Below is a list of some of our current favorites for our weekend adventures! Val wrote a similar article in 2019 and highlighted the our chairs, cooler, plastic tubs and a few other essentials! A new addition to our camping…
DIY 4-Wheel Tire Inflator/Deflator Kit
If you are not deflating your tires for off-roading already, there are two big reasons for you to start. It protects your tires (lower pressure lets the tires “wrap” around rocks and spread the pressure over a larger surface area…
DIY F150 Raptor Bumper Swap
We were lucky to score an OEM bumper off of a Gen 1 Raptor, and figured it would be a great way to eliminate some of the rubbing we had on our 2014 F150 with the 35in tires. Yes, you…
5th Generation 4Runner: First Impressions
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…