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Today was my short scheduled day (311 miles). I'm at the lovely KOA in West Omaha / NE Lincoln Holiday. Finally... trees! This is KOA #4 on my sprint to WV. A few things I learned or was reminded of when it comes to KOA campgrounds ... 1. They pack you in pretty tight, some KOAs more than...

We gotta have the bling! I'm all for supporting the organization's that allow me to have fun. Feel free to steer us to a place others can get a sticker/bling when we meet up.

We're running good now. Thanks!

It wasn't pinging, it was misfires. The Jeep would be bucking. Yesterday evening I put in New spark plug wires. No misfires today thank God. So either the bad gas finally got burned, or it was the wires. Or back to a lower elevation.

Currently at the Ogallala KOA in NE. Uneventful drive except chasing down an intermittent misfire issue. Don't know if a spark or fuel issue. Looking forward to getting this show on the road! My iPad isn't showing the overlays well unless you're zoomed out to like 5 miles, and for some...

Day 1, Longview WA to Meridian ID. Pretty uneventful drive. Jeep is working hard being loaded down pulling a trailer at highway speeds at 3000 to 4000 ft altitude. Packed in tight at the KOA, but it is just a safe place to sleep with nice restrooms.

Bummer. Hopefully next time.

Ok... I'm about all packed and ready to go. I leave tomorrow (Friday, 4 June) heading east from the SW corner of WA to WV (2500 highway-miles away!). All I've got left to pack/put in the Jeep really is my toiletries case (cause I'll be using some of the stuff in the morning), iPad, and I'll...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m definitely not the GAIA expert; I’ll be continuing to learn more about its intricacies as we go along.

We'll just have to make it work. It'll be part of the adventure.

Some folks have this fantasy that they're going to find an old WWII military trailer in a barn for a couple hundred dollars that with minor work will be ready for overlanding. That's the extreme exception. What really happens is they find an old trailer that's been outside for decades and is...

Yeah; I didn't even mention break over angles. On my last group run doing the WABDR, we had someone with a slightly too big and too long-of a trailer. On one of the short ups-and-downs his tongue was dragging, and it ripped the wiring off the trailer where it connected to the frame (so no more...

You asked me what do I think of using a Suburban as a basis for a trailer, and I replied I thought it would be too big for this trip. I like trailers... I'm bringing a little trailer. I've also seen the problems having too big a trailer will bring. And we're not talking hugely big. From the...

Back to Trasharoos. I put mine on my Jeep yesterday after giving it a good cleaning. It definitely has some miles and weather on it - might be time for a new one after this TAT trip. When I got mine years ago, I think black was the only color. Now there are multiple options. We'll see...

I guess we'll just play it by ear once we meet up in Colorado Neal. I'd like to avoid crowds and lines if at all possible.

Maybe you could lead us on this sidetrip, and then get us back on the TAT? Would we need a CO trail pass like I purchased earlier?

For this trip? Yes - too big.

Nice. Afghanistan - been there, done that. And twice to Iraq.

I left them as is.