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  1. old_man

    Don't let off the gas...oh,wait

    I was unable to view the video. Thanks for the clarification.
  2. old_man

    Don't let off the gas...oh,wait

    I have been doing extreme rockcrawling for over three decades having grown up on a ranch at 9000 feet in Colorado. Very rarely have I ever used full throttle when geared down. People get antsy when it gets vertical and tend to want to go full throttle. Rarely is that the best answer. The...
  3. old_man

    Heading back to Colorado (San Juans again, but open to other areas) this summer, looking for new places to check out/camp.

    Make sure and run Corkscrew. Should be dispersed camping. Have you been up to Yankee Boy Basin? Ophir is pretty but not that much camping in comparison. Hit the hot springs in Ouray. Just north are some clothing optional springs ;-) You can head over to Buena Vista. More trails than you...
  4. old_man

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

    Our gas went up over $1.50 a gallon in the last month. It was 4.29 at my local pump this morning but I was just told that they bumped it to $4.79
  5. old_man

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

    Not to brag, but...A full tank of gas.
  6. old_man

    Retro Trail 90 ADV

    I made a living racing expert open class motocross back in 1970 .
  7. old_man

    Retro Trail 90 ADV

    How much you want for it. :grinning: Your first upgrade should be the big trail sprocket for the rear. I had two of those back in the late 60s for exactly the same thing you want it for. I always regretted getting rid of them. I also had one of the CT70s that could fold up and go in your...
  8. old_man

    Retro Trail 90 ADV

    Make me an offer.
  9. old_man

    old_man's Offroad Teardrop Trailer Build Thread

    I am a mechanical engineer and tool and die maker from way back. I built a tool to bend the tubing. I have air/hydraulic benders for the big stuff and small radius but a big radius presents other issues. It worked perfectly. How do you keep the trailer from tipping from side to side with a...
  10. old_man

    Refrigerator & Battery Question

    If your cooler already has the contents down to temp and the outside temp isn't too high, I estimate from reviewing the specs that the cooler will most likely pull around 5 amps. Over night (12hrs) you will probably use 60 Watt hours. The batteries should handle that, the question is can you...
  11. old_man

    Batteries for build

    Let me do some back of a napkin calculations... First off, You can/should never completely discharge your batteries. Ideally on LI-ON a rule of thumb is never below 30%. Most manufacturers numbers are based on total amount in the battery, not what is repeatedly available without killing your...
  12. old_man

    Privacy Shelter

    My wife and I do a fair amount of winter campting. That means -20F is not uncommon. I am in the process of putting a diverter valve on the hot air output from my diesel heater and plumbing it over to the "out house". That way you can heat it up before doing your business. After our last...
  13. old_man

    Dangerous National Parks

    I specifically avoided saying that. :blush:
  14. old_man

    Dangerous National Parks

    No, mainly stupid people thinking that since they took a class and bought all the most expensive equipment, that they were qualified.
  15. old_man

    Dangerous National Parks

    I had a S/R specialty having to do with extreme winter rescue and high angle ice work mountain rescue. Rocky Mtn Yosemite Tetons Sequoia and a bunch more not on the list. I worked with Rocky Mtn Rescue Group back in the day.
  16. old_man

    Dangerous National Parks

    I have been in all 10. Have performed S/R in 4 of them.
  17. old_man

    A very tasty, old school camping recipe.

    My specialty is road kill stew.
  18. old_man

    Pontiac Aztek "The Original Overlander?"

    I have pix as a baby 6 weeks old (1952), overlanding with my family on a vacation from Texas through Colorado and up to Yellowstone in a late 40's Willy's wagon. I will see if I can drag it out of the archives (big box in the basement) and post it up. Challenge...anybody got any earlier...
  19. old_man

    First family trip Sedona

    dirt/gravel suitable for a car
  20. old_man

    First family trip Sedona

    On your way to Sedona, try and traverse the Mogollon Rim trail. It is pretty and follows an escarpment for over a hundred miles.
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