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  1. brained

    Snow chain advice for an ignoramus please

    I wondered if that might be the case, so I included the links above. Pewag didn't have a direct link just a pdf of products. They do supply all of the snow plow and heavy equipment chains for several counties around here and the guys using them are very happy. I'd look for a Pewag distributer...
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    Snow chain advice for an ignoramus please

    Go to a local logging or mining supplier, or any supplier for whatever industry is in the area, or look for a local company that makes/supplies chains for road graders or other heavy equipment. Tell them you want the knarliest off road truck (semi truck, not pickup truck) chains they make. The...
  3. brained

    Snow chain advice for an ignoramus please

    This comes from growing up in a logging family - If you're going to chain up be serious about it. Light duty car chains upsized to fit pickup tires might be easy to carry/easy to put on, but if it's bad enough that you need them you're better off going straight to the big stuff. To this day my...
  4. brained

    Automatic lockers

    Agreed. Powr-Loc in the rear (with an extra clutch to tighten it up), auto locker in the front w/manual hubs. Snowy, icy? Just lock in the uphill hub only.
  5. brained

    Need to get active-er.

    Walk to work Walk to work everyday. It only takes a few more minutes out of your schedule than the drive. Live too far away? Find a place to park the car that's a mile or so away from work. Then you are getting a solid two miles a day without cutting into your time much. I started throwing...
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    iPad and Navigation

    I'm working on this exact same setup for myself. My first choice was for a Notion Ink (the e-ink screen is perfect for this use) but they are having trouble with the Tegra chipset and are delayed until later this year. Interim choice is an Asus 1000he netbook. Matte screen, SSD, oversized...
  7. brained

    My Dodge Dakota, the "Comvee"

    Where are you getting that good of a price at? I'm seeing $160
  8. brained

    Need help converting shapefile to google earth or gpx

    Here you go. http://clean-wire.net/Sites.kmz GPX only handles points and lines, the provided shape file contains areas. So, no GPX conversion.
  9. brained

    Favorite Droid apps for overlanding

    I believe you answered your own question. It is, admittedly, not as cool as buying an app for that.
  10. brained

    Favorite Droid apps for overlanding

    For offline maps I've used TrekBuddy on my BB. I see on their site they are now offering an android version. I think Notion Ink Adam + Android + TrekBuddy = Near Perfection.
  11. brained

    Small tent trailers

    A coleman colorado is in about the same class. Same story though, no longer being manufactured.
  12. brained

    Tell me about Subaru reliability

    http://jalopnik.com/5494679/subarus-mud-and-the-fine-art-of-sideways
  13. brained

    Disaster Recovery Plans

    Daily Unison to sync data files/documents across the Windows/Linux/Macdesktops. Monthly ntfsclone to image the Windows clients (don't bother with images for Mac/Linux)
  14. brained

    Open Source GPS/TOPO Software

    I just started playing with Viking yesterday - good for Windows and Linux. Haven't hooked my delorme up to linux yet but there is a Windows application from Delorme that creates a virtual serial port and puts nmea data thru it. Theoretically that would make it work with anything that reads...
  15. brained

    insulating cab

    I'm planning on using this as a base layer in my vehicle: Ceramic Beads in Paint
  16. brained

    How to choose the right expedition vehicule

    Which do you want to shovel out of the sand/mud?
  17. brained

    Thoughts on lockers and dual t-cases

    I could see dual cases being more expedition useful if you could get the equivalent of a 1.5 to 1 and a 2.5/3 to 1 instead of the usual 2 to 1 and 4 to 1.
  18. brained

    New Pintle Hitch

    Price? Me thinks your price is to high. Amazon etrailer
  19. brained

    Homemade Roofracks.

    Please post up! I'd like to see some different ways of diy gutter mounts.
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