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  1. smlobx

    Redarc or ...?

    I looked long and hard at what would work best for me and in the end I just ordered a Redarc BCDC1240 with two of their fuses. Not cheap but I’m of the camp of buy once, cry once....
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    My own private overland recreation area build.

    Beautiful site and nice sight lines...
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    Can I Overland in this Rig?

    We have driven up to Prudoe Bay from VA last summer. 10 weeks and almost 15,000 miles in our F-350 with a Hallmark Expedition Camper. All the comforts of home for an extended trip and very capable..We’ll be doing Atlantic Canada this summer hopefully...
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    Camp Photos!

    Teklanika CG in Denali NP last summer...
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    Low Sulfur Diesel Engine or not?

    I have several comments and have thought about this a lot. First, I have owed a construction company for 37 years and have probably owned over 50 diesel powered vehicles prior to retiring last year. I still have a 2016 F-350 diesel truck with a Hallmark pop up expedition camper as well as a CAT...
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    The New Ford Bronco

    Even on Ford’s build website it says that some people who have already put deposits down on a Bronco will not see them until 2022....
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    Low Sulfur Diesel Engine or not?

    For Fords you want to look at 2007 or earlier but the 6.0L engines had their problems but were/are fixable . Google “bulletproofing a 6.0 diesel” to get an idea of what is required. Once that’s done you’ll have a reliable engine. I had a 2006 with the 6.0 and put 200K on it.
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    Low Sulfur Diesel Engine or not?

    I too have traveled extensively in NA, Europe, Africa and Central America and I would not travel to most countries in a modern, US spec Diesel engine. If you look at the map posted above me you‘ll see that most of South and Central America as well as most of Africa has quite a bit higher...
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    US East Western Virginia Monthly Meetup

    Doing well. Hope to make a meeting or trail ride in the next few months but our oldest son and his wife are expecting their (and ours) first daughter next month so we have no way to know how that will affect us but i'm sure there will be a few changes along the way...;-)
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    US East Western Virginia Monthly Meetup

    Was going to go and try to get rid of some stuff but due to our Gove or the meeting has been postponed until spring 2021...
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    I want to hook up a solar panel

    I have a fair amount of experience in using solar on two different vehicles. Depending on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go let me comment on your questions and suggest a few options. First, to keep things simple you don't need to use a solar panel to charge your battery when you're...
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    Where to?? hmmmm....

    We live in SW Virginia and made a trip to Mesa Verde NP then up to Ouray, Silverton area and had a blast. We rented a JK for a day and did some high altitude routes in the back country and really enjoyed exploring the old mining towns etc. Silverton is a cool little town with a nice old hotel...
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    Camp Photos!

    Here’s our boondocking site off the Dalton Highway on the way to Deadhorse..
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    US East Western Virginia Monthly Meetup

    Just got back from an epic trip to Alaska! Looking forward to seeing everyone in September...if I can get use to this humidity again!
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    US East Western Virginia Monthly Meetup

    Subscribed! Got the Alu-Cab installed last week, now trying To figure out what to do inside...
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    Cancelled Western Virginia Roanoke Meet-up

    If I can go I hope to use my newly acquired HAM license...
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    How has the Covid-19 virus affected your adventures?

    We were suppose to leave May 15th for a 3 month trip to Alaska via the Alaska Ferry. The ferry has cancelled all trips through June 30th so we are waiting for the refund. The US Canadian border is closed until May 17th(?) and Denali NP is closed through June 15th... If the border opens up we...
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    Cancelled Western Virginia Roanoke Meet-up

    If my trip to AK gets cancelled I’ll be going...
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    What have you found in the middle of nowhere?

    I didn’t take any pictures but we found diamonds in the ”Forbidden Zone” of the Namibian Desert as well as human remains (just bones). Tough place to make a living...
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    Cancelled Western Virginia Roanoke Meet-up

    Good Call Terry! Stay safe.