Everyone says it looks like The Predator, but its got a Cylon vibe to me...

My biggest gripe is the amount of privacy you need to concede to enable Cortana. If I’m on a desktop computer, I really don’t think Cortana needs to know my location (or would even be able to judge what it even is to a high degree of accuracy).

I don’t think you should close the pass because of lack of experience. Place warnings, toll, what have you, but to close due to the overconfidence or lack of experience of a few is silly. There are risks involved in almost everything we do, we can govern to the lowest common denominator. If you’re taking this road you…

I was about to say the same thing as CraiginAustin. I’ve done Maverick Rd. in a Passat B6 Wagon. Not saying there weren’t a few puckers, but it’s hardly a torture test. In situations like that it’s less about the car and more about the driver.

Impressed, but let’s be straight here. This car will sell because it is “cute”, not because it is off-road worthy. For that money you can pick up any number of used Jeeps (or a FJ in my case) and get a serious off-roader. Americans are really buying into the idea of a vehicle that’s adequate at everything, but as an…

Great. Now there will be more people giving sideways looks at people who drive Land/Range Rovers, FJ-Cruisers, and X-Terras, spewing out about how much better Jeeps are at off-roading.

Looks the same? It all kinda blurs together for us Easterners ;)

For perspective, this is a clip of the same trail (or at least it would appear) as was done in the video above

Real world test: The Old Ore Road in Big Bend National Park. It’s one of those “dirt roads” that has some smooth sections, some washboard sections, and (especially after there’s been some rain), some “oh God, was that the oil pan?” sprinkled in.

A great comparison would be a top-spec Renegade and Wes Siler’s Outback. Take those two out on a few different trails together and see how they compare in a variety of offroad-lite terrains. By that I mean places you would need 4WD and a CR-V probably wouldn’t be able to handle, but not so hardcore that even a stock…

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Astrogeology Research Program was in charge of teaching astronauts how to moon in the 1960s.

DIbs! I'm dragging my old Ford Ranger out there ASAP. That way it can be .... wait for it..... A SPACE RANGER!

Doug, people don’t hate the Hummer. The H1 represents so much to Americans, to dreamers, to anyone who had a good and imaginative childhood.

After the brisket is done, vent it on the counter for 10 minutes, wrap in two layers of tin foil and wrap in a towel and stow it away in a cooler and let it rest for another...2 HOURS! It’s needs to be done!!! This is brisket we turned in at our last competition.

Here’s the deal, kids. And yes, I know that’s condescending, but I say it from a place of humility as a 42-year-old tech dude, because I didn’t practice what I’m about to preach.

So, I wrote about this a little while back on the Overland and Expedition sub-blog.