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Dec 04 2009 – Pontiak Kalamantan Indonesia Part 2 – Another in the Borneo Series
This evening we had a short informal briefing about the route across Borneo. Surprise, it’s closer to 2000 Km than the 1500Km we had been told for months. The Indonesian Offroad Federation sent a three vehicle recon team into the jungle to scout the route. After 38 days they emerged with the news that the […]
Warn Winch Dual Battery Switching System – Another in the Borneo Series
One of the requirements of the Borneo Expedition 09 is a dual battery setup. Its a not just nice to have, without it we won’t pass scrutineering and get to stay home, or rather in Pontianak while everyone else goes on the Expedition. Generally we hear guys wanting a second battery for little more than […]
Dec 04 2009 – Pontiak Kalamantan Indonesia – Another in the Borneo Series
I have important news. Michael Jackson is not dead, he is Indonesian, I met him at the airport. Yesterday we left Jakarta for Borneo, our destination was the city of Pontinaka, it’s on the west coast of Borneo. While it is quite large (4 Million) it appears there is not a building over 4 stories […]
Warn Winch Accessories – Another in the Borneo Series
Nobody ever tells you what you really need in a winching situation. Many of us drive around with a winch mounted for years before we finally get into a situation that makes us realize we need the right accessories to be truly effective with our winch. Warn makes a basic “Accessories Kit” which includes two […]
Arriving in Jakarta – Another in the Borneo Expedition
The best part of adventures is that they are not predictable. If they were they wouldn’t be much of an adventure. After a 14 hour flight to Taipei and another five hour flight to Jakarta I was greeted with the news that my Polaris RZR-S, which was suppose to have arrived November 21 was now […]
WARN RT30 Winch with Multi Mount – Another in the Borneo Series
Sometimes more is better. In the case of winches for our Borneo expedition we had a requirement of at least a front winch and a spare winch motor and solenoid. Even with all of that a forward pointing winch really only helps us go forward. Our friends at WARN suggested we solve the problem by […]
Marshall MotoArt
If you have not seen some of Chris Burkes creations at Marshall Motor Art in West Eden Utah you pretty much need to see them to believe. Chris runs a complete fabrication shop and builds anything you can dream up. Brutus Brutus started life as a stock Polaris Ranger and was transformed into a five […]
Marshall MotoArt Safari Cage and Hi-Lift Jack – Another in the Borneo Series
When we decided to go to Borneo one of the first problems we needed to deal with was a lack of storage on the RZR. It takes a lot of gear to go on an expedition like this. We need to be mostly self contained with limited expectation of support form other members. We have […]
Twisted Stitch Seats – Another in the Borneo Series
The prospect of 12 hour days sitting in the stock seats did not SIT well will me. Looking at the Borneo trip I knew I needed an upgrade. It’s not that the stock seats are uncomfortable either, in fact they are quite nice as far as UTV stock seats go. But they don’t give much […]
Borneo – On My Way!
11/29/09 I’m sitting in the airport, about to board my flight to Jakarta. I’m not a good traveler, I think I might simply despise airports. But I deal with it, a necessary evil I suppose. I have a song stuck in my head. “I’ve always been crazy but it keeps me from going insane”. […]