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Crawling the China Wall

Crawling the China Wall

It was beginning to be late September and my time in beautiful Colorado was slowly coming to an end. While the warm weather was slowly fading, Max, Charlie, Nick and I decided to make the most of it and venture out one last time on my final weekend around Denver.

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Nestled on the west side of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado lies the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. It was during my multi-week stay in Colorado that I ventured south to this beautiful park, which I did not even know existed until a friend had

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

It was the morning of September 17th 2019 when I departed the busy city of Denver to head north-west to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). During my planning of the expedition earlier and knowing that I would be in Colorado for some time, I knew that RNMP was on my

EXPED. America 19 - Part II

Adventures Featured

EXPED. America 19 - Part II

Colorado is one of those states that you somehow always hear something about. Either stories about the towering mountains that touch the sky, the layers of different ecosystems; luscious forests, alpine wildernesses, and high desert. It's something out of a dream, a sort of outdoors-persons paradise. I never

EXPED. America 19 - Part I

Adventures Featured

EXPED. America 19 - Part I

Read about the first portion of my trip through American. In part 1 we talk about driving out west, Joshua Tree National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park!

Tips for Planning Overland Adventures

Tips for Planning Overland Adventures

We'd all like to experience the perfect vacation or travel adventure, but the truth is is that having the perfect vacation involves a bit of planning and organization. Whether it's a short 4 day trek or a multi-week expedition, here are a few tips for making

Mod: 12v Power Box Replacement

Mod: 12v Power Box Replacement

If you haven't already read through the Alu-Cab Gen 3 Tent review, this post covers the DiY 12v project box I created to replace the non functional Chineseium power box that came with the Alu-Cab. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Materials Used Listed below are all the materials I used. I

Review: Alu-Cab Gen 3 Expedition Tent

Review: Alu-Cab Gen 3 Expedition Tent

Introduction At the end of August I took a month and a half off of work to travel the country. The trip typically consisted of spending 4 to 5 nights camping and a reset day in a hotel or if we where lucky a night or two at a local

Mod: Re-wiring for Anderson connections

Mod: Re-wiring for Anderson connections

Anderson all the things!

Burg Eltz - A Magical Castle

Burg Eltz - A Magical Castle

Intro It was a brisk Saturday morning and I had received permission to fly my drone around Burg Eltz, a beautiful castle nestled in the hills of Germany. I did not want to pass this opportunity up, so I woke up at a slightly early 0430 that morning to make

Hürtgen Forest: An Eerie Adventure

Hürtgen Forest: An Eerie Adventure

Intro The wind howled and blew with the strength of a train. The path we walked was freshly coated with a new layer of rain. As we crested the top of the hill, the valley below opened up for our viewing. On this cold, windy, rainy, German day this place

Installing the Rhino-Rack Back Bone System

Installing the Rhino-Rack Back Bone System

An demonstation of how-to install the new Rhino-Rack Back Bone System.

Fuel Costs: A Year In Review

Fuel Costs: A Year In Review

A reflection on fuel costs and statistics.

Mod: ICOM ID-5100A HAM Radio Install

Mod: ICOM ID-5100A HAM Radio Install

Installation of the ICOM ID-5100A Radio into a 2017 Chevy Colorado for Overland Communications.

Hurricane Creek

Hurricane Creek

A small outing to the GA Traverse and a deviation to North Carolina to Hurricane Creek.

Mod: Mounting the Goal Zero Boulder 100

Mod: Mounting the Goal Zero Boulder 100

Mounting a Goal Zero Boulder 100 to the top of a Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform

Mod: Power all the fridges!

Mod: Power all the fridges!

Running all the wires for 12v power!

Georgia Traverse: Part One

Georgia Traverse: Part One

The first in a series of posts of our adventures on the Georgia Traverse.

Gear: Falken Wildpeak AT3W Tires

Gear: Falken Wildpeak AT3W Tires

Putting on some new Falken tires.

Mod: CVT Mt. Shasta Extended Summit

Mod: CVT Mt. Shasta Extended Summit

New CVT Roof Top Tent Pickup!

Gear: Eibach Pro-Truck Suspension

Gear: Eibach Pro-Truck Suspension

An overview of the installation of the Eibach Pro-Truck Suspension kit.

Overland Expo East 2017

Overland Expo East 2017

After experiencing our first small taste of what adventure feels like, one of my buddies and myself decided that our next move would be to attend the upcomming Overland Expo East [https://www.overlandexpo.com] in Ashville, North Carolina. We had been told that this event was rather small compared

Kayaking the Toccoa River

Kayaking the Toccoa River

Intro In September of 2017 some friends and I wanted to embark on our first overland adventure. Needless to say it wasn't what most overlander's would classify as "overlanding", even I can admit that. No one on our team had their vehicles ready for

Mod: Skid Plates

Mod: Skid Plates

In my opinion one of the most critical mods you should add to your vehicle from stock is protection. Throughout my time browsing the amazing coloradofans.com [http://coloradofans.com]forums, I discovered one of the members Supermodulation [http://coloradofans.com/forums/40377-supermodulation.html], who was one of the only

Gear: Leitner Designs ACS

Gear: Leitner Designs ACS

One day back in November 2017, I was browsing the coloradofans.com [http://coloradofans.com] forums. The trucks where rather new at the time, at least in terms of the amount of people active on the site and actually posting their builds. I had been looking to get my foot