Recent content by Radman73

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    New guy from FL.

    Grew up in Cali and was stationed at Mare Island for time. I'm sure there are some nice trails out your way. They will likely have to wait for retirement though lol!
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    Ford Maverick and the small overlanding pickup truck

    My build date is currently the end of July. EB Lariat with FX4 and 4k tow package. Strongly considered the Tremor but at my age and with my injuries a small camper is likely in my future. Planning on a lift when the OEM tires run out and some better tires. Might do lift early, who knows...
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    Is the Overlanding community killing itself

    People are allowed to decide what they need/want independently of anyone else. One of the joys of this country. Sure, some of it is ridiculously expensive to many, but it drives innovation which is a very, very good thing. The market will ultimately decide what makes sense and a particular...
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    Who is a Vet, Active or First Responder?

    The joy of making a grid square disappear.
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    New guy from FL.

    My truck is scheduled for production the week of July 24. Earlier than I expected!
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    Free National Parks Pass for Military

    Florida has the "V" designation as well on the driver's license. We got the lifetime pass a while back and saved us a fair bit in 2020 when we drove around SD, WY, UT, and CO for our summer vacay.
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    New guy from FL.

    Pretty impressive really.
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    Who is a Vet, Active or First Responder?

    US Navy 1991-1999 Nuke Machinist's Mate USS Los Angeles SSN-688 93-96 USS Sea Wolf SSN-21 96-99 Medical discharge, now 100%. Makes life more challenging but that also makes life more fun and not sure I'd change a thing given the chance. Nice to see other bubbleheads on here.
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Thank you for your support!
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Thank you! Grew up in Cali and was stationed at Mare Island right before they shuttered it. Spent my summers in Napa with grandparents. Love that part of the country.
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Thank you! We have a fair amount of family in Germany that I was finally able to meet last year. We'll be over to visit in a year or three :)
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Maybe I should have posted here instead of a new thread lol! We're new. We'll be a 2 Ford Maverick FX4 family allowing us some limited opportunities at overlanding. Our son suggested it and, if your 17yo child wants to find more ways to spend time together, you are wise to find a way to make...
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    New guy from FL.

    Hello. We are completely new to overlanding. The most we've done is pull a pop-up behind us to camping sites. We sadly moved away from that when we moved to FL 7 years ago but are about to be empty nesters so the bug is biting. We just bought our son a 2022 Ford Maverick XLT FX4 for college...