It’s been just about a month since I upgraded my mom-mobile to a 5th gen Toyota 4Runner. My first impression of the beast? Awesome. I love having Val’s truck (now a 2nd gen Raptor) for our camping weekends and longer…
Campground Coffee
At home, I am a big coffee drinker. Like, you would probably judge me if I told you how many cups of coffee I drink per day. I’ve often joked that when we started camping, we would eat “like children”….
DIY 1300Wh Camping Power Station
When we started looking for some portable power, there seemed to be plenty of products on the market, but they were all quite costly… The Yeti Goal Zero 1400 power station is $1900! Our thought was that there can’t be…
Staying Connected
Last Fall we had the chance to spend a weekend with our friends at SkyPixel Media to do some filming for a client of theirs. Our oldest son and Valentin did a great job working with the cameras and we…
Boredom Buster Guide
Well, we were planning on spending this week in Utah exploring Zion National Park and the surrounding areas… but with everything going on right now and so much uncertainty, we decided to stay close to home. Last summer I had…
Budget LED Off-Road Lights
Let’s be clear here… if you are running a $500k trophy truck and racing the Baja 1000, Mint 400, or King of the Hammers and the like… your lights are a critical component to your race and your sponsor’s investment,…
DIY Wheel Alignment – Laser Level
SCROLL DOWN FOR CALCULATOR With all the rough terrain that we’ve been driving though lately, the $99 alignments were starting to add up. In our past life, we used to do string alignments on our race cars. (Keep in mind…
F150 Behind-the-Grill Offroad LED Lights
The way we see it, there are two purposes for off-road lights: to see, and to be seen. Doing more desert trips with other vehicles we wanted to be sure to have some amber LED’s at the front and back,…
F150 DIY Aux Upfitter Switches
A clean switch install was a key requirement for us as we started adding some LED light pods to our truck. These will be used with the setup shown in F150 Behind-the-Grill Offroad LED Lights. There are plenty of universal…
Where To Next? Finding Great Destinations To Explore
The big question always seems to be – where to next? It can be hard to find new places to hike, camp, or off-road. And honestly, when we started off-roading more a few years ago, we always went to the…