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  1. Sparksalot

    Vehicle Opinions

    I’ve been overlanding with a retired cop Tahoe for several years. I’ve recently added a newer Tahoe and added 4wd to the mix. I never really had trouble wit thecopcar but do enjoy the milder ride of the new one. thankfully aftermarket support seems to be catching up. I’ve had to roll my own...
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    Is the Overlanding community killing itself

    YUp. I'm still using the gear I purchased for backpacking many moons ago. The newest piece is a Sierra Designs tent I bought in 1997.
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    Jumping Jack Trailer

    I like that awning. I figured that was what you had strapped on top.
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    Jumping Jack Trailer

    Do you have the cooler rack or something? The website doesn’t really show the accessory racks in a stowed/travel position.
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    Jumping Jack Trailer

    You got me looking at them. I like the low tent floor. It makes getting the 100# overland hound into a tent reasonable. Also a reluctant +1 who roughs it in a motel.
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    Is the Overlanding community killing itself

    I watched a lot of this with new backpackers in the late nineties. Fortunately I had started in the seventies and knew better. I apply that mindset here. I also had the benefit of growing up in the woods, driving forest roads that were actively used for logging, so have a much better...
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    Houston Offroad Expo - March 2023

    I figured they were trying to piggyback on it. I'm going to pass also.
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    US Southwest Hidden Falls Adventure Park

    @Roots66 so normal first Saturday before heading out?
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    Amateur Radio Problem

    Back when I was getting started in ham radio, we’d have called this guy a hamdick.
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    US Southwest Hidden Falls Adventure Park

    What have you been doing with that giant truck?
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    US Southwest Hidden Falls Adventure Park

    So, meet in Gtown at 10, or is that arrival at HF time?
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    10 Meters - Technicians get on the air and get bitten by the HF bug.

    I put up my new Hustler 5btv this morning. The welded steel fence was a strategic piece. The rig is an Elecraft K2 I built 20 years ago.
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    Limb risers

    Looks good. I can’t tell from the angle, do they get in the way of opening the hood?
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    iPhone SOS

    I don’t “need” a new phone, but have thought about a iPhone 14 for this feature.
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    Colorado loves their speeding tickets.
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    10 Meters - Technicians get on the air and get bitten by the HF bug.

    Now that I have a ground plane, er metal fence, I’ll be setting up an HF vertical in the back yard. I can operate QRP from the back patio.
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    Post pictures of your camp kitchen

    Digging your pair of sous chefs.
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    Radio needs Flow Chart

    What’s this porcupine you speak of?