Expedition Gear

When living and camping in the back country the right gear is crucial to a successful and pleasant experience.

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Off Road Tool Storage
Bytomas March 5, 2009October 15, 2026

I have been struggling with how to store my tools in the most compact way for my off road adventures. At first I carried the molded plastic tool box as well as another box with the additional tools in it. This worked but the tools would tend to shake out of there nice little molded…

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Safari Snorkel Installed on DaToy
Bytomas February 25, 2009October 15, 2026

After careful consideration and discussion with other Toyota FJ Cruiser owners I decided to install a Safari Snorkel on DaToy. I do not anticipate deep water fords, rather, I installed the snorkel to provide a clean air intake. We use our Toyota FJ Cruiser as an expedition vehicle in the southwest. Many of the roads…

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Building my Recovery Kit
Bytomas February 16, 2009October 15, 2026

We spend most of our off road time running solo. Our solo expeditions take us a long ways from civilization and assisted recovery or rescue. With this in mind I have customized our recovery kit to help facilitate self recovery. The main tool in my recovery kit is common sense. If possible, I avoid situations…

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Pett Toilet System
Bytomas February 11, 2009October 15, 2026

For our trip into the Maze this year we needed to utilize a human waste management system. After some investigation and research I decided on the Pett Toilet. What I like about this system is that each member of the party deals with their own waste using Wag Bag. I purchase the Wag Bags by…

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Expedition Gear

Expedition Gear
Bytomas February 11, 2009April 9, 2009

I have spent lots of time working on refining our expedition camping gear. I will detail what gear we use and why in a number of post. I hope that you can learn from our experiences.

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