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The Nemo Disco Series offers ample room in the shoulder and leg areas After spending 6 years in the Ranger Regiment, I know a thing or two about comfort. Or lack there of. We spent a lot of time moving through rugged terrain. Sleeping on the ground in sketchy locations with nothing more than a […]
After an extended wait time for the new Roofnest Falcon hard-shell roof top tent to arrive, it’s finally here. Between delays in manufacturing and a truck driver shortage slowing down deliveries, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this new tent. The shipping company delivered this roof top tent and I wasted no time unboxing, inspecting and installing […]
Like my previously reviewed phone case from Phoozy, the 11″ Tablet Case offers a lot of the same protections for your tablet or laptop. Bump protection with the Imactor Core 2.0. IP66 water protection using HydroGuard technology. And even hot and cold temperature protection. This is achieved by using a patented Chromium Thermal Barrier adapted from […]
Recently we were fortunate enough to test and evaluate some new pre packaged meals from Right On Trek. A Kalispell, Montana company that produces a huge array of prepackaged backpacking meals. Nutrition, while engaging in any number of outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, overlanding or hunting is key to having enough energy to safely enjoy […]
A trip down to Appalachia to compete in the Red Clay Rally offered a perfect setting to test a new piece of kit from the folks at GSI Outdoors. After waking up in a frost covered tent, especially when it’s below freezing, the first thing on my mind is a hot cup of coffee. Well, […]
Well, the FJ Cruiser is now the official mobile billboard for The Gear Bunker. And I can already tell it’s working. People are commenting on our YouTube channel that they saw us somewhere. Folks are looking up the website from the sidewalk as they check out our little Overland rig. And it’s all because of […]
Last October, I flew to Chattanooga to link up with a friend that I met at Overland Expo. Our half-cocked plan was to compete in the infamous 2020 Red Clay Rally. A 3 day, 700 mile Overland Rally that spans both Kentucky and Tennessee. And eats vehicles for lunch. Loaded into his 80 Series Land […]
August 2020 was spent mostly on the road in The Gear Bunker’s FJ Cruiser. Spreading the word about our website while exploring some of the great trails that weave their way through the Rocky Mountains. From historic passes built by early settlers to rugged forrest service roads that access our beautiful National Forests. With a […]
THE MOST CAPABLE SMOKELESS FIRE PIT. Breeo invented the first smokeless fire pit, and from that day until now we have never stopped innovating. The Y Series is the latest step in the journey and brings with it the potential for adventure. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FRIDAY 9.2.2022 for $495 That’s right. We’re taking smokeless fire […]
One of the many things we enjoy about Overland travel is our ability to eat well. In our vehicle, we have a fridge, two burner stove with a bomber skillet and a propane cylinder. Pretty much everything we need for great meal preparations. We’ve tried different “camp ovens” in the past with limited success and were […]
Falling under one of my 3 pillars of successful overland travel, “good food”, the Coleman Camp Oven may be the next item we add to our Overland loadout. The other 2 pillars are “comfortable sleep” and “epic locations” if anyone was curious. Anyhow, back to “good food”. With the limited space available in our FJ […]
One of our biggest supporters, Midland Radio, recently set us up with a pair of T71 X-Talker 2-Way Handheld Radios for our trip to Costa Rica. The mission: to rent a pair of Overland equipped FJ Cruisers from Nomad America and explore the Pacific Coast of the country for a little over a week. With […]
In the quest to fine tune our Overland kit, we constantly come across unique items that find their way into our lives. Lately, we’ve been downsizing. We switched from a full-sized Tundra to a much smaller FJ Cruiser. Now, with this smaller platform, we must also downsize what we pack. As I look to our […]
If you’re like me, and a large percentage of the human race, you prefer to sleep on your side. I try to avoid falling asleep on my back in fear of snoring my wife awake. Or even waking myself from a comfortable slumber. So I typically roll onto my side, curl up and drift off […]