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First off I think 5.13 gears are just about perfect for the manual transmission with 35s or larger tires. The gear spread in the manual transmission is so damn tall that you'll be just fine with 5.13s. I have a manual Rubicon and with 35s it's just a little short in the first three gears but...

It's been totally fine. The finish has held up well and I've had zero issues with it overall.

As I type this we are actually camping in Washoe Lake State Park and took the Jumbo Grade trail over to Virginia City for the day. Fun trail and a great town!

It's tough to do the entire thing without some hot weather. If you go too early in the year the northern sections still have snow. My guess would be late fall before the snow flies is your best bet. The rear bumper is the DV8 drawer bumper. It's a great idea in theory but we've had troubles...

We saw several adventure bikes in Jarbidge when we went through. That area of Northern Nevada was amazing and surprising. We never knew that type of landscape was in Nevada.

He loves going on adventures like this. It has gotten to the point where we HAVE to taken him at least once a month on some sort of trip or he gets really antsy. He's already getting excited for our trip next week down to Washoe Lake.

Before we set off to bed we needed some dinner so my wife whipped up a unique dish that is pretty tasty. She pulled out some ground elk and cooked that with some shredded cabbage, once that was all cooked up she added blue cheese crumbles and then finally some whole cream. Let that simmer for a...

We left off with a pop up thunderstorm rolling over camp. The wind and rain didn't stop until well after dark so we decided to just grab some snacks instead of dinner and hunkered down in the tent. Usually we have at least one window open for Adventure Cat to watch the night time world go by but...

After surviving the night near the creepy cabin in the woods we had the next worry of will we make it to our next fuel stop in Tonopah. It was another 75 miles to get there from out campsite and the Jeep gave us an estimate of 100 miles to empty. Not the kind of margins I like to see but we had...

Next up was our next fuel stop in a small town called Gold Point. We were basing these stops on what others had posted but we didn't really NEED fuel with just over half a tank we decided that we shouldn't pass up fuel just in case. Well, as you can maybe guess there is zero fuel available in...

As we woke up for day three I was going over how we would deal with the heat and conditions that we expected for the day. Going through the NE corner of Death Valley NP in July had all sorts of heat related concerns going through my head. I'm getting ahead of myself though and soon found out...

We continue on day two of the NVBDR. This day was kind of a boring slog because most of the track basically followed major highways and wasn't all that out in middle of no where. That doesn't mean there wasn't things to see. First thing, as promised, was a Christmas tree next to the track. This...

This is a write up I did of this trip from July, 2021 but I figured some people might enjoy it here as well. A little back story. This trip went through at least four different variations within a month of when we left. Originally the plan was to visit family (my parents and Grandparents) for...

Also, the 35s shown in the picture above had finally reached their end of life. For the next set we decided the 37s would fit nicely so we ordered a set of 37x12.5 Milestar Patagonias. I wasn't really wanting to go with a mud terrain tire since this is our overland rig so we do a lot of miles on...

Earlier this year my parents gifted us their old 18' travel trailer. We've towed it a few times over this last winter within a couple of hours of home but without a brake controller. This wasn't too bad since it only weighs around 3500lb but we are going on a trip down to Nevada with it soon...

Personally I would go with a lift first as that could help you not get into a situation in the first place. While self recovery is very important the winch is the last tool that I've used in the past to get unstuck and have only use my winch to help others. I've used my shovel and traction...

We have a Datin Fab bed rack with a Softtopper underneath that we've used for the last year and a 1st Gen Smittybilt RTT that we've used for the last four years. It has been a great combination overall. The only downside is accessing the front of the bed is difficult since there is very limited...

We have had a soft RTT for about four years now and we live in the PNW so rain is certainty in the colder months. The key for us is simply opening up the tent and airing it out within a day or two of getting home. I think we stretched it to four days before we got a break in the weather and it...

Our Gladiator is named Achillia after one of two know female Gladiators from ancient Roman times. 20211024_085637 by Wayne Larson, on Flickr 20211024_085355 by Wayne Larson, on Flickr

I just realized that we did suspension as well. :headbang: This was back last year when we just got the rack and topper on. We decided to go on a short weekend trip to the Tillamook State Forest to a semi-secret spot that we found a couple of years ago. It's not difficult to get to but you need...