Once we had all the cabinets removed, Integrated Plastic in Rancho Cordova (www.integratedplasticsusa.com), made a quick repair reinforcing the fill tube corner and redoing the vent and outlet ports which could have been the next big problem. With the leaking tank out, we cleaned up the damaged floor, replacing the 1-inch marine–grade plywood that fit […]
New News-Subscribers: To see the full blog with photos please click on the title. Traveling the backroads of the world, or anywhere for that matter, clean, safe, pure water is critical. When we designed the Tortuga Expedition Camper, we incorporated a 40-gallon water tank that feeds an Everpure water purification system using the FDA approved […]
News Subscribers: To see the full blog with photos please click on the title. Onboard compressed air is a critical and mandatory component of any expedition vehicle. On The Turtle V, it is used for our Hellwig rear air suspension, (www.hellwigproducts.com), the front ARB Air Locker, (www.arbusa.com) and the twin Fiamm air horns, (www.fiammtech.com), in […]
Yes, we are packing and getting our home ready to rent but when it snows, what can you do? Sugar Bowl Ski Area is 50 minutes from our driveway to the slopes, and with a foot of fresh powder, we couldn’t resists. Now it’s back to loading boxes.
We took advantage of recent snowstorms to carve some turns at beautiful Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Taking the amazing gondola up to the top of the mountain, there was time to visit the Olympic Museum at High Camp where Monika could pretend she had just won the Women’s Downhill. I guess that should be a […]
Winter has finally come to the California Sierras, and the slopes at Squaw Valley overlooking the north shore of Lake Tahoe were measuring their snow from recent storms in feet not inches. Instead of starting at the base of Squaw Valley, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, we drove to the Resort at Squaw Creek […]
When The Turtle V first started to have front wheel bearings self-destruct, we just carried a spare unit with us all the time and changed them every 20,000 miles. Then Dynatrac Products (www.dynatrac.com), came to the rescue. The factory “unit bearings” were a problem for many Ford Super Duty owners. Dynatrac’s Free-Spin™ Heavy Duty Hub […]
THE BEARING THING A Replacement for the Infamous “Unit Bearing” on the Ford 4X4 Super Duties Author: Gary Wescott / Photos by Gary Wescott This Article was originally published in Power Stroke Registry Magazine, Winter 2005 In 1998, when we first saw the Super Duty 4X4 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, we […]
It was sunny yesterday, reminding us that there are two types of people who predict weather in the mountains: Damn Tourists and Damn Fools. It started about 5:00 AM, and by the time we were up, we needed 4X4 and chains to safely negotiate the snow-clogged roads. Installing our Pewag Cross-Link chains, (www.pewagchain.com), on the […]
