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    Dog Transportation - How do you transport your dogs?

    I built the Wundermutt a dedicated dog shelf with storage below. Then I made additional custom shelves to fit the rest of the junk. Dog came first though. If the dog ain't happy, the wife ain't happy, then I ain't happy... We've got a JKU and took out the back seats. Your Grand shouldn't be...
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    BEWARE OF RTIC COOLERS

    Wow; great pricing. With Ozark Trails getting into the game, price wars are inevitable.
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    Ozark Trail "High Performance" cooler - any good?

    Well, Cam was true to his word. CI reworked the hasp/opener and sent me a new one to install and try out. And I can say that they did a very good job with it. Works perfectly. Not sure if this is the final go-to piece or a work in progress but it's made me a happier camper. Thanks, Cam. And...
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    Rugged, warm pants with reinforced knees and seat?

    I'm pretty tall and usually wear a 36" inseam ----- I wear a 34" Duluth inseam though. And they haven't gotten any shorter via washing. My trick is to only dry them for about 5 or 10 minutes and then pull them out and hang them. Try looking in on their site from time to time and 34s might be...
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    Rugged, warm pants with reinforced knees and seat?

    Duluth Trading http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/fire-hose/20201.aspx?processor=content http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/fire-hose/34200.aspx Really tough but comfortable pants for real people. Sign up and get email discounts.
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    Beating a dead horse, but.... Hiking boots?

    The Keen Durand is made in the USA and is fairly wide. I haven't killed mine yet. https://www.rei.com/product/868498/keen-durand-mid-wp-hiking-boots-mens Try them on at REI or order a half size larger in my experience.
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    The 'ole headlight question

    I'd go with Trucklite 27450C from a reputable vendor like Q-tec http://www.quadratec.com/products/97009_8101.htm
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    Antique CB?

    Open it up and see if it has the crystals installed for transmit and receive. They might be missing, dead, or loose. https://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/cbxtal.htm
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    Vehicle Portable 2m/70cm setup

    He scored a used Icom HT at a good price. I still haven't seen it though. Max ---- this weekend is CFW....
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    Canadian Bargain of the year! Alpinetek down parka from sears!

    14 degrees Fahrenheit this morning. Icy too. Was outside in shorts to/from the gym; chilly....
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    recommendations for off road lights

    I have a set of JW Speaker 8700-J headlights and 6145-J foglights; very capable lights, legal, will last as long as the Jeep. On-road requires performance, compliance, dependability, safety. For offroad, I believe in cheap-&-stinky if you're on a budget. There are lots of LED lights that work...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    I almost always have one in the Jeep.
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    Canadian Bargain of the year! Alpinetek down parka from sears!

    It was 75 degrees here on Christmas Day....
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    I have a standing invitation to borrow the FieldFox ----- but the dang thing costs over $18k and it makes my stomach flip thinking of bringing it camping... Too much going on. I've invited people to come by the lab and chat with the RF engineers for years and only a few have come. ....and now...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    The FieldFox works great as a field strength meter. :) I ran up 515 yesterday to try and ping that repeater in Cleveland that you like. I got it the other day near my house when 2M was propagating like crazy. But yesterday it was just lousy. I was playing with other repeaters in the area...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    Drool on this then. When my AEs get a new meter or a new meter is introduced, they ask me to light up a radio to test so they can become familiar with the device. We've scoped and probed everything on my Jeep. Some of the meters cost more than my first two houses. It's really fun working with...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    If he had his antenna mounted I could evaluate it with one of these: http://www.keysight.com/main/campaign.jspx?gclid=CJu_yJWQktECFY-KswodlTACqg&cc=US&lc=eng&ckey=2627490&id=2627490&s_kwcid=AL!4166!3!130165477336!b!!g!!n9912a&ef_id=WGEwyQAAAZfSHkJs:20161226150129:s My RF engineers are moving...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    Did you go on IH8MUD and ask around about mounts? Bob's farm is on your side of Maryville and he's got lots and lots of radios. He's been a HAM since before I was born and loves to talk about the hobby/art. I'm sure we'll be on 20 and 40 meter a bit. Kos will be there too and has a...
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    steel mesh for mobile 2/70 antenna?

    Oh well. Make sure to meet Bob (Tennmogger) then and check out his mobile HAM shack. He'll probably be in a big camo LMTV. He'll be able to give you decades of Homer advice on what works, what's cheap, what lasts, etc. I'm using a K/C light mount for my antenna, btw. I just drilled out the...
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    official Huevo Ranchero recipe thread

    I'm the facility administrator for a GC, GC/MS, QQQ/MS training lab and interact daily with research geeks, big pharma geeks, and geeks of all persuasions. I'm pretty up to date on current research... Eat what you want. Sooner or later they've all been coming to me though. Most recently my...
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