Originally Posted by 07Rubi

It's been in the shop quite a while, but it's back and I am beyond stoked.

More picts later. Currently not pictured - My Maggiolina AirTop RTT (on the forum in other picts) and Hannibal Safari Awning (not previously installed). Those later.

Do we have an expedition trip-planner thread? That's the next thread I want to read. I'm too old for non-North American travel, so I'll be looking for things to do on this continent. I nominate Mark D for King of that thread.

I'll be looking for people in SoCal to travel with BTW. I made the mistake of setting out with my son on my own and having an electrical breakdown a year ago that left me stranded and at the mercy of fate in a way that made me want to shoot myself. Had I been alone, it would have been no big deal, but with my kid it was a game-changer. Never again. I will always travel in at least pairs from here on out and I'm getting a satellite phone.

Next on the agenda, a Hemi or Diesel upgrade, but not right now. Out of cash.

Special thanks to Alex Carvallo and his team at American Overland Expedition. He is the man and his shop is all about getting things done the right way.

NOTE - Nitto Trail Grappler 37's and AEV 4.5" lift. I am fully aware that this is an overbuild for expeditioning/overlanding. I'm ok with that. More specifics on my build later. I can whole-heartedly recommend the AEV lift however. It handles wonderfully and rides a thousand times better than it did on the stock suspension.

Quick rundown on recent additions:
ARB Twin On-board Air with outlets just inside both rear doors for air-ups after air-downs.
AEV Beadlock Wheels
Chromoly axle shaft upgrades
Gusseting and full reinforcement on OEM Rubi Axles to help with 37's support.
Teraflex Front Brake Upgrade
Full underbody armor
New driveshafts to accomodate lift
Back-up and hill crest peek-over camera (just made that term up). No spotter required when you're cresting a ridge you haven't been to before. (screen in rearview)
AEV rear bumper
AEV gas tank (10 gall)
Pull pal mount
Hi Lift 60" Emergency Responder (poor man's Jaws of Life) Range Jack. My dad call's Hi-Lift's range jacks. He's a former search and rescue dude for miners.
Hannibal Safari Awning (Yes I had to import it).
Maggiolina Airtop RTT
Custom Fabricated cross bars for RTT to mount it better to Gobi
Fabrication and modification to Gobi allowing rear vertical bars to mount to fabricated corner plates due to incompatibility between Gobi and AEV rear bumper.
ARB fridge install.
Cooktop install under fridge.
Fuel tank for cooktop.
2 Drawer Storage System.
Rubicrawler Gear Set.
Poison Spyder Rock Sliders
Poison Spyder Internal Roll Cage (Trail version I think)
Tuffy center console with CB.
Tuffy under driver's seat storage
AEV Heat Reduction Hood
Trucklite LED Headlights

Better picts later and somewhere better than up the street from my house. At least it's not in front of the grocery store.

Scott

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Originally Posted by Heakle

... Ipad loaded with area topo maps with external GPS receiver ...

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Just returned from 463 miles of off-road travel on Gateway to Moab Trail, White Rim Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, including Notom-Burr Trail, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and ending at the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Awesome adventure. Have thousands of photos and hundreds of video segments I'm sorting my way through. Here are a few quick teasers for now ...

The vehicles headed to Gateway, CO ...


View at Mesa Arch the morning we started three days/nights on WRT ...


View from our campsite at Murphy Hogback (second night on WRT) ...


On WRT we were divided into two crews. The second crew shot this photo of us as we crossed Hardscrabble Hill to our third night's campsite ...


We were caught up in a pretty intense winter storm blowing through the area on the morning we exited WRT. Yes, that's me ...


Some parts of GSE are like being on another planet ...


View from our campsite above Lake Powell (in GSE) ...


Sunrise, camped literally feet from the edge of the Grand Canyon north rim (on BLM land adjacent to the canyon).

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

I use a Nexus 7 with Backcountry Navigator Pro and it works great. All Nexus 7s have built-in GPS, and that's one of my biggest criticisms of the Apple tablets: Most don't. FYI for anyone who prefers Apple products to Android, the 3G versions of their tablets do have the built-in GPS. It's not necessary to pay for the 3G service in order to use the GPS in the device. However, a friend of mine runs this combo, and it seems to me (a die-hard Android user, LOL) that my own hardware/app package works better.

Originally Posted by Angry_Fisherman

What is the Rotopax gas can attached to? I see the tie down strap but can't tell whats under or behind the can.

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Just returned from 463 miles of off-road travel on Gateway to Moab Trail, White Rim Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, including Notom-Burr Trail, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and ending at the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Awesome adventure. Have thousands of photos and hundreds of video segments I'm sorting my way through. Here are a few quick teasers for now ...

Originally Posted by Kojack

Mark,

Do you know if backcountry Nav works in canada? do they have the maps pre loaded? I have oryxmaps but it's difficult to use if you have no service.