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In my last post I showed the MORryde Trail Kitchen installed in my Grenadier. In this post I'll show how I powered it. I could have used the factory "cigar lighter style" outlet in the cargo area, but my experience over the years is that plugs in those can vibrate loose on trails, so I...

For years I've used a MORryde Trail Kitchen in my JKU and LJ Wranglers while on expeditions. It installs/removes very quickly so when I'm using the Jeeps as daily drivers the kitchen sits in the garage. The kitchen holds a fridge on a slide-out, a drawer that slides out from under the fridge...

I've been at the Overland Outfitters factory for the last couple of days helping them get a few new Grenadier designs ready for production. One of the designs I did for them is a rear door storage panel. A few weeks back I made a CAD template for the door panel; the pattern included the recess...

Another use for the tie downs on the roof - we can hang our "Camp Cabinet" there when we're camping. It's from Overland Outfitters, think of it as your bathroom cabinet for camping. It's got a fold-away table, pockets and places to store everything for our morning routine. There's an...

There are cargo-wall L-track kits on the market with prices from $100-$200 per pair but they're pretty easy to DIY. I did these for about $20 per side. I started with a 24" piece of L-track on eBay for $18.95. Because the side wall tie-downs and the holes they bolt into are recessed into...

Having modified the factory option seat covers so they don't slip off and adding pockets to the backs, I decided I needed a pouch to store things like service records and receipts in those pockets to protect them from damage, so I made one... It was a very simple sewing project; I made it from...

Life imitates art? A year ago we bought a 200-year old house in a National Historic District in Delaware. The property didn't have a usable garage, so I designed a carriage-house styled garage as an add-on to the house. To verify the appearance of the design, I built an HO scale model (1:87)...

Another similar OO product is one they call the "Spareside bag". Constructed the same was the SpareHopper bag in the last post, it's designed to hang on the side of the spare. Here are some on one of my Wranglers: Because of the configuration of the Grenadier rear doors, it's not a good fit...

Trying another Overland Outfitters product on the Grenadier - this time it's what they call the SpareHopper - a trash/cargo bag that straps onto the spare. Unlike most of the floppy, messy looking spare bags on the market, this one's got enough style to do the Grenadier justice. Straps are...

Thanks. Yes, finally a vehicle I don't need to make a barn door or hardtop for! But I do have a number of hardware projects I plan to do as soon as I get time, for example a Grenadier version of the quick install front receivers I designed and built for the LJ and JK - I want to use my winch...

I posted a while back that I bought a new Grenadier and I'm outfitting it to replace my Wranglers for expedition use. If anyone is interested in following along with my outfitting, mods and new designs for Grenadier accessories, it's in the Grenadier section of this site...

I posted a while back that I bought a new Grenadier and I'm outfitting it to replace my Wranglers for expedition use. If anyone is interested in following along with my outfitting, mods and new designs for Grenadier accessories, it's in the Grenadier section of this site...

One thing my copilot/navigator (a.k.a. wife) finds especially useful in the Jeeps is the Overland Outfitters Grab Bar Pockets. The Jeep's grab bar is wider than the Grenadier's and it didn't fit nicely on the narrower Grenadier grab bar so I made a slight mod to it on my sewing machine to make...

I've been working with MORryde on the design of a cargo slide for JK/JL Wranglers and the Bronco. They sent me a preproduction sample to test in the my JKU Wrangler, and I also installed it in the Grenadier to see how it works there. This slide doesn't take up the full width of the cargo...

When the dealer delivered my Grenadier and turned over the keys, these two extra keys were attached to the key FOB. They are marked "751", which any RV owner knows is the key to pretty much every cargo compartment on any RV made in the USA. I couldn't imagine why 751 keys came with the...

I don't like having wires running all over the place for things like my phone, so I added a USB outlet in the dash. I put the outlet on the left - there's plenty of room behind the lower dash panel for things like this to be installed. The outlet is connected to the INT1 wiring and my phone...

One of the things I chose a part of the "$2000 in Free Accessories" deal when I bought my Grenadier was the factory seat covers. I keep my vehicles a very long time, so I want to protect the seats from wear. The Grenadier factory seat covers are made from a nice fabric that appears...

As an independent designer, I've done a lot of product design work for Overland Outfitters (https://www.overland-outfitters.com/). Many of these designs are specific to Jeep Wranglers and some are generic camping/overlanding accessories. I've got most of their products in my Jeeps and I find...

In order to carry anything in the cargo area of the Grenadier I needed to find a mat to cover the slick plastic floor. I considered the (expensive) mats that are on the market and decided that I could DIY something very effective for about $30. I started with a mat from Lowes, cut it to size...

A few days after the dealer delivered the Grenadier they had to take it back due to some check engine codes related to the turbo and stumbling on acceleration. After five days they returned it and said they found a bad connector in the turbo circuit and that was causing erratic turbo operation...