The Mitsubishi Delica is still quite a rarity in the United States. Every time we stop somewhere we get a ton of questions about the van. Those inquiries range from fuel economy and tire size, to interior space and our sleeping setup.
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It’s been a while since my last update to the Project ZJ. We installed a new suspension and took it off-roading through Tahuya ORV last summer and it spent most of the fall plugged into a battery tender while my Dodge Durango gets driven more since the independent front suspension and 5.7-liter HEMI gives it better…
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After five months of owning a Mitsubishi Delica, we’re still loving our van, aka the Space Tractor. We’re also learning a lot and have noticed some distinctly Delica things. So if you’re thinking of buying a right-hand drive turbo-diesel-powered 4WD Japanese van that looks a bit like a cross between a 1980s sci-fi farm implement…
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Each year several friends of ours from Zukiworld put on an event called the Fall Classic. This overland / off-road / camping event has a host of vehicles (mainly Suzuki 4x4s, obviously) that head out to explore central Oregon’s high desert country. While we don’t have a Suzuki these days, we got the OK to…
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Words by Andy Lilienthal. Photos by Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal Admittedly, when I get the opportunity to get new tires on any of our vehicles, I get excited to see how they’ll perform. This holds especially true with tires that I’ll take off road because there are so many performance variables. It’s not just wet/dry…
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Montana-based Bomber Products produces high-quality, well-designed products from 6061 aircraft grade aluminum. Products that hold your gear and compliment your off-roading, adventuring, thrill-seeking lifestyle. Products like their Overland Storage System, Shove-Lock, or awning mounts called Awn-Lock or Awn-Lock 2.0. For this review we take a look at their Awn-Lock awning mounts.
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Andy and I are always on the look-out for quality American-made products. We’re continually hunting for space-saving storage solutions. We’re constantly searching for ideas to make our adventure rigs save space, distribute gear weight evenly, and look just plain cool. This goes for both our 2001 Jeep Cherokee, aka The PDXJ, or our 1989 Mitsubishi…
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Everyone has a happy place. To some, it’s their home filled with trinkets, movies, children, and warmth. Others find happiness going shopping at their favorite store to hunt for next bargain or latest fashion trend. To me it’s anything outdoors with Andy. It’s anything adventure. It’s finding a place that’s in the middle of nowhere….
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If you peruse Instagram or the many overlanding groups popping up on Facebook these days, they might lead you to believe that every time you camp or travel, you’ll be rewarded with the perfect forest backdrop, an amazing waterfall at your tent’s door, or picturesque mountains outside of your van’s tailgate—just the thing to photograph…
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Step 1: Buy a Mitsubishi Delica. Step 3: Camp in it. Wait, what’s step 2? Step 2 requires actually coming up with some sort of semi-comfortable campervan setup. No, we haven’t gone all-in yet with cabinetry, permanent water storage, and so on. But, we have come up a with a quick, easy, and pretty comfortable…
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