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It's so much easier jumping in and out of a vehicle to trim overhanging limbs with an electric chain saw. What a pain to do this with a gas chain saw, having to start it each time and worrying about spilling the gas in the cab or camper. I still need the gas chainsaw for the big trees though.

Picked up a little bag on Amazon for the pole saw. Can't believe it didn't come with one.

It was a 5AH battery. I was worn out before the battery was empty. It cuts great and is light, but is pretty wobbly fully extended. Most of the time, I just used the two poles, and not the third extension. Luckily my buddies showed up and saved me from more cutting. I love the Gladiator...

Spent most of Saturday clearing trails with the pole saw. The battery amazingly lasted for 4 hours of trimming. We played around with the Gladiator, a Wrangler, and a Cherokee.

Thanks, I'll have to remember to drain the oil after I use it. I tried it in the back yard and it works pretty good for such a small chain saw. You really need to bring a chain saw if you're going wheeling in Missouri.

I'm getting tired of lugging my gas chain saw or cutting limbs with my hand pole saw. Finally picked up an electric pole saw for clearing the trails. It breaks down and fits in a bag. We'll see how it works next weekend. It will be nice to always have it in the truck or UTV.

I took my mother out for some fun for her 90th birthday today. She loved it. I need to remember to turn on the wipers before I hit the water!

Thanks, I'll check it out. I like staying all electric for camping. It works well. The only exception is my little diesel heater which I only need occasionally.

Who has tried induction cooktops for overlanding? I'm considering building a single cooktop into my counter.

It's nice to have property to play around on, but after our recent storms, I had to clear (4) trees from the jeep trails and rebuild two creek crossings.

Hah, you might be right there, but I remember some good times tubing down the Guadalupe in New Braunfels, and driving/camping on the beach in Corpus Christi and Padre Island. I stopped surfing last time I saw a 5 ft. hammerhead next to me off of Bob Hall Pier! Here's an interesting fact, Texas...

Steak, eggs and a nice view to wake up to.

My kind of happy hour on Friday.

Congratulations on your pop top mechanism @Dan Grec !

We finally have some beautiful weather coming up this weekend, so I'm loading up the Gladiator for some camping. I'm thankful that I left 18" of open bed space at the back of my camper. I use this all the time for groceries, gas cans, coolers, or easy to reach camping gear. I'm glad I left this...

It's nice having the right tool for the job.

I had a bit of trouble going home today. It helps to have 38" tires and a 3" lift. We had a surprise flash flood in St. Louis today.

Here's my pick for a camp bike for overlanding. It's light, powerful, street legal (maybe?), and a bit bigger than most for a 6 ft. tall guy. Getting these e-bikes licensed for the road sounds like it's still a bit sketchy. I think my biggest issue would be how to charge the bike off-grid...

@BritKLR, are you still exploring the Rockies with the Kawasaki KLR? I'm still looking for a light bike to mount on the back of the Gladiator, so I don't have to break camp to go exploring. I like the thumper KLR, but too heavy for a camp bike. I was thinking about a Kawasaki 300 KLX on the...