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  1. Desert Runner

    ARB Elements 63QT Fridge / Freezer

    I have been watching and researching fridges for a while. I can not justify the cost of one yet, but they do seem to be stable in price while updated features are added. There are a lot of manufacturers offering many options. I like the newer fridge AND freezer models that offer the best of...
  2. Desert Runner

    ARB "ELEMENTS" Weatherproof Fridge

    With so many on-line stores now offering products, the question of customer service becomes as important as price-point. Someone posted about a company (auto anything)having the product, just to find out it was a month out from delivery. Usually the employee on the phone can only go by what they...
  3. Desert Runner

    Storing eggs

    I have used a juice bottle (V-8 or cranberry) but i like the liquid creamer bottle idea a lot. The built in pour spout and the tight snap lid are excellent points. I go thru the liquid carnation creamer quickly (ice-coffee), so i have them on hand. AKA use and dispose no worry about reusing...
  4. Desert Runner

    Overlanding with cast iron skillet

    I have a cast-iron griddle, brought back from the dead, a frying pan, and the indispensable Dutch oven. I found nylon covers for all of them at farm stores IFA/CAL-RANCH, as they usually have more than the minimum inventory. The covers/carry sacks also allow you to store the mitts/scrappers/ and...
  5. Desert Runner

    Ziplock Omelets

    Ziplock Omelets Homeguy had posted this up in a different thread, but in a search I could not find it again, so I am sharing this cool trick. We do it at home, before the trip. Each person picks out their ingredients (eggs, onions, cheese, meat, mushrooms, whatever) and puts them in a...
  6. Desert Runner

    Little disposable tanks be gone

    They seem to be a perfect fit, but no base 'tie-in' except the can next to it and the small rail lip. So that setup only relies on a strap to secure it.to the rack. I see that you carry 5 water and 1 fuel, and that is a lot of weight high-up. Have you found instability concerns either on road...
  7. Desert Runner

    OB Approved Recovery

    Wireless remotes are great but I guarantee that the battery well be dead when you need it That is why I like the Smittybilt X-20, It comes with a cable remote that can be then confiqured as a wireless remote also.
  8. Desert Runner

    OB Approved Winching: Bridle between 2 recovery points

    This is good advise, even with body-on-frame. Most OEM hooks are only rated to 10,000 pounds, and a really bad stuck can tax them to their breaking point. Beach surf sand(wet), deep mud, your 6,000 pound rig might need 12,000 pounds of effort to be pulled to safety. Using a bridle halves the...
  9. Desert Runner

    OB Approved Recovery

    Waiting on Factor 55 to release a flat-link that is capable of using 17,500 pound cable (size?) Need the flat-link so my license plate stays on its winch roller mounting point, when spooled in. That would give me a closed and open attachment point.
  10. Desert Runner

    OB Approved Overland Safety Kit: Series Introduction

    Have to upgrade to a better fire extinguisher. OR- 2 Have a big first aid kit(400 round ammo cans-sealed Cell phone, GMRS, FRMS, CB, GPS Recovery gear-straps,chain,shackles,winch dampener, hi-lift, rear tow point, and 'come-along' Vivair 88P air pump Tire deflate kit Shovel 6 foot steel pry...
  11. Desert Runner

    OB Approved Overland Bound Comms Frequency Guide

    I have a GMRS, a couple of FRMS radios(hand held), and received a small Boefang? handheld for Xmas (no license yet) . Plan on the ham license sometime in the future. I also have a 40 channel CB that is also truck mounted. I like all the web connections listed. Thumbs up on that. It will make...
  12. Desert Runner

    Thank You, it is amazing the impact adventures in your youth stay with you in adulthood,

    Thank You, it is amazing the impact adventures in your youth stay with you in adulthood,
  13. Desert Runner

    Thank You for the acknowlegement

    Thank You for the acknowlegement
  14. Desert Runner

    REI and Overlanding?

    I agree with the posts above. If you look at the history of REI and the EARLY-sierra club, they were founded by people who just wanted to protect the outdoors for future generations. However, during the subsequent decades, the far left-liberals managed to get themselves into positions of power...
  15. Desert Runner

    Strangest Camping Encounters

    While not a camping encounter, my dad and I were heading home in the middle of the night, Living in Southern NV. , you see or hear of strange things. Just North of Vegas is the military's play ground, the test site and bombing range. It is also area 51's playground. Anyway we pulled over to...
  16. Desert Runner

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

    I also just received my 88p air-compressor, and a deflate kit, both from Amazon. So now i can lower and raise my trucks tire PSI without worry.
  17. Desert Runner

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

    Finished my Recovery gear bags.....Snatch and tow straps, multiple shackles (3/4&7/8), damper blanket, chain. Plan on a 2nd damper blanket for the winch, and at least 1 soft shackle in the future.
  18. Desert Runner

    NEVADA ELK HUNTING TRIP OCTOBER 2018

    My parents took me deer hunting, starting in the late 60's in the Independence Mountains South of Wildhorse reservoir(Northern Nevada). Over the decades, the deer populations have dwindled from those large golden years, but Antelope and Elk ranges have expanded west from the Jarbridge area. It...
  19. Desert Runner

    Is 4x4 better than 4x2?

    When i was just a lad, my father bought a brand new 1967 Dodge(D200/3/4 ton) 2 wheel drive pickup. We went everywhere in that truck. He purchased the 4x2 wheel vs the 4x4, because people told him the 4x system would lock up if not used enough. Being his first truck ever, he listened to that...
  20. Desert Runner

    Land Use - Leave It Better Than You Found It

    In my travels off the beaten path, it never ceases to amaze me how many bottles, food wrappers, and assorted trash i see that were pitched out of vehicle windows. You kind off sadly expect it on highways, but not on back gravel roads and trails. People who get into these back wood/trail areas...
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