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  1. old_man

    is low range neccesary?

    I always say, the most important accessory for offroad is what is between your ears. I grew up "overlanding" and exploring before 4wd was available or common and it rarely limited me. Now many of those trails are listed as 4wd and high clearance.
  2. old_man

    DIY teardrop

    Looks familiar except I covered mine in Filon instead of aluminum. I like the side window. I went for dual doors since my wife likes to get up in the middle of the night and so do I. Are you going to leave the aluminum raw or are you going to paint/polish it?
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    BLM is seeking comment on public land with no legal access

    Maybe things have changed in 50 years since we had a 99 year lease on BLM land. I know it was not open back then.
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    My teardrop project v1.0

    The height of the ones I wanted were well above $250 each. I fabricated them for maybe $30 each. I did all four in an afternoon. So I made all four for about $120 instead of over $1000 to purchase. The threaded rod I used was 1/2" - 10 tpi
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    0 - 60 ET's?

    Mine is a 1985 Jeep Cherokee with a 4.0L bored/stroked to 4.7L. with a few tweaks.
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    My teardrop project v1.0

    The threaded rod was simple acme thread and the nut was an off the shelf standard nut. The struts were uni-strut. You just have to keep them greased.
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    My teardrop project v1.0

    Check out my thread on my bespoke Bal-C type jacks for a reasonable amount. The problem I found was to the height I wanted, they charged WAY too much.
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    National Geographic cd- rom

    I might have to buy a copy. I have the map cd and love it. There is an article I want to look up about the couple that did the TransAM in an Amphicar that I would love to look at again. It was the seed of my want to Overland many decades ago.
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    0 - 60 ET's?

    My Jeep with 4.7L stroker turned a 13.97 second quarter on pump gas.
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    On board air or portable tank

    I have been rock crawling for 50 years. I have run a CO2 setup for 20 years. I love my 20lb CO2 setup. You can find the tanks and regulators fairly cheap these days. I could score a 20lb tank and a fixed point high flow regulator for less than $100. It costs me $18 to refill. I can air my...
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    BLM is seeking comment on public land with no legal access

    Just for information, most of the BLM land in Colorado is under lease by the farmers and ranchers and access is up to the landholder. They pay good money for those leases, so don't blame them for freeloading. We didn't allow access because the public was always trashing everything and shooting...
  12. old_man

    Ham radio?

    Just because the cable and connector is the same does not mean the antenna will "work" If you learn the info in the test instead of doing a cram session, you will learn that antennas are very frequency specific. CB antennas are designed for 27mhz normally. While that is close to the 10 meter...
  13. old_man

    Passed Technician. Ham Cram FOR THE WIN!

    Welcome from WØNUT
  14. old_man

    What about an Overland Bound singles section?

    Sounds like discrimination to me.
  15. old_man

    Grandpa's Military Footlocker turned Chuck Box! ~ Project w/ Pics

    Love the idea but the first thing that came to mind was your food tasting like grandpa's socks and underwear. :innocent:
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    DIY Trailer Concept

    Take a look at my build thread. Maybe you can get some ideas. I am happy to help if you have any tech questions.
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    Wheeling/overlanding solo

    I have been "overlanding" for over 50 years by myself (pack horses/backpacking/4wd). I am always extremely prepared for just about anything. I have never been where I had to call for help and I have a habit of doing all the obscure trails in Colorado. I am not saying that I did not have to...
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    Rock climbing/ Bouldering

    I spent decades technical climbing all over Colorado. Been up Longs Peak 28 times and only once was it a non technical route. Loved climbing it in the middle of the winter. That was 40 years ago.
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    CO-pilot pics

    You are dating yourself.
  20. old_man

    Let them eat SPAM!

    3) Never forget Valentines day 4) Never forget her birthday 5) Never forget your Anniversary