The Teal Terror (the former Subcompact Culture project vehicle) and our Dinoot J Series trailer are the focus of the latest installation of the Trailer Supported Adventuring series in OutdoorX4 magazine. Despite the fact the Suzuki is gone, it lives on in print. The Dinoot, however, is still safely parked under our carport and now gets…
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“You modified a Toyota Yaris? Why bother?” Yep. Heard that one before. “You drove from Oregon to Colorado in that?” [points at our Suzuki Sidekick and trailer] Uh huh. Got that multiple times. When talking cars, some peoples’ eyes glaze over when I’m telling them we have a customized Toyota Yaris as our “go kart,” and a lifted…
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What weighs just over a ton and has a big booty? If you said the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 sedan, you’d be right. If you guessed a rhinoceros, you’d also be right. Continue reading
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I’ll make no apologies: I like Yokohama tires. I first had Yokohamas back in 2006 when I got a set of 205/50/16 AVS ES100 tires for my Scion xB . A couple years later, I shod my Toyota Yaris’ wheels with 195/55/15 S-Drives. In fact, I just replaced them last month with the same tires. So when…
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New Chevy Spark ACTIV = Lifted + Roof Rack + Body Cladding. They say “crossover,” I say out-of-the-box rally crosser. Hmm. I wonder if I could shoehorn a set of all-terrain tires on this? Read more on Subcompact Culture …
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Updated January 14, 2022. – #Vanlife. Living in vans. Traveling. Freedom. Life is perfect, ideal, minimal. It’s the bohemian dream, right? It certainly looks that way on Instagram if you look at the van life hashtag. Feeds jam-packed with highly polished photos of bearded guys in vans. Girls with hands above their head standing in…
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If you’re like us and love lifted trucks as much as lowered hatchbacks; the sound of a hairy-chested V8 as well as the growl of a well-tuned four-banger; an epic off-road trip and an amazing road course, then you might feel like you’ve got a bit of an identity crisis. You don’t fit into a…
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The Jeep Cherokee (XJ) was made from 1984–2001, and there have been tons of lift kits on the market during those 18 model years. So when it came time to choose a Jeep Cherokee Lift for Cranky, our Jeep Cherokee project, I decided to look to a company that had plenty of experience lifting Jeeps. Skyjacker has been…
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Just because you don’t know how to do something doesn’t mean you can’t learn. And that’s exactly what Omri Ginzburg did with this 1984 Suzuki SJ410k. He’d never done a restoration before, but taught himself everything he’d need to get this little Japanese truck back to tip-top shape after sitting for 10 years. This includes welding, body…
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Minivans have the reputation they do in North America because vehicles like the Mitsubishi Delica were not offered here. What is a Delica? It’s a four-wheel drive, diesel-powered, forward-control van you can sleep in. Other things you can do in a Delica include: Easily traverse rough terrain Perform water crossings Travel for years on end Never be called…
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