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  1. JackW

    Most popular stove's used in Overlanding

    Thanks for the pics - that really helps a lot. A friend of mine has a 22" PS stove and I know it's bigger than I want - great stove though. I have an 8" frying pan and a 6" diameter cook pot that I typically use on a solo camping trip. If my wife is along I bring a 10" pan so it looks like the...
  2. JackW

    Most popular stove's used in Overlanding

    Could you post a picture with a small frying pan (maybe 8-10") and a small backpacking type 1qt pot side by side on the stove? I'm trying to see if the 18" stove is spacious enough to hold the pots I like to use. I've got to be able to cook a nice New York Strip and a pot of rice and I think the...
  3. JackW

    Experience of Sleeping in a RTT?

    I've spent about 60 nights in my Maggiolina roof tent and its been some of the best camping I've ever done. The only downside is the middle of the night pee breaks that us older guys find necessary. A friend of mine slept in my roof tent last year (I was in my travel trailer) and he said it was...
  4. JackW

    Tent to leave up all summer

    I'd look at one of the military surplus tents - a friend of mine has one that's about 15 x 20. It looks durable enough especially if you built a wooden platform to erect it on.
  5. JackW

    Post pictures of your Land Rover.

    I brought my 1967 Series IIA home from storage with the goal to have it completed by next May - some assembly required....
  6. JackW

    New Stove from Jetboil

    How are the two burners connected to each other and the gas connection? None of he pictures show that detail and for that kind of money I'd really be concerned about long time durability. I was thinking about a partner steel stove to replace my old dual fuel Coleman but I like the size of this...
  7. JackW

    New Stove from Jetboil

    4.5 lb (1 gallon) http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/refillable-steel-propane-cylinders-4-5-lb-1-gal-/56052 or 11 lb (2.5 gal) version http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/refillable-steel-propane-cylinders-11-lb-2-6-gal-/56053
  8. JackW

    power tools: red, yellow, or blue. need help...

    I've had great luck with my Bosch tools - corded and cordless. Bosch jigsaws, reciprocating saws, routers and cordless drills are the bomb. I've cut 1/4 steel plate with my Bosch jigsaw. My first Makita cordless drill lasted over 12 years - the second died after two years. My Makita 7" circular...
  9. JackW

    What is your expedition camera of choice if you could only choose one? Or two?

    One of the reasons to travel for me is to take photographs - and invariably I always regret not taking more. I've been shooting Canon cameras since the about 1977 (with occasional forays into Rolleis, Hasselblads and Speed Graphics back in the film days) and I bought my first Canon F-1 in 1980...
  10. JackW

    Portable water filtration, questions for the knowledgeable.

    The new MSR Guardian is pricey but looks like a great unit. If you've ever gotten sick from contaminated water I guarantee this would seem like a bargain. http://guardianpurifier.com/ http://www.outsideonline.com/2005741/msr-guardian-water-filter
  11. JackW

    Rekkam Plateau Morocco

    What beautiful scenery and a great film. Thanks for sharing - Morocco is a place I've always wanted to visit.
  12. JackW

    A few questions for those running Partner 2 burner 18" Stoves...

    Whats the measurement from the center of one burner to the other on the 16" stove? I think I saw that the burners on the 18" stove are 9" apart.
  13. JackW

    LR4 Cell Phone Mount?

    I've got the proclip mount in my LR3 with a RAM Ball and RAM X-clip mounted on it - works great.
  14. JackW

    Winch, now what? Best/most important winch accessories

    tree strap for sure. I've only used my snatch block about five times in ten years but every time its been indispensable. Mostly we use it to change the direction of pull like this example from 2006 at Tellico. We'd gone up a dead end trail to the top of a mountain - on the way back down we came...
  15. JackW

    New Defender Prototype revealed?

    https://solaros1.smugmug.com/My-Cars/Land-Rovers/i-gBj6LVJ/A Actually two different trees - the first one fell directly between the 109 and the fiberglass camper - it just barely scuffed the back corner of the 109 and didn't touch the trailer - no damage. The second tree fell and hit the front...
  16. JackW

    New Defender Prototype revealed?

    No - this is Eeyore.... He's kinda slow, sorta ragged looking and smells bad https://solaros1.smugmug.com/My-Cars/Land-Rovers/i-Db8Xr7t/A
  17. JackW

    Pelican vs. Boyt vs Condition 1

    Of course I still have a Rover - 4 to be exact and none of them are for sale.
  18. JackW

    Pelican vs. Boyt vs Condition 1

    Any one of my lenses cost more than the Pelican case that I use to carry two bodies, 6 lenses, flash , spare batteries and charger, and a light meter, plus a few accessories. I've been using Pelicans for over twenty years to protect my gear - it doesn't bother me at all to spend $200 to protect...
  19. JackW

    How to determine safe limits for sidehill driving?

    When your six passengers unexpectedly bail out of an 88" open Land Rover on a side hill you're approaching the tip over point - especially when you are counting on the 4 of them on the uphill side to provide a comfortable amount of ballast.... Damn cowards....
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