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  1. FlipperFla

    Flashlight

    Fenix, Surefire, and Streamlight are all excellent lights.
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    For those that carry Guns and Overlanding

    We had a ****** moment while hiking in Nantahala N.F. in North Carolina. As we came around a bend in the trail we were approached by a guy in full military garb sporting an AR with a red dot site. This was years ago before ARs were as popular as they are now. Right off the bat I had a really bad...
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    Why buy a van when you can RENT one!

    I went in the opposite direction. We travel and camp in our van all over the country. For a while I had the hots for a Jeep but that would put us back into tent camping. In the van we have all the luxuries tent camping cant provide. I would opt for a van in severe weather and bear country...
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    Camper Van Meet and Greets in S.E.

    Just found this site, finally a van section. Been to some 4x4 events and Im always the only van there and no one wants anything to do with us. Just wondering if there are any camper van events in the S.E.? Mainly Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
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    Water System: Faucet vs. Sprayers

    I used a marine washdown pump for my van system. Shurflo and Flojet make excellent pumps, you can run them dry and it wont hurt them.
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    Portable propane fire pit

    We have a Outland we got at Costco on sale. Nice to sit around for the morning coffee after were finished just shut it down and hit the trails without having to worry about hot embers starting a fire when we arent there. Another plus is everything dosent smell like smoke. The only drawback is...
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    who is using a real gps vs a tablet

    Garmin 76cx interfaced with Marine VHF radio for DSC/Distress and depthfinder with BlueChart software for the boat and Topo software for Hiking and backcountry. Garmin 51 and the 76cx in the truck
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    What HT do you carry backcountry/adventuring?

    Kenwood TM 281 for base camp. Baofeng 82HP + Baofeng TP3 lll in our daypacks
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    HAM Operators- Post up here

    John (Flipper) Longwood Florida KN4EEN Kenwood TM281
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    Pics of your VAN! Post up!

    Here is my rig. 2000 Chevy Express Mark lll HD Hawk brake system Air lift Xantrex 20A Marine Charging system 2000W pure sine wave inverter W/ two group 31 AGMs Blue Seas battery switch Blue Seas ACR battery link 100 W solar system Pressurized water system Microwave, coffee maker, fridge porta...
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    Generator for powering heat/AC?

    I run a Yamaha 2K generator that will power a 5K BTU AC unit mounted in my rear door window. At a campground we use shore power , dispersed camping the Yamaha
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    My van has a flip down "monitor". How can I tune in TV channels in my van?

    When they made the conversion from analog to digital tv years ago you needed to buy an adaptor for the older tvs that would work. $25 @ Wallmart. Search Digital TV converter They have RF and line outputs.
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    Let's discuss the on board water storage setups.

    I basically installed a marine washdown system in my van. I decided to go with a portable tank instead of a fixed tank because of multiple filling options. I used a reliance bladder you can get at walmart and a milk crate with an optional crate I can daisy chain if I opt to take more. What is...
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