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We must remember many of the roads and trails that give us access to these places came out of our greed to capitalize on the land. Large scale mining, drilling, logging and water diversion projects. Without those, the doors wouldn't have been opened, the roads cleared allowing access by the...

Exactly, well almost, there should be no tires, steel or even wooden wheels rolled in the back country. How can one justify using a machine to "enjoy our public land/nature?" Currently our public lands are devastated anywhere a mountain bike, dirtbike, ATV, SxS or Jeep can reach. It seems remote...

Thanks for posting that. Personally I see restricting it to non-wheeled transportation only(like wilderness areas) as a good thing, it's not losing right to access to the public land but rather ensuring the land is not completely destroyed. Don't blame the groups, types of vehicle, drivers...

RT4wd, 87 the only year with real time 4wd and a solid axle in the back, after that they switched to wishbone. Needless to say after destroying that diff the car was totaled.

What are we calling high miles here? I would consider anything with less than 7k miles a year a low miles vehicle. For $5000 I would think there would be zero problems finding a great van. like many of the ads posted. I would actually shop for the harder to find older but pristine, babied mint...

Important to note, that at elevation water boils at a lower temperature I think it's around 9000ft where boiling water can actually be the right temperature for coffee ~ 195f. I have come to believe that a peculator is the best option for living in a van or camper. But I have never used one...

Just what I needed an excuse to go to every military surplus store I see :) As for the rear end if I keep it long term that's an option but I wouldn't put the money into the 5 lug 10 bolt rear end these 3/4 ton vans came with. An 8 lug 14 bolt or Dana with lower gears would be in order. Right...

This longer wheelbase one wheel drive chevy on 29" tires has me thinking after already having to move rocks to get into a camp. Sand ladders, traction boards, telescoping bridges, large flat objects you drive on, they are pretty standard equipment on RTW type overland rigs but the one's that are...

Yes I know it's not about specific vehicles, but the only way to bring this up is specifically... I was thinking about this last night and a OBD II 4.0l AMC Jeep? Overhead valve straight 6 with geared timing, known for it's reliability. But with modern OBDII diagnostics and fuel injection...

Colorado is hard, and more expensive than that. CL has been flooded with people looking for a place to pitch a tent since the legalization of recreational pot. Throughout most of NM and CO if you are planning longer term and are unable to get windbreaks from buildings or shelterbelts you will...

OP, While i am asocial a great but crazy family is one of the things I have been blessed with. One of the last times I broke a phone and mentioned that I wasn't going to buy another one and just go without to one of them they offered, aggressively not only to buy a new phone but to also float...

You are correct they do not cause any damage, what they do is disrupt how your body and mind is actually supposed to work. This is one of the reasons many of us can only find peace far away for the power grid and other strong electrical fields. EMF sensitivity is not a medical problem the...

Why would you favor a v6 over a inline 4 when mounted sideways like in the front wheel drive car platform of a CUV? Many times when they shoehorn V6s into those little engine bay it winds up costing you an arm and leg in labor on basic maintenance like having to pull the entire motor to do a...

Remember Chevy pushrod v8s have chain driven cams. Geared timing sets aren't too expensive and shouldn't take more than 2 hours of labor for any credible parts changer. But really the geared timing sets from what I have seen are less reliable than the original chain setup in heavy use. I believe...

1 Search: https://vanlivingforum.com/Thread-Good-luck-with-rebuilt-motors I thought there was a thread specific to Japser rebuilds a few years ago but I couldn't find it 2 Only have heard of that being an issue at chains, not installing any second hand parts. 3 If you want a newer vehicle which...

Yes, you can either accept the cost of the luxuries(like a tow vehicle, or a throw away tow vehicle) or trade those luxuries for something simple, and usually more hard work like anything from a wagon to a backpack. Or alternatively. do what I am doing, complain about those luxuries while...

I will admit my only experience is with pack horses, not drafting them so I am sure you are right. Pack horses did just fine grazing provided you don't route yourself into the desert where there's no water anyways. Speaking of, water that is the biggest struggle faced traveling with animals, a...

It's been on my mind for over a year now, as my disgust in using a 3 ton gas guzzling, high maintenance vehicle to haul my little bit of gear I need and all the "luxuries" grew. Animals definitely do still require maintenance but it's not as bad IMO as working on an auto. you still have the...

Animal drawn carriages are legal on all public roads except "limited access" roadways like Interstates but they are also allowed on roads and trails that automobiles are not permitted on so it's a wash. You need no driver's license, insurance, etc(unless you operate a business out of it). It is...

For the price of a new base model compact car you could get yourself in a sheepherder's wagon, and have 2-4 already trained draft horses. (google images)...