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  1. 9Mike2

    Hello from California

    Welcome to the Family!
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    Outdoor cooking

    With Bacon I hope or it's just boring! We used to pick up Breakfast Burritos from a local Taqueria and just warm them up the next day, I know that's lazy but they are so good
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    Buying an Old Used Rig... Wait- Isn't it Old and Used?

    Very cool, we had a c60 Fire truck at Alamitos Gen Station , it was the foam tanker that went with the Pumper Fire truck
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    Tent Security for wondering child

    Here is something that might help, Halo Dog virtual Fence, you can make the border up on your cell phone to alarm if they get near the border....
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    Buying an Old Used Rig... Wait- Isn't it Old and Used?

    I miss our '78 Chief , we sold it because it was hard to put three in car seats in the back, we ended up with a diesel 4x4 Sub. great vehicle but it was like trying to turn the Enterprise in tight spaces. A foot note , the guy took the Cherokee hunting up near Biship, Ca. had it stolen while out...
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    Rockhounding / gold panning /metal detecting

    There may have shut down a couple years back , I stop following them when "Buzzard" died and Tom ( His Son ) took it over, but he had shows on the Outdoor channel a few years back. I would think they would show them again since the price of Gold shot up so high, and how popular Gold Rush Tv show...
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    Facebook Scam - Jackery power/solar on sale close out

    Yes, I too bit . I did get an Email that wanted me to sign up to tract , but I didn't also, but I got a "Item Shipped" Email. I am hoping all goes well...or lesson learned.
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    Facebook Scam - Jackery power/solar on sale close out

    IMPORTANT! - This deal was revealed to be a scam. Please be careful buying anything on the facebook! Edited by @Michael
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    Smittybilt Gen3 9500 pound winch

    Be sure to get some Traction mats and remember to use a towel on your line if you make a pull so to trap the cable in it if it snaps or a slip off a hook. The Aussies did a great film showing what can happen if something fails during a pull....Like snapping a couple of 3/4 plywood cut outs...
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    First overland trip

    Main thing, Have Fun!!!!!!!!!
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    Rockhounding / gold panning /metal detecting

    Check out Gold Nugget Prospectors, they have stuff all over and easy to follow "how to's"
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    CLEAN, DRAIN, & DRY: Help Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasives

    Was Just watching "Dirty Jobs" where the Fed Fish and Game is trying to stop the Lamp-ray from totally taking over the Great Lakes. And a Boat repair place that called the Game Wardens in Texas where a boat came in with Zebra Mussels all over the bottom, the Boat owner was cited with a fit-it...
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    Rockhounding / gold panning /metal detecting

    Funny. My kids went on a wildness field trip in school, they had them use pans to see if they could find gold. My kids panned down to the black sand and flakes in a couple of seconds , the teacher couldn't believe they did it again, and they showed how they did it. Then explained, Dad had they...
  14. 9Mike2

    Where is So Cal are you from?

    Welcome to the family!
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    Overland Rig

    I have spent most of my time working on rigs that are six inches deep in mud and dirt cake with anything for engine oil, gear oil , diesel, gas, trans fluid, hyd. oil. Loads of fun just trying to turn wrenches. I have to post the pics I took of a couple guys drive through soft mud in their 6X6's...
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    Fridge&Freezer recommendations

    We have a Dometic 35 and it have been very dependable for five years now, we use a Yeti for drinks as I find the kids going in and out of the frig. doesn't work to keep thing really cold, and having ice and later melt work as extra back-up works well. Ps. ARB and Dometic use the same components...
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    Overland Rig

    First, Thank You for your Service! I spent many an hour off roading in my one ton service body with service pack, chasseing our equipment over many power line roads . Some of the best times I had. I didn't have to dodge any bad guys, OH I take that back, we had Protesters blocking the road a few...
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    What kind of overlanding do you do?

    Mainly two and three day weekends, stems from our Duck and Quail Hunting trips. We used to do whole weeks when we were younger but with Doctor appts. and such a long weekend is only the free time we have now....