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Who’s Been Everywhere?

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Who’s Been Everywhere? October 6, 2014. I love the way Hank Snow’s version starts slow and ramps up. Johnny Cash’s cover is more soulful. Comments… add one. Next post: Should You Eat Pacific Seafood? Previous post: Vehicle Outfitting: Storage. Tiffany Coates Travels the World. Don't Use my Toothbrush. The Roads To Roam. We Blog the World. Where the Hell is Murph? Overland Tech and Travel. This site rocks the Classic Responsive Skin for Thesis.

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About

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March 7, 2014. I’ve tilted at windmills on and off through my life. My windmills are big goals. Build a house, start a business, have kids, keep a marriage together. That kind of thing. Once in a while I get a notion to tilt at something less common. Something that tests my resolve and skills. Overlanding fills that need for me. After years of writing for others, I’m taking time to write for a new audience. One that shares my passion for adventure travel, vehicles, food, technology and culture.

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Vehicle Outfitting: Up Armoring

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Vehicle Outfitting: Up Armoring. October 1, 2014. My interest in vehicle armor comes from experience with rocky trails out west. The kind that dish out 12″ drops off rocky ledges onto a rock just waiting to crunch your oil pan. Those situations call for more than the original Toyota armor. Aftermarket skid plates, rock sliders, bumpers and suspension all play a role in keeping the rocks away from vital bits of your machine. I ordered a full set of skid plates from RCI Metalworks. Suspension products....

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Introduction to Vehicle Outfitting

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Introduction to Vehicle Outfitting. September 19, 2014. This is the first in a series of blog posts that will walk you through the decisions you will have to make if you choose to modify your rig. It’s also the introduction to the Outfitting course I’ll be teaching at the Overland Expo East. What Bunky lacked was armor, height, extra fuel capacity, a winch and more storage. I started researching my options for the equipment I needed. When I was able to sketch out my modifications, I found a local...A few...

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What is Overlanding?

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October 6, 2014. It’s an Australian term for self-sufficient vehicular travel. Typically to remote areas of Earth. Clay Croft produced a 12 part series. About this style of travel. His videos were an inspiration to me and added to the success of Operation Windmill’s 15,000 mile trek to the northland. I caught up with Clay at the Overland Expo West. And he shared a few pearls of wisdom about one if his passions, 4X4 Overlanding. Comments… add one. Next post: Road Music. Tiffany Coates Travels the World.

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Vehicle Outfitting: Storage

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October 1, 2014. Without places to store and secure your gear the higher the odds are of losing, breaking or otherwise not finding essential bits of kit when needed. Inadequate storage encourages cargo chaos, that uncomfortable state of sitting among scattered possessions that shift with every hard turn. Avoid that at all cost. Within the Driver’s Reach. For Alaska, the high priority items are:. Behind the Front Seats. I removed the rear seats to open up more storage space. It limited my passenger ca...

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Base of Operations: Alaska

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Base of Operations: Alaska. July 29, 2014. From time to time we feel compelled to make a public service announcement (PSA). I’m not talking about where to find the cheapest gas, or the best poutine, or even how the fish are running. Operations Windmill’s PSAs are reserved for travel intelligence of the highest order. Information that you MUST know. Things that will make or break your journey. The Homer Brewing Company. Has made our journey a delight. Knute introduced us to Steve, one of the owners. W...

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Once more

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June 7, 2015. 8220;Once More unto the breach, dear friends, once more. 8211;Wm. Shakespeare. Last minute preparation for a trek is nerve wracking. I have a day left to assemble everything I need for a nine-week ramble. Unlike previous motorized expeditions, this one will be augmented by feet, trains, buses and more feet. Then back to Milan for family conviviality before striking out for Corsica with my youngest. Looking forward to connecting with the folks from Piu Luntanu. Comments… add one.

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Night of the One Armed Drunk

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Night of the One Armed Drunk. September 14, 2014. Cache Creek, British Colombia is a Canadian desert town in rain shadow of Mount Whistler. On the way southward the green forests fade and the rolling countryside becomes brown and parched. It reminds me of my own drought stricken California. Asn’t more than a few pages in when the cook came to my table. He said There’s a drunk outside, messing with your truck. The drunk’s attention was drawn to the cook now. Come on you pussy, I’ll slap you around&#46...

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Road Music

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October 24, 2014. Comments… add one. Next post: Once more. Previous post: What is Overlanding? Tiffany Coates Travels the World. Don't Use my Toothbrush. The Roads To Roam. We Blog the World. Where the Hell is Murph? Overland Tech and Travel. This site rocks the Classic Responsive Skin for Thesis.