Stay Safe: Vehicle Wiring Guide
Electrical wiring is usually something that is thrown by the wayside when outfitting your vehicles with accessories. Wiring your own vehicle is the kind of backcountry skill most people won't ever need. There are few people who enjoy the process of designing their own looms, and taking
Waterproof Your Clothes By Waxing
Winter is here on the east coast, and the rainy season has returned in the West, one way or another, that means something wet is going to be falling from the sky. Historically, before fancy synthetics like Gore-Tex were produced in numbers, the way to keep rain
M+S: Choosing the Right Snow Shoes for your Ride
Not all tires are created equal, and just because your fancy Mud Terrain tires have an M+S rating on the side of them, that does not mean you are prepared to set out into the snowy wilds. M+S is the designation for modern all-season tires. M+S standing
VOTW: How Suspensions Work
There is not a more enticing way to get someone to watch an educational video, than to dust the cobwebs off a 1930’s General Motors educational video on exactly how the suspension works. Sit back, relax and enjoy nine and a half minutes of pure American bliss.
Lifeblood: Our Results from BlackStone’s Oil Sample Test
Get your engine oil tested - we promise, it's worth it. We have touched before on the oil sample testing services offered by BlackStone Laboratories of Fort Wayne, Indiana. These magicians of viscosity are really really smart people, sometimes referred to as scientists or engineers. Taking an
Don’t Fear the Gear: Re-gearing the Differential
Re-gearing the differential of your vehicle after modifying it is probably the most overlooked modification. Why? It is a daunting task that many people do not want to chance, and the labor for it is expensive. Another reason may be that it is hidden behind the
Getting Tested: BlackStone’s Oil Sample Testing
You should get yourself tested. Yes, this article is exactly what you think it’s about. (And trust us, we are not trying to fear monger you into doing it.) Getting tested is key to making sure you get to keep having fun with your ‘co-pilot’, wherever it
A Sticky Issue: Heat Shrink Tubing
The best kept “not so secret” secret of people who are savvy with electrical, or the thousands of uses for shrink wrap tubing, is the illusive heat shrink tubing that is lined with adhesive. “What’s that?" you say? Yes, there is a special version of this that