Recent content by Kevin108

A cell phone and an unlocked Baofeng are all I use anymore.

When I started with my off-road maps, I had an old DeLorme inReach, which I still use, so I tried the Garmin maps, Gaia GPS, and marked a lot of trails up with Google Maps. I need to test it a bit more, but the last few trips I've had, I never used the inReach at all. Typically I would use it...

I have a regular soldering iron and a small coil of solder that live in the glovebox. Handy for minor electrical/lighting and nylon strap repairs on the trail. I just run mine off the vehicle inverter or the Jackery, but the battery top option is slick!

My encounters have almost exclusively been butterflies and field mice, but once in 2018 I was fueling up in the middle of nowhere and had a local show me his plaster cast of a footprint.

Try pasting this in as your signature:

My buddy's birthday is in a couple days. I didn't know what else to get him, so I got him a weekend pass.

Cost of fuel vs cost of an additional vehicle and what it would take to make it comfortable and reliable, sticking with the truck is your best bet. Also, your MPG assumptions of the vehicles you don't have are very optimistic.

If you don't allow a tent to dry, it will mildew and stain. I've often set mine up at work after getting back from a trip.

A Dometic fridge fed from a Jackery 500 or better is the ideal setup for me.

That’s a shame! The Grabber X3s have been great, I just wonder if I bought more tire than I needed going with the MT. Sounds like I made the right choice!

The only reason the taxpayers suffer is because they are extorted by government to fund these parks, whether they visit or not. I would expect compulsory funding to also provide for occasional recoveries and grounds maintenance. I do agree that the only appropriate use of an area is responsible...

Any punishment must fit the crime. A crime requires an injured party. What crime do you think was committed here, Moak?

My EDC is a Leatherman Skeletool, but it's tough to beat the value of a Mora.

With the rooftop tent, I sure don't. Guess I'll stick with that.

I really want to try one of these, but I have no idea where I'd put a muddy, rain-soaked Gazelle in my rig when breaking down in a storm.