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WanderingCTO
CTO by Day.. but I have wanderlust on vacations
Overlanding and outdoor experiences through photos and diaries — with tips & tricks. Based in Tampa, FL.
2021-01-31
Jeep JK 1Ton Conversion
I decided to upgrade my offroad Jeep to 1Ton axles.. and so it begins.I found a good deal on a set of 1Ton axles on Facebook marketplace, so I quickly
2020-12-20
Adding a Rear Door to the trailer, and a drawer slider
How you ask? By adding a new door, and a drawer slide 🙂 First, I had to order a door to be custom sized – I found a place online, and then w
2020-09-08
4500mi 10 day Overlanding Trip CO,UT,AZ,NM,KS,MO
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2020-08-16
Trailer Battery connection to my Tow Vehicle Battery/Alternator for charging
If the solar was ever not working as I desired, or just not enough juice, I wanted a way to be able to charge the trailer battery from the vehicle alt
2020-08-02
7way trailer tester for about 20 bucks
So I googled ‘7way trailer tester’ and they were all very expensive. What do I do? I made my own. 30 minutes and less than $20 + s
2020-08-02
Building my own Overlanding Trailer
I decided I couldn’t afford a super expensive overlanding trailer (I’ve seen great ones for 20k-50k) – so I opted to build one in
2020-08-01
Plan Ahead
Wouldn’t it be awesome if every time you hit the trails every thing went according to plan? You never got stuck, nothing breaks, all terrain
2020-06-27
Dirty Turtle Offroad Park 2020
June 27th 2020 day Trip https://www.dirtyturtleoffroad.com/Just wanted a day trip away Over all it was a good time but the trip got cut short due to i
2020-05-30
Escaping Redbird SRA and earning Jeep Badge of Honor trail badges.
The day had gone great, we were having a blast riding and helping people out of tough spots. Most were tug outs […]
2020-05-30
How Uber saved the day while offroading
While at Badlands, the rear passenger side tire got destroyed in the rock garden. We were out of spares at this point, so everyone starts googlng and
2020-05-26
Indiana Offroad Park Road Trip 2020
May 2020We wanted to go South and hit a HUGE offroad park.. but they were going to get rained out all weekend.. so we decided to go NORTH, and hit 4 d
2020-05-25
Maumee May 2020
May 25 2020Maumee Offroad Park This is a new park, so it should be INTERESTING.Exploratory———–This old mine pr
2020-05-24
Badlands May 2020
May 23-24 2020Badlands Off Road Park https://badlandsoffroad.com/Exploratory———–The Badlands Off Road Park is
2020-05-22
Redbird State Recreation Area May 2020
May 2020Redbird State Recreation Area https://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/4225.htm ———–——&#
2020-05-21
Interlake Recreation Area May 2020
May 21, 2020Day Trip as part of our 5 day excursionHave fun, don’t break things.So on the first day.. while we were on the way there, I real
2020-05-02
Blue Hollar Offroad Park May 2 2020
May 2020Day trip to Blue Hollar Offroad Park http://blueholleroffroadpark.com/Induct someone into the Jeeping Lifestyle and test my Gladiator on the h
2019-11-26
Interlake 2019
Nov 24-25. 2017For Thanksgiving weekend – we wanted to get away from the black friday rush… so we went to Interlake Stake Park Off
2019-11-05
My new JEEP GLADIATOR
I’ve been wanting a new Jeep for a few years now.. and the Jeep Gladiator came out, and I kinda feel in love with it. After a few months of
2019-11-05
Meet Gadget – My 2008 Jeep JK
Once I bought my Gladiator, I shifted my old daily driver to my off-road rig. I originally bought the JK brand new, Nov 2007. It was time. 🙂 But I did
2019-05-30
Black Mountain KY Offroad Area 2019
May 24-26 2019 https://www.blackmountainoffroad.com/Explore more Offroad Areas near us.This 7,000 acre Black Mountain Offroad Adventure area is every
2018-05-28
HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2018
May 25-28, 2018For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/
2017-11-25
Rush Offroad Park 2017
Nov 24-25. 2017For Thanksgiving weekend – we wanted to get away from the black friday rush… so we went to RUSH Offroad Park! RushO
2017-05-30
Black Mountain KY Offroad Area 2017
May 25-29. 2017Now this was a tripWhat was on our Agenda? NOT MUCH Just go have fun, and try to not break (much) on the trip.So
2016-05-30
HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2016
May 26-30, 2016For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/
2015-05-25
HASPIN ACRES Offroad Park 2015
May 21-25, 2015For our Vacation this year, we decided to go to Haspin Acres Offroad and Motocross Park, in Laurel Indiana https://www.haspinacres.com/
2014-05-02
My first real offroading experience May 2014
May 2014Haspin AcresI got invited by good friends to go ‘offroading’. Looking back.. they probably went ‘Hey, heR
WanderingCTO is a blog by Richard Teachout. His posts explore overlanding and outdoor experiences through photos and diaries with tips & tricks. Rich is a CTO by day — currently at Ashley Furniture Industries, previously El Toro — and has a passion for wandering on vacations.
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