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Work continues. Just an hour or two each day, but I am finally getting there, finally. So here is the kitchen drawer almost completely configured. One drawer for a two-burner cooktop, a cutting board, wash basin, flip-up table top, and multiple storage areas for groceries, cookware, cutlery...

What about a motor? I've been doing what you're talking about for a couple of years now although not that serious of a trail. I'm on 37's, stock axles with 5.13 gears, and a Clayton 3.5" lift. So far my only complaint is that getting there is no fun. The motor has no power IMO so cruising along...

Building this a couple of hours here and there as I work it in amongst other projects/disturbances! Today I cut in the main drawer opening for the stove and built some other pieces along with the second drawer.

Another day in the rearview mirror. Today was a bit more fun as I engaged my "design-it-as-I-go" brain and started adding holes here and there. As usual, detailed writeup(s) are over on the other site.

I'm a little slow getting this completed, I'll be the first to admit. I was waiting on the long drawer slides to get accurate measurements, but finally just used the advertised 19.1mm thickness and built from that Build thread here with the updates: Drawer system for overlanding...

Material has been removed the reduce the weight. Writeup is here: Drawer system for overlanding (real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com)

Ordered some hardware

I have started construction of the drawer system Detailed writeup is here: Drawer system for overlanding (real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com)

Seems as though we have developed a thread within a thread! Cool I have yet to get to anything larger than a 37" tire. The difference between you and me, the largest difference, is that you live in 4WD Adventure heaven! I live in Kentucky where we have the KAT (Kentucky Adventure Trail), the...

Like I said, I'll agree to disagree. Don't care what the top speed is, it has no bearing on anything. I don't believe in pushing the motor and using most of its available power. So that's it. Drive how you choose and that's fine. I'll hog up the slow lane and be just as happy. People can be...

Again, I disagree with any position that suggests this V6 gasser will comfortably cruise at 75 or, what did you say, 85?! I say that because I have driven all over the US of A with mine, and it won't do any of that. Heck, it struggles with 73, particularly in the more western higher altitude...

For me, I would like to see a better engine than the Pentastar. Turbocharge it or perhaps replace it with the Hurricane 6. A 392 option would be heaven-sent. Everything else is working really well, likely one of the best off-road adventure vehicles on earth. Another cool option would be to offer...

Not to hyjack but check out my build thread in my signature or on this site. I document the changes as I pull all sorts of unnecessary weight off the truck. The truck may have a bunch of stuff you don't need.

I feel ya man. You'll love the 5.13's!

A good/smart technique. I wanted to pull an off-road camper, one that I built from scratch. But after experiencing driving the truck, I tossed that idea...Darn! I even installed the Mopar trailer braking module to actuate the electric brakes I built into the camper. Now I am planning to just...

Copy that! Concur on your points. And regarding the weight, although I purchased an AEV, I discovered that that AEV stuff is way overweight. Check out my build thread and you can see me remove and weighed the AEV stuff when I replaced it with aftermarket stuff. Although I own one I am no fan of...

I wondered the same thing myself, so I researched the issue, and even talked to AEV about it. Know what I discovered? Turns out their gear supplier ended at 4.56, or at least that is what one of the largest gear suppliers in the nation told me about them. Can't remember who their vendor was, but...

Mine not so. Now that I have removed as much weight as possible from it (around 250 lbs). It will only remain in 8th on level ground and below 72 indicated mph. My overland setup is more draggy than a non-RTT setup and with the tiny available power margin, this motor provides, mine will hunt...

We can easily agree to disagree. I have a thread on this forum about all that, some 20 pages long where we beat the subject to death, resurrect it then kill it again. I stand firm on what I said. Stemming from my experience with my JT, 4.56 and 37's was awful. Always shifting all over and never...

Respectfully I completely disagree. 4.10 and 37" you would have to be going downhill at 70 to see 8th gear. My AEV JT470 came stock with 4.56 and 37" tires and the gear was WOEFULLY inadequate. I had to install 5.13 to finally be able to use 8th gear. Or did I miss something? As in the truck in...