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  1. Hilldweller

    Best Car Camping Cooler

    I'd still recommend the Ozark Trails or any of the others from California Innovations. They recently purchased a factory in the Atlanta area; a friend of one of my colleagues runs the place and QC is excellent. https://californiainnovations.com/ They get back to you pretty quickly if you ping...
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    Towing with a Jeep Wrangler

    I had a JKU with 3.73 gears and a manual trans. It towed my teardrop better than my previous JK, a 2008 2-door with an automatic, but I'd still call it a miserable tow-pig. It didn't mind going slow but in our hilly area I was rowing gears like a maniac on highways. I'd keep the trailer...
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    anyone done long term #trailerlife with a teardrop or similar?

    We camp in ours year-round but never more than 2 weeks at a time. Usually about 60 nights a year. For winter --- If I have power hook-up, we've got an electric mattress warmer. Very cozy. If boondocking, I've got 12v electric blankets; you have to keep an eye on your consumption though since...
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    Lets see some full size pictures...

    Need to post that here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/do-you-stand-on-your-vehicle-when-theres-nobody-holding-a-camera.220151/
  5. Hilldweller

    Shower Tent/Privacy Enclosure

    I have a Joolca (sets up in 30 seconds) too. Your linked enclosure is neat but on this coast we'd want a roof. Ours serves as potty much more than shower and there's no shortage of rain. Other than that, rack-mount means you never have to worry about where to stow it. Is the rack-mount...
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    Last resort fire starter?

    ...is what happens if you don't take proper care of beer nuts....
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    Last resort fire starter?

    And spare under-britches...
  8. Hilldweller

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    Kos will have to assemble that one then. Chad's an inch taller than I am. ....we'll be able to fit two Mikeys in there though... ;) Can't wait to see it. Very slick product. Chad always builds neat stuff.
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    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    @JackW --- I fully expect you to stop by here on the way home with yours and show it to me. I'll even spring for lunch.
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    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    MLK weekend (extended, Thurs-Mon) at good old Crawford's. How old is Davis now? Is he driving? ...it's soooo cool when they start to drive... And it's amazing how they grow up and we don't age a day. Camping keeps you young. ;)
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    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    Actual picture of Jack the day he picked up his Defendor Chad/Smitty, are you coming to CFW? You can really show off the RTTs there. Should be some brisk morning air at Crawford's...
  12. Hilldweller

    Expedition Portal is testing the new 700HP RAM TRX

    Ole Rosco never would've caught the Duke boys if they had one of those.
  13. Hilldweller

    Official MDC USA Introduction

    I haven't heard anything else.
  14. Hilldweller

    Can we talk coffee brewing?

    when it's warm out. When it's cool out When it's cold out
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    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    I sent the link to a guy in my building that told me he was thinking of getting an RTT.
  16. Hilldweller

    Let's talk about buckets

    We use Jason's for catering at the lab and they deliver in the buckets pretty often, tell us to keep them. Makes a good throne.
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    Let's talk about buckets

    We have a 5 gallon Jason's Deli Pickle Bucket for our potty tent and a collapsible one for putting out the fire or fetching dog-bowl water...
  18. Hilldweller

    Propane cooking stove

    Most of our members will say "Partner" but this is the one I have and it works great. You have to sink it into a top of some sort. https://www.campingworld.com/2-burner-drop-in-cooktop-stainless-top-78870.html?cgid=ranges-cooktops
  19. Hilldweller

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    Very cool of you to say that ---- Chad and Kos are real people, real members of the community, and real nice people to camp with. This and these types of businesses are the ones that our collective should be supporting. BTW, seeing that you're from England, it made me think of Guinness. And...
  20. Hilldweller

    Post favorite pics of your rig and trailer

    Perfect weather in the NC mountains over the past few days.
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