Equipment Reviews
Smittybilt Air Compressor 2780
If you’re getting into offroading, you will quickly realize that you will need to air down your tires for better traction over rough terrain and avoid getting stuck every 20′ in soft sand. Usually airing down to 15psi is a good general start but sometimes, depending on your tires and the terrain, you may want … Continue reading
Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive Touring Tires Outperform Expectations
For my epic road trip and Expedition around Canada, I chose the 18″ Assurance ComfortDrive tires from Goodyear. As an Instructor with the ILR Car Control School, we have a special relationship with Goodyear because we truly believe in their products (and they believe in us). So when my van Moose needed some new shoes … Continue reading
100W Foldable Solar Panels
When going “off-grid” for even just a couple of days, having a source of power (like a battery bank or generator) is important. Eventually though, that source needs to be topped up. Now in the case of a generator, it’s just a matter of adding more fuel, but if you’re using a battery bank of … Continue reading
GOLABS Power Station
Nowadays, going completely “off-grid” while camping doesn’t really happen anymore. We still want our phones, cameras, and even laptops charged up at all times. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I ain’t judging…I’m the same way! The easiest and cheapest way to do this, is to get a power bank/power generator. Now gas powered generators … Continue reading
Garmin inReach Mini 2
In the world of emergency personal location devices, the inReach products by Garmin are game changers. The Mini 2 is quite an improvement over the previous model but not as capable, or as expensive, as the more advanced inReach products. This is more focused on short two-way messages via satellite between the user and their … Continue reading
