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Thanks, I will definitely be aiming to camp away from the crowds. I hope it stays open for a few more weeks which will give me and my wife more than enough time to complete our trip.

Hi all, I started this thread a while back and I've used as much of the information you guys have dropped on here as I have been planning this trip. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who chimed in and helped me out with the planning of this trip. I will post a trip report once we return. I...

I built a similar thing out of an old pelican case last month. Can't wait to take it on the trail in the next week.

I think it has to do with the perception that Chevys aren't as reliable as say Toyota, or Wranglers or Ford trucks for that matter. When it comes to this overlanding game, everyone wants to be in the most reliable rig they can get their hands on. Especially if you want to be way out in the...

Good to see another Solano County guy on here! I was born in SF, but spent my teenage years growing up in Suisun. I used to work on the airbase unloading trucks when I got out of high school. Are you up for camping in the snow? How experienced of a driver are you off road? Do you have a buddy or...

Well my wife bought it from Costco for me as a gift so I'm thankful for it. I've been able to help a few random people jump their cars, and it also doubled as a battery source as I sat with my dad through his cancer treatments which sometimes took hours. We were able to power our devices with it...

It's called the winplus jump power bank. Just Google that phrase and it should pop up. There are a few different sizes. They are great in a pinch, and can be used as an external battery pack for phones amd other handheld devices. It also has a flashlight on it. I haven't yet used it to jump my...

In my freezer, I keep a bucket of clean, frozen water bottles. Any time I need ice for cut bait during a fishing trip, or when I go on a day trip, I can toss a few bottles into my bait cooler, or day cooler and I never have to buy ice to keep my bait or beverages cold. Before any camping trip...

I carry both, but my jump box is the size of 4 Iphones stacked together. It only weighs a pound, and works pretty good.

i will definitely report back on our trip.

Saying something via comment on social media or on forums is useless so I don't. But if you are somewhere and you see someone cleary tearing up our public land for a photo op, or something dumber, like a guy trying to drive across a body of water he shouldn't be taking a vehicle into, I will...

Thanks, we will be bringing 25 gallons of fresh water with us on our trip. I will be starting our trek from the Bay Area into the valley at 0200, hoping to get there by lunch on day one so we can see a few things before setting up camp.

My God, thank you everyone for all the responses and information. This is amazing. I'm so glad I am getting advice and info from people who have already been out there, I cannot wait to go on this trip. I am still trying to figure out a way to stretch this trip by one more night, but we will...

We had a 2006 highlander that we gave to a relative about a year ago. It is still going strong with over 250k on the clock. A lot of people trash American cars, but I think people just pile on because of what other people say. I've owned a number of Fords, a 95 ranger that I put 190k on before...

Thanks, I will definitely give them a look.

Thanks, its a Pelican the size of a small rollingsuitcase and it has wheels to it will just get packed into the back of my truck on trips. My plan was to use it when I set up camp. Just put it in the sun and have a panel with a 8-10 lead on it that will plug into it to trickle a charge into it...

Hi all, I recently completed this little side project I had been working on. I took an old Pelican case that we were going to throw out at work and turned it into a mobile power station out of spare parts I had laying around. It is pretty much one of those goal zero yetis, or a jackery, but with...

Wow!

From his username, I'm going to guess strong man competition.

thanks for the heads up on KITFOX HILLS. I saw that video, and then I checked Kitfox against a list of no-camping roads and areas I pulled from the Natparks website and I didn't see Kitfox so I thought it was good to go. I will look into other areas for night one. thank you!