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In 55 years of backpacking, sometimes in very remote wilderness areas, I have had to use my handgun 3 times. Twice to dispatch a rabid animal that got too interested in me and my dog. They were immune to pain so I don't think pepper spray would phase them. Most city folks and Europeans don't...

The issue isn't refusing to learn new things, it is new vehicles are more complex and most of the added complexity is not repairable. You remove and replace, requiring a replacement part. Auto parts stores are few and far between on Forest Service land. If you get an OBD-II code P2105 and its...

I agree with jbucom. But will add it is not just southern folks who are ill prepared for being stranded in winter, I see it in my neighbors in Minnesota. No stocking cap, no warm gloves, no boots, etc. stored in vehicle; let alone blankets and other stuff to make your 'camping' more endurable.

Unless you have access to Westlaw, LexisNexis or other subscription law database AND know the terminology used to file case law it is almost impossible to find that data. The public NHTSA database is huge, slow, and unorganized. Except for a criminal indictment these cases almost never go to...

This is how it usually works (Cliff's Notes version): - A products team gives engineering a bunch of specs including cost to manufacture and payload. - Engineering comes back with a number of options. - Marketing, accounting, engineering, and legal get into big fight; marketing wants the...

Interesting. What hoops do you have to go through to change your own weight sticker?

It used to be that news organizations would tell us what happened and we had to decide what we though about it. Now they tell us what to think about an event and we have to decide what happened.

There are at least 50 different insurance commissioners with different rules and procedures. What is true in one state might not be in another. I can only talk about Minnesota. I drove wrecker (small boom/sling) weekends while in college. Our company was bonded with state and county so we...

So, they just print anything they like without checking for truthfulness or accuracy.

I am shocked, shocked to find fake news in the Washington Post.

Because Murphy was an optimist.

I think you are wrong. Tesla can remotely: - disable your car, - monitor your driving, - change your cars computer code. Whatever Tesla can do, the government can do, other car manufacturers will be forced by governments to do, and bad guys will eventually figure out how to do.

Say hello to IHU - COVID variant B.1.640.2

That's the 'American Way'. Make a system as convoluted and complicated as possible. Rube Goldberg is alive and well.

It's interesting how our governments exempt themselves from rules they impose on us peons. Its not like the postal workers get special training to drive the RHD postal trucks.

We loose power 2 - 3 times a year, usually in the winter but has happened in the summer during heavy storms. For me a wood stove/fireplace will almost double my homeowners insurance. I also have a sump that will fill fast in a heavy rain so I need to run a pump to keep the basement from...

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Campers for 8 ft truck beds are out there in all price ranges. I have a 1977 FWC Grandby that is still in good shape. I paid $500 for it 8 years ago. It took me 9 months to find one near me that I could afford. I have gotten 8 years of use out of it for ~$3000. As mentioned above, look at...

I drive up on lego leveling blocks to get a jack under the axle. Lighter and safer.

When the soles of a favorite pair of walking shoes or low cut hiking boots wears down I loosen and secure the laces and use those as camp/camper shoes. If the laces are loose my foot slips in easily.