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The TrekPak divider system
Few experienced travelers, photographers, or scientists would dispute that the ubiquitous Pelican case is the ultimate traveling container when the contents absolutely, positively have to stay...
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Chris Scott's Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, 6th edition
I can think of no higher compliment to give Chris Scott’s Adventure Motorcycling Handbook than to say it is without doubt motorcycling’s equivalent to the Vehicle Dependent Expedition Guide, Tom...
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The one-case tool kit, part 2
(Read part 1 HERE.) By their nature, field repairs lend themselves to chaos: Something unexpected has happened in an unexpected place—often, given the capriciousness of the overlanding gods, at an...
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Easy trip assistance app
by Roseann Hanson How many times have you been reading a magazine or book, and come across some place you want to jot down to remember to visit, such as a landmark, a restaurant, a museum, or a trail?...
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Home-away-from-home tour (JATAC update)
Everyone—everyone—who sits for the first time in the dinette of our Four Wheel Camper and looks around, says exactly the same thing: “I can’t believe I’m in the bed of a Toyota pickup.” It’s...
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The trusty Motorola 9500
Shortly after we published the story of our BGAN review in Mexico (here), which became a real-life test of the technology, I got an email from our friend John Knights, a senior Land Rover Experience...
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The one-case tool kit, part 3
(Part 1 is here, and part 2 is here) It’s been drilled into us from the first time we picked up a toy hammer to tap a square block into a square hole: Use the right tool for the job. The tool that...
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The Red Oxx Lil Roy
Recently Jim Markel, the CEO of Red Oxx (and son of the founder), contacted me to ask if I’d like to review something from his company’s line of heavy-duty luggage. I was already familiar with their...
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Proper backup lights for the JATAC - with remote control
Brilliant 19-watt Grote LED floodlamps are optional on the Four Wheel Camper. Could they serve a dual purpose? The sealed-beam automotive headlamp was introduced in the U.S. in 1939. In 1940, the...
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Quality . . .
I learned the hard way that the best equipment—and thus frequently the most expensive—almost invariably costs the least in the long run. I was eight or nine years old, and desperately craved a...
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More good stuff from Lifeproof
I’m not as technologically averse as all my friends and family like to joke. In fact, I pioneered the switch to Mac computers in our household in 2003, and managed to learn the new operating system...
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Three days on El Camino del Diablo
Few places on earth have experienced such a completely circular human history as the desert traversed by southern Arizona’s El Camino del Diablo. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries its harsh plains...
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Irreducible imperfection: the SOL Origin
Manufacturing miniature survival kits must be the closest thing to printing your own money short of selling bottled water. I’ve looked at dozens of them, and rarely found contents worth more than...
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The one-case tool kit, part 4
(Please read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here) I've finally wrapped up my project to assemble a comprehensive one-case field tool kit—and I’m really glad I restricted myself to a Pelican...
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Kaufmann Mercantile
My first encounter with Kaufmann Mercantile was nearly my last. A friend sent me a link to a page on their site that featured a slingshot. Cool—except this slingshot was made from the natural fork of...
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Lifeproof's Total Water Protection Program
Since being seduced into the world of phones that cost more than lunch, I've come to count on the peace of mind afforded by the Lifeproof case I got for my iPhone 5. It adds shock resistance,...
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An update for the Safe Jack
If you've read THIS entry, you know I was impressed by the Safe Jack stabilizer for the Hi-Lift Jack. In many scenarios it vastly increases the utility and safety of the Hi-Lift, and the base plate on...
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A Hi-Lift jack mount for the JATAC
The Hi-Lift jack is a useful tool, but it’s also a pain to carry securely on a vehicle, especially if you want to keep it reasonably accessible. I’ve seen many mounts that achieved one but not the...
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A compressor for the Boss air bags
The bottom switch adds air to both bags simultaneously. The two buttons above bleed air individually to level side to side. The Boss air bags I installed to level the JATAC (see HERE) have been...
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The ins and outs of airing down
Airing down in Egypt My early four-wheel-drive experience was strictly trial and error, heavy on the error. A friend owned a beat-up mid-60s FJ40 shod with skinny Armstrong True Tracs and equipped...
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