Category Archives: Overland travel

Overland trips in the PNW, mostly forest roads and easy trails.

Communications Upgrades

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Brandon

In my Land Cruiser I use a CB radio and Cell phone for most on road and trail communications. Around camp and hiking I use a FRS/GMRS radio. I decided to make a few upgrades in the Land … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tent – Camp Bug I

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Brandon

After a long search, many nights messaging back and forth with a tent maker in China and a little work to put it all together I finally have the tent I have wanted for my Off-road tent trailer.  The tent … Continue reading →

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Off-road Tent Trailer Build, Part3

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Brandon

The trailer tent has arrived. I set it up quickly or some pictures and get a first impression. Of course it was raining so I had to set it up in the shop. I was not able to open the … Continue reading →

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ARB Simpson Series II Roof Top Tent

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Brandon

UPDATE: ARB has released a new version of the tent, keep reading here for my experience with the Simpson II then go HERE to read about the Simpson Series III
We recently had a chance to get one last weekend of … Continue reading →

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Off-road Tent Trailer Build, Part 2

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Brandon

Now that the trailer has been completed and test I thought I would finish up the trailer build with some finished pictures, a recap of features and parts used as well as a summary of the trailers performance.
We recently completed … Continue reading →

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