With the addition of the ARB rooftop tent to my expedition trailer came the need to be able to level the trailer. The existing trailer stand is of a fixed length and to level the trailer required stacking rocks. To make the system more function I have added a crank up jack stand to the…
Trip Reports
Labor Day Foray
by tomas •
Labor Day took us into the mountains again for a little adventure. After living in Crested Butte for over 35 years my mother is moving to California to get away from the harsh Colorado winters. Wanting to visit her one last time before she moves we headed to CB on an alternate route. Not having been…
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Reno Divide Roll Over
by tomas •
Today while driving Italian Creek from Cement Creek to Taylor Park we spotted this roll over off the Reno Divide trail. From what I can tell it looks like a mini van. What a van was doing in this spot is beyond my imagination. I hope this is not a case of following the GPS…
Expedition Trailer
M416 Military Trailer Rooftop Tent Rack
by tomas •
Having just purchased an ARB rooftop tent to evaluate I needed a place to mount it. I had thought about using the rack on top of the FJ but that would have require relocating a number of items. I also want to be able to setup base camp and leave the tent in place while we use…
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Blue Ribbon Coalition
by tomas •
As an avid back country user I had been given serious though to joining Blue Ribbon Coalition. I have always been conservation minded and I used to look at 4wd organizations as wanting access to all open lands. I have seen the damage that ATVs and 4X4s can do and I tended to lump them…