2017 American Adventurist SoCal Mountain Rendezvous

Group photo from the 2017 American Adventurist SoCal Mountain Rendezvous

Last weekend put the 7th Annual SoCal Mountain Rendezvous in the books.  This is one of 3 Rendezvous events put on by the American Adventurist family, and as always it is done in support of the community.  Mountain Rendezvous or MRV, in particular, is a fundraiser for the Long Beach Council of the Boy Scouts … Read more 2017 American Adventurist SoCal Mountain Rendezvous

How the Wilco Hitchgate helped me sleep like a baby

Hitchgate Classic from Wilco Offroad with a 37" Falken Tire MT

One of the most common modifications done to an offroad vehicle is the tires, and like many things in life, modifications on a vehicle have consequences. When our rig rolled off the assembly line it was equipped with a 285/70/r17 AT tire which specs out to 32.7 inches or a small “33”.  For a factory tire, it is a pretty respectable size and on a short wheelbase vehicle, they can be quite capable, but we don’t have a short wheelbase vehicle. This is one of a number of reasons that we went to a much larger 37×12.5r17 Falken Wildpeak MT01 tire, and that change leads to a lack of sleep.

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Falken Tire – The Journey is the Adventure

I was very lucky to be part of an amazing trip with our partner Falken Tire traveling across Arizona en route to this year’s Overland Expo West in Flagstaff.  It was an amazing couple of days with an even better group of people.  I shared quite a few of the photos through our Instagram feed, but … Read more Falken Tire – The Journey is the Adventure