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I Have D-STAR. I was looking for an FM-only radio but the IC-2820 was a good price. Digital modes would be great for Overlanding if everyone had them as the audio is much clearer. It's good that most of them have FM as well.

Not much help, but I'm putting a reply in here so I get notified when others reply with the good stuff. Vancouver Island is definitely on my list when I go Overlanding in North America.

Sattelite comms have their limitations. They do not work well when mobile (yes I include handheld sat phones in that). They might connect you to anywhere, but what you really need is someone local. For overland convoys and travel, nothing beats the humble 2-way radio, be it HAM, CB, GMRS/FRS

I used 12mm marine plywood, which gives a good compromise between weight and strength. Mine is still a work in progress, and I'm going to add another telescopic draw under the slide-out bench (top on the stove side), to better mount the stove. The depth is shallow behind the 3rd-row seating, so...

Can the ladder length be locked when extended? If so, there would be no problem in loading those bolts as they would be in compression/extension unless the vehicle was in a serious front-to-back angle (side force). Most things I build are over-engineered, but I would probably try and get some...

I'm all set. To keep it on track, The steak would go well in a smoker.

It's Australia Day, next Thursday, so definitely some Kangaroo Steaks being cooked.

Does your subi have a center diff lock or equivalent? If it does, it's no different to any conventional 4wd on the sand as, usually, you drive in high range anyway. Being lighter, it would be much better than some of the others.

You should show your setup. I'd like to start doing some myself, both for food preservation (mainly fish) and the taste. Smoking food, even barbecuing, in my neighbourhood is fairly controversial at the moment. Some of the locals object to the smell in the environment, but really they are...

A lot of those pressures seem a little low for on-road. Low pressures can cause heat buildup in the tyre walls, which causes damage and blowouts. You could use the temperature pressure test, which compensates for loads. Note this is about safety and non necessarily optimising tyre wear. Take...

I use a Redarc BCDC1240 (in my case, the LV, low voltage sense version) with a relay for solar charging. I bought it before they added Overlander tax to them for about half the current price. A solenoid to connect the batteries would not work in my vehicle because it has a smart alternator. I'm...

If you mean where am I going to go? Next year involves a lot of camping around my home state of Tasmania whilst being the communications base for others doing other pursuits such as hiking and horse riding. Towards the end of 2023, our springtime, I'm planning to be Overlanding on the Australian...

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Radios the same as mine were widely used by the military, particularly UN Peacekeepers. My radio is about the Balkan war vintage.

G'day, I finally completed installing my HF Land Mobile Outpost radio on my rig after six years. The antenna tuning column is a bit ungainly, but I've made it so that I can easily disconnect and store it elsewhere when not in use. Typically it would mount on a bull bar, but I intend Overlanding...

Great to see another van on here.

Quite a few overlanders go to Morocco to solve the 90 day Schengen problem.

G'day, I'm following your post. There might be some useful tips. Pretty much anything can be bought via the internet from other countries nowadays. It also might be a good idea to line up a friend or a supplier who can organise things in your own country, just in case you can't get what you need...

My Foxwing had the original metal hinges. Now I have gone to the plastic ones as I managed to bend 2 of the arms in a 60kmh (37mph) wind. One bent back the other needed to be replaced. The arms are a lot more rigid than they look as they are not just tubes but are a "phi" section with a section...

I thought this photo was worthy of this thread. It's a unique view of a campsite We were running HAM radio comms for 100-mile (160km) equestrian event in NE Tasmania. We needed to wait sometime between horses so I decided to sort out the contents of the Kombi on the red tarpaulin. the Suzuki...