Since back in the early 80s when we met one of the founders of K&N Air Filters, Ken Johnson, we have used K&N High-Flow Washable Air Filters in all of our expedition vehicles. From the silt bed traps of Baja California to the Atacama Desert in Chile and across the frozen Steppes of Siberia, K&N […]

With the help of Jack Wardlow, an old friend and an expert woodworker himself, we finished the outside workbench on the new garage, a place for dirty tools like grinders and a drill press. With many projects to tackle on The Turtle V expedition truck in preparation for the upcoming Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, it will prove to be […]

In our preparation for The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, every system on The Turtle V must be tested and retested. While not a serious winching job, moving a huge boulder in front of the new garage driveway was a perfect opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the Warn 16.5ti Winch, (www.warn.com), mounted in the new Buckstop Bumper, (www.buckstop.biz), […]