It's all perspective.

I can't actually consider taking a second hand military surplus truck and modifying it into an overland style expedition vehicle to hold up what my title is claiming, "Going Further, With Less." So I have to make the disclaimer right up front. It's all about perspective. If I wanted to quit my job and hop on my motorcycle and drive around the world, I could do it. I could buy a minivan off Craigslist for $500 and sleep in it and it would probably make across the country without too many hiccups. I always think that I'm a badass taking my motorcycle for a week long camping trip to some awesome destination. Then you meet the guy on his pedal bike doing the same thing, and its safe to say that he is way more hardcore than I. So in reality it doesn't matter if you have a good pair of boots or if you own a 100K expo rig. It's all the same scenery.This project stems more for my urge to wrench on things and as importantly wire them! It combines all the things I enjoy doing. So why hell not?

The perspective I base this project on is that for the money that most people spend on their used pickup, I'm going to build a pretty fun truck that meets my needs. This winter I found her, and yes its a she, in a place I never figured anything good ever came from. Texas*.
*Texas turned out to be pretty cool, once I got to the county.

Hopefully this blog can share some of the things a person can do with a vehicle, that's a little bit different ;)

After an offer and a few days waiting. The seller and I agreed on a price. I had done quite a bit of research and I knew what I wanted in my mind. One day looking at the internet at some old trucks, it clicked. I know most people would consider buying a vehicle from 1985 that wasn't well known for being a powerhouse of a truck. This truck sticks out, its kinda a different. Its kind of like me in weird way. I had a feeling in my heart and in my gut that I should get this truck. Material objects are meaningless in all reality, but they can be a gateway to some really great places. And little did he know, the adventure was about to begin.