Cool (To Me) Build Thread

[addicted56]

I'm torn. I want to rip this guy a new one on many many levels. Most of them becuase I'm envious of the money he has been able to didicate to this thing. The rest becuase he started with a crappy GMC that is not meant for the off-road.

At the same time he has thought a lot of the stuff out (much more of it just seems thrown in there). But one thing I can't knock him for. Everything he has is dirty and he seems to use the heck out of it all which is more than 50% on this forum can say. Tons of over maintained and built up rigs that never get used.

I have a feeling this guy doesn't have any freinds though. Can't even sit in the passenger seat with all of the gear in there. Agree with the comment that he should have started out with a CrewCab 1 ton diesel chevy. Many more options and way more capable off-road.​

 

[PatFJ40]

X2. I find it funny that he has so many hammers. In one picture he has a "regular" hammer and then one for tent pegs. If that doesn't work maybe he can use the sledge hammer. He should think about investing in a unimog.

 

[goodwoodweirdo]

Who the hell takes a mobile bog with them !! and its not even flushing ...




I love to have a crap as man did prior to 1596 and the invention of the flushing toliet.

 

[73fj]

I bet he works at Radio Shack and plays Dungeons and Dragons....

 

[jkl72-40]

to much time and money on his hands...........
good food for thought tho...

x2 crappy rig will only last 2 yrs if that..

 

[TURNMEOVER]

I bought mine @ sams 10 + years ago. check Walmart . com.

 

[mshelby]

Holy over doing it Batman!

This guy started with the wrong vehicle then decided to take said wrong vehicle and load it to the gills with crap his paranoia tells him he needs but never would.

Of all the things he has, I like the Campmate and I do have a winch anchor but I only carry it when I am wheeling alone or with lighter vehicles.

Why does he need a wireless temperature gauge for his fridge? All those cords are overkill and why the laptop? Just stay at home if you need all that.

Unless this guy lives in his truck (and I am starting to think that he does) then there is no need for the excess he has here. I am all for preparing for the worst but he has planned for everything except a backup vehicle when his engine keels over from being overworked due to it not being made for said application!

 

[D21FJ60]

Me= no expert in the matters, but: An inflateable matress? Really? Is this a common piece? With all that stuff he stuffed in (har har har!) you'd think he would have just put a hotel on the roof or something. Plus the wet wipes-"to get dirt/grime/stink off"...uhhh, you're in the middle of the desert. I can understand wanting to be phresh but stilll...you're in the middle of the desert in an "offroading" vehicle...and wtf...A PORTABLE TOILET!!?!?!? RLY!?! he can't just use the multi-wipes to clean his poop shoot after a squat?

 

[Vasir]

Am i the only one that wonders what kind of electrical gremlins are to follow this vehicle? hes set up for every situation except...crossing a creek deeper than 1.5ft.. the cabin would flood ruining all his gear and fry some computers/modules leaving him dead (literally) in the water.
I mean.. Props to the guy; but... personally no bias added, i would use a not to high-tech vehicle. just a bare bones down and dirty rig; like an older wrangler, an 80, RR Classic? Something that doesnt require 18 onboard computers (that most every modern vehicle has) to just even start!


Again..its cool but i figured if you have a winch, recovery kit, hi-jack and misc other gear, you would get through pretty much everything (especially if you have a snorkle); right?

 

[Combat Chuck]

Clearly not a minimalist. The only thing I recognized in his house-and-a-half full of gear was the Delourme PN-20 GPS, everything else was just alien or ridiculous.

I have to say, whenever I see those Envoys around, my first thought is that someone has deluded themselves into thinking that 4WD will compensate for the mandatory castration owning a fugly minivan does.

I'll keep my Hilux and my dutch ovens, old-school Toy tech and good ol' Kingsford Charcoal will take me farther than electronic wizardry and 15 tons of tools.

 

[southpier]

Who the **** carries a fireplace log turning tool? what a homo ..... although that campmate box is pretty sweet.

damn near sprayed my coffee at that one!


but pro or con, i enjoy seeing everyone's ride.

 

[goldchaser]

My first aid kit is one tube of hemorhoid cream.

No way he gets all that in one car.

 

[Combat Chuck]

My first aid kit is one tube of hemorhoid cream.

No way he gets all that in one car.

Don't worry, if you ever need a band-aid, that guy will have eighty-three in 15 different colors and 74 different sizes.

Honestly, whenever I go camping, or backpacking, I can't stand packing up, even with the moderate amount of stuff I carry, this guy must get up a dawn to be ready to roll out of camp by noon.

 

[stocksail]

Envoy, REI, Tilley Hat cameo, folding toilet, wet wipes, using the word expeditionary(?), labeled photoshoot of each piece of gear you carry. wow speechless....

reminds me of this:

Part 4 just missing the rtt

 

[Poriggity]

I think it's all about personal preference, and what you are building your rig for. I know quite a few people that carry that much, and possibly MORE for long travel expeditions. IMHO, there's nothing wrong with it, but it's probably not for everyone to carry that much stuff.
Scott

 

[OyajiJon]

This thread cracks me up. To each his own, I say. If he likes his rig and has fun with it, cool. After all, it's his rig and his money.

To those who like to "rough it," have fun with that! There's nothing like 3 day old ass funk to have you scratching for the week to come. Personally, I think those baby wipes are a great "bath in a can" to keep your sweaty nether regions from chapping. Call me what you want, but my ass will be well tended, and I won't be joining the crack scratch club. A sheet of prevention is worth can/tube/whatever of cure...

 

[twoyotas]

from what I understand, the tlca is requiring a portable toilet setup to be carried on their organized runs (at least here in Nor Cal). Given the problems with people's mess, and the "white flowers" on the Rubicon (ie - constantly facing closure to people leaving their s*** behind), I can not find fault with that. If it were not for groups like Friends of the Rubicon doing trail clean up for these animals, the trail would already be closed.

that said, I still pack minimal amount of gear. if you can't fit it in a '40, you don't need it.

 

[Shahram]

This dude's got TMS (Too Much s***) Syndrome bad.

Tom Sheppard's got a fraction of that much s*** in his G-Wagen, and he drives solo across the god damn Sahara Desert.

When hoarding and overlanding get together...

 

[twoyotas]

why does he have all the gps, and related junk, when he has a box of maps and atlases? (or, why does he have all those maps, if you must have all the high tech?)

 

[haystax]

Douche...

He needs all that electronic s*** to troubleshoot and fix all the electronic s*** on his lame excuse for a car. Good luck getting 100 miles away from PepBoys or Vatozone in that thing!

I am reading the DRC thread on ExPo right now and this guy and his Envoy s*** makes me want to puke!! I have spent 30yrs bouncing around BFE Nevada in a fullsize Ford truck with 150K on the odometers at least and never needed or wanted almost any of this crap. He has no "real" tools or parts, not even a serp belt or spare fluids. I would hate to have to wheel with this guy.

Is there no scenery whatsoever on his trips? He might as well limo-tint the inside of the windows and watch Dora the Explorer all the way while getting turn by turn from his GPS.