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    Resolved Stupid question: where can I find my member number?

    This. Being a forum member does not make you an OB member with a member number. @JJLove you can become an OB member by paying for membership via Overland Bound Membership
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    Yaesu discontinuing FTM-400 and FT-818

    If you want one at a reasonable price then get them while you still can. :(
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    First snowstorm - Got to test the Falken AT3W in snow......

    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=282
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Sorry you had issues, really seems to be hit or miss with modern diesel emissions and I think a lot of it has to do with incorrect diags or repairs by dealers because they're not taking the time to isolate the actual cause and instead just throw parts at it based on whatever DTC has popped up...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    Awesome! I haven't done business with them before but I've heard good things and they seem to always be trying to find or create some awesome accessories for our trucks since we don't have the same aftermarket support as other brands, their prices seem to be really good as well so I really hope...
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    Third try - now a Bison!

    I'm curious, why do you think your truck has no warranty? Mods don't void your warranty and there have been at least a few similar failures reported by other ZR2 owners since the truck came out. Don't let dealers try and bully you about mods that have no way to cause a covered failure...
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    Off Grid Trailers (OGT) brand Owner's Thread

    On the flip side, don't have to carry wood, don't have to worry about fire bans, don't have the smoke, don't have to carry extra water just to put the fire out before bed, don't have to deal with trying to make a fire... Carrying a 20lb tank and a portable fire pit is 1000x better than dealing...
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    Daily driver overlanding

    From someone that works for Honda... Having owned and put the i-VTM4 system to work off-road to see what the limits were I can tell you that it is quite disappointing off-road and the rear clutches overheating, which results in them fully disabling and putting you into FWD-only mode, is not...
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    Daily driver overlanding

    SH-AWD is the same as the i-VTM4 system in the Pilot/Ridgeline, the only difference is that the SH-AWD system is tuned to provide better on-road performance and the i-VTM4 system is more tuned for all-around use. Neither SH-AWD nor i-VTM4 are going to provide full-lock to any rear wheel and...
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    Daily driver overlanding

    Two things I would take a close look at are... Transmission AWD system Depending on where you go one or both of these could be an Achilles's heel. Low-speed off-roading with a CVT or a DCT will often times result in the transmission overheating in short order. Off-roading where there's a...
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    Gaia inreach mini 2 and iPad mini 6 … JUNK

    I've had fewer problems/bugs with my Android device than I have with my Apple devices, but ok...
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    HAM/GMRS

    I mean, that's not a HAM + GMRS radio, that's a 2m/70cm (144/430) dual-band radio. Yes, I'm sure you can enable the ability to transmit on both ham and GMRS bands but if that radio is sold that way out of the box then it's not FCC compliant. Whether the bands are expanded by changing software...
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    Cheap Amazon Diesel heater recommendations?

    Other than this fellow saying that sulfur adds lubricity the video is pretty good. You would probably want to mix some Diesel Kleen in with the kerosene to bump up the lubricity or do a mix like he suggests, but other than pump wear concerns there's no downside to running kerosene except maybe...
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    First snowstorm - Got to test the Falken AT3W in snow......

    The near-incident I had with BFG MTs was when there was light snow/slush on the pavement, the lack of siping meant the tires couldn't "bite" and it's that lack of siping that makes MTs sketchy in mixed conditions or even extreme cold (tread compound getting harder + lack of siping). If siping...
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    First snowstorm - Got to test the Falken AT3W in snow......

    If the vehicle is a strictly off-road vehicle then MTs can work great in the deep stuff. Problem is, they suck on pavement in the wet and in light snow/ice and are generally a poor daily-driver tire (I've run MTs on multiple vehicles and almost had an incident near Tahoe with light snow on the...
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    First snowstorm - Got to test the Falken AT3W in snow......

    I'll likely switch back to the A/T3W once my Duratracs wear out (part of me hopes they have a short life because I really haven't been impressed with them), they were and continue to be the best all-around tire I've run. Quite, capable, great wear, ride and handle really well. Glad to hear...
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    Ham radio

    That's a clean setup, just don't plan on using more than one radio at a time (not just TX, but powered on and tuned to the same band as another radio that you plan to TX with). Antennas/radios that operate on the same bands should be at least 1/4 wavelength apart to avoid problems. If your...
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    Overland Vehicle Mileage

    I'm currently sitting at 88k on my truck, if my wife's Jeep ends up getting into the mix for some of our travels then that has 110k currently.
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    Biodiesel

    My rig is a 2017 diesel (and my wife's is a 2016 diesel), fooling around with homemade diesel with these seems like it would be an expensive experiment. We do have B5-B20 at the pump here, though, so we do run a bio blend by default. One thing that is taking off more, but I haven't seen around...
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    Off Grid Trailers (OGT) brand Owner's Thread

    Gotcha, the roof rails can pretty much be used however you want, either bolt through them, clamp to them, etc. Really depends on if the crossbar spacing lines up with what you're wanting to mount or if you'll have to mount a mount to the bars and then mount your stuff to the mount, etc. I...