Recent content by mitherial

For that, I would need a very tall forklift!

From memory, the best boxes for books are about 12"x12"x16" (available at Home Depot). If you go much larger than this, the box becomes to heavy to lift and/or the books inside are not well supported. But it takes forever to pack a large libary into boxes like that. For my next move, I've...

Just ran across this old picture of my LR3 loaded up with my personal library (now much expanded), shortly before the air suspension compressor gave out--resulting in my completing the rest of my cross-town move with the suspension resting on the bump-stops until I was able to get a replacement...

From physics/geometry alone, a SWB vehicle will have a greater degree of tilt than an LWB vehicle when going over an depression in the road, so I'm not sure of the exact argument here. But off-camber trail sections are certainly where I feel the least "in control" of my truck.

Yikes! Quite the afternoon—glad that everyone is safe. Any word on whether that was a regular gas RR or a hybrid? Battery chemical fires are about the only thing scarier than regular petroleum fires

Brave project! How doe the chassis look? Many things are "cosmetic" at the end of the day, but brakes, steering, and frame need to be in workable shape.

Nice!

All fair points. To me, the biggest advantage on trail of a vehicle with a shorter wheelbase and corresponding tighter turning circle is not the breakover angle, but simply that if I encounter an unsurmountable obstacle (e.g. locked gate on a fire road) or--more likely--simply chicken-out...

For daily driving, the biggest difference to me between any 90 and any 110 is that the 90 has a considerably tighter turning radius--I am always see-sawing my 110 back and forth in the parking lot when I take my truck to work. The 90 is more fun to drive and better on the trail, the 110 is much...

At least those wheels are "functional" towards the original intened purpose of being a highly visible fire truck. I am wiling to give "fire appliances" (I suppose the correct term) a lot more leeway than the bling-mobiles.

"I've had the same family concerns come up from time to time and definitely get his reasons." Exactly how I came to own a five-door D110.

“the first half of that video was the longest and most repetitive "please don't hate me for doing this” Yeah, that was a bit much. I think it is natural for any high-volume “content producers” to end up spending a lot of time talking about themselves—because that is the easiest way to keep the...

Doug is definitely not a real off-roader, or someone who deeply understands the mechanics of how automobiles operate. But I have nothing but admiration for the business he’s built with “Cars and Bids.”

At root, Doug Demurro is more of a “quirky car” enthusiast than a Defender enthusiast, (and I don’t mean that as an insult) though the Defender classic is certainly a quirky car for many of the reasons he lays out in the video; his description of what Defender ownership is like is certainly...

Older Overland articles for consideration: https://expeditionportal.com/the-overland-journal-air-compressor-test/ https://www.overlandexpo.com/compass/gear-collections-air-compressors/