Thanks for posting that link. I just checked to see where they landed.
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'91 K5 Four Wheel Camper
This is the build for my 1991 V1500 Blazer, AKA the K5.3. It started out life being sold to the U.S. Government with a 350 TBI/700r4/241 combo. 4 years with a 5.3/700r4 Combo and now moving to an 8.1L Vortec and NV4500 5-speed.
I know most of the group would want to tackle Lippencot mine road which jumps off not too far from where they are right now. But one of the guys in the group is driving a battleship of a truck that can't navigate the tight switchbacks on that trail. So it will be interesting to see what direction they take from there. They may end up backtracking north past the racetrack playa to loop around.
Little update from the trail. Richard (the guy with the 2500hd Silverado eclb) had to bail due to a severe allergic reaction/attack of some type. He just texted me to say they took on lippencot this morning. Spot confirmed as I had been watching but without talking to anybody I wasn't sure what changed.
That was a big target I wanted to try for sure so I'm glad they got to do it. Sorry to see Richard had to go home, but I totally understand not wanting to have a major allergic reaction go down in the middle of nowhere. The fridge is locked down in Bill's Tacoma and coming home with him. Yea me!
That was a big target I wanted to try for sure so I'm glad they got to do it. Sorry to see Richard had to go home, but I totally understand not wanting to have a major allergic reaction go down in the middle of nowhere. The fridge is locked down in Bill's Tacoma and coming home with him. Yea me!
Desert fungus. With all of the water they got, it has to be bad this year. As you drive or even walk through the dirt, the stuff gets kicked up. I know people who ended up in the hospital because of it.
That's kinda what he was telling me via text. The brush and other vegetation was coming off the bloom too. I was prepared too. I picked up some of these since I knew I'd be riding with my windows open due to lack of a/c. Not sure if it would have helped or not, but that was my plan for dust ingestion.
Had a visitor at work today. Bill peeled out of Death Valley yesterday to get home a little sooner and stopped by on his way home to deliver my ARB Fridge to me. Complete with a layer of DV dust.
Brought it inside to plug it in and check the operation. Silently humming along getting cold inside. Woo hoo!
Brought it inside to plug it in and check the operation. Silently humming along getting cold inside. Woo hoo!
Just caught up, you are a top notch dude Rob! 
Can’t wait to see the trip report from Blazer Bash!
Can’t wait to see the trip report from Blazer Bash!
Just trying to do the right thing.Just caught up, you are a top notch dude Rob!
Can’t wait to see the trip report from Blazer Bash!
I'm stoked to get the truck back to Moab and hit some trails!
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I look forward to meeting up with you guys at the bash!!
Totally. I can't wait to meet up with you and the rest of the Colorado crew as well as the guys from everywhere else.
Just saw Phoenix Popup has your rig in their brochure.
Not sure he's aware of that. That truck is much more photogenic than mine is!
Got a quick overnighter planned for Saturday after work. Need to get some dirt on the tires. None of my local squarebody buddies could muster up a weekend pass so I'm hitting the trail with my Jeep buddies. Prepped the Blazer. Meaning the fridge got installed and plugged in. Currently running on 110v right now so it's still humming along at 36 degrees. I'll throw my bag in Saturday morning, grab the dog and go to work. I'm covering parts so the owner is cool with the doggo being my assistant behind the parts counter. Come 1:00 the doors are locked and I'm headed west. I guess I better grab something to throw in there to cook for dinner and breakfast.
36 degrees? That’s way to warm! Haha
As much as I like beer slushies, the water and Gatorade I bring along are kind of hard to drink when they are solid. Besides I'm not a pro-overlander with a dual zone fridge. If I was I'd be bringing ice cream for the group!
Oh yeah, I’m just messing with ya. I love my arb fridge but the displayed temperature is not accurate. I knew that before I bought it from the reviews. There is a temp offset adjustment that got me close bit it’s still off a little bit. I finally settled on 33 degrees on the display. It keeps stuff right on the borderline. The waters will be liquid, but they are supercooled. If you pull one out and smack it, it’ll freeze up. I had never seen that before it’s pretty neat.
You ever do hobo chickens and potatoes? It’s my favorite campfire dinner. So easy. I get those cornish game hens and give em a dry rub and wrap them up in about three layers of tin foil. Same with the potatoes. Rub it with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt. Couple layers of foil. Toss em in the coals and drink till your foods done. Delish! Haha
I'll I've done with mine was run it on the table in the house for the last week. Never put any other temp device in there to confirm the readout though. I'll play with it this weekend for sure. I've got a temp gun and a thermocouple for my dvom I'll use to confirm the value. I'll have to pull the instructions from the ARB website to the offset adjustment.
I haven't tried that for hens but I've done potatoes the same way. Lately around here we've had fire bans that prohibited open campfires. But with the extremely wet winter we've had we might be able to have one. I think the menu is me grilling burgers/brats/hotdogs on my stove for this run.
Then a big ol mess of dirty eggs and bacon griddle for fresh breakfast burritos Sunday morning.
Mmm, now I’m hungry
Got the Camper loaded out. Just need to throw my duffel bag and dog bed in the morning. I'll stop for beer at the liquor store on my way out of town. Pretty nice being able to throw it together in 30 minutes or so.
The chuck box. Got all the goodies for cooking in one pelican case. Toss it in and go.
I loaded the fridge with some gatorade and water for now. I've got some treats for desert after dinner that I'll put in there in the morning. Sitting in the hot truck and tossing in the warm gatorade and water brought the temp up. So I dialed it down to 31 for now. Should be down to temp in a couple of hours or less.
The chuck box. Got all the goodies for cooking in one pelican case. Toss it in and go.
I loaded the fridge with some gatorade and water for now. I've got some treats for desert after dinner that I'll put in there in the morning. Sitting in the hot truck and tossing in the warm gatorade and water brought the temp up. So I dialed it down to 31 for now. Should be down to temp in a couple of hours or less.
