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  1. old_man

    So, why'd you buy the overland vehicle you did?

    I didn't buy mine. My wife did and surprised me with it for my birthday 22 years ago. She's a keeper.
  2. old_man

    Pictures!

    Get a UV light to search for scorpions. They glow with UV and are real easy to spot.
  3. old_man

    Gas can on Tow hitch carrier

    My biggest concern is someone rearending you. I have had 4 vehicles hit me hard that way. My custom bumper and reinforcing protected the vehicle. The cans would have been right in the way. If you are going to carry them on the back, I would carry them up higher.
  4. old_man

    Rig Photos

    Here is the wife having a great lunch with a killer view. That is a 1500 foot drop off. Those are vehicles on a 4 lane road down below.
  5. old_man

    Your worst mechanical fail???

    I'm an old, beat up, busted up, adrenaline junky, so my BP didn't really go up that much. I was just worrying about how much it would damage it and if I would be able to drive it home. My wife was across the way, video taping it. She got a bit rattled. The mild mannered, prim and proper...
  6. old_man

    Toaster oven

    You can get them from Walmart for $27.
  7. old_man

    Get Over it!!! (Overland Humor :-)

    Jeeps don't leak, they just mark their territory.
  8. old_man

    Won't leave home without it.

    Jose and mix
  9. old_man

    Do you suffer from tinnitus....

    Loud sounds coupled with excessive asprin gave it to me 50 years ago. I just learned to live with it. The worst thing is that it messes with understanding speech.
  10. old_man

    What Trail Condition Do You Fear The Most?

    I don't particularly fear anything, but I HATE mud. I grew up with it on the farm and hope to never see it again.
  11. old_man

    Tip for mounting high lift

    Life happens. Things got tight some years ago and I sold it. I have all the materials in the shop but I really don't need it anymore. The pucks hold up well but they are only a buck a piece. Never had anybody steal the jack but you could easily drill a hole across the end of the bolt and put...
  12. old_man

    What do you do when trapped in snow

    I grew up south west of Walden, Colorado. We lived 14 miles from town and 4 miles off the road. I have seen it -62F and we would get over 200 inches of snow a year. This was before cellphones and pretty much before 4wd. Skill and wisdom is first used to not get stuck. I always carried tire...
  13. old_man

    Hi from Portugal

    I am hoping to make it over your way sometime with my wife. We want to visit Chavez. Her family immigrated from there in the 1520's.
  14. old_man

    Colorado Overlanders: beer, Mexican food, and all the good stuff

    If I am not working out of state, I hope to make this. I am putting it on my calendar. I will drive the XJ down and pull the teardrop. I was thinking of trying to put together something similar up in NorCo. I was going to invite all the NAXJA folks.
  15. old_man

    Tip for mounting high lift

    Just remember to coat your jack with oil/grease more often that I did, or it will end up rusting. I used a radiator clamp to hold the handle up. They make some neat ones with a thumb nut so you can do it without any tools. It is also a nice spare to have in an emergency.
  16. old_man

    The Rocky Mountains' National Park Loop ideas

    Within RMNP starting at Estes Park, try going up Fall River Road, a one way dirt road to the top, and then down the paved road or down over towards Grand Lake on the highway.
  17. old_man

    Your worst mechanical fail???

    Here it is after a long weekend in my garage. I wheeled it hard for 3 more years before the unibody spot welds started popping like popcorn. I got a donor body and did a 4 day driveway swap by myself.
  18. old_man

    On Board Air from CO2 Tanks

    My local Airgas will not refill a polished tank or a painted tank. They coat the tanks with a temp sensing paint. If you heat up aluminum, you modify the temper and the strength. Powder coat temps are a concern . I own my tanks, not lease. I have wanted to powder coat mine (I have a...
  19. old_man

    Tip for mounting high lift

    Being a fabricator and a tightwad, I built my own roof rack but wanted to hang a high lift on it. Here is what I came up with. I took a hockey puck and drilled a hole in it for a bolt, then sliced it perpendicular and made two half moon pieces. A bolt through or welded to what every you are...
  20. old_man

    Your best McGyver fix on the trail?

    I took the teeth off the Dana44 rear pinion on Poison Spider Moab. The broken teeth in the case kept locking up the gears. I ended up having to jack up the rear, pull both axles, pull the carrier, then remove the ring gear. I cleaned out the housing and reassembled everything and drove out...