The plan for quite some time has been to outfit Tammy's vehicle (2008 Chevy Silverado) in a similar fashion to Bill's vehicle (2009 Chevy Tahoe). As I say, that has been the plan, but for the last three years the vehicle modification projects have focused on outfitting the Tahoe. It makes sense, in that the Tahoe is our vehicle of choice for our vacation travels. There is usually a flurry of activity about a month before we leave on a trip with the latest new additions which to date have included:

a secondary electrical system powered by
two additional alternators with
a 600 amp electrical distribution system
a 5000 watt inverter and
a second battery
a custom wound 240 volt step-up transformer
an electronic fast idle module
an electronic keyless auto engine start module (coming soon)
a front bumper mounted hot-box
interior mounted 25' electric cord reel
interior mounted amber side lights and amber traffic director
interior mounted right, left, and rear flood lights
and did I mention the electronic hot water kettle and
microwave

I was going to be attending a photography workshop on a solo trip and taking the so far un-improved Silverado. My one requirement for the trip was that I have locking storage for my camera gear and other assorted electronic gadgets. As luck would have it, I happened to have a vertical stacked locking two drawer system from Adventure Trailer sitting in my living room just waiting to be installed.

We had already removed the rear bench seat in the truck and built the platform for the drawer system to sit on in anticipation of the project, but sadly the project had stalled. I must say there is nothing like a deadline for motivation. A couple of weeks before my departure the work began again in ernest and the result is more than satisfactory. I'm very pleased with the results.

During the project we needed to made an adjustment to one of the drawer slides for smoother operation. Fortunately, it was the upper drawer that need adjusting and only required removing the top to get at the slide mechanism. After my road trip, which included several miles of dirt roads, the slide is in need of adjustment again. I'm sure a more ruggedized fix will soon be applied.

Now that the holidays have past, it is time to begin taking down the decorations. Around our house the only thing we managed to decorate this year sits in our driveway. For the holidays our vehicles don garland, lights, and ornaments and garner quite a few looks everywhere we go. One of our biggest challenges during the holidays is finding up close, front and center parking for maximum exposure.

As near as we can remember we figure this tradition dates back to 1997. It began as the next embellishment of car gadgets meant to impress amateur radio geeks at the end of a radio transmitter hunt. Over the years the design was tweaked and modified to its present configuration which includes: