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  1. Lucky j

    Go with all soft shackles?

    If you want to show us how one is good and one is bad, at least, set it up as to doing the exact same demonstartion. In this case, a lost of the energy was stored in the purple starp. I would have like to see the same 1 ton black nylon strap broke with the synthetic line ancored with a steel...
  2. Lucky j

    Go with all soft shackles?

    When you use it multiple time on the trail, reseting proper spooling ur load in the trail is not always feasible. But what you say also apply to maintaning a good steel cable over the years. ;)
  3. Lucky j

    Go with all soft shackles?

    I do agree with what you say. But for the abrasive splice of wire cable. For an example, ski lift wire are splice and rn on pulleys under load all winter long. So it can be done. But I consider this an art, compare to splicing synthetic cable. But again, as much as I would like synthetic...
  4. Lucky j

    Go with all soft shackles?

    Personal eyes on experience. I have seen many synthetic lines rupture over the years, and not a single wire line. I know the wire can also snap, simply have never seen one with my own eye, and even video from youtube are not many. You see hicht month, ancor points, but not many wires or even...
  5. Lucky j

    Post your tents

    In case it ever happen, if you camp in cold climate, like around freezing, an air matress is much colder than any foam matress. The air within the matress will never warm up, it will even cool you down. To counter this, you could use camping foam matress. You will keep the confort of the air...
  6. Lucky j

    Post favorite pics of your rig and trailer

    Nice set-up to do it. Now, did you succeded? ;)
  7. Lucky j

    Rotopax - Is there something better I should be using?

    I have just saw this pic and just fou d out a few days ago that it is illegal to carry a propane cylinder on tye roof of a vehicule in the Province of Quebec, and probably in Canada as well (this would have to ne confirmed). Wonder what it is in the US. Of A and in the US of M??
  8. Lucky j

    3 Years Around North America, Plus a Few More

    Is that an air tight closet? Or is it vented when the door is closed?
  9. Lucky j

    Is my Jeep too heavy?

    In my case, my YJ door broke with a 31" tire and 1 aluminium bike on a tire carried oem rack. And that was from road driving.
  10. Lucky j

    Off-road teardrop scratch-build

    He was probably dreaming he was licking the griddle. That is why he did not insisted. Lol
  11. Lucky j

    Post favorite pics of your rig and trailer

    Nice atriculation and nice to see it get used in the field. But thos wheels all the way in the back, must be kind of tongue heavy no??
  12. Lucky j

    Teardrop Dilemma

    I do not know about your TD, but do you have a water tank, and where is it. Some thong I realized with our T@G outback, is that we can play a lot with bags, water in the water tank, and many other items, si ply by moveing them inside the trailer. Even food in the galley fridge make a...
  13. Lucky j

    Teardrop Dilemma

    What is the weight of the trailer when you weight in the tongue?
  14. Lucky j

    Sewing Thread....A discussion on making your own adventure textile gear.

    To my knowledge and practice, and still learning, a old style standard sewing machine will do 3 layers of 1000D cordura type of material. That is if I got your material right.
  15. Lucky j

    Post Pic's of your Jeep

    Well, if you are willing to wait for me a bit, could be heading your way in a few years and would love a guide to travel the colorado mountains! We could drive and explore with our silver LJ! :)
  16. Lucky j

    Best cooler for a 3 week trip?

    I did find my arb for 500,00$ can with the cover almost new. So what 350,00 @ 375,00 us. I k ow costco canada as a model that is fridge and frezzer different compatment that looks very interesting and cheper and you get the costco warranty. You could almost use it for 3 months and return it...
  17. Lucky j

    Has anyone gone from a drawer system back to a simpler way of storage in their vehicles?

    I kind of go with both. In the LJ, I do use a drawer system, but not a kitchen set-up. Drawer is mostly made for the fridge and othe food that would not survive in my off road trailer because of back roads and trail comdition. It also help me to organize some of my stuff, but I do have to...
  18. Lucky j

    Coffee Makers?

    This is what I have and love it. But, since their is always a but with anything in life and don't beleive someone who says everything is perfect, it leavs so e wasted water in the bottom. Hate to lose water like that when camping.
  19. Lucky j

    Why?

    How do you seal the vehicule side of the room around the back? My ARB awning room as 4 walls and no way I could Seal it so no bugs would come in. And also, a little more info about what I have mentionned up-here, is that our rack os located in the center of my vehicule, so the lift gate would...
  20. Lucky j

    Why?

    Remember, if you have a lift gate, is does not systematicaly work. It would not work with mine. Do it with a long vehicule. The tent would have to be all the way to the back in order to clear some tail gate. And I have no side overhang with mine. It would actualy be wider the way you are...
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