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    Land prices in colorado

    Location, location, location. You can buy land in the San Luis Valley for a couple of hundred an acre but it is in the middle of nowhere. A residential lot (11,000 sq ft) where I live will run you $150k and many areas are three times that much. Property taxes are mainly set by the county, so...
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    Devils Punchbowl Trail Colorado Info needed

    The only part I remember being tight was near the East side (Crested Butte side) where there was a shelf road near the river and there was a large boulder right in the middle. I was able to squeeze through on the mountain side instead of the stream side, but I probably only had an inch or two...
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    Theory vs reality

    I have used farm jacks for 60 years. I have seen multiple accidents. They scare me, so I have a profound respect for them. I have found that most jacks are not well maintained and the pins stick. The operator ends up struggling with the stuck pins and that is when most of the accidents...
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    Devils Punchbowl Trail Colorado Info needed

    I pulled my teardrop over that trail with my full width Cherokee. Internet hype.
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    Define "Overlanding"

    Overlanding is... a two dollar word.
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    Chinese Diesel Air Heater

    The problem is that when it gets that cold, diesel does not flow well. You have to keep your fuel warm. We didn't run diesels in the mountains of Colorado in the winter, just for that reason. Starting a caterpillar that had been sitting outside at -40F could take hours. I haven't had any...
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    Resolved Problem with messaging to member

    I wanted to not clutter the forum with some information for a member roam_co85 and was plagued with an error message that the message has to be less than 420 characters. I think the message is wrong. It appears that you are limited to around 128 characters. This makes it a pain to do any...
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    This brings back some memories of over 50 years ago. Used to love to go up to Big Creek Lakes...

    This brings back some memories of over 50 years ago. Used to love to go up to Big Creek Lakes and fish, then take the trail south and head up Frying Pan Basin and over the Divide to the old Slovenia Mine and then back over to Peggy Lake (above the timberline. We would then go down to Blue Lake...
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    IRC, the Grizzly Ranch was the ranch just to the south of us. I wonder if the coal mine fires...

    IRC, the Grizzly Ranch was the ranch just to the south of us. I wonder if the coal mine fires are still burning up there. That is why Coalmont was abandoned. There is a really thick coal seam that covers a ton of the southern part of North Park. I never spent that much time up in the Raywahs.
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    His son (Dennis) came back from the Army and took over the ranch. I remember all the neighbors...

    His son (Dennis) came back from the Army and took over the ranch. I remember all the neighbors got together and put up his hay that summer. There was some damned good hunting on Pole Mountain (their property). I
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    Maybe we can meet up over Thanksgiving or Christmas when I am home.

    Maybe we can meet up over Thanksgiving or Christmas when I am home.
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    Has overlanding become elitist ?

    The Little Grizzly and Big Grizzly creeks came together on our property and formed the North Platte. I spent a ton of time hiking up to Kathleen, Bighorn, Blue, and Peggy Lakes in what is now Zerkel Wilderness. Kathleen is one of the prettiest places to camp in Colorado. You should do a...
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    Has overlanding become elitist ?

    Where did you go in Colorado. I probably packed or hiked those same trails. I even packed my city wife up to the Boulderfield on Longs. I lived in Walden and did a ton in what is now Zerkel. Back then it wasn't wilderness.
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    Has overlanding become elitist ?

    Everybody acts like this is a new thing. As professional photographers, my wife and I have backpacked the Rocky Mountains from Mexico to Canada. The idea was to stay as close to where you wanted to take the pix at sunrise the next morning. You can count on your fingers how many times I have...
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    2011 Crown Victoria Police interceptor Build and Suggests

    I found the back seat to be decidedly uncomfortable
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    When does cost of a vehicle to build matter to you?

    My wife keeps bugging me to buy a new Jeep. I keep telling her I like the one you bought me as a surprise for my birthday 24 years ago. She threatens to go write a check and get me a new one for my birthday and I keep telling her NO. I built it, I know it, I trust it. I have never had a...
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    Any Ketogenic “Keto“ Overlanders?

    I find that a low carb/high protein regimen helps with pain tolerance and my severe arthritis. My arthritis is so bad that I have no cartilage left in my knees and I double full knee replacement for Christmas.
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    Using rigs during bad weather or natural disasters

    We have wind storms with speeds well above 100mph regularly in Northern Colorado. We build for the wind. The problem is the idiot that does not secure his crap or keep his trees under control and they end up hitting your house.
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    Using rigs during bad weather or natural disasters

    In Northern Colorado, there were a group of us through NAXJA that were Red Cross Certified and carried liability insurance that volunteered during emergency events. Commonly we would provide transportation during severe snow storms for the doctors and nurses to get to and from the hospital and...
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    Overland and Emergency SHTF Comms? What to use?

    For satellite...internet or phone, you can figure a second to get to the satellite and a second to get back to earth. Add another two seconds for the response. So with no latency in any of the other systems, you can see a 4 second response (latency) time. That is for geosynchronous orbit...
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