Recent content by deserteagle56

Did you install any good maps on the Tread? The maps it comes with do not show any of the more primitive roads and trails...that's why they're "free". Install some Garmin 100k maps, or the 24k maps for your region if you want to see the roads less traveled. Or download (free) the maps you need...

Mine too! I have both the original and the newest version; this new version (at least my copy) is impressively sharp. For my type of photography (mostly landscape) it is the best. Rarely have to switch lenses.

^This!

For biking/hiking you might consider the Sony RX100 VI or the newest VII. Tiny camera but wonderful image quality, with a superb zoom lens. It's what I keep in my pocket most times when hiking.

I went to Micro four thirds several years ago but I went with Panasonic. First the GH2, then a G9. I liked the G9 so much that I bought another one so I'm not changing lenses so much. It is a big camera for Micro four thirds but the ergonomics to me are so good that I love handling it. It...

No, the Allison was not available in the vans. If I remember correctly, it was just too big to fit. As far as the suspension, everything I've read from people who owned them is that it works very well. Much better than the straight-axle Ford conversions as far as highway driving. Never have...

The 2025 Ram 1500 will no longer have a V8 engine. Stellantis is following Ford's lead so that new Ram will have a twin-turbo 6 cylinder (but straight 6 instead of V6). I wouldn't want to be a beta tester for a new engine. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-ram-1500-first-drive-review/

As I've said previously, trailers limit you as to where you can go. I know, I tow all the time and run into this problem so when I have a trailer hooked I make sure I stay on well maintained roads. Here's a pic I took when out and about two days ago. Pic may not look like it but that ditch...

We have one almost as bad at the ruins of the Betty O'Neal mine south of Battle Mountain, Nevada:

....it helps if you are deaf, or don't mind wearing ear plugs..... (I drive a Dodge/Cummins 3500 dually)

At the altitudes in Great Basin Park, trees grow very slowly...and live seemingly forever. Some have been found that are nearly 5,000 years old - so 132 years is nothing.https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/identifying-bristlecone-pines.htm

Found a complete bus near a spring in a very remote region of northern Nevada. Been there quite a while, the trees had grown into the bus.

Agree! I often run two GPS units side by side with different information displayed on each and that's when the difference in lighting is most noticeable. I've heard a lot of good things about the new Tread series. They are as capable as the Montana and the displays are much brighter. I may...

I have a 2016 Ecoboost 3.5, bought it new so 8 years old now. It has been flawless. All I do is change oil/filters and rotate the tires.

What Ozarker said! In mountains only reliable communications is by satellite - and then you have to make sure your units have a clear view of the sky. I'm part of a Sheriff's Search and Rescue unit. We use HAM radios, and the fancy Hi-band units the Sheriff's Department uses with their...