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wait, I take that back. It does seem to synk it up. It just takes some time. -jim lee

Seems if you post on a rally point thing. The post shows up in the forum under that rally point's forum. Neat trick. But of you reply to that forum post (from the forum) it does not show up in the rally point thing. They are not syncing properly. Now I have two places with different information...

Or maybe not.. Took the M37 out today and its having issues. If I can't get it fixed by tomorrow, I guess we'll be in a dark blue 2015 4Runner. Sigh.. -jim lee

Oh, and also. The carryall (profile pic) is all over the garage in bits at the moment, so we'll be driving the M37 instead. It looks like this. And yes, for those locals out there. That is the train Wreck Bar & Grill in the pic. -jim lee

No worries! Even if no one else makes it. Its a good excuse to get out and have one of their burgers. -jim lee

I'd like to have a shot at it around mid July? From south to north. Maybe we should set a rally point up and debate a starting date? -jim lee

Yeah, Welcome! -jim lee

Ok, I did the rally point thing. Lets see how that works out. -jim lee

Looked at the member map and realized, there are quite a few people doing the overland stuff nearby where I live. Oak Harbor, Mt. Vernon, Sedro Wolley, Anacortes.. It would be fun for us to meet up and chat a bit. I know there is a lot of local knowledge that I'd like to hear about. Where to...

Yes, there is one in Issaquah and I'm planning to make it, if I have a running machine by that time. But I'd really like to meet up with "locals". I'd also like some local knowledge about the off-road trails around up here because I know practically nothing about my local area. And I'm tired of...

I figured I'd leave this up for a while to give time for people to see it. I wonder if thee is a way to make this post more visible? It is kinda' buried in a bunch of forums. Has anyone tried the chat thing they have here? -jim lee

Now THAT is what I call a reply! Thank you very much for that! Exactly what I was wondering about. -jim lee

Thanks! I'm still wondering if its going to actually work for Overlanding. As I work on it, I'm starting to realize that there is virtually no support out there for a vehicle like this anymore. If something breaks out on the road? I'm pretty much on my own. There very few people left with the...

Suddenly it seems everyone has rooftop tents. Ok, I've been away from the camping world for awhile but this was a big surprise for me. Besides everyone thinking they are cool and all. What's the reason for them? Why are they suddenly so popular? What camping problem are they solving? I'm really...

If you have the Geek gene and can code in c++... You might like to check out NeoPixles. You can get them in rolls like the white lights and they can be white and brighter then heck. But they are actually full color RGB and programmable. Meaning you can set any light on the strip any...

I did an update to the blog. Mostly I 'm in the middle of gearbox Hel.. Land! So its basically a lot of pictures of gears and shafts. Trying to source replacement parts as we type. To make life easier I put a link to the blog in my signature. Newest will be at the top. -jim lee

I'm looking at the member map and there's a few of us from Oak Harbor, Anacortes, Mt Venon, Sedro.. Maybe we should pick a spot and meet some day? I was thinking a good central spot might be Conway Pub? Any interest? Should we pick a date? Chime in! -jim lee

I had my eye on a broken chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 with a 4spd. $500. Even had a line on a replacement engine. But then my buddy backed out. Sad, it would have done him a world of good. -jim lee

I like that three box approach. Maybe not the end all of setups, but a great starting point for someone like me. I think I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing! -jim lee

An idea for doing 12V power from the bygone (hippy era) sailboat cruisers. They (we) used 1/4" mono headphone jacks as 12V plugs. They are still readily available, easy to wire up and handle the current really well. The trick for reliability was to buy professional quality parts (Switchcraft)...