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I find the challenge of making the cheap stuff work fun. For instance, I just designed an awning that I can make for about $45 that will serve all the needs I have, and cost me 1/4 of what a pro model one would. Will it be perfect? Nope, but I know how to fix it, and have the cash for another...

Definitely not getting too deep into building a monster rig, at least not for a while. I’ve always dreamt of having a dedicated off road rig/bug out vehicle, so I feel it’s coming eventually. For now I do want to make a few upgrades to one of them to make trips easier. Maybe I should look at...

My family doesn't have a dedicated overlanding vehicle, but we have 3 now that are potentially capable. My wife drives a 2010 Subaru Outback with 130,000 miles, which I think is pretty solid, but needs to stay in stock(ish) form for at least a few more years until it's paid off. Once she gets a...

I rarely bring a guitar, just don't have room with the wife, kid, and gear. I have thought about grabbing my cheapo tele, and may bring that when we start doing longer trips. Don't need an amp, I'm a tube snob and there isn't anything small enough that would sound decent, I can play unplugged...

There's a fair amount of tin hats on that site from what I've seen. I love learning survival skills, and I have no doubt there are some great resources there, but I get bogged down by the constant state of fear stuff. At the end of the day if something terrible happens, I have a plan, but I...

Don't have time to watch the vid at the moment, but I'm never too far from my bug out bag. I have some small ones that live in the daily vehicles, but bigger trips (more than 40 miles or so) I take the full kit. On top of my EDC which is a pretty complete kit on it's own. I think it's important...

Got my patches stuck on the truck today.

Got my emblem and patch today. Now I just need my Outback back so I can put it on! JzzR83, we are really excited to do the TWAT, I think we have a weekend set, now we are trying to plan if we want to leave the night before and stay in Galena or just start from home in the morning (4 hours to...

Well I'm new to overlanding, having only really discovered the term a few months ago, but I have been car camping and outdoorsing in general for at least the last 5 years and in some facets since I was a kid. We are planning on doing a lot more travel in the future now that I have the wife and...

I appreciate that Trey! I've been very fortunate that a really good friend comes from a family of very active hunters, with plenty of land I can use too. I'm sure if we head out of WI I will be reaching out to anyone with advise for other areas.

Never leave home without my Sig 9mm on my hip. When we are camping I usually take some kind of long gun. Generally a 12 gauge pump with a variety of shells, increasing in potency as they are shot. When we get really backwoods (haven't much yet) I will take the 12 and an AR. The 12 covers a lot...

I've been hunting about 3 years now in northeast Wisconsin. Didn't grow up around it like most people in the area I live now (also not from this area). 2 whitetail does, and this year my first buck, a good size 9 pointer. I mainly started hunting to learn the process so if the day ever comes I...

Fajitas are a staple. We do cheat and buy the deli premixed stuff, but it's cheap and ready to go, sometimes we will make it all from scratch. Breakfast sandwiches with english muffins, egg, sausage and cheese. Simple, but filling.

We recently started making something called crack slaw. Ground Beef Coleslaw mix green onions garlic ginger sesame oil crushed red pepper soy sauce It makes a pretty hefty potion, that sticks to you, and it's pretty cheap. We've been using some beef/venison ground meat and I can't get enough...

Probably an hour and a half drive from MKE, depending on whereabouts you're starting. Hit me up if you're planning on heading up there, maybe we can meet you there and take a hike or something.

I posted a comment in the new members thread, but I figured now that I have my member # I would make my own thread. Got the email today that I'm badge # 10046, kind of cool that it's so close to my screen name number, which I've been using for close to 20 years, and is the name of my sound...

Forgot about the Autobot logo. It's for my kid, I swear.

My truck is plastered with band and music stickers, mostly of small independent bands that I've seen or know. We have a handful on the pop up camper from places we've been too, but I don't have pics and it's covered in snow at the moment.

I'm just starting to modify my 99 Silverado. So far it's always done what I've asked of it. Reliability? 183k and counting. Rusty but trusty. Aftermarket support isn't great (or really existent at all) for a 99, but I am also not afraid to get creative. For now, I have the cap, good A/T tires...

New member, in Manitowoc. Rigs are stock at the moment. 99 Chevy Silverado, 2010 Subaru Outback. My family has been overlanding for about 5 years, we just didn't know it! Planning a Trans WI Trail trip in spring as our first official overland adventure. We also sit on the board for the...