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  1. grogie

    Long road to nowhere.

    The back roads of Indiana on a hot, humid afternoon. This was crossing central Wyoming last summer. I was stopped along this route by a guy who looked like a mountain man, driving a dusty old FJ, and I'm sure a six-gun on his hip. He was looking for gas for a flatty further up the road, and...
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    Laptops for Overlanding Travels

    I bought my wife a MacBook with the m7 processor for Christmas. I has a 512GB flash drive, a sharp retina display, not ot mention OS X. It's amazing how super thin and light it is, plus the battery goes for about 10 hours. I want one myself...
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    School me on toilets

    Being a two-door Jeep guy, I'm always looking for saving space. I think I've mentioned this before, but about three-four years ago I bought a pop-up toilet for my privacy tent. It's in a nice round case that unzips. It then pulls out of the case and poops... oops... I mean "pops-up," and easily...
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    ^The Badlands has a despersed campground (Sage Creek Campground) on the west side. No reservations, no fires, just show up and grab a spot. It's mostly tent campers as the dirt road was really rough for RVs. There are bison roaming around, and in fact, right before sunset they seemed to stroll...
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    Last summer at the Badlands, South Dakota.
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    Random shots

    I went flipping through some pictures to add, which these are from Ultra4 racing here in Indiana. Shannon Campbell who had just qualified one of this family cars. Dave Cole giving a driver thumbs up after qualifying. A friend of mine was co-driving. Dave Cole is asking if they were...
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    Lance 650 again in the spotlight.

    Wow! That's great! Thanks for sharing.
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    Ram 2500 diesel with FWC - any concerns with payload capacity?

    That's what I've read on some Ram specific forums. Also, in regards to the 3500, I don't know about the long term reliability of the optional air suspension, but Alpar.com states that it allows "softer leaf springs.” At the recent Expo East, I was talking with guys that had Rams, and...
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    Best roof top tent ever.

    That is also a wonderful post and it sounds like you've got a great setup. I love the line, "flat brimmed hat crowd run screaming into the night." :D Anyway... my RTT is on trailer which isn't always level, but close enough is okay with me as long as my head is higher then my feet. Plus if my...
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    Best roof top tent ever.

    That made me laugh! You're so right. Dogs!! Thanks for the smile. :)
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    KickAss Portable 12v Compressor Fridge Freezers for Camping

    Wow! Google... who would have thought?! THANKS
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    KickAss Portable 12v Compressor Fridge Freezers for Camping

    First of all, the food sealer is a great idea for people that travel a lot. Questions... For when it matters, I'm curious about the power draw from using WiFi? And also from the LED lights? Usually, when it's dark I'm around a campfire or in bed over cooking. Like my box trailer has interior...
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    Tepui Baja Series Roof Top Tent

    I love the idea for these in dry climates when rain is not at all expected, as I'd love to see the stars at night. The question I have is that my Ayer's fabric (in blue) is thick, and it's been through all-night rain storms to humid nights where the outside is soaking wet the next morning, and...
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    Before and After Shots-- How your Vehicle has Evolved...

    The first picture is the morning after I picked it up after a long wait from a build to order. Last of the TJ's! Fairly recent pictures... 95% of the suspension has been changed along with front and rear Truetracs have been added. And... hardtop or softop!
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    Lance 650 again in the spotlight.

    First of all, there is a video on YouTube showing this setup off, however, the article provides more information. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGpn6ErVm5g I’ve been looking at TCs for awhile now, as my current setup (a Tepui on an over-built Jeep trailer) is not long term. At the...
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    **Tepui RTTs and Accessories**

    ^Regarding the tongue and groove on the base, I've had that happen if something is in the way or the fold down side is not flat enough, but it's never been an issue for the two years I've been using my Tepui. The only issue I've had is the skirt getting caught when zipping up the cover so I have...
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    Roaming the Eastern Sierra Nevada Caldera

    P.S. I love this picture. I can feel it... :)
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    Roaming the Eastern Sierra Nevada Caldera

    ^First, about five years ago I was looking at used XJs here in the midwest and let me tell you that most of them were well worn out. The best one I found was a 4x2 from Florida that had been garaged kept. I was devastated when I looked underneath and saw no transfer case... And wow! What a...
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