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Oh no sweat my friend! I’m just gauging interest at this point. Zeroing in on a location is a good start, then we can work thru a “when,” but I’m hoping that it can start out as a Rigs and Coffee or something as a means for us all to connect on a regular basis. I won’t make it to all of them...

OP, if you’re serious about your compressor getting hot enough to melt things, I’d seriously consider getting a new one. It sounds like you might be pushing it past its limits. Are you using it to just air up after the trails and air up a mattress? How are you using it?

As the title says, looking to see if there’s any interest in a meetup for members in the Southern Maryland area. There was a thread last year asking about MD in general and I thought the topic of a meetup was both well timed and deserving of its own thread. And the member map shows some members...

I’m gonna be honest buddy. I don’t think white is your color You’d look much better in and eggshell dress

So I’ve been reading this thread over the last few days and I have to agree with the “OL community isn’t dead” camp. But it’s been a fascinating read to see how we all try to balance enjoyment of gear and the enjoyment of the adventure. I think it’s perfectly healthy to have an appreciation for...

That makes sense, so thanks for pointing this out. I suppose I’m more concerned of a propane leak as I imagine the camp stoves or gas lines are more prone to fail and leak than the vehicle fuel tanks.

Hey fam! As I start to get some trips under my belt, and my blueprint for the rig takes shape, I wanted to stop and ask what safety considerations I need to take when building a cooking/kitchen system on my rig. I see a lot of set ups with stoves built into a drawer, or just on the tailgate of a...

That is a helluva story!

I’m sure here in SMC too! Keep an eye out for a grey Colorado ZR2

I too would be interested in setting up a recurring meetup of the location is right. Rigs and Coffee or something. Maybe once a month to start? Cedarville State Forest is a convenient enough spot for me.

So is part of it keeping the fridge (which is likely not bear proof) out of sight (like in a covered truck bed, covered under a tarp, etc) and the other part is sealing food (ziplocks etc) so they can’t sniff it out?

I’ve seen related discussions, but no direct answers. For folks with bed drawer kitchens and fridge setups built into the trucks, what do you do to prevent theft (by both humans and critters) of your food at camp? I currently have a bear-resistant cooler that I store in the cab of my truck, but...

Alright y’all. I’m generally new to Overlanding, and up to this point, I’ve mostly camped at reserved campsites at national and state forests. I’d like to try some of the primitive campsites along some of the more remote trails, as that obviously opens up a whole lot of opportunities for trails...

Does drying just entail deploying the tent during the afternoon at home for a bit? I would imagine that some climates make air-drying difficult…

Well said! And before I started this post I believe that I thought the same way. Months later after having seen responses and reflected on the experience I believe 80% of the build would overlap between the two (what I call) ends of the spectrum. But where I initially posted this thinking my...

I like this take because it adds another layer of consideration (local vs long-distance travel). Where I’m at here, the closest adventure is about 4 hours drive, so I find I’d err on the latter side of your spectrum.

Haha! You caught me! But you can then see why I’m asking, as my gut leads me down the Overlanding rabbit hole

I think this is the approach this thread is steering me to take. Not is a position to buy a latchkey Silverado or Raptor right now, but can plan for and reattack this when the kids are old enough. It’s also a good motivator to consider interoperability of my add-ons as I build my current rig...

I’m seeing a lot of responses to the effect of: “Technical hardcore crawling = go small; easier, leisure camping = can be done in a big rig.” And related to another of my posts a while back about learning the difference between Overlanding and “Wheeling” (crawling), as I start off on this hobby...