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  1. roving1

    Garmin Overlander

    Sure but I could still ad-hoc charge the thing with any of the dozen USB C cables/Charge bricks etc I have lying around vs needing the stupid mini USB. I have this happen to me all the time sitting in a tent or around a campsite with the Garmins I do have. Also the batteries take a beating in...
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    Garmin Overlander

    It is still crazy this comes with a mini USB plug in 2020 when USB C is more than capable of powering it. Every damn year I have to buy a mini USB cable because I lost the old cable and it's ALWAYS ONLY FOR A GARMIN DEVICE to transfer some data or update it. :mad:
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    OME “lean”

    Yeah the vendor was being really cool (Wheelers Off Road) and was going to let me return them and try to get with OME to figure it out but I ran out of time for a 6 month work trip to Mexico and had to just shelve the whole thing from a returning parts prospective. It really is a mystery. But I...
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    OME “lean”

    Give me a little credit man...Wasn't even shooting for perfect but a huge noticeable lean was obvious. As was the fact after 600 miles the front 881 coils had sagged to just 1/2-3/4" of lift. My truck is always loaded. The measurements were duplicated on several surfaces and with a tank 3/4 or...
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    OME “lean”

    I feel your pain LOL. https://photos.app.goo.gl/B5J1HwqJ4A6o7UcM6 What I found out after I put my OME leaf springs on the wrong side was this: The + and - on the leafs do represent packs that are a little over or under target but there are actual different leaf part numbers for driver and...
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    problems with Rhino batwing awning and extension zippers

    Worth dropping Rhino Rack a note or a phone call. I had an awning replaced free of charge for some issues. I could never swallow the absurd price for the panels. I was going to sew zippers onto a tarp or plastic but never got around to it.
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    FCC's Enforcement Bureau Issues Citation to Rugged Radios for Equipment Marketing Violations

    There was a huge circle of brazen ****'s from the company and community using and promoting the product at the time. The company simply did not care at all about being legal. I remember Trail Recon early on pimping their stuff and just being like "Who cares" when it was pointed out their radios...
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    AdventureTaco - turbodb's build and adventures

    Interesting. I don't know why I thought you had an AT. I have been at those weights before and never suffered even mild fade. Driving in Mexico I have had back to back freeway to zero haul downs going downhill and it would it would probably take a 3rd in a row to experience brake fade. I am a...
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    AdventureTaco - turbodb's build and adventures

    I have never really understood the supposed inadequacy of 1st gen brakes. The performance must exponentially fall off with bigger than 32" tires and an Automatic trans. With 32" and a manual I have had stupid big loads and driven all over the Rockies and Mexico and never once wished for bigger...
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    5 Gallon Green Military-Style Jerry Can. New. 2 for $140.

    Man these have gone up. I think I bought them for like 40USD a piece at Princess Auto a couple of years ago. Listed for 62USD now. One of the only perks of Detroit is it's proximity to Canada and real fuel cans LOL.
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    2011 Suzuki DR650

    Oh man. If this was a little closer I might not be able to stop myself either. Good luck with sale. This is a great bike with great mods.
  12. roving1

    New Defender News

    A someone who has driven tons of PPV and early production test vehicles there really is nothing quite like the fright and damage to one's trust in the vehicle that a false emergency braking event can leave you with. Motoring down an empty freeway and doing an uninitiated panic stop down to zero...
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    Land Rover Defender Custom with iKamper-style top, biodiesel ($135k, NOT a typo) Berkeley CA

    The rig is cool as hell. The interior build out, usable space, and top function is disappointing for the money.
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    Go Fast Campers ripoff

    LOL. This guy made my ignore list faster than anyone here ever has. Can't imagine anyone buying anything from him after reading his comments.
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    MPT-81 tire siping

    I kept inheriting too new to throw away but otherwise blah all seasons on a couple vehicles. I was amazed how much adding sipes improved cold wet weather performance. Honestly made a huge difference. I would probably leave the spacing from the outer sipe to the lug end the same and put twice...
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    New Defender News

    LOL, I know. Who cares about this distinction? Especially with a small dealer network like Land Rover where people basically have no choice as to where they are going. It literally makes no difference to the end user. I am pretty sure Toyota dealers can install TRD parts w/o bricking vehicles...
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    New Defender News

    Just stop it... If the Jiffy Lube techs they have nuked a harness while installing a factory option to the point the vehicle is inop, or honestly even maybe totaled with the cost of re-harnessing the whole vehicle, that counts. Them taking delivery of it is irrelevant while their purchased...
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    Rhino Rack Batwing Extruded Bracket Dimensions

    Looks like 4"s. I have to stand on tippy toe and take a blind pic and everything is snow covered this morning so I could not really get a better measure.
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