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  1. Herbie

    Baking in a cast iron skillet

    I was about to say I needed to get a lid for my skillet, but then I remembered how smart Lodge is. I'm betting the lid from my 10" oven will fit my 10" skillet, and the same for the 12" models. Need to check this when I get home.
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    What mode do you use most?

    Aperture in daytime. Shutter or Manual at night, since I'm usually doing something oddball that the meter can't figure out.
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    $41 BaoFeng UV-82 Dual Band Handhelds

    Just a little note on my UV-82: Got evacuated from our house yesterday due to a nearby wildfire. As per plan, the ExPo vehicle doubles as the primary bug-out vehicle, so once we had our caravan heading out of the neighborhood, I realized my radio was still in the center console from our recent...
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    New-ish guy sayin' hello.

    I keep thinking I want to connect a separate button for my OE horn, just for a polite "toot" every now and then. I do feel a bit guilty unleashing the Hellas for someone who's checking their phone after the light turns green. ;-)
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    First post. looking for minivan advice

    RE: The Astro/Safari You will probably not hit your mileage target, unfortunately. They have a huge aero profile and that V6 is working hard, so unless you can limit yourself to slow-speed cruising, you'll be in the teens most of the time. The upside is that AWD has less of a penalty to...
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    New-ish guy sayin' hello.

    Love me some Hella Supertones. Best damn horn out there. These are basically standard issue for the Subaru guys since the stock horn is so anemic. Been wondering if I should throw a set in my van...
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    Sold - Cadac Safari Chef Grill

    Drat. I need the 2500. Good luck with sale. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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    Sold - Cadac Safari Chef Grill

    I'm interested in the Awning, but don't have my notebook with me to see how long I need. Will take a measurement tonight and get back to you ASAP.
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    Java's Mini Trailer

    Continued great work! Got a link for a source for the propane tank bracket/clamp?
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    Smallest refillable propane bottle?

    Any info on the source for that Extinguisher bracket? I finally have a place to mount my 5lb tank but can't spare the cash for the beautiful aluminum bracket from Adventure Trailers...
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    Nexus phone competitor: Oneplus One

    Cool. We're a Nexus family (my N5 is our fourth), but I'd consider a One for the next purchase.
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    Thoughts on Off Road Bumpers?

    This is in the Toyota forum, but there's two more criteria to consider for a more general audience - cost and availability, and how they go together. You Toyota guys are spoiled for choices, but this discussion has a whole different scope for someone whose choices are either (a)stick with...
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    Bogert safe jack, bottle jack

    Personally, I won't be climbing under my vehicle supported only by a bottle jack, either. I take that pretty seriously. I won't even use Harbor Freight jack stands, as that breaks my "no cheap tools where failure can kill you" rule. The Bogert stuff looks like quality kit, but climbing under...
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    Mercedes diesel in American van questions

    Invalid thread specified. (Possible deleted thread not visible to normal folks?)
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    Switching my life to "not Jeans". Can I get some recomendations for good NON JEANS

    For what purpose? I.e. for work, casual? I'm an engineer, working in a business casual environment, so I wear a lot of chinos and khakis. In my last gig, before I was conscious of the fact that I always dressed like an engineer, I lived in several pairs of tactical cargo pants. Comfortable and...
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    [YEAR 7!] Quit our jobs, sold our home, gone riding...

    A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant...
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    Military D-ring type tie down

    I see the pic, but don't recognize the tie-down. Sorry
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    Front bumper build. Step by step guide...

    I just read the whole thread (discovered via "New Posts"). Awesome. I think he said it was ~110lbs.
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    2005 GMC Savana 3/4 Ton Adventure Van Build Thread....

    Technically, there were a few AWD 2500-series vans sold, but these are REALLY rare. Like unicorn-rare.
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    solar panel cable transition from roof to interior; best way?

    Either one of those should work. The cable Glands have been around a while and are a pretty standard way of doing a weatherproof panel pass through. Their biggest limitation is often how thick of a panel they can be used with - since there is typically a backing nut that has to be threaded on...
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