Hanson Mechanical

05/20/2026

Second to last episode on taking the Jeeps to Alaska! Listen to Merlin's Barn at any fine podcast purveyor :-)

05/18/2026

04/28/2026

I am working on our next Alaska or Rust episode. I sort through the photos and notes from the book (book info in comments)) to remind me of things. I found this awesome photo in the process. This was at Tok, after we had crossed into Alaska, and just before Mortimer (my battered WW2 Jeep) Made a 100 mile run up the last official section of Alaska Highway. Uphill.... after all the overheating issues.... What a day!! And what an awesome crew to travel with.

03/24/2026

Hear the next installment of the Alaska Highway saga, available on Substack or any podcast purveyor today.

03/12/2026

Still a bit baffled as to why people keep following this page. To see our other social media, buy the Alaska or Rust book, or link up to the podcast jump on over to our Wordpress page:

Vintage Jeep and other antique machine adventures

02/24/2026

This episode is live now! Hear about the Jeeps and their teams of drivers. Click this link https://merlinsbarn.substack.com/p/ep-35-alaska-or-rust-4-onwards-to or find Merlins Barn on any popular podcast purveyor

Tuesday 2/23 meet the Alaska or Rust crew and start the journey over the Kiskatinaw curved bridge through breakdowns and oil spills on to Fort Nelson! Find us on substack or any fine podcast purveyor.

02/05/2026

Coming Tuesday the 10th hear about the Man in the Steel teepee. Scott Roberts regales us with tales of his friend John Val John Mahalchik and his 50 acres of surplus in NJ. Find out more about Mahalchik here:

https://weirdnj.com/stories/personalized-properties/mahalchiks-fabulous-50-acres/

01/26/2026

Available Tuesday, just search your favorite podcast purveyor for Merlins Barn, or find us on youtube!! Part 3 of the epic 2017 Alaska or Rust vintage Jeep adventure.

01/20/2026

We framed the poster from Alaska or Rust. This was the 2017 trip where we drove the Alaska Highway in a convoy of vintage Jeeps. The poster has hung in the barn office for 7 years and thus was fading and needed some UV protection.

To hear more about the trip look up the Merlin's Barn podcast, our third episode dedicated to the epic adventure will air next Tuesday.

The book is still available here: https://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/alaska-or-rust-book/