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I would love to find a partner stove but it doesn’t look like I’m going to find one in time. I know one of the Walmart’s near me has a camp chef in stock the other day, now if I can just find it!

So I’ve found myself at a tough position. I leave for my next trip in just 4 days. Today I was prepping my gear and noticed my Coleman triton grill has completely rattled apart. I need a new grill for this next trip and I basically can choose from what’s available at cabelas, Walmart, academy...

My GLO2 came in and I tried it out on the iPad. It linked really fast and had no issues while driving around. I think I’m really gonna like it. Now if I could just find more saved tracks for off road trails around here in the east, I’ll be good to go, I think.

I have the premium Gaia, but honestly I haven’t learned to use it to it’s full potential. I really need to quit making excuses and get outdoors and just play with it until I’m more comfortable. I have enjoyed the multi layers when I’ve searched for routes I want to go to though.

Just looked this up. I may order one and try it for my next trip.

Well I actually bought an iPad that didn’t have cellular, not knowing that that means it has to be tethered to something else to use GPS. And my comment about the GPS was from both trying to use GAIA on my iPad and iPhone and not showing in the correct location, and the online explanation of...

Well.... lol. I actually bought a new iPad about 6 months ago, solely for the use of being my mapping and navigation unit in the rig. Sadly, I didn’t do enough research and found out that iPads have the least reliable GPS when they disconnect from cellular. I bought the premium GAIA membership...

Thanks for letting me know. I guess I’ll be holding off then. I’m too worried to waste a lot of money on junk.

That is terrifying! I guess I can’t buy the Magellan safely then. And I hear people mention the garmin unit, but when I do a google search on the Garmin overlander, there are loads of bad reviews and even the sponsored YouTube reviews have shown them having issues right out of the box. This is...

Ah shoot. Autocorrect ruined my reply. I meant to say: what is the Garmin equivalent to the magellan? I’m bout to do some searching about it.

What is the car in equivalent?

Oh wow! That’s a scary situation to end up in with a $600 GPS. Something to think about.

So I have the paid Gaia maps, which has its uses and is nice to reference, but I would like to have something on tap that I can just open up, pick out a trail somewhere and start heading that way. For that thought, this Magellan seems to be the ticket! Has anyone had personal experience with...

That’s an awesome build. And your right, since your only going up to 4.56 gears, you aren’t going to have to worry about chipping the teeth of a smaller R&P. So your setup really will be more than enough for basic overlanding without crawling. Pretty sweet idea you had.

I bring a large cast iron skillet on every trip and it is my “go to” for cooking. No worries about scratching a non-stick surface, scrape it clean, wipe it down and regularly coat it and stick it back in its carry case. So easy to maintain. As long as it’s seasoned well, rust hasn’t been an issue.