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  1. Desert Runner

    Floor jack, bottle jack, hi lift jack

    While a hi-lift will work as is, having the proper accessory will make it safer and easier. As the picture shows, these accessories work, and give a more secure lift, than a bumper without a 'pocket' or a steel slider. As was mentioned, using the jack on a slider by itself is probably not the...
  2. Desert Runner

    Show me a Road Sign.....really any sign...

    . Ah,......Pendelton. For years I heard about Cabbage Patch hill (grade). On a work trip heading home, 1 year, my partner and I were rolling East and came thru there. Realized where we where, and sure enough, saw what is must be a daily like occurrence, a semi at the bottom, pulled over, rear...
  3. Desert Runner

    Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV

    Nice find, 2003 compatible GM........VERY NICE :hearteyes:.......And because they are not sold under a 'Comm' gear category, you get 2, not just one. I mounted a future Antenna base on the left fender/hood location for a possible phone booster or for a comm install. As a "get it while available...
  4. Desert Runner

    ORCISH Gen4 recovery boards

    Perusing thru Amazon today, I see that Orcich has released a new recovery board. They seem to have taken most, if not all the competitions design ideas and intergrated them into a new offering. Their board before was a exact copy on a gen 2 X-Bull. Then X-Bull released a new gen3 that would...
  5. Desert Runner

    Where did you install your OB emblem?

    Very nice, are they not. So glad Micheal and Corrie when founding the site, chose quality (metal) emblems over a cheaper (chrome plastic emblem badge. And that they made available a replacement sticky mounting if swapping out for a future vehicle. Also that replacement badges can had for...
  6. Desert Runner

    Show me a Road Sign.....really any sign...

    Such a diverse climate. When I think of NZ, I think green rolling hills and steep mountain crags. Yes, right out of 'Lord of the Rings'. This picture could be in my states lower half or part of the Mojave preserve in the SW United States. Unless titled, I would never have thought it was...
  7. Desert Runner

    Stolen Hummer in Vancouver, BC

    Stealing a vehicle like that, is like parading around in a NEON outfit in a crowd. Even in their heyday, they were a rare bird. Now ......standing on a pedestal.....Screaming ..........HERE I AM, COME AND GET ME! I think it will be found very soon. Sad for the loss, and the anxiety, it is...
  8. Desert Runner

    GMRS questions

    Before going the Amazon route, check directly with MIDLAND. They have had 15%-20% sales going on last week and yesterday (Monday). I saw those factory bundled items. Good luck PS: I believe besides a %off, they have free shipping (minimum purchase) and a free Company logo T-Shirt going on...
  9. Desert Runner

    Hitch winch mounts for HD trucks

    A few things to keep in mind: You could get that 12k winch, and with a 'snatch block', it would be capable of some really hard pulls. The single line rating would probably cover 85%+ of any winching you would do. The snatch block would double your pulling power (24k), but would slow the cable...
  10. Desert Runner

    Where did you install your OB emblem?

    I like in order of preference: 2nd picture -lower door/ 3rd picture....fender/ and the 1st picture the upper door and window area last. On my older Silverado, I chose the doors as my honorary spot.
  11. Desert Runner

    Go Tread vs Max Traxx?

    As I, and other's have opined on. It is winter and the occurring COLD, that seem to be the biggest challenge to both longevity and durability to the multitude of board choices out there. It still seems that the material used in the construction of the Max-Trax is the most superior of those...
  12. Desert Runner

    Why are there so few Silverado overland rigs?

    Those of us that run full-size rigs we have always paid a premium for certain parts when compared to mid sizes like 4 runners, Tacoma's, or similar vehicles. For 'rock sliders' the difference has been the $600 range VS the $1200+ dollar range , and then some were body mounted instead of being...
  13. Desert Runner

    US West Official* OB Las Vegas Thread!

    I was just the opposite on social forums. I had until recently avoided them. I finally joined Instagram for our OB presence on the site. Our sub-forum for Las Vegas has in the last year become much more active due to a few new member's:hearteyes:. Before it was pretty dusty:disappointed:. OB...
  14. Desert Runner

    Overland Bound Emblems!

    That can become the million $$$ question. Some vehicles lend themselves to easy placement, other's.......not so much:dizzy: Jeeps seem to be universally conducive to fender placement. Others either on the rear hatch or next to a license plate. Me, I chose above my OEM door badging (truck). It...
  15. Desert Runner

    Mojave Preserve Facelift/Trail Guardian event

    1/2 way thru clean-up, and the 40 cubic yard dumpster looks to be over 2/3 full. That 2nd picture really tells a story about a unfortunate amount of uncaring people out there. PS: Reread Kent's post,.........just how many dumpster's did you fill at just that location? and the other...
  16. Desert Runner

    Mojave Preserve Facelift/Trail Guardian event

    WOW, look at all that junk.. I heard that the plan was to segregate historical junk, from just plain junk. Who travels way out of their way to dump in the boondocks (rhetorical) . More before and after pictures please. Were the park service people happy with the turn-out and clean-up...
  17. Desert Runner

    93' getting very little power

    Not being a Toyota cruiser owner, I am not familiar with probable problems. However.......being a GM Silverado owner, I have a thought. If your not getting a 'check engine' dash message, it might be your throttle. I say that because my GM truck generation had issues with their 'fly by wire'...
  18. Desert Runner

    Jeep Wrangler Gun Rack

    As a kid, CJ-5 era (1960's), my father and me used to ride with a family who used open top jeeps when hunting. They used a dual rifle holder rack that straddled the transmission hump between the driver/passenger seats. The butt of the rifle was down and the gun barrel was up at about a 70...