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Coming soon: We really enjoy DIY projects, outfitting our vehicles to journey farther (and safer) into remote regions, and finding ways to better equip ourselves as we bounce around the globe. Not all our projects are for work. Some are purely labors of love. Here are the fun and useful projects that we’ve designed, built, or customized in-house at our workshop.

Mr. B
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Starting as my grandfather’s farm truck, it has become our main expedition rig and ongoing project.

Satellite Transceiver
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When remote with no connectivity, we built this to send/receive research data or in case of emergency.

Sgt. Tubbs
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Named for the wildfire that affected us dearly, this Jeep was our first purchase after, representing a new start.

Bumper/Tire Carrier
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With the camper and auxiliary fuel tank, we built a swing-away tire carrier for our spare and extra gear.

@Mr. B_Workshop
Mr. B and his hastily built humvee camper trailer performed like a champ on this cross country tour along the Oregon Trail. Loaded up, both bed and trailer, the newer turbo diesel and overdrive transmission made all the difference. Test run! After modifying and painting the military trailer, everything was bolted together with the camper pod, and Mr. B finally got to meet its new friend on a test drive. Whether inspecting our work or napping in front of it, Monty managed to always be in the way as we rebuilt Mr. B’s front axle. Despite constantly working around the slobbery snort bag, we got it broken down, rebuilt, and back together as fast as we could get the parts. Monty seemed concerned we’d be ditching our camper all together. We stripped the Humvee trailer and successfully set the unwieldy Workpod onto the frame. Before we see them driving down the road, there are still modifications needed to mate the camper to trailer and the truck’s currently getting a rebuilt front axle. We are loving the lower camper height on the trailer versus the excessively tall truck bed, and more importantly, Monty approves of the new setup. We’re back, and we found Mr. B a friend. Mr. B’s satellite transceiver. Designed and built to keep us connected on our more remote trips. We can use it for two-way communications or when we need to transmit research data from the field with no cellular connectivity. Since adding our camper, backing up in Mr. B can get interesting. I’ve driven many box and service vans for work, and I always dreamt of the convenience of a backup camera. So we added one! When we made the rear tire carrier, we welded a plate to mount a camera and ran the wiring to the cab. Since our rear view mirror is nearly useless (see photo of rear window), we went with a 12-inch touch screen in its place with both rear and front facing cameras. It records in HD while driving and programmed to awaken from sleep mode to record theft attempts. Rather than turn on with the reverse light, we have it turn on with the engine to be used as a rear view mirror. We can even adjust the field of view to look up or down on the fly. It’s been fantastic. There’s something refreshing about working on an old diesel, a break from the normal puzzle of wires and electronics. Recalling back when Mr. B was much closer to the ground. One body swap and a trip to #4wheelparts later...

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