D110 which is our daily driver and all around transportation appliance. The thing that bugged me most about the D5 was the rear hatch - I much preferred the lift gate/tail gate of the LR3. I saw an artist rendering of a design study for the D5...

I had a 2017 D5 diesel with all of the off road goodies and it proved to be extremely capable off road and a great road trip car with great range. At one of our off road events in North Georgia there was a trail that approached a steep, rocky hill climb through a stream bed full of slick black...

A 1970 Porsche 911S had 180 HP and weighed around 2300 LBS - undisputed performance car - right? My 2019 Miata has 181 HP and weighs 2346 LBS - it has Brembo brakes and better suspension than the 911, really good air conditioning and heated seats so you can comfortably drive with the top down in...

My 1967 Series IIA 88" project is wearing some new BFG 7.5R16 KM3 mud terrains - tall and skinny "Pizza Cutters" - the perfect size for an old Land Rover (some assembly required). The goal is to have it running and driving by next Spring. Engine has been balanced and blueprinted, transmission...

I use a Really Right Stuff carbon fiber tripod with a RRS ball head on it - it was an extravagant purchase but I had a big aluminum Gitzo that weighed a ton before that. I scored a Really Right Stuff gimbal at my favorite camera store - KEH a couple of years ago and I use it on my Gitzo carbon...

I've got two Exped mattresses and they are by far the best air mattresses I've used in over 60 years of camping. I've got a a little rechargeable Giga Pump that can be used to quickly inflate and deflate the air mattress...

At the Uwharrie National Forest last weekend -

I've been using a Tab Active 2 running Gaia for a couple of years with very good success. I found that the onboard antenna for the GPS was a little weak when it was inside the truck so I added a Garmin GLO 2 Bluetooth GPS antenna and it works much better. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/645104...

I second the Exped recommendation - a good nights sleep is worth a few extra dollars to me.

The roof tent is on my D-90 with the 300 TDI but I do have two Series IIA's - the 1966 109 diesel wagon in the background and a 1967 88" that I'm doing a frame up restoration on but it's on hold until.tbe new shop is done. Driving old Land Rovers helps me stay young at heart at age 72.

I use one of these 8.5 ft telescoping ladders - steps are much more comfortable than the steel Maggiolina ladder. My ladder has some hooks riveted to the upper section and I have section of T-slot aluminum bolted to the outside edge of my roof rack for the hooks to slip into for a secure...

I ran 5" GE aircraft landing lights in the high beam sockets of my Corvair back in the early 1970's - very inexpensive and very bright! I've run a wide variety of lights over the last 50 years and my favorite by far are the Baja Designs LP6 lights that I put on my Defender 90 to replace a set of...

I'm real tired of my crappy FRS radios so I have decided to step up to a GMRS radio. One of my friends has the Midland MXT725 and really likes it but there are not many places to stick a magnetic mount antenna on an aluminum bodied Land Rover. I was leaning toward getting the Midland but then...

The interior refinement of the 110 is what really keeps me from having a Grenadier on order right now. As we were driving home in my 110 from the demo ride both my passenger and I were thinking that it seemed a bit unrefined in comparison and being the grumpy old men that we are we were both...

I really liked the light blue when I test drove them at an off road park north of Atlanta last year - but the green with a white roof would be hard to resist. I have three friends with Grenadiers and another one is due to be delivered next month and they all love them. I really like my 2020...

You can email Chad directly at caustin@terrapodadventure.com - I haven't talked to him lately but as far as I know he's still building them. They have a contact them button their website where you can send them an inquiry. I was using mine at Uwharrie last fall - very comfortable.

My local dealer - Land Rover North Atlanta - recently removed all of the Jaguar signage from their showroom and no longer sells Jaguar automobiles - they are strictly Land Rover now. It would appear that adding the Defender to the Range Rover/Discovery families that they were already selling...

I've got an air tank from a Range Rover Classic mounted to the frame of my Defender 90 just outside of the right hand frame rail. The compressor is mounted in the cubby under the right passenger seat with a breather hose running up to a small air cleaner behind the seat back. I have air lines...

I have a Kovea action one folding bamboo table that I bought at one of the Overland Expo events a few years ago. They have a large and a medium size (I like the medium size). It's a great table that is height adjustable.