Every trail.
Every run out.

33 trip diaries and build logs since 2014 — overlanding, offroad parks, DIY builds, and offshore fishing. Click any entry to read the full post.

Offshore · Aug 16 32 Miles Offshore for Red Grouper

Offroad · Aug 11 Towing the Jeep to Tampa

Offshore · Jul 3 Atlantic Deep Sea Fishing on a Jetski

Offshore · Jun 27 Fishing Day — Saltwater in the Bay

Offshore · Jun 7 Fishing Locally — Exploring Tampa Bay

Scuba · Apr 4 Scuba Diving for Shark Teeth off Venice Beach

Build Log · Sep 7 Getting the Fishpro Apex Dialed In

Build Log · Jan 31 Jeep JK 1Ton Conversion

Build LogDec 20, 2020 Adding a Rear Door to the Trailer, and a Drawer Slider How you ask? By adding a new door, and a drawer slide 🙂 OverlandSep 8, 2020 4500mi 10 Day Overlanding Trip: CO, UT, AZ, NM, KS, MO Lots to write up.. more coming soon. Build LogAug 16, 2020 Trailer Battery Connection to My Tow Vehicle Battery/Alternator If the solar was ever not working as I desired, or just not enough juice, I wanted a way to be able to charge the trailer battery from the vehicle alternator (as the 12v 7way connection wouldn't reall Tips & TricksAug 2, 2020 7way Trailer Tester for About 20 Bucks So I googled '7way trailer tester' and they were all very expensive. What do I do? I made my own. 30 minutes and less than $20 + some stuff I had in my shop. And it works. Build LogAug 2, 2020 Building My Own Overlanding Trailer I decided I couldn't afford a super expensive overlanding trailer (I've seen great ones for 20k-50k) — so I opted to build one in my workshop, so it would be set up exactly the way I want it. So much Tips & TricksAug 1, 2020 Plan Ahead Be nice to your future self. Wouldn't it be awesome if every time you hit the trails everything went according to plan? You never got stuck, nothing breaks, all terrain is conquerable in all condition OffroadJun 27, 2020 Dirty Turtle Offroad Park 2020 June 27th 2020 day Trip OffroadMay 30, 2020 Escaping Redbird SRA and earning Jeep Badge of Honor trail badges. The day had gone great, we were having a blast riding and helping people out of tough spots. Most were tug outs for solo rigs, and helping random other Jeeps who guy stuck somewhere. It's a think we a OffroadMay 30, 2020 How Uber saved the day while offroading While at Badlands, the rear passenger side tire got destroyed in the rock garden. We were out of spares at this point, so everyone starts googlng and searching for a replacement. I find a tire shop th OverlandMay 26, 2020 Indiana Offroad Park Road Trip 2020 We wanted to go South and hit a HUGE offroad park.. but they were going to get rained out all weekend.. so we decided to go NORTH, and hit 4 different parks, one per day or so. Was a great decision, e OffroadMay 25, 2020 Maumee May 2020 Maumee Offroad Park This is a new park, so it should be INTERESTING. OffroadMay 24, 2020 Badlands May 2020 Badlands Off Road Park OffroadMay 22, 2020 Redbird State Recreation Area May 2020 Redbird State Recreation Area https://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/4225.htm OffroadMay 21, 2020 Interlake Recreation Area May 2020 Day Trip as part of our 5 day excursion OffroadMay 2, 2020 Blue Hollar Offroad Park May 2 2020 The Gladiator does fantastic on the trails! Here were some of the “perks”: automatic sway bar disconnect on screen real time status of the vehicle with the Off-road Pages off-road OffroadNov 26, 2019 Interlake 2019 For Thanksgiving weekend - we wanted to get away from the black friday rush… so we went to Interlake Stake Park Offroad area! I also just officially downgraded my Jeep JK to be my offroad ri Build LogNov 5, 2019 Meet Gadget – My 2008 Jeep JK Once I bought my Gladiator, I shifted my old daily driver to my off-road rig. I originally bought the JK brand new, Nov 2007. It was time. 🙂 But I didn't want to get rid of it (it had a lifetime warra Build LogNov 5, 2019 My new JEEP GLADIATOR I've been wanting a new Jeep for a few years now.. and the Jeep Gladiator came out, and I kinda feel in love with it. After a few months of drooling. I decided to take the plunge. I'm now a new and pr OffroadMay 30, 2019 Black Mountain KY Offroad Area 2019 https://www.blackmountainoffroad.com/ OffroadMay 28, 2018 HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2018 For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/home/ OffroadNov 25, 2017 Rush Offroad Park 2017 For Thanksgiving weekend - we wanted to get away from the black friday rush… so we went to RUSH Offroad Park! OffroadMay 30, 2017 Black Mountain KY Offroad Area 2017 What was on our Agenda? NOT MUCH Just go have fun, and try to not break (much) on the trip.So why Haspin? OffroadMay 30, 2016 HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2016 For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/home/ OffroadMay 25, 2015 HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2015 For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/home/ OffroadMay 2, 2014 My first real offroading experience May 2014 I got invited by good friends to go ‘offroading'. Looking back.. they probably went ‘Hey, he's crazy enough to do this, and has a Jeep' Oh Boy..Oh how cute.. back when my Jeep was