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I don't "let the world know I'm an OB member". I tossed the emblem in the console.

I'm guessing you didn't read my two posts on this subject. Maybe you were addressing someone else.

The only issue with large scopes for most amateurs is they get used less and less often until they are no longer used at all. Better to have a small, light refractor on an alt-az mount that weighs little, sets up in a minute or two, and comes to temp quickly. Also, low to no maintenance. If I...

This year was the first time I tried snowshoeing and it was quite by accident. In March, during spring break, my younger son and I headed over to Craters of the Moon (Idaho, where we live) thinking at least we could hike the main road. When we got there, the place had snow everywhere and the...

I've been an amateur astronomer for 40 years or more. Very casual about it but minored in astronomy in college. I almost always take a small refractor camping (fan of TeleVue and have a Pronto and TV-85). I've been through a number of set-ups but the small, high quality refractor and a decent...

Mine is an '02 with less than 120k miles now and it's my daily driver (I just don't need to drive all that much).

I put 16-30 minutes but I could camp across the road as my home faces BLM land. I live adjacent to a unit of the Sawtooth National Forest but while it's all dispersed camping, I like to drive a little further in.

Nice to see a stocker!

The tents don't interest me but the Clam screen room (6x6) does.

I've made three mistakes that I recall - 1) driving our truck camper (2x4) on a mucked up Canadian road and getting good and stuck. A friendly Canadian road crew fellow finally gave us a tow with a bulldozer. 2) driving the same rig onto a lake bed and getting stuck. A fellow camper helped...

I tossed my certificate and threw the badge in my console.

Without context, this is just weird.

One of the things I like about van camping is that if your spider senses start speaking to you, it's pretty easy to make haste and beat feet. I had a truck camper before and it required exiting the vehicle and leaving the area (which we did a few times over the years). I like and will continue...

That's why my LX is stock save for KO2 e-load tires and the removal of the running boards. Th vehicle is far more capable than my skill in driving it off-road. Then again, my 2-wheel drive van has taken me to at least 80% of the places I like to go here in the west.

They are a PITA to set up and repackage but they are small and only weigh a couple pounds.

I didn't say I didn't have the tools or know how to change a flat.

When I was young and camped out of my MG, all I carried was a backpack.

Exaggerate much? That's mis-characterizing my comments.

That's just one example of what I was thinking about. The other is all the images of the group campsites with all the gear, lights, fires, drones, music, etc. These events impact the land and others' rights to a little piece and quiet more than the participants would like to admit, especially...

Not getting cancer? Sorry but in this day and age.