Overland Gear Store

Field-Tested Starlink Rigging & Backcountry Gear

Heavy-duty vehicle mounts, waterproof cases, and remote tracking essentials — tested across Newfoundland & Labrador.

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How to pick

What Actually Matters In Newfoundland Weather

Two years of rentals, returns, and midnight "it stopped working" calls. Here's what we look for before anything goes in our own field kit — or on this page.

Mounts, tripods & roof brackets

Stainless or powder-coated steel only — Atlantic salt spray destroys bare mild steel in a season.
Clamp-on ladder and pipe mounts beat drilling a cabin or RV roof, and come off in about 30 seconds.
Pick a pivot head so you can aim past the one tree blocking your northern sky.
For vehicles, a heavy suction mount on hood, glass, or sunroof gets you online in under a minute at camp.

Marine & shock mounts

Rail clamps and anti-vibration plates stop stress cracks from engine buzz and hull slam.
Mount high and clear of the mast shadow — a swinging boom will drop the link every pass.
Rinse hardware with fresh water after any salt-water trip; that alone doubles its life.

Transit cases

IP67 or better if the kit rides on a snowmobile, ATV, boat deck, or truck bed.
Foam cut for the dish, power brick, and DC cable — loose contents are what actually break dishes.
Recessed latches and a pressure valve matter if you fly with the kit regularly.

Cables, ethernet & weatherproofing

Use outdoor-rated cable for any run that leaves the building — indoor cable wicks water into the jack.
IP68 field connectors on every outdoor joint, plus self-amalgamating tape over the seam.
Leave a drip loop before the wall entry so water runs off instead of tracking inside.
A small gigabit splitter feeds a router, camera, and mesh node without pulling new cable.

Off-grid power

Starlink Mini draws roughly 25–40W, so a 500Wh station runs it most of a day of normal use.
Feeding 12V DC direct from a battery bank is more efficient than going through an inverter.
A 100W panel roughly keeps pace with the Mini in summer daylight; size up for shoulder season.
Run the numbers first with our battery runtime calculator before buying a station.

Before you buy anything

Confirm you have clear northern sky — check canopy clearance in the Starlink app from the exact spot.
Gear only helps if the dish works at your site; a weekend rental settles that for $29/day.
Everything on this page is what we run ourselves, shipped from our own store.

Try before you buy

A Starlink Mini kit is roughly $650 + tax. Rent ours for $29/day first — test it on your land, your lodge, your trip — then decide what gear you actually need.

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