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    Legal Weapons and Overlanding

    What brand is that? I love those take down .22s. Growing up we had a Chinese copy of one of those. It's still in the family actually, my brother took possession of it and it's still used to knock out pests around his ranch.
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Not on my Jeeps but got the Red CJ drivable and got my brother's CJ7 running but it's leaking from the accelerator pump and running rough in general, I also pulled the interior out of the CJ7, my brother wants to run with no carpet to help keep future rust issues from popping up in the floors...
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    Oklahoma overlanders where ya at?

    I don't live in Oklahoma but spend a lot of time in the Ouchitas north of Broken Bow Lake.
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    Communication

    If you're talking about getting the HAM license before the 35 dollar fee kicks in, I thought that took effect on the 19th of this month? OP, what other's have said. Get what lets you talk to the people you go out with. I tend to go out and about alone a lot, and I like to tinker so have my XJ...
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    DFW

    You're in my neck of the woods. Live out in Greenville and work in Garland.
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    Military Decal?

    Never play gay chicken with a Marine or a Sailor. Before you know it you are married and have 3.33 adopted kids in a house with a white picket fence. One of my favorite cartoons from Skteches World. He's a prior service Marine who turned to cartoons to help with is mental health and IMO has...
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    Hike-In/Walk-in Only Campsite Trend? Why is this happening?

    Is your last name Ramius? Prior service Sub Captain? :P
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    Public Lands pass???

    Would be news to me as well. Unless you're staying in an actual designated campground that has use fees.
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    Snorkel

    I did a DIY cowl intake on my XJ. Kept the stock airbox and the better filtering stock style paper element but also moved the intake from behind the headlight to the base of the windshield. Numbers pulled from OBD2 XJs show a 90 degree drop in intake temps during the summer time at speed. The...
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Been computerless for a few days so haven't been able to update. On my 76 CJ5 I removed the top for the rest of the year and replaced it with a Bikini top, converted it back from an electric fuel pump to a mechanical setup. On the 78 I'm working on for someone else. I pulled the carb down for...
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Yesterday XJ- Changed the oil and collected a sample for oil analysis Red CJ- Installed a battery, Pulled the radiator and air injection system, did a compression test and installed the aftermarket starter switch in the dash properly instead of having it hanging down below the dash. Orange...
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    HMMWV GMV Build

    Ah memories. Flying down the I5 in a softback HMMWV with the speedo needle well past the end of the gauge. By the time you get from Pendelton back to Miramar you could smell the burning vaporized oil :tearsofjoy:
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Woke up this morning and dropped off the wheels and tires fro the M416 trailer, then went home and installed a hitch on the CJ then drove back and picked up the tires when they were ready.
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    It'll be fun because it'll be straight forward.....with no body work lol
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Used the XJ to flat tow another project home. This one isn't mine but a local shop is farming it out to me for side work because their work backlog is so extensive right now they feel they can't give it the attention it needs. Should be a simple project mostly. Owner is just looking to get it...
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    New ford bronco capabilities. Is jeep in big trouble?

    The Trailhawk KL models have a real low range, not the "low" of the Trailhawk Renegades and such, and a rear locker, they're quite a bit more capable than people give them credit for.
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    I forgot how small even V8s looked in the engine bays of those old SUVs and Trucks. I remember as a kid working on my Dodge Ramcharger (318 V8) during the winter and I would climb into the engine bay and pull the hood down low to keep the wind off of me :tearsofjoy: Yesterday evening a...
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    Cordless Chainsaw

    I got one of the cheaper saws on the market. 20V Black and Decker with the 10 inch bar. The chain speed is low but I'm not trying to speed cut just need it to be slow and steady. I bring a charger and 3 of the larger aH batteries with me. The lower chain speeds seem to help keep the chain...
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    New ford bronco capabilities. Is jeep in big trouble?

    Base model Bronco with Sasquatch package is around 4 grand cheaper than a Rubicon. It's more expensive than a base Wrangler but you can't get lockers in a base Wrangler because Jeep. Supposedly the toughest 4 letter word on wheels and you have to step up to a top tier trim package to get off...