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  1. roving1

    Decision time. Trail Comm with CB required per 4x4 club. Upcoming changes, need WX.

    I really want to strangle people that won't move on to GMRS in clubs/groups . CB sucks for anything other than interacting with truckers for local info. I have this same unit and I swear it works better than both my Cobra 25 and 29 did lol. I as well was amazed how well the auto squelch works...
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    Lower budget fridge? Iceco?

    So far mine has been good sitting in the bed of my truck running through the summer sitting in an unshaded asphalt driveway. We have had a horrible hot wet summer here in SE MI. More like the South honestly. I really was worried the heat and humidity and the rain would nuke the electronics since...
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    Ultimate camp shoe?

    I sort of gave up on finding one perfect shoe so I settled on three. All the collapsible heal stuff I tried just fell apart too quickly. But admittedly I am hard on shoes. Unbelievably, after low key making fun of them for years, I settled on crocs for sand wet water things. They actually fit...
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    Interesting bit of computer hard-drive trivia if you're planning a trip to a high-altitude country...

    My experience with HD failure while traveling is that almost always it is someone with a Mac and that they fail with much more regularity than your average budget PC in a traveling environment. Running hot all the time and running even hotter in thin air probably does not help things either. I...
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    All Terrain Tires vs Continental DWS06 in Snow

    Not Contis specifically but other HP all seasons yes. I would say that HP all seasons are better than AT's in snow in general. I would also say a lot of AT's really are not that good in snow really. Notable exceptions for me would be KO2s which suck in snow and are downright horrible on...
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    INEOS Grenadier

    The low range in a Sprinter is a complete joke though. It's 1.4 something to 1. Probably because any more torque input would explode the drivetrain. To me Sprinters are robust cargo carrying Subarus with half ass low range. Which fill a niche but are not even as capable as an Astro Van with a...
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    New Bronco

    People that get or think ecoboosts get bad fuel mileage seem to fall into two camps. 1)Have no idea how a turbo works and therefore really don't understand how using that torque and running in the boost all the time effects MPG 2)Don't have a frame of reference that for most of history towing...
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    12v Fridges - Empirical-ish Collection of Sound Levels

    Mine is sitting in the open bed of the truck in my driveway. I always think it's not running because if there is any ambient noise including wind blowing through the leaves on trees I can't hear it even if I stick my face near it. I just feel for air now to confirm its running. I have...
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    CVT Cover Modifications

    Yeah this is exactly what I want, except since I have access to under my tent I just want bungies to be simple and allow flexibility to store the annex on top of the tent also.
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    Electric Chain Saw???

    I pulled the trigger on the 16" Makita. It seems to do well in most of the comparison tests and unlike all the special battery models the batteries are easy to find and pretty cheap to replace down the road. Plus it comes with 4 batteries which is nice. Just zipped through some dimensional...
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    Awning room with wood stove

    Looked and I guess I have never took any good pictures but I have a G Stove in mine. I put it somewhat in the center of my annex under where the ladder meets the tent and then just run a 45 elbow from the stove after one straight pipe out a stove jack in the wall panel of the extended awning of...
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    New Bronco

    Any word on the Ursa Minor front? https://ursaminorvehicles.com/b30-bronco-pop-top.html
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    CVT Cover Modifications

    Yes Zipper goes all around the 3 sides.
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    CVT Cover Modifications

    Here's one. The only way I could ever close my tent is to climb on top and with all my body weight on the tent cinch up the velcro straps at the very maximum of their travel. Or ratchet strap the whole thing closed and then use vice grips to hold the velcro straps at the four corners then...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    Even just a cargo trailer with nothing inside of it costs an astronomical amount brand new/used. It's absurd to cross price empty boxes on wheels vs actual whole entire cars that can drive you to the ends of the earth and they are often the same price.
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    CVT Cover Modifications

    I have an older CVT MT Shasta with summit tent material and it is nearly impossible to close even with no bedding in the tent. I wanted to just get a boat top maker or truck tarp company to make me something that just bungies on from underneath. It would be 10 times easier. Never could get it...
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    rechargeable light recommendation sought

    I like to buy things that take regular batteries, but then use rechargeable batteries in them. You will usually get 2-3 times the battery capacity over the USB rechargeable version of the same light. But they make a USB rechargeable version too. These are one of my favorites. Normal light...
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    Solar on engine hood?

    This makes me happy to hear and feel justified in my thoughts.
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    Solar on engine hood?

    To me the issue isn't heat is bad (obviously it is) the issue should be is the heat on sheet metal in the sun of the hood more or less the same as the roof, and if it is what difference does it make? Going to be losing efficiency in both places the way you mount a flexible panel. To really make...
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    The Future Has Arrived

    Electric will get there eventually but the idea of having to stay in a caravan park to charge to be able to go see local sights is like my personally designed torture scenario. Might as well pay for cheap Airbnb and be comfortable while you charge. I doubt the cost is even that different. But at...
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