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  1. v_man

    Mid-Week meet ups, and/or trips

    Hey Randy I'm a school teacher so I'm off until mid August. I just went out to Sierra Buttes by myself. I usually end up going solo mid week as well. Hit me up if your interested in a trail. I'm in RWC and I usually leave really early for day trips...
  2. v_man

    Signal Peak Information (Nor Cal)

    I just went up solo to Sierra Buttes off hwy. 49. From there it was north to Deer Lake and then Gold lake 4x4 campground. This route is listed in the Nor. Cal 4x4 guidebook referenced above. Here's a few pics...BTW the Tahoe National Forrest website says Signal Peak is "innaccesible" due to snow...
  3. v_man

    Rig Photos

    great looking 2nd gen....
  4. v_man

    What's your MPG (fuel economy) on the road.

    On all these different MPG threads, I always wonder if people are just reporting the MPG that the vehicle computer tells them. I also wonder how many people take into account how larger tires or lower gears affect their speedometers and odometers....
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    What's your MPG (fuel economy) on the road.

    looks like the Echo Canyon staircases , cool trail and truck...
  6. v_man

    BFG KM2 in the snow?

    I got about 40,000 miles out of my KM2's . I only took them in the snow on purpose , seeing as I'm from CA . They were fine in the snow although I was always aired down low ... Road noise was never an issue either , IMO. FWIW I like my Goodyear MT/R's better...
  7. v_man

    Bald Mountain CA Video

    A recent day run out to Bald Mtn...
  8. v_man

    Post Your YouTube channel

    Thanks SLO Rob ! Cal Poly grad here :)
  9. v_man

    Post Your YouTube channel

    Youtube pages ... http://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/youtube-pages.609/
  10. v_man

    A quick run up to Signal Peak (Tahoe area)

    my video from the trail ....
  11. v_man

    A quick run up to Signal Peak (Tahoe area)

    Life's been different lately . As a school teacher, past summers have been filled with vacations, numerous wheeling trips, camping, and basically the freedom to do and go where ever I wanted. Then we had a baby. My wife and I are thrilled beyond words to have out little guy (born June 16) ...
  12. v_man

    Steel Cable vs Synthetic Rope Winch

    Synthetic is the future , running a steel winch line is like choosing drum brakes over disc . One anecdote : I was pulling myself out of a snowy ditch once . Synthetic line broke because of the angle I was pulling at , and the way the line was running over the fair lead . User error. I tied a...
  13. v_man

    Water Crossing Photos

    crossing Blue Creek near hwy. 88 last weekend ...
  14. v_man

    Corral Hollow Trail

    We went up to Slickrock and Corral Hollow last weekend , May 14. Both trails were impassable due to snow , I'd give them 2-3 more weeks before they melt out .... Slickrock side near Alpine lake ...
  15. v_man

    Let there be a cool OB videos thread...

    A video from a run up to hwy. 4 last weekend ....
  16. v_man

    Aux fuse box and relays

    Well let me think... 3 sets of rock lights , an aux. e-fan , voltmeter , two 12v power stations in car , ARB compressor , amplifier , starter , and HAM radio .... is that 12 ??
  17. v_man

    Aux fuse box and relays

    I also have a 12 slot BluSea going through a big circuit breaker . I've already filled up all 12 :smiley:
  18. v_man

    Post Your YouTube channel

    Here's mine ... https://www.youtube.com/user/exyady and some of my 4x4 vids...
  19. v_man

    Let there be a cool OB videos thread...

    A Sno Run from this winter....
  20. v_man

    Let there be a cool OB videos thread...

    One of the things that gets me through my work day is watching 4x4 videos. Share any cool overland videos here , I'll get it going ... Dusy-Ershim from 2014... Mojave road from 2012...