I have always been a gadget guy, interested in the latest mobile devices. I had the iPhone 3G, 3GS, HTC Evo, Samsung Galaxy S3, and most recently the Note 3.
All of these devices have their own set of pros and cons.
Recently, it was time for me to upgrade so I wanted to look at my top 3 priorities in a phone:
It goes without saying that us Jeep owners are a pretty easy target when it comes to burglars. In the winter, most of us run a fabric top that can easily be cut, and in the summer with tops and doors removed, we make it even easier.
I have had my eye on Bestop’s Underseat Storage box for quite some time, but was confused as some retailers said it would fit in my 2013 Unlimited, and others said it would not work with fold and tumble. So today I purchased one and installed it.
Continue reading Product Review & Install: Bestop Under Seat Locker
Tonight I had some MAJOR deja vu. I was eating dinner, and was magically brought back in time to eating fried fish and chips with my family at Ronnie’s Seafood on the side of Route 20 in Auburn, Massachusetts.
The only difference? Instead of deep fried haddock I was enjoying an amazing, easy vegan meal in my own home.
The vegan meat industry is rapidly crowding with the latest in burger analogs and hot dog fake outs. But the vegan fish space seems to be pretty vacant.
Enter Gardein’s Fishless FIlets. And they are absolutely amazing.
It’s often hard to find a tire that is good at everything, typically you have to make some sacrifices. However, I found the Goodyear Duratracs to be some of the best options on the market.
There are 4 key conditions and factors I always consider when choosing a tire:
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for Offroad Vegan!
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 20,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
San Diego has a pretty decent vegan scene, and Moncai Vegan is a cornerstone. The nice thing about it, is that it contrasts to the “fast food” nature of other pillars, such as Evolution and Veggie Grill.
Moncai Vegan is more of a take your time and relax kinda place.
While a small space, it is setup very well with about six or seven tables. The ambiance is a bit austere, but the warm service combined with the scent of fresh baked goodies more than makes up for it. They have an awesome display case filled with donuts , cinnamon buns, and other baked goodies.
Continue reading Restaurant Review: Moncai Vegan [San Diego]
I installed the Rugged Ridge low mount snorkel kit on my 2010 JK (3.8L) way back when, and remembered that while a tedious install, the benefits of this kit were well worth the effort. The same can be said about this kit for the 3.6 Pentastar.
I wanted to share some tips and tricks for the install, as well as some mods I have to make so it would accommodate my bolt on coilover kit, and Bushwacker fender flares. It is impossible for any manufacturer to consider all possible customizations, so I hope this can help a lot of people.
Please heed my advice and, before you tear your Jeep apart, run to the store and buy:
Continue reading Product Install: Rugged Ridge Low Mount Snorkel
I find that a lot of the issues surrounding animal rights nowadays are pretty polarizing. On one side, we have organizations like PETA that grab headlines with crazy stunts. On the other hand, we have people like Ted Nugent screaming about how many animals he mercilessly slayed.
I find that the vegans are preaching to the vegan choir, and the hunting, consumptive users are preaching to Ted Nugent.
And, with that scenario, it is impossible to make any progress.
Johnathan Safran Foer, in his book Eating Animals laid out an extraordinary story about a vegan that helped build a slaughterhouse. Basically this vegan wanted the ability to help build and design an ethical(ish) slaughterhouse. This viewpoint is similar to my personal objective on hunting.
1. Global Veganism just ain’t happenin.
Do I wish that tomorrow, the World would be vegan? Yes. Absolutely. We would very quickly improve a lot of the health issues we all face, as well as make inroads on curing hunger, and potentially reverse climate change, as well as countless other benefits.
But we all know that just about will not happen. So, once we can accept that, we need to ask ourselves the next question.
If the World isn’t vegan, what is the next best moral position?
Thanks to all my readers and supporters out there! Because of you, my blog has been exploding. I have just shy of 20,000 unique visitors in my first year.
To celebrate, Northridge 4×4 and Beyond Meat have joined forces, giving me some awesome swag to give away!
The prizes include:
How do you win!?
All photos must be posted by 12/10/14!
Have fun and good luck!
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