Review: 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
As of 2020, Toyota’s decided to give the Corolla some hybrid love.
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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Nite Ize RunOff Waterproof Products
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.
Continue reading →Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Ortlieb Duffle RS Series Bag
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.
Continue reading →Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: ARB Single Portable Air Compressor
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…
Continue reading →Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Cotopaxi Tarak Del Dia 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…
Continue reading →Headlight Heaven: Adding J.W. Speaker 8700 Evo 2 LED Lights
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.
Continue reading →Our Eight Great Holiday Adventure Gifts
Looking for holiday gift ideas for the adventurer in your life? Here are eight great gifts suggestions for all of budgets.
Continue reading →Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is Not an Eclipse, But is a Solid Crossover
Crossovers are money makers for car companies these days. Part car, part SUV, these hatchbacks are possibly the hottest segment in the automotive market today, and pretty much all manufacturers sell them. Mitsubishi has offered a crossovers for years including the Outlander and the compact Outlander Sport (or RVR in Canada). For 2018, Mitsubishi added…
Continue reading →New 33″ Tires for Pajero Projecto
We’re just getting around to getting some work done on the Pajero Projecto. It’s been cleaned up, the oil and filter have been changed, and we finally got new tires installed.
Continue reading →Gear Review: Tembo Tusk Adventure Skottle
When you think of camp cooking setups, what do envision? Do you think of the two-burner Coleman stove you inherited from your grandpa, or the heavy cast iron pots and pans you lug along to make your camp meal? Maybe scratched-up bargain basement Teflon pans? Perhaps just freeze-dried backpacking meals you pop into a bowl…
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