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  1. JackW

    Roof Top Tents

    My Maggiolina is great - sets up in around 1-1/2 minutes so you can pull in and be ready to sleep in almost no time. Take down is around 3 minutes(takes extra time to lower the hard shell almost all the way and tuck the sides of the tent in) but its a great setup for stealth camping in any place...
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    Which would you take?

    I don't know - the SeriesThree is just a bit too modern with the all synchronized transmission and the plastic dash and grill - Series IIA is where its at....
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    300TDI parts source.

    RDSParts.com - George down in New Orleans has a big stock of 300 Tdi parts - as an added bonus you get to talk to George - he's a trip Rovers North, Rovahfarm, Atlantic British and a host of other suppliers have 300 Tdi parts as well
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    Tire decision block!

    Time to decide on the new tires for my 2007 LR3 HSE - It has 19" wheels on it now but I just scored a set of 4 10-spoke 18" wheels off craigslist so I'll be going to 18" tires. The two top contenders are the Cooper Zeon LTZ in 285/60R18 and the BFG AT/KO in 265/65R18 which are about $250 more...
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    Best Christmas Gift! "A Great Adventure" - Camel Trophy Book (1980-1994)

    I've got a copy in my collection....in as new condition. And no its not for sale. They were available at the Land Rover dealerships in the 1990's.
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    This forum....oh man

    I fell in love with Land Rovers the minute I laid eyes on one when I was 13 years old - the Four Wheel Drive Station Wagon badge on the grill of a 109 just made me think it was the coolest car I'd ever seen. Surprisingly I still feel that way. I bought my first Land Rover in 1972 and have owned...
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    Couple quick car shopping questions

    Four Land Rovers, a Kyote dune buggy, a Porsche 356A Carerra coupe, an Ossa 250 Pioneer, and a Uhaul camper comprise the current fleet. I've owned over eighty vehicles over the years including about sixteen Land Rovers, 18 BMW's, 6 Fiats and lots of Eurotrash junk.
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    Couple quick car shopping questions

    I have a 2007 HSE white/black that had 87,000 miles on it when I bought it this spring for $16,700. I've owned lots of Rovers so knew what to expect and I must say that I'm impressed with the LR3 - huge improvement over the Discovery 1 & 2 for a daily driver. Lots more power and typically better...
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    Land Rover LR3: A Cautionary Tale

    I'm in Roswell, Georgia and recently bought a 2007 LR3 with 19" wheels - I'm wanting to switch to the 10 spoke 18" wheels since I'll be needing tires soon. I'm not too picky about a chips in the paint or light curb rash. (Just missed a set of four on Ebay that sold for $260 on Thanksgiving Day...
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    1991 Range Rover Hunter Value?

    Which color is it? Hunters only came in four colors and the Arran Beige is somewhat polarizing - you either like it or you don't. White and green are more common and more popular (I had a green one) - red is a little more rare but it fades badly (so does the green). According to one of the guys...
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    LR 2

    A guy I work with bought an LR2 a couple of years ago - now he wishes he'd bought the LR3 instead - especially after he looked at mine.
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    which year LR3?

    Its a 2007 HSE with the 4.4 liter V-8 and six speed automatic transmission (on street tires) - mileage will probably go down when I put new tires on it with a more aggressive tread pattern.
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    which year LR3?

    So far my 2007 HSE is doing pretty well with just over 94,000 miles on it. Probably need to take a close look at the front suspension and that's about it. Just returned from a long road trip where I got 20.6 mpg on several tanks of mid-grade gas. Last tank on the trip gave me 21 mpg (315...
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    The black and white thread (film or digital)

    Foamhenge on Hwy 11 near Natural Bridge, VA More here: http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Travel/Foamhenge/n-9J9cz
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    Sorry, I just had to!

    That beater is not large enough to get a Land Rover's attention - much less adjust anything..... a 2 LB sledge - that's a proper adjustment tool.
  16. JackW

    Computer monitor

    I just bought a new Dell U2412M UltraSharp 24" LED Monitor from B&H photo for $279. It gets high reviews and is an IPS panel - best bang for the buck in monitors I could find. I use Photoshop CS6 and am trying to learn Lightroom 5. This replaced a 22" Delll that finally died after a few years...
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    Duraflame Logs to Circumvent Firewood Transporting Laws?

    At one of our camping trips one of the guys from Virginia brought some bags of compressed sawdust blocks that are about 5"x6"x8" - he has a store that sells wood stoves and these are fuel blocks for the stoves. They burn for around 1/2- 1 hour each and put out a pretty good flame. No cleanup as...
  18. JackW

    Portrait Shots (show us your best)

    Moose at the SAE after a quick blast around the campground on a KTM
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    At the SAE at Windrock - we built our own subdivision...
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    Hot water shower idea...

    I use this with the engine running - If the engine coolant is hot it heats up the water as it passes through the exchanger on its way from the 5 gallon can to the shower head. Since my diesel runs cool at idle the water gets warm but not too hot. With a V-8 I think I'd have to mix some cold...
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