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I've been fighting the battle of organizing my TruckVault drawers since I bought them, especially for my camera gear. After blowing through pick and pluck foam and not getting something that worked for all situations I started looking at the TrekPak stuff for my Pelican cases. Then I noticed...

I did an overnighter on the Deschutes to see if the Stoneflies were popping yet. Caught a few fish, but spent more time looking at the birds... I'm not dead yet, guys. She had her eye on me from the second I got out of the boat... This "mama to be" hunkered down on the nest and waited...

Tossing this out there if any of you Overlanding fly flingers would care to join us... My staff and I are hosted a few of our friends up on the Puget Sound for a little Sea-run Cutthroat fishing on July 22nd-23rd-24th. We'll be camping at Manchester State Park and fishing the area around the...

Although named Cape Disappointment, she was aways a welcome sight coming home from the Tuna grounds as a much younger man.... I went to visit this week to celebrate life and survival of those days.

And it can snow as early as Labor Day...

Just an overnight stop...

Found along the river this week.

We're still up to our eyeballs in water around here, but Trout guys are fishing the edges and doing ok. I attended an entomology session with Rick Hafele yesterday in Maupin. Rick is working with the Deschutes River Alliance to study the effects of the mixing tower install at the Pelton-Round...

Woke up in it, then added another couple hundred miles on it before I parked it in the driveway a few minutes ago....

A little less than 3 hours. Some of that time was spent tracking down my tools that seem to have migrated from the toolbox to different projects around the garage. Really a simple install for the 4Runner. Pretty straight forward. Read my blog post for install tips. Sent from my iPhone using OB...

On Saturdays I try to schedule free clinics or at least a local tyer in the shop to do free demonstrations for my group of regulars. There are always homemade cookies on Saturday, so there is usually a pretty good crowd. Yesterday I was able to combine these two Saturday features for our...

If you head north from Mitchell there are some BLM camps on the John Day. Depending on when you go there might be some bass fishing opportunities.... I normally head east from Mitchell and camp on a private ranch owned by a friend. 35,000 Acres allows for options. If you head farther east there...

Might tag along a few days when you pass through my old family stomping grounds around Prineville/Shaniko. Sent from my iPad using OB Talk

I recently added an Engel refrigerator to the 4Runner and wanted to add a second battery under the hood to keep it happy while not compromising my starting battery. Research lead me to Off-Grid Engineering and their dual battery system for the 5th Gen 4Runner. Reviews elsewhere were favorable...

I have a collection of sleeping bags that I use depending on the temps. With summer coming on it will be the lightest in the collection that gets the call. In addition, I carry a Pendleton Wool blanket everywhere. Then there's the feather pillows... I'm just getting into my wandering season as...

Is there a dealer down your way? Any issues I should keep an eye out for?

Yup, pretty crazy. Then again, I have $1200 fly rods in my shop and make a living selling them. Of course, I also have $89 rods that do the same thing. In the end it doesn't matter what you drive, what you fish or what you sleep in, as long as you're having fun. I tend to gravitate to cool...

It seems that several folks rolling through here have roof top tents from James Baroud, but there is little in the way of user reviews posted. While I in no way feel qualified to voice a comprehensive long term review, I offer here a favorable first impression for those shopping for a home away...

I get to play with tools today! And maybe buy stuff...

Here's a write up I did on my personal blog, but you'll find others here are using them and have feedback as well. It works very well for my needs and I don't leave home without it. Travel safe!