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Deragheth

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Off-Road Ranger I

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Meriden, CT, USA
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Robert
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I have been offroading for may years, primarily just day trips on in the wilderness with a group of friends. I want to start doing maybe weekend trips or longer. I currently have 1998 Jeep cherokee. Looking for some ideas to improve my experience.
 

TerryD

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Covington, Virginia, USA
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Welcome! I had a 1998 Cherokee 2dr for several years. It's easily one of my favorite vehicles I've ever owned. You've got a good platform to get started with.

I'd recommend getting a little gear and getting outdoors! Also, check the Meet-up section to see if there's anything going on locally to you. It's a good way to get out and meet the locals from the forum.

I started out cooking over the fire with just a flash light but I've been able to pick up some Coleman stoves and lanterns from C-list and FB pretty cheap and they are great around camp. If you've been off-roading, I'm sure you're familiar with camping so I'll not elaborate on that.

Some good maps like that Gazetteer for what ever area you're going to be in can be really handy. A lot of folks like some form of GPS. I'm currently shopping for a tablet to run either GAIA or Backcountry Navigator on when I'm out of service.
 

RoyB

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Boston
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Bertalotto
Check out the Trans New Jersey Trail......Looks like a great three day trek

Welcome aboard
 

Deragheth

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Off-Road Ranger I

90
Meriden, CT, USA
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Defosses
Ham/GMRS Callsign
kb1rqz
I currently run gaia and onx offroad for my trail runs and they seem to work pretty good. I am thinking about getting a dedicated gps or installing a laptop or tablet with a gps module. I use to run and eathmate on a laptop but that was years ago, not sure if they even make anything like that anymore.