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Hi all, Big fan of GaiaGPS for overland and off-road route planning and waypoints, but I'm looking for something that will help me plan a cross-country route on pavement from NJ to Loveland CO for Expo Mountain this summer. Basically I know I want to get there the day before, and it will take me...

Yes, that would be an excellent idea. I wonder if there are VE exams at Overland Expos and similar meets? If I can ever get to one I'd gladly volunteer as an Extra Class VE.

Size is definitely the issue for sure, and the fact my 425 is just a PITA to use. I like "set it and forget it". I will get a JetBoil butane for heating water, but for cooking the big double JB Propane is better as a stove. The 425 is a classic but if I'm going out for more than 2 or 3 nights...

It dosen't really need much of a rebuild. It has maybe 10-15 hours on it over 30 years.

I couldn't agree more. The FTM-400 XDR was the pinnacle of 2m/440 FM mobile technology. Nothing will ever beat it, despite not being able to store a mode in memory. The APRS functionality is just top notch and the giant touch screen makes operating it mobile just so easy for us older folks with...

Good to know! I think I'm about to retire my 425 and get a dual JetBoil before my first big trip of 2023. Size and convenience, etc.

Having your antennas that close together defeats the purpose of having two radios installed, especially since it's absolutely trivial to modify the TYT to operate on GMRS (albeit it's against FCC regs to do so but the modification takes seconds to do). At best, transmitting on one will only...

Reviving this old thread in Oct. 2022. I think Geeks in Jeeps is defunct now; it doesn't show up in Brandmeister's master talkgroup list any longer, and when I had it programmed up there was never anything on it in the year-plus I had it in my codeplug. There's a somewhat active talkgroup...

Just curious about the dispersed camping options in that part of VT. My wife and I are planning to head up there next week and we're looking for options off Rt. 71. I have a few sites plotted from iOverlander but I'm wondering about the availability of firewood and where to find running water...

I will be going to the Friedrichshafen ham radio show (the EU version of Dayton, which is always on FD weekend), then off to eastern Europe for 2 weeks afterward. No FD for me next year unless travel is still horribly screwed up. My intention for 2023 is to do the Flagpole Knob Field Day that...

I want to do this someday for sure. Very disappointed that I couldn't find any interest for 2022. I will be in Germany next year over this weekend, but I'll shoot for 2023.

Yeah, I completely agree! But I just can't seem to find any overlanding hams interested in going off to do Field Day up there. I'm absolutely game to do a few days in the GWNF and wheel up Flagpole Knob, but I was really hoping to do this as a radio even this weekend.

I'm probably going to cancel my own plans for this due to lack of interest. I can't do it alone (no generator, antenna supports, etc), which is why I wanted to get a bunch of rigs, each person bringing some components to put a good station (or two) on the air. I have a top-notch radio, power...

Lemme know. So far there hasn't been much interest and my go/no-go call will have to be the weekend before. I'd really like to make this happen!

Would be awesome. As I said, I have a ton of radio and Field Day experience but I honestly don't know the trails up there very well and could sure use the advice of someone who's more familiar with going up there! Monitor the thread I posted in the events section too.

That would be awesome. Thanks!

That is the plan. I'm unfamiliar with the trails so I just don't know where we'll be able to find a good site, but my intention is top operate from up there somewhere near the top. I would ideally like to find a local ham who knows the area to help us out. You're absolutely welcome to come on by...

I agree; a 50W mobile (ham and GMRS) with a gain antenna is such a good thing, but if I'm scouting ahead or spotting I use a portable.

Awesome! The inverter gennies are nice because they're very, very quiet. I have a bigger one that's just too big to transport, but the little ones are perfect for FD. I guess the number of radios depends on the number of people decide to come in join the fun. I'm hoping we can get maybe a...

Fair comment! My WK2 has a Chief Products sump protection plate (1/4" steel), transmission plate, and tubular rock rails, OffRoad Animal lower front bumper, upgraded rated recovery points, nudge bar, and hidden winch mount with a Warn EVO 10,000# winch with synthetic line). Tires upgraded to...