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  1. Longshot270

    Negotiating Mud

    Black gumbo is some interesting stuff. Here's what I've learned with ours. First, get some real mud boots and walk it so you don't find debris or a hole with the 4000+ pound vehicle. Digging a vehicle out is bad, but not as bad as digging out a 3 wheeled 4x4. There's two kinds of super wet with...
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    Texas, Houston meet up

    Yeah, that's a lot of sand to cover in 3 days. Especially if you hit some difficulties or get into some fish.
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    Jeep renegade

    It is very similar to the Fiat 500.
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    Texas, Houston meet up

    The way I read it Surfside to Port A will be by road with matagorda being a loop.
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    Texas, Houston meet up

    There's a guy on here that knows matagorda but from my two trips, that is some fluffy sand. Also keep an eye on the tides at night. Good surf fishing. Mustang island will slow you down with the scenery since it is capped by college towns. Got a ling/cobia last spring and there are sometimes...
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    Jeep renegade

    I think he got them off amazon but apparently they are made in Houston. Put them straight on and didn't even have to balance them. Goes 0-90 with no tire shake.
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    Jeep renegade

    Those were before he put some lift spacers in the coils and wheel spacers. Not how I would lift it but it isn't my vehicle. He also went up a few sizes in tires to the treadwright wardens, a remolded bfg with the old style bfg all terrain... don't let the price fool you, they are actually some...
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    Lets Talk Cameras

    For wildlife and some landscapes, my Nikon D50 For most pics I use my phone.
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    Jeep renegade

    They are very capable as long as you aren't needing clearance. They don't weigh anything and with the 1.4L turbo they have plenty of power, much better than my 2.4L patriot. Just make sure you bolt on some better recovery points or build a real bumper like my buddy did. I've had to pull him...
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    PINS Bound

    I'll definitely make a post in my surf fishing thread when I plan to go. Hoping for one of the later weekends this month. How's the sand and weeds at PINS? I've heard it gets bad so I typically go to Mustang island or Matagorda.
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    PINS Bound

    Catch anything? Last spring when it was calm like that I caught a 28 pound ling on mustang island.
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    Bugs

    I got one yesterday also along with a $7 fat max 2/8 amp battery charger. Found out you have to be careful when you close the handle because sometimes it'll kill the pilot light.
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    PINS Bound

    Lucky! Maybe I'll be heading that way in a few weeks.
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    Nobody Eats Shredded Wheat

    I just learned it north, south, east and west in a paired fashion. By learning it that way, the next was easy. The sun rose in the east and then swung through the south. Central Texas is around 30° N so you can cheat and see the north leaning any time you can see the sun. I have issues with...
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    Generator: Honda vs Predator

    I was comparing just engines used in the generator, apples to apples, since electronics and electrical demand should behave the same within the generator type. The Predators and Hondas are essentially the same engine with just enough tweaks to limit part compatibility. External dressings like...
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    Generator: Honda vs Predator

    Also, smaller generators are not necessarily quieter than bigger ones. My 4000 peak watt dual fuel generator with a 200cc-ish 7hp engine sounds about the same, if not a hair quieter, than the 2k peak watt gas generator with a 79cc engine that I upgraded from. The little 2 stroke generators still...
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    Generator: Honda vs Predator

    Yeah, they will be the same or incredibly similar.
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    Generator: Honda vs Predator

    I'll take a predator engine over honda any day I'm paying for it. Hondas are solid and the predator is a good clone of it. I beat the hell out of mine with a longtail kit.
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    Camping/Overlanding Necessities

    Keep a notebook and make a list of things you needed but didn't have, wanted but didn't have and things to take out before the next trip.
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    Texas surf fishing trips

    We all got our limit yesterday with some bay fishing down in Arroyo city.