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VOTD: Russian Ice Buggy
Via West County Explorers Club: Here’s something you don’t see everyday: a Russian ice buggy with a trick up it’s sleeve.
Tire Repair Kit: Viking OffRoad
Compact and complete, the new Viking OffRoad Tire Repair Kit
La Aduana: RHD Toyota FJ45 Troopy, Ground-up Restoration
Looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.
How to Build a Canvas Canoe, Jon’s Bushcraft
West County Explorers Club
One of Two Restored FJ40s Sells for Nearly $60k at Auction
Worth it.
Camel Trophy Sulawesi
This is one of my favorite Camel Trophy videos. It takes place in 1988 on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi. It also shows a bit of the driver training in England. Great footage.
See the rest of the videos after the jump.
The Overlander’s Checklist: Personal Carry
The essentials
How We Prep for a Trip
A new year brings new adventures. As you go about planning your trips, I thought you might like to see how we prep for ours. If you have any trip prep tips to share, please add a comment. Thanks.
Review: SureFire LX2
Are you afraid of the dark?
La Aduana: German VW Vanagon Ambulance
Great for any Emergency
Scratch-Off Wall Map
(Not a scratch and sniff)
Overland – Getting Started: Where do you want to go?
Answering the most important questions first
Winch Trick
Via West County Explorers Club: This looks like a great trick for winching a truck that’s pinned against a tree or rock.
In a nutshell, here’s how it works. Turn the front wheels toward the object you’re pinned against. Take the slack out of the winch cable. Put the truck in reverse. It will pull against the cable and crab sideways away from the obstacle.
In the video, the guy reverses while winching forward, which I imagine only works in slippery conditions.
Has anyone tried this?Two Wrench Leverage Trick
Via West County Explorers Club: Here’s a great trick for getting extra leverage out of your wrenches. Uploaded by YouTube user, WheeliePete.
La Aduana: Time-portal Subaru Brat from 1986
Flashback
Vintage Offroad: Early-70s Grand Wagoneer Dealer Promo
via West County Explorers Club: Here’s a dealer commercial for the 1973 Grand Wagoneer. Things were definitely simpler then. The narrator enthusiastically states that the rear seat is standard, not an optional extra.
It’s funny to look back at the history of the SUV. On this full-time 4-wheel-drive system, the lock-out for the center differential was in the glove box!
La Aduana: Cummins-Powered Land Rover Series IIA 109
via West County Explorers Club: This looks like quite a nice rarity, a fully restored 1971 Land Rover Series IIA 109, that’s been re-powered with an intercooled Cummins 4BT turbo diesel engine. In addition to the…
Book Review: Adventure Motorcycle Routes
Finding inspiration for the adventure traveler
Dirt: The Off-Road Movie
via West County Explorers Club: If you’re in the mood for a smorgasbord of vintage, off-road action, check out this 70s-era documentary called Dirt. It covers just about everything from swam buggies to desert racing, and features a RV-ing grampa for a narrator.