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We took our new civilianized M101 A3 "car camping" a few weeks ago. It's a PITA to backup a short trailer vs a long one, but even going over passes >8000 ft it was no big deal. We only went a dozen or so miles off pavement and nothing hairy, but a 4Runner turned back before we got where we...

Bitter, party of one? Your high pressure fuel pump is ready for you!

Thought that was an S10 Blazer? If not, no one remembers the nodular iron front differential housing, and no one rushed out to buy them at the time. The modern Colorado ZR2 package was seriously legit and made an impact where Chevy had no previous presence.

My wife was on a trip to the Coast with friends, she called me with a TPMS warning. The tire shop she stopped at told her the valve stem caps meant her car had nitrogen, they would have to charge to inflate her low tire. I asked her "sweetie, as a HS science teacher, what percentage of the...

Without a doubt, it's not even close offroad. BUT - we pay for it on the road, and that's fine by me. But, GM staying relevant and competing will make our next Jeeps even better.

I'm delighted to see GM pushing the large displacement turbo 4 into the mainstream. That's a hilarious amount of torque to get, even on the base trim! I still remember the completely insane Porsche 968 Turbo S, 3L 4 cyl and 175 MPH 30 YEARS AGO. Now we can get mainstream pickups with...

We have EV muni bus service here, no bonfires to report. This part of CA is consistently >100 deg in the Summer. How many REGULAR Diesel bus riders get to play firefighter? I saw one in Oakland, CA once, 30+ years ago. EV for urban transit makes good sense, I don't get the EV hate. Edit to...

Snazzy solar, is that enough for your fridge? We're looking at solar/battery pack, and on-board water. PRETTY SURE the next trip to Costco is going to have solar and a 12v fridge in the cart.....

My wife is a teacher, it's going to depend on her schedule. Thanksgiving is set for a big party in Phoenix AZ for her 60th, so that window is out. Figuring to push to Christmas vacay, which is going to be COLD in the desert! My sweetie doesn't like the cold, that's why she lived in PHX for 29...

I put an RV Starlink out at a job trailer that we struggled to get any LTE coverage with. Crazy fast. I'd bought the first gen, then immediately sold it to my network admin after my neighborhood got a major upgrade from Comcast. The waiting and checking accounts is over, two weeks to receive...

We have gotten tired of crowds at RV sites, and gas prices have gone up enough to actually be a factor. Lucked into a "COVID project" from a Jeeper who traded up to a Diesel Gladiator and an even bigger travel trailer than we have! Something had to go, so the M101 A3 he'd rebuilt and upgraded...

I used their winch mount after talking to a metal worker buddy of mine. Stout. Reminds me I need to toss the mount that came with the bumper. Thanks for posting this, I like hearing about companies that do the right things.

I've also seen wood do incredible damage. I went with the Asfir aluminum engine/trans/case skids in hopes of deflecting some damage like that. Not sure it will stop a spear headed for the oil pan, though!

Would non-destructively clamping the shock body help? I had a helluva time with the front shocks on an H2 and wound up with a chain clamp https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NPR2VM/ to hold the damned shocks while I unbolted them. I don't know what the top mount looks like on a Mojave like...

4,700 empty trailer and 430 lb hitch weight doesn't compute, you should have at LEAST 10% (I aim for 12%) of trailer weight on the hitch. Don't trust the datasheet, go get it weighed. Edit to add: THROW BROCHURE AWAY I haven't measured absolute drop on either trailer we have, for the big one...

I've carried Rain X extendable squeegee's in all my cars since getting an H2 in 2006. CHEAP and cheerful reason to visit Wallyworld. Then you never have to depend on the crap squeegees at any gas station...

1400 miles to Lassen NF/NP to see all the volcanoes, then loop East around Lake Tahoe to go into Gold Country and camp at at altitude. Seven days, very relaxing, almost no cell service, BEAUTIFUL country I'd never seen before. Well, I was in Arnold CA for work 15 years ago, but that's different...

We have our own bedframes that hang off the slats inside the trailer, then join to support a queen size memory foam mattress, different flavor of tenting. For us, a nice contrast to backpacking and having minimal tents, and zero vertical clearance - standing up is nice at my age! I was pretty...

I have a JTops I'll sell you! Good stuff, just not my cup of tea.

My wife and I agree, the ROAM tents are the best we've ever slept in. This is an expensive thread.