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  1. 1leglance

    3 Disabled Guys, 2 4x4 Wheelchair vans, and a Tank treaded wheelchair

    I often get ask about a “typical” Disabled Explorers Day Trip, well the problem is none of them are ever “typical”. Our goal as an all volunteer non-profit is for the disabled participant to pick where we go, what we do and how long we stay. Not only that but recently we...
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    Ripchair

    crazy, I love it I guess since I already have a trailer for the Action Trackchair then we are good to go. Wonder if it could be made wide enough for power chairs to fit also?
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    Tiffany Coates talks about adventure travel

    Great video.... she embodies the idea of how folks should stop planning/building/dreaming and just go...even it is just over the nearest hill. Thanks for the post
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    Ford E350 V10 4x4 Build

    big vans just eat up the terrain....nice!
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    Help me plan my van build

    I am not sure what height Sportsmobile West considers their lift but I am running 35x12.5/17 Nitto Trail Grapplers with no issues and love them to death. I put 36,000 miles on the 33" Nittos without a flat or any other issue. The 35's give me even more sidewall to play with, which really...
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    What trails have you had your van on in Moab??

    Of course Terry, Later today I will try and post some pics and a link to a video on youtube, if you can't wait then just go to youtube and search disabledexplorers and look for one called intro...that shows some of moab.
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    What trails have you had your van on in Moab??

    Hey the Disabled Explorers Sportsmobile WAVE did Fin's n Things and that was driven by a guy i n a wheelchair! We also played on some other stuff and generally had a blast in Moab.
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    Eco-Roamer - F650 based Expedition Vehicle

    Jay, please take this in the way it is intended... But you guys are SUPER LUCKY when it really comes down to it... Imagine if this had happen in Utah or elsewhere on a shelf road? Or on the highway curvy off ramp with any kind of speed... Or even where it did but resulting in the rig on it's...
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    Pillow talk...oops Pillowtrack

    Yeah they sent out req to those of us early tester folks for suggestions on a new name.. I guess those of us who kept giving them grief over the name got through. I think they are a cool product and I am looking forward to trying the new heavy duty ones when they come out.
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    The other back way to Crown King, AZ. - 22 Jan 11

    Ha I knew there would be more cool stuff on this run.... I really want to get the wife & kids out on this one. Or a new disabled participant, or both, who knows :)
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    Amputee Empowerment Partners

    cool link and thanks... I will spend more time looking it over at work tonight, and I like the idea of adding something for folks interested in the outdoors.
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    Global Expedition Vehicles - UXV-500

    Andy a question for you.... how hard would it be to regularly access the cabin area from the truck? Is it more of a tiny crawl through opening or something you could move back & forth between easily?
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    Prescott National Forest is asking for volunteers!

    Hey Mark, Thanks for posting this info, working with the land managers on a regular basis allows us to be more than just another user group. I hope we can get some of the Prescott area folks to join in.
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    1940's Jeep History Film

    Searching around the Perlinger Archives I found something you guys might enjoy http://www.archive.org/details/autobiography_of_a_jeep
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    Tiger Jumping from a rover!!!

    very cool pic, and looks like the group is doing some good work.. doing it in a rover is even better
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    The other back way to Crown King, AZ. - 22 Jan 11

    This sounds like a good time, I am going to add it to the list but I can't say for sure yet... I do know if you are leading Mark then we will get some great history and fun times.
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    van fridge, top opening, 63qt or 86qt?

    one of the things that I love about the national luna fridges is the larger ones have dual doors and some even dual controls. This means with a large space you can start with fridge/freezer then after you eat the frozen stuff change the controls to fridge/fridge also with dual doors you can have...
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    Eco-Roamer - F650 based Expedition Vehicle

    Hey Jay & Family, Give a heads up when you are here in Arizona as there are a ton of us who would like to meet up. Oh and if you need a place to stay near Sky Harbor Airport in Phx my place is aval and it is easy to get to there.
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    From the Archives: 1959 Cape Town to Cairo with caravans!

    Hey Al, thanks for the book link, I am looking forward to reading that one when I track it down. zero, thanks for the archive link, the history stuff is so cool as it shows us how much was done before we can along, and with less gear and tech than we have now.
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    AZ Traverse - New Mexico to California, along the Mexican Border - Dec 2009-Jan 2010

    bringing this back to life in hopes of reading more of the story and seeing more pics!!!
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