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I'll second the Dee Wright Observatory, it's a pretty cool place to visit. Heading north out of Crater Lake I recommend taking the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway past Davis Lake and up to Mt Bachelor. From there you can take some dirt roads east towards Bend. There are a lot of dirt roads...

+1 to everything LONO100 said. I have both a 4Runner and a Taco currently, and while the 4Runner fits much better on tight trails the Tacoma obviously has a lot more room for gear, and feels more stable in off camber situations due to the long wheel base. That said, the Tacoma has a...

Thanks for the link. I'd like to keep my current stainless steel nesting pot, wonder if I can find a draining lid for it.

Great point on the square containers @Road. I tend to use a miss-matching selection from our kitchen which never nest efficiently, it makes sense to have a dedicated set all of the same size. Here's some info on v2 (after 15+ years) of my kitchen setup...

One thing that would be nice to have is a strainer for the larger pot. When cooking pasta I currently have to just crack the lid open a bit and always loose some of the noodles. One option would be to just drill some holes in the lid, but I'm keeping an eye open for a more elegant solution...

Here are some pictures of the (mostly current) contents of my kitchen box. After a few trips with this new setup I added a small pepper grinder and two stainless steel prep bowls which aren't pictured. Cups, plates, bowls, hotpads, scrubber, coffee mug, cutting boards, towels, and dish tub...

I run a Tram 1181 which is fairly flexible and inexpensive enough that if I break it I won't be too bummed.

The general rule of thumb is that is it usually safe to air down to your wheel diameter. So, if you have 17" wheels it is usually safe to air down to 17psi. Your experience may vary. The next question is how low do you need to go to get the contact patch you are looking for given your...

I carry one in my truck, but have never used one. In fact a friend and I are considering buying a spare so that we both have an opportunity to try it and see how it performs on a real fire.

If I'm traveling near a lake I'll often take our inflatable kayak.

@uncompromise, given your location I'd recommend looking for Joubert Poply plywood. It is from France, and is much lighter than many of the other plywood options while still being strong.

As with most things it just takes a few bozos to ruin it for everyone. This is especially true in the back country where there aren't enough rangers/police to catch the responsible parties, and unfortunately the easy solution is to just put up gates and keep everyone out. Personally, I think...

I agree with you that more trash cans (or more frequent emptying) would have helped in this case, but no matter the number of cans there is always a limit to how much garbage they can handle. Once the cans are full then they are no longer an appropriate place to leave additional trash, and...

Here's my favorite knife for camping and traveling. A bit spendy at $8, but totally worth the money.

Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the General license test. Is there a specific category of questions you are consistently having a hard time with? For what it's worth, I got my General license several years ago but realistically I've never really needed anything beyond a Technician...

This reminds me that I have a York compressor sitting around in the garage that I never used. If anybody is interested in one send me a PM.

I installed the faceplate low down on the dash and the unit under the driver's seat. More pictures at: http://www.blankwhitepage.com/gallery/tacoma_communications

I assume the switches have LEDs built into them? Are they always on, or only when the switch is turned on?

As noted above you might want to reduce the main fuse to 60A to protect the relay, or go with a higher capacity relay. It's not a problem to run all three of the switches off of a single fuse since the relay coils don't draw much current. This is a pretty standard setup. I'd recommend using...

How big are the trees and deadfall in the areas where you usually camp? If you can find 3-6" diameter limbs then there's not much need to split logs, you can use some smaller branches to get the fire started. I like to use a Silky saw (Big Boy) to buck up limbs into logs since it is lower effort...