For what was our last Christmas at home for several years, we celebrated with friends and family in the Swiss tradition with a live tree and real candles. The ornaments have been collected from our travels and each has a special memory. For sure, this will not be our last Christmas tree. It may be […]
With the help of Jack Wardlow, an old friend and an expert woodworker himself, we finished the outside workbench on the new garage, a place for dirty tools like grinders and a drill press. With many projects to tackle on The Turtle V expedition truck in preparation for the upcoming Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, it will prove to be […]
Monika has been known to do some crazy things on her birthday; climbing Half Dome in Yosemite, backpacking in the Sierras, climbing up Mount Tallac above Lake Tahoe. Of course, Gary gets to tag along. Who could miss the excitement? This year, it was jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 18,000 feet and […]
Gates Rubber (www.gates.com) recently shot a commercial video training tape showing the Gates Solution Kit for 7.3 Power Strokes that eliminates the need to remove the top radiator hose to change the serpentine belt. Part of the video will include an interview with us and clips of our Trans-Siberian Expedition. The finished video will be […]
Gates Rubber Company (www.gates.com) , suppliers of all our cooling and heater hoses, serpentine belts, belt tensioners, and HD water pumps, recently paid a visit to Ken Imler Diesel Performance (www.imlerdiesel.com) where The Turtle IV is on display, and where current preparation on the Turtle V is underway. A training video was shot showing the Gates […]
Starting a 7.3 Power Stroke engine requires turning the engine at a speed high enough and long enough to raise the oil pressure to 450 psi to open the fuel injectors. Especially in cold weather, the factory starter really had to work. The MPA (Motorcar Parts of America) Xtreme HD starter (www.Xtreme-HD.com) is a direct […]
After replacing our Seaward marine hot water heater with a FlatPlate (www.FlatPlate.com) double wall brazed plate heat exchanger that takes heated coolant from our Espar D5 Hydronic coolant heater (www.espar.com), we saw an unexpected problem. It works too well. Even after running the D5 Hydronic for 3 or 4 minutes, the water out of the […]
Any type of refrigerator produces heat as it cools, including the Norcold compressor unit in the Tortuga Expedition Camper. The faster that heat can be removed, the more efficient the cooling system is, and the less energy it will use. We upgraded the Nicro vent fan to a larger model with a three-way switch: solar, […]
During a brief visit with Jeff Johnston in Oregon, we took time to film an interview for a Rollin’ On TV segment. Jeff is a video photographer and editor at Rollin’ On TV, a weekly program on CST, MIDCO Sports Net, FOX, MY Network, LOCAL 7, Untamed Sports TV, Today’s, ABC, KSAW 51 ABC, and […]
Hi everyone: We’ve changed our Blog Postings slightly. You will now receive a teaser via email. If you want to read the whole Blog and view the Ph0tos, all you need to do is click on the (blue) title which brings you directly to the complete blog on The Turtle Expedition page. Happy Travels! Monika
