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    Camping with 2 big dogs

    Hi Gary, That's a beautiful GSD you have there. You can see our pup's technique for climbing in and out of the car at this video; go to 2:25 to see her in action (link should start you at the right spot): In terms of how the hood is configured, you can see that here. The dogs hop onto the...
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    Camping with 2 big dogs

    Two German Shepherd's and both sleep in our RTT with us. We tie them out to D - rings on the Jeep depending on Sun and weather. To get in the RTT I picked up some abrasives ladder step stickers from Lowes -- the kind you would use on a patio stair - - and out then on the hood of the Jeep. The...
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    REI Flexlite Chair VS. Sam's Club Lightweight Camp Chair

    The link you posted didn't work but it was easy to find. I'd say that you shouldn't have any issues with those chairs as they are based on the Helinox design (I think). The original ones are the "old design" and they had the chair frame shaped so it's main support ran perpendicular to your...
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    What boots do members wear

    Seven when you are on Tapatalk with whatever settings I have. You are right about the Danners being mentioned though. I blame lack of sleep and / or caffeine! Don't know how I missed the other mentions! Sent from my BBA100-1 using Tapatalk
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    What boots do members wear

    My Danners were pretty cheap -- I think I paid $140 CAD on amazon. They are the mass produced line but I've got no complaints. Sent from my BBA100-1 using Tapatalk
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    What boots do members wear

    7 pages and no sign of Danners, so I'll break that tradition now :) (Edit: nevermind, I've been corrected and see a few other folks have tickets on the Danner Heel-Toe express!) Danner Pronghorns. Gore-tex and very comfy once broken in. Non stop wear almost daily for two years winter and...
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    How much Fuel is enough?

    That's exactly it. There's a limit to how prepared you can be. In most places where there are roads there's is gas well within that 600 mile range, and there's enough of a buffer (again, in most cases) So that you can get stuck or explore the odd side road with peace of mind. My goal is that...
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    How much Fuel is enough?

    It really depends where you are and where you want to go. I'm most comfortable with 1000kms range. My jeep is supposed to have an 80 liter tank and with my average calculated fuel economy of 13 liters/100 Km that means the stock tank gets me 600 km. So to get that up to 1000kms I need to bring...
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    Camp Shower (Merged)

    We use an Eco temp portable shower. It's mounted into a knockoff pelican case. For these you need water under constant pressure. Having an onbboard water pump is super handy though so I made a pump box mounted to the roll Bar of the JK in the dead space near the roof. The pump is from an RV...
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    Water?

    $70-$100 can get you a decent filtration system that uses gravity and will fill a 5 gallon jug from a stream fairly expediently. You can use an MSR dromedary bags, some rubber tubing, and a Sawyer Mini. Put the bag into the stream to fill it, stick the other tube end into your Jerry, with the...
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    Coffee Set Ups

    Coffee is the third most important beverage for mankind on virtually every metric. It's impacted international relations and touched the lives in some way of every human being on the planet. Kind of neat when you think about it. For those who say the percolator just unavoidably makes bad...
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    Chasing our Trunks to Alberta, Alaska, and Beyond

    Hello fellow Overlanders! My wife and I have been over landing for a few years -- me on my own since long before I knew it was called "Overlanding" and the two of us together as a family. We are brand new here and I look forward to engaging with you as fellow travellers and enthusiasts; I like...
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Hi folks, Just joined in as my wife got a snazzy laminated card on her Jeep at a Costco in North Edmonton. My wife and I have been avid overlanders for about 5 years, and have explored a good sized chunk of North America, primarily during a great trip up to Prudhoe Bay, AK in 2015. My...