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Recently, I was able to land a teardrop style trailer. It was listed in the classified section here on ExPo. When I first noticed it, was in process of being sold, but I checked back and the buyer backed out. So I jumped on it and worked out a deal with the original owner. I currently own a CVT...

Well, the opportunity came up and I now have a teardrop style trailer. This one will be up for sale. The new one is made by Three Feathers Manufacturing in La Grande, OR. It's their 2018 Trail Head model. I've already moved the awning and jack over to it. I plan to set up the MaxCoupler on it...

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Gary, that is a good point and ammunition for buying M/T's that wear fast. :LOL: Seriously, though, I think the original issue was running at highway speeds in hot weather with old tires that raised the date code concerns. But, in reality, you have a valid point for off road travel, also.

Have you camped in the Alu Cab and if so, what's your opinion?

Common sense was my point. Of course they're not "magical". M/T tires serve more of a purpose than just mud performance, contrary to their name, and obviously they have their limitations. Here's an example: Conditions were wet but not extremely so. Temps were right around freezing, so surface...

Everyone has their opinion, but through experience we are swayed in our choice for tires. Yeah, we do our research - we watch and read reviews to keep up with what's the latest and greatest. Face it - tires ARE "where the rubber meets the road". Michelin tires have proven, with out a doubt - to...

Agreed.....I am cooperative with all of the operative words.... :unsure:

ROF stands for retired old fart, sometimes said retired ol' fart. Operative word is retired, the rest is just frosting on the cake :rolleyes:.

Thanks for the clarification and link. I don't trust my eyes anymore looking at images online. I agree with your assessment of the difference in tire compounds. Winter compounds are usually softer and wear faster and they would want to sell their winter tires only to those who ask for them.

Here in rural Oregon, if running studless in winter we like to see the mountain/snowflake symbol on sidewall which rates it as a winter "traction tire". Over mountain passes and some high desert remote areas we see this sign: Does anyone know if the Defender LTX M/S sports this...

How do you like the doors being on the outside of the screens? For me, it's better to have screens on the outside. During warmer nights, when there's insects, you don't have to open the screen to adjust how open or closed your doors are and thereby letting pests into your tent.

If you're concerned with all the overland gear robbing your power/perfomance, you can re-gear either the diffs or transfer case. I did that with my 80 series with excellent results. Went with 5.29 diffs, but I'm also running 35" tires. So with that plus all the armor and gear - it was...

Your welcome. I think one of the best values of any forum is being able to glean an experienced input. Hard shell tents are so very much different than the folding soft shell ones. I think you're being wise about the Stealth....nothing like 1st hand or hands on experience. Also to take advantage...

@Okie Preacher , have you any experience with a hard shell RTT? I've owned a hard shell for about 8 yrs and after watching reviews on both AluCab and Stealth, I would choose the AluCab, just from experience. I don't have 1st hand experience with either of these tents, but from what I see and...

Had to find a way to get those pics in. They were a little different than most others posted. The knarly remnants of the bush sticking up out of the cactus growing in the measily patch of desert "topsoil" next to the slickrock just caught my eye and was kind of a tribute to the hostile...

The smoothest section of road to the Dollhouse :rolleyes: A rare pic showing Phil with shoes on ;) Gary saying, "What's a matter? Your Land Cruisers won't fit? I had no problem getting my Ranger through here!" ? Desert grandeur

Reflecting on details of this trip, I have to smile when I realize as, I think it was Phil who mentioned, that we all were seasoned wheelers in well prepped rigs which we were intimately familiar with. Dan's fuel starvation hiccup was an excellent example which was taken care of rather quickly...

I was expecting folks to have read through the report, to see where we went before determining if this was helpful to them. As Ace mentioned, Hanksville was included as a fuel stop for those getting low on fuel by the time we were headed from the Maze overlook to the East side of Horseshoe...

I totaled up my miles for this trip. From Shady Acres fuel fill up on the morning of 9/17 to my return to Shady Acres on the afternoon of 9/24, my odometer recorded 346 miles. Most of that was on dirt, since we took the dirt road to Hans Flat and I returned on the same road. The only pavement...