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I ordered a HAM radio. I am not happy about doing that. I got my General license during COVID, as something to do, and promptly got a Baofeng UV5R. I listened to the local chatter one night in bed, and on the weekly check in call in the Indy area once. I used it twice for GMRS in group runs in...

My new favorite hobby is removing and replacing the body panel pushpins on the grill. It's great. You should try doing it about 10,000 times The air hose is mounted and project complete. I mounted the flange for the bulkhead on one of the lightbar mounts, with a washer. Ran the hose behind the...

Wired up the electrical ... without seeming to have any issues. Once I bought terminals to fit the battery bolts. This seems ... unusual to me. Anyway, the Viair 88p has a little LED next to the power switch. It comes on when the unit is plugged in. Not on, but simply plugged in. (Which is...

I've completed a mount of a Viair 88p under the hood. This is based around a mod a guy did on the ClubFrontier forum: https://www.clubfrontier.org/threads/engine-bay-mounted-air-compressor.349451/#post-3718111 I'm just a dude doing my best here. No real tools, no ability to fab, and working in...

The forum for the Saline Valley Preservation Association has a few road forums with conditions frequently updated ... as long as its around Saline Valley. https://forum.salinepreservation.org/road-conditions-162656

Are you suggesting there is no cost to administer the program, or that there should be no limits, or something else?

Got the fog lights on. Mounted a badlands 9k to the WAM hidden winch carrier. I'll swap out for synthetic one day ... soon? I just ordered the parts to put a Viair 88p under the hood, with a remote connection

Well, since this is necro'd anyway ... To support and maintain public lands during a time of high inflation and a massive increase in the use of public lands by the populace? The only reason I'm replying is that seeing this thread today reminded of a story yesterday on NPR. If I understand it...

That's a good question. Mine is a dedicated camper build, so I don't use it for anything but overlanding and some daily driving. I had to move a couple of long 2x6's once, and I put them through the window passage between the truck and cap. You've got a really interesting problem, I think. The...

I assume you've got a 6' bed and you're not over 6' tall? I've got a mid-height ARE DCU with barn doors that I sleep in and camp out of. One of the strengths of the DCU, I think, is that it looks like just a normal truck, no matter where you go. Just park the truck, open the door, and sleep...

Better Shocks/Lift/Weight This is likely to be the last major thing I do, once the weight has settled in and I'm done adding stuff. I'm going aluminum where possible for things, which is keeping me light, but I should hit the cat scales soon to see how I'm doing. I'm sure I'm still under the...

Reflection time. I welcome the commentary of others and I examine where I am with this build. I'm building what is essentially a dedicated camping platform. An RV that looks like a Frontier. I'm generally trying to keep it looking stock. I'm not interested in a lot of setup at a campsite. Put...

I got the WAM hidden winch mount on. It was pretty straightforward. I did have to buy a breaker bar and socket extension to get the old frame crossbar out. And those two fender bolts inside the wheelwell are a pain. And only one bolt on each side of the tow hook mount plate lined up. But, it's...

There's no real difference between ARE and Leer. Get the one with the dealer near to you that you like (the dealer, that is.) Make sure the options you want are actually available. I got burned when trying to get a fiberglass ARE for my Frontier. It wont fit right ... they don't sell enough...

So, I've got the window screens going. I also added a drawer with runners instead of drawer slides, a 100 amp hour LifePO4, a China, with a Renogy 30amp DC-DC charger. I just added a hanging bag for nighttime phones, keys, etc and yacht fan, two lights, and a charger with 3 12v, three USB and a...

It's great; I just park and pull out my camp chair and I'm set up! It's been awhile since I updated. I "finished" the primary build of the backend, which finishes this phase. I'll take a couple of months break befre starting to work on the electrical. The legs have been straightened and...

Magnetic mounts for the HT and mic are in. They work great. More importantly, the basic bed platform is now built. A cheapo B&D $30 jigsaw from Lowes works well in my tiny apartment condo, and cuts the aluminum well. Square corners, though, are an issue. A chop saw would have been the correct...

The windoors on the ARE DCU have two positions. Up until about 30 degrees open and they want to stay closed. Past that point and they want to open all the way to the top. I wanted a way to prop them open at something like a 30-45 degree angle (for rain) , as well as a way to pull them closed...

I ended up at 11" high for the bed. Economically, it seems, the correct height for a table is 11"-13" above your butt. This matter because ... I'm putting in a Lagun table. I feel like most people disassemble the table in order to make the middle bed platform out of the table. I, however, would...