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  1. MattLew

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

    Your nest choice for an antenna depends on your environment. Here in the tennessee hills I would rather put a quarter wave on a folding roof mount. On the other hand if I was in mid west corn country I would look at a 5/8 wave. The higher gain of the 5/8 has a flatter angle. For my money I am...
  2. MattLew

    New to Tennessee

    Welcome from the Oak Ridge area
  3. MattLew

    Don't be "that guy"

    This is probably going to piss some folks off... I foresee "hey I do not do that" comments... if you don't do that, you are not "that guy" and have nothing to worry about. So I am watching youtube, and they decided to autoplay a channel I had never seen before... This "overland" channel wastes...
  4. MattLew

    Is the Overlanding community killing itself

    Yes "overlanding" has gone overboard with gear mania... As others have pointed out... this is not the same as killing itself, or dying out. Many hobbies have gone through the gear mania craze. ALL that is really needed is a reliable 4x4 (that CAN include a subaru forester (or even a motorcycle)...
  5. MattLew

    Overland trailer.

    Fair argument :)
  6. MattLew

    Overland trailer.

    I have to disagree with Reaver. Your cheapest trailer option is a flatbed utility trailer with modifications to the suspension to bring it up to a ride height similar to your trucks. Following that would be a mil surplus. The smittybilt trailers are not bad, but a simple DIY is often a better...
  7. MattLew

    New from NC

    hello from east tennessee.
  8. MattLew

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Hallo Kevin... welcome to the community... I have to admit I misread your location initially as Rossville GA which is about an hour and a half south of me. "Excellent another member in my area... oh wait... DOH!!!" Best way to get experience is to go out and do... start off on the easier trails...
  9. MattLew

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Welcome to OB Bev... in some ways I am the same as I do more camping from the truck to simply be close to my destination whether hunting, hiking, or canoeing... though I find myself wanting more and more to take the truck out camping just to find a trail somewhere and take it camping.
  10. MattLew

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Marc, sorry to be late in replying here, but welcome to the community... Good looking setup for your Turtle Cruiser... I have a cousin over in the Aroura area I am hoping to visit next year (budget permitting)... perhaps we will get a chance to get together and do a li'l wheeling while I am...
  11. MattLew

    Chattanooga, TN Folks

    So... To keep things moving... what are you interested in developing here? Just a rides and coffee type meet n greet? A restaurant invasion??? A get together with a regular class schedule??? Other ideas??? Personally I would like to see it start off as basic meet n greet, BUT I would like to...
  12. MattLew

    Bears and food in the fridge of the rig

    Argentine ants??? Had not heard of them... When I lived in Alabama in the 90s the fire ants where a pain (literally)... We quit gardening because the ants would march up the hoe and attack. <LOL> (fresh double stick tape wrapped around the handle helps with those buggers as I later learned)...
  13. MattLew

    Rig getting heavy

    I debated not replying to this thread. IMO it is miscategorized as it is not a "special needs" topic, and it is a year and a half old, so odds are the OP has already made a decision on how to resolve their problem, but... I am seeing a lot of incomplete or incorrect understanding of shock...
  14. MattLew

    Bears and food in the fridge of the rig

    No... I did not say spraying bear spray on the foliage, I specified that I use pepper spray, though zombie cat makes good arguments against... There is a difference between pepper spray and bear spray... (Primarily in the concentrations used... 2% vs 10% is a significant difference) Chlorine...
  15. MattLew

    Is there a way to legally increase the GVWR of a vehicle?

    best thing you can likely do is find a commercial scale (mostly used for semis and such, but some truck stops have scales available for a small fee (they are CAT in this part of the country, not sure about your neck of the woods)) and check your weight fully loaded either adjust your build or...
  16. MattLew

    Amber chase lights.

    Depends on what you consider breaking the bank... strobes can run between $35 and a few hundred... quality is likewise subjective... personally I have plans on non strobing LED "fog lights" mounted to the cargo rack when I get it. I have found a number ranging from under $40 on amazon to around...
  17. MattLew

    Is there a way to legally increase the GVWR of a vehicle?

    There is a big difference between what will increase the physical weight handling ability (springs, airbags, radical modifications) and how the vehicle is registered, and even more so, what an insurance company will agree to. Physical modifications to handle more weight. replacement springs...
  18. MattLew

    Bears and food in the fridge of the rig

    Depending on your area, bears are a definite hazard. They have been known to do major damage to vehicles here in the Smokeys. I probably hear of 2-3 vehicle break ins per year by bears just in my region alone. I keep my food locked away in the vehicle when not in use, or I have it in a bear bag...
  19. MattLew

    Chattanooga, TN Folks

    sounds like we have the makings of a group to get together... I have a thread for the Knoxville area I started earlier this year, but had not paid attention to due to interference from real life... I actually just finished writing a post there that was telling bcmedicxj that I was hoping if we...