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Just jumping in to the conversation. I am a general class ham operator and just got my HF radio. I would like to see anOverland Bound HF net. Although I have the equipment and have participated in a few nets I am not qualified to operate a net. I would be glad to help if I could.

I definitely do not have that issue. I have been very pleased with the quality of the tent.

If you ever do this trip again let me know! That looks awesome!

@ArchaeoWolf. I just came across this posting and was wondering if the event took off. My wife and I will be moving to the Bitterroot Valley by March and this looks interesting. I am looking for good places to explore in Western Montana and my wife and I especially like going to ghost towns. We...

They are up and running you just can't order through the store. Here is what he says on the main page of his website. "Ordering Information - At this time we offer 7 antenna models. We also offer custom tuned antennas for no charge. You must order direct by emailing me. We do not have the...

@TerryD I bought mine on eBay but looking just now it appears they are not sold there. A little research (finding my original receipt from 7 years ago) brought me to About This is the same person I bought mine from. If you read his bio you will see why. I have been very pleased with the antenna...

Several very nice setups shown. Thank you. I have a comms bag that a friend and I came up with. For starters I have a hard mounted Yaesu FT-8800 and a CB radio in the cab of my Jeep. The Yaesu is programmed with a couple of hundred repeaters in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. I...

My wife and I are both retiring in the next month so we are hoping to really ramp up our travel. Our first goal is to attend Overland Expo West in Flagstaff. Following that we want to explore ghost towns of Montana as well as explore the Four Corners area. There is so much to see there. Some...

Thank you for checking on that. I have been a member in the past but let it lapse as I was not using my radio much. It is well worth the price though as they seem to take really good care of their equipment and their coverage is phenomenal. If Jeremy doesn't mind it being linked for this it...

@Brentc17 Do you know if the Capital Peak Repeater could/would run the echo link for this net? I have Echolink on my phone and have tried to participate on the net once or twice but it is pretty cumbersome. It would be great to participate using the radio. If not the Capital Peak are you...

Awesome! Thank you so much.

I grew up in North Idaho and I concur that the road repairs in Idaho were mainly nonexistent!

This trip looks amazing! Thank you for the initial write up as well as everyone's advice and road condition reports. They are very helpful. Would anyone that has the gps data for this be willing to post it up here? That would be much appreciated.

My wife and I are looking to do a short (one night camping) trip in the area this Sunday to Monday. My first thought was Section One of the WABDR (Oregon to Packwood) but just read that there was still several feet of snow blocking it. I'm guessing now that snow is still a problem in most...

What is the model/size of that bag?

That is really nice. Good idea having inflation/deflation/repair all in one kit. I like the Blue Ridge Overland bags. I don't have one myself (yet) but got one of the tool bags for my son. Thanks for the idea.

So I found an option that seems to fill my need. I got this bag for $10 at Target. I was able to fit everything from the big orange box into the bag which saves a lot of space. Everything would fit a little better if the container for the lubricant were not 1/3 bigger than it's contents! Oh...

Sorry. I was working on this and then got busy at work and now I will be going out of town until May 8th.

I have typically done most of my adventuring by myself and enjoy it a lot. I carry self recovery equipment and all the other necessities as well as car mounted and portable Ham radio. I know the repeaters in the area and have them programmed in. I like being out all alone however it does...

@Mattyspies3 Welcome! Very nice picture of your rig and The Mountain. There are lots of good roads to explore around Greenwater, Carbon River and the Nisqually Entrance to Mt. Rainier.