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Adventure Van Expo San Juan Capistrano: The Supertramp Paragon, Geotrek Verus & a Sprinter on 37s
I drove up to the Adventure Van Expo in San Juan Capistrano to see the new Supertramp Paragon in person — and came home thinking hard about hardside box campers. Here's what stood out, plus the full video from the show.
Are You Prepared for Electrical Emergencies in Your Overlanding Rig?
Fuses blow and breakers trip when you least expect it. After troubleshooting my Rossmonster Baja's electrical system on the road, here are the spares and the dead-simple tools I now carry — and the lessons that made me prepared.
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5 Mistakes I made building an Expedition Vehicle
Have you ever built an expedition vehicle? I assume the answer is no, which is what I would also have to say. I never built an overland expedition veh...
How to Build or Buy an Expedition Vehicle – Part 1
Have you ever built an expedition vehicle from scratch? Well, neither have I, but I am trying anyway. I am not new to overlanding, but it has been a l...
Planned Upgrades for my Ford F250 Tremor
My 2022 Ford F250 Super Duty Tremor was purchased with a very specific use case in mind. I will turn this truck into a high offroad capable expedition...
Where no Tremor will ever go ...
This week I took my 2022 Ford F250 Tremor on a long road trip from my home in Vista, CA all the way to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Besides taking my...
Basil's Garage in Vista, CA
After bringing the truck home from Utah I started compiling a list of upgrades and improvements I wanted to make. While I feel capable of doing some w...
The DT Adventure Truck Fact Sheet
On August 6th of 2022, I bought my 2022 Ford F250 Super Duty Tremor. In this blog posting, I will provide information about the vehicle as is - meanin...
Why did I choose the Ford F250?
Why did I choose the Ford F250 Super Duty with the Tremor package as my pickup truck of choice? I did not buy a pickup truck because it is a cool veh...
Trip to Utah
I started my search for a Ford F250 Tremor sometime in June of 2022. But it was a shitty time to buy a new vehicle. Dealerships that had inventory too...