Recent content by NJRadioGuy

Thanks! I'd really like to do this trip with 2 or 3 rigs, if possible.

Hi Matthew, I've never been up there before, but from the videos I've watched it doesn't seem crazy-difficult, just something that's probably best not done alone for safety's sake. Your JT looks well built (37s? 40s?) so it wouldn't have any difficulty. As it stands now, my plan is to start...

Hi all, In 2025 I would like to run both of Michigan's Jeep Badge of Honor trails in my 2022 JL Unlimited Rubicon. I'll be traveling on my own from NJ (suburban NYC) and I was hoping to find one or two adventurous souls who might be interested in coming up to Drummond Island to play in the mud...

Yes, it's doable but not really a great solution to be honest--unless I'm missing some obvious feature. I mean, the obvious answer is to drive until you start feeling hungry/tired/etc, and catch as catch can, but if you have to work to a schedule ("must arrive at the first ferry crossing no...

I talked to John in Xenia last weekend and can confirm this. The 400 will never be replaced. They can't get the parts and users like us are unicorns. They want simple, small radios that are cheap. I played with the 500 and you couldn't pay me to install one in my rig.

Hi all, East coaster here. I'm preparing for my first trip to Expo Mountain West this summer and then on to Ouray. I'd like to meet up with and potentially travel with a couple of rigs after the Expo show to do some trails near Ouray and Telluride. I'm in a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk (winch...

Any chance Overland Bound could get their own dedicated TG? I don't know what the procedure is, but as I said above, having one dedicated place for traveling overlanders would be a great thing IMHO.

There is a DMR talkgroup called Venture Overland; Brandmeister TG 31655. Some good folks on there and it's run by AA1PR. They have a net at 0200z on Sundays. I'd suggest asking if Overland Bound could have a separate net on there, or perhaps even we could use this TG on our various adventures. I...

Yep. I bought one off eBay and it's inside the stove now. Never used or needed it, but it's kinda of as a last resort. I'm probably retiring the stove this year in favour of a JetBoil dual burner.

I agree. The more they dumb it down the worse it is.

The new FTM-500XDR was just announced today. Not sure what the specs will be on this, but it's disappointing that the screen size is this small and they've gotten rid of the discreet controls in favor of a menu-driven hierarchy. It will be available in March. I won't even consider it.

Hi all, Big fan of GaiaGPS for overland and off-road route planning and waypoints, but I'm looking for something that will help me plan a cross-country route on pavement from NJ to Loveland CO for Expo Mountain this summer. Basically I know I want to get there the day before, and it will take me...

Yes, that would be an excellent idea. I wonder if there are VE exams at Overland Expos and similar meets? If I can ever get to one I'd gladly volunteer as an Extra Class VE.

Size is definitely the issue for sure, and the fact my 425 is just a PITA to use. I like "set it and forget it". I will get a JetBoil butane for heating water, but for cooking the big double JB Propane is better as a stove. The 425 is a classic but if I'm going out for more than 2 or 3 nights...

It dosen't really need much of a rebuild. It has maybe 10-15 hours on it over 30 years.