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Review: Coastal Offroad Mitsubishi Delica Off-Road Bumpers

December 11, 2020 / Andy & Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Coastal front off-road bumper detail

Review: Coastal Offroad Mitsubishi Delica Off-Road Bumpers

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Unboxing the ARB ZERO Fridge Freezer

April 1, 2020 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
ARB ZERO Fridge Freezer

ARB is one of the best known names in the portable refrigerator/freezer game. The company literally just debuted an all-new model called ZERO. This is a dual-zone fridge freezer meaning you can have two zones in one unit—one set for frozen food, one set for items that don’t need to be frozen. Conversely, you can…

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How We Are Preparing Our Vehicle for Extreme Cold

February 14, 2020 / Andy Lilienthal / 4 Comments
1991 Mitsubishi Pajero XP in cold weather

In less than two weeks, we’ll be departing for the 2020 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally. Frankly, I don’t know if we’ve ever prepared for anything this much. The vast majority of the prepping has revolved around getting the rig ready for temperatures that could dip below -30° F. As I type this—ironically from Palm Springs…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: LifeSaver Jerrycan

October 1, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
LifeSaver-jerrycan-and-Mitsubishi-Delica

Even more important than carrying proper recovery gear and having ample food on hand when traveling remotely is having safe, clean drinking water. Filling up canteens and water containers from home or a gas station helps, but what happens if you run out of water or have an emergency and need more H2O? It could…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Big Agnes Double-Wide Sleeping Set-up

August 28, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Big Agnes double-wide sleeping bag and pad

Getting a solid night sleep when adventuring in the backcountry is key. Having the chance to snuggle up to your partner while doing so is even better.

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Nite Ize RunOff Waterproof Products

August 12, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Nite Ize Wallet and Pocket

In the latest iteration of our Gear Garage series, we look at Nite Ize’s RunOff waterproof products. We took them to Canada and Iceland and put them through their paces.

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Ortlieb Duffle RS Series Bag

July 27, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Ortlieb RS 110 duffle bag on ground

Ortlieb has long been known for high quality waterproof wares: from bicycle panniers, messenger bags, to day packs and duffle bags, these bags can take a multitude of beatings and keep on going.

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: ARB Single Portable Air Compressor

April 29, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
ARB's single portable air compressor comes in a heavy-duty tackle box.

Having accessible air is a necessity when off-roading. Deflating tires is a must in order to allow for a comfortable off-tarmac ride and additional traction, and quick inflation offers up the opportunity to get your rig ready for your ride home. Since Andy and I have multiple 4x4s (a Mitsubishi Delica and two short wheelbase…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Cotopaxi Tarak Del Dia 20l Backpack

March 13, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Cotopaxi Del Dia Tarak 20l backpack

Over the years Andy and I have reviewed several products, whether it be via our sister site Subcompact Culture or here, we put each item through its paces. Since we’re ramping up gear reviews, we thought it appropriate to create a series about them. Introducing Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage. We kick off this new segment…

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Headlight Heaven: Adding J.W. Speaker 8700 Evo 2 LED Lights

January 29, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 6 Comments
JW Speaker 8700 Evo 2 headlights Mitsubishi

Back when we had the PDXJ, our 2001 Jeep Cherokee, one of the upgrades we made was replacing the OE headlights with J.W. Speaker LED headlamps. The headlights were a huge improvement over the Jeep’s stock headlights which worked about as well as whale oil lanterns.

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