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F.U.Rain Day 6 - Less Than Two Seconds By midnight the wind had picked up significantly. 40-mph gusts buffeting our tents. Rain, blowing sideways. And then, at 2:12am - lightning, and a lot of it. I'd slept well through the rain, earplugs doing their job to mute the noise of the drops on the...

...It was as though someone had taken the brightest yellow paint available, mixed it with sunlight, and spread it throughout the landscape. We were truly lucky to be here - a week before or after and we'd have missed this spectacular display! Read all about it in F.U.Rain Day 5 - Amazing Aspen...

F.U.Rain Day 5 - Amazing Aspen and Electrical Storms October 3, 2018. It was a breezy (but dry!) night on the edge of the canyon, the updrafts from the walls constantly buffeting the fabric of the tent. Little did we know that we were in for much, much worse! But, we're getting ahead of...

Thanks! I've had that suggested by a couple folks now. The problem for me is that the coil area would still get hung up on the low branches. I've recently found a 1/4 wave whip that I think I'm going to give a try. Wont have quite the range, but I'll carry both for those times when I need as...

Yes, thanks. Actually, we have a hose for a 20lb tank, but not for the small 1lb-ers, and as time has gone on, I've been looking for ways to reduce the gear on a trip (for weight reasons). But, you got me thinking - I wonder if I could find - or make - a neck that had the "bend" for the bottle...

I've liked it, generally. The stove/grill split is great. My only two complaints about it are: The burners seem to be "full on" or "off" - it's hard to get a low flame. The propane neck connects to the rear of the grill and then the bottle goes even further back (vs. the neck connecting in the...

...It was a bit after noon, and as we pulled out of the gas station, I suggested that we eat lunch once we got out of town and back on dirt...Then, as we headed southeast, rain. Not just a little rain either - this was serious, truck-washing rain. "And so it begins." said Monte over the CB...

F.U.Rain Day 4 - And So It Begins... It rained on and off throughout the night - not too bad, actually when it comes right down to it. The rain stopped by early morning, though a cloud cover remained, allowing me a second reprieve from an early-morning to capture sunrise. It was 8:00am by the...

...Monte sitting on the edge, any me laying out over it to snap shots down the cliff edge were more than Mike could stomach. "Stop it guys, I can't watch!" he finally said as he headed back to the trucks to wait, letting us know that @mrs.turbodb and @MissBlackdawg would surely not be happy with...

F.U.Rain Day 3 - Stop It You Guys, I Can't Watch! The night was a bit windy, parked on the edge of the canyon wall. But warmish temps and a late night, combined with the fact that we were a few hundred feet from the top of the canyon - so there was no reason to get up early for the orange glow...

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed - always fun to go on the adventure, and then of course to relive it through the write-up!

I'd returned from The Re-Tour a mere three weeks before our departure date, but that didn't mean there were only a few short days to plan for our next epic adventure. In fact, quite the contrary - we'd been planning our trip south to Arizona and Utah for nearly a year - knowing that there was...

I'd returned from The Re-Tour a mere three weeks before our departure date, but that didn't mean there were only a few short days to plan for our next epic adventure. In fact, quite the contrary - we'd been planning our trip south to Arizona and Utah for nearly a year - knowing that there was...

Eeking Out Another Inch Under the Bed Rack September 24, 2018. Ever since building the bed rack, I've been happy with it. It's done everything I've asked of it and more. The CVT tent @Cascadia tents has always been secure, and it's been a great way to carry the Hi-Lift, supply power to the...

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Rig Review: What worked and what didn't on the Re-Tour? Rig Review is a new type of post that I'm going to try to write up after most trips, where I'll note any things that worked really well, or could have been better. The idea has always been to optimize the Tacoma build and setup over time...

Rig Review: What worked and what didn't on the Re-Tour? Rig Review is a new type of post that I'm going to try to write up after most trips, where I'll note any things that worked really well, or could have been better. The idea has always been to optimize the Tacoma build and setup over time...

Awesome, glad you enjoy them. My hope is that they can be helpful for everyone - so much I feel like everyone talks about how they "bought this" or "did that" to their truck, and then we never hear about it again - good or bad. The important part of course is how that thing works over time.

September 4, 2018. Our last camp fire had been both long and too short. We'd metered out all of our remaining wood - making it last - until the flames on the last logs finally went out. That meant we were working on less sleep that normal as we set out west - spirits high that the trucks were...

The Re-Tour Day 12-14: The Stars Align on Our Long Way Home September 4, 2018. It was a very early morning, Mike @Digiratus an I each requiring an alarm to rouse ourselves at 6:00am - the sky still dark around us, only the first hint of light on the horizon. I made a quick run up to Goose Lake...