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  1. Desert Runner

    Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV

    My sister and BIL's dog loves them, because it means seat time in the SxS utv. She gets very excited.............., lets go, lets go,.......go now:sunglasses: . She will climb aboard by herself and sit in the passenger seat waiting. Some dogs just take it as a way to an end, so they at...
  2. Desert Runner

    Let them eat SPAM!

    ============================================================================================================== I once worked with a guy who acted like this when eating. Seriously, he was the type who behaved like a 'MAD DOG; when eating. Acted like people wanted to steal his...
  3. Desert Runner

    US West Overland Bound Las Vegas Meetup - Our 80 Gets an Extended Range Tank!

    Nice to see so many show up for the meet and greet here in Vegas on a Sunday morning. Plenty of nice rigs. Many kitted out, others upgraded from stock. It ran the gamat.
  4. Desert Runner

    What are some options for good gas mileage in overlanding vehicles?

    ======================================================================================================================= Back when I was doing proto-type testing on vehicles, we did quite a few diesel work ups,.....Range Rover, Mercedes, Mitsubishi. but no Toyota/Lexus diesel engines. Just...
  5. Desert Runner

    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    ======================================================================================================================= I look at it this way,....................................What makes a JEEP trail rated? Is it because it is a jeep,....NO. It is tires, LSD or locker's, shocks, skid...
  6. Desert Runner

    Looking foreward to the 'Meet and Greet', for the March Rally Point in Las Vegas

    Looking foreward to the 'Meet and Greet', for the March Rally Point in Las Vegas
  7. Desert Runner

    Downhill driving help!

    =========================================================================================================== Saw this phenomenon on Highway 14 above Ceder City UT. A 24 ft U-haul box truck used their service brakes coming down the S grade above the college annex, and was pulled onto the side...
  8. Desert Runner

    Fuel capacity question

    ========================================================================================================= Years ago, I looked into upping my OEM stock tank to one with more capacity (2003 Silverado 2500HD extra cab/short bed). At the time GM offered a 25 gallon tank with the short bed, or a...
  9. Desert Runner

    Wow, very diverse in your travels. I have done in Canada.,,,,,,Ontario,Quebec in the East and...

    Wow, very diverse in your travels. I have done in Canada.,,,,,,Ontario,Quebec in the East and then traveled Hwy 5 West thru Manitoba, Saskatchewan,Alberta, Yukon. and BC. Made it to Alaska and spent 5 days travelling back on the intercoastal ship ferry to BC. That was different, being on a...
  10. Desert Runner

    Southern Nevada

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOME IDEAS: Route 160 to Goodsprings (Blue Diamond Rd) , turn off at(Pit toilet area below Mt...
  11. Desert Runner

    US West Overland Bound Las Vegas Meetup - Our 80 Gets an Extended Range Tank!

    I am going to put this on my to do list. so count me in!
  12. Desert Runner

    Service Dogs

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When we were finally ready to aquire a new pup, after losing our previous one to medical and age, we...
  13. Desert Runner

    Camp Photos!

    I dig the oversize OB rear window sticker in the back pickup's window. On another note, just the right amount of snow,........enough to appreciate it, but not enough to get stuck in it .:blush:
  14. Desert Runner

    Rig Photos

    Tahoe/Suburban's, before all the PLASTIC,....................nice! A couple of questions,......the back bumper, is it custom or a offered brand design? The front bumper looks like a minimalist custom. What was the reason for that direction rather than something more stout. I saw a couple of...
  15. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I always was curious about CM's desision to install 2 different size tanks in the classic body-style...
  16. Desert Runner

    The Midland MXT500 is finally available

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGREED. .................At this point anyone wanting a high power...
  17. Desert Runner

    Red Rock Canyon

    ========================================================================================= There are not many areas left, due to Urban sprawl. However off state route 160 (blue diamond rd) there are a couple of trail head parking areas. Both are West of the turn off to the town of Blue...
  18. Desert Runner

    Communication’s

    Account details, then Ham call sign. Make sure to hit....SAVE, before leaving page.
  19. Desert Runner

    Communication’s

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update your profile, and get credit for your license., like DRAX has done.in post I follow the premise of...
  20. Desert Runner

    What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?

    I put this here, instead of recovery due to having a larger impact and viewership, along with a cautionary tale.: So I decided to do a upgrade that I had put off due to cost. When I had my 17.5 K winch installed, I found out that because of the size, the winch hook had to be larger than...
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