April 2010
Join us as we explore the world in our carbon-neutral, 4x4 expedition vehicle called The EcoRoamer. We are happy to share our travel adventures, family memories and homeschooling experiences as we journey down the road less traveled.
Hi Guys, Hope everybody had a great time at the Overland Expo. It was really fantastic to meet so many of you in person. It’s one thing to spend endless nights exchanging posts on the forum, but to be able to actually sit with so many of you and compare notes on the EcoRoamer and […]
Jeep, Thanks for your great comments. I really appreciate them and am relieved/delighted to know that they MANY hours that have gone in to this thread have helped to inspire at least one other build. As for your comment about the devolving lack of civility on this forum (and in my opinion, across America in […]
Originally Posted by alexrex20 I’d like to see that truck travel around the world for 3 years on only BIODIESEL. with such a cheeky sticker on the fuel tank, i sure hope they never put a single drop of dirty diesel in that truck. good luck finding biodiesel every 750 miles. …Actually, I put “Dirty Diesel” […]
Originally Posted by haven Jalopnik’s coverage of the Eco-Roamer is now online http://jalopnik.com/5514798/ecoroame…of-survival-rvThe article offers more details than the typical Jalopnik article, with lots of photos and a video. There’s even a plug for its debut at Overland Expo. Congratulations, Jay! Thanks for the plug! Yes, a very exciting day today. The story also got picked […]
Hi Guys, Quick update, I’m half-way to the Overland Expo. One Thousand miles behind me, and another 1,000 miles to go. I had an appointment today in Houston with Matt Hardigree, one of the editors from Jalopnik (the best car culture site on the net, IMHO) – He did a full photo shoot and they are going to run […]
Originally Posted by bronconut My favorite form of fracking, this is out east of Farmington in a area I elk hunt in. http://www.atomictourist.com/gasbug.htm Guys… Since you seem so keen on discussing fracking (whatever that is…) I have set up your very own thread where you can talk about it as much as you like: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/sh…ad.php?t=41455 In the mean […]
The EcoRoamer is officially: “FINISHED”! Ok, Ok… so I know it’s never actually, really finished, and there will always be things to improve, but for now, after 2.5 years of building and 6 years of planning, I am officially declaring the “Build” phase over. Long live the “traveling” phase! What the heck do I do with my spare […]