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I forget the brand name of Pulaski I carry, but its the outfit in PA that has made fireman's axes for like 100 years. I also carry a Woodsman's Pal and a small ACE brand spade.

I am bummed that they discontinued the 818 but not surprised. The superhet construction of it is dated and with SDRs dominating its performance lacks for sure. The 818 is also technically a Vertex Standard radio, NOT a Yaesu, and well during the whole Motorola merger malarkey Yaesu lost its...

I use and really enjoy Gaia. This is primarily because it interfaces well with other programs I use for ham radio and environmental work. It was a game changer for me to have a mapping app that interfaced with the USGS for pulling stream gauge data. Not something most would ever even think of...

What engine? My thoughts will change a bit if it's a 6.4 Powerstroke or a gasser. But my money is on fuel, either a filter or a pump that is starting to go. ETA: If its the 6.4, I would change fuel filters with OE, WIX or Donaldson. There are some filters out there that will not seal properly in...

2005 Ford Escape. It's been far more capable that I expected... I typically just roll out a sleeping pad and sleeping bag in the back, just enough room for me to lay flat diagonally.

MB OM606?

@05EXCURSION I have really wanted to check out those places. Kinda hoped once the trailer is done to go do a ghost town tour of WA, N. ID and W. MT...

Honestly most trails should be restricted to vehicles with power to all wheels (weather that be AWD or 4WD) and wheelbase limited, with a separate length for trailers. I think it is beyond stupid to take an RV off the pavement. Honestly even the earth roamers I look at with doubt...

The ramps you pictured will work. You will just want to make sure that they aren't bridging much of a gap. Most MC ramps are rated for about 1K lbs which will do OK simply spreading out the load of one tire.

I will try to hit the next one. With my family responsibilities expanding I need to budget time a bit and I have a responsibility to the Spokane ARES group, so hopefully every other meetup I will be able to hit. I'm not sure about making any trips, but I would like to try to stay connected to...

I'm a bit different, I view "overlanding" as simply getting out of your normal life. I certainly love the woods, but I also love road tripping to see a concert in a big city. So I guess I'm also a big fan of the little interactions, probably one of the reasons why I love ham radio so much as well...

TJs are great, I loved my 99 (base model X, 4.0L, 5 speed, 2" lift, 31s, and no rear sway bar with a front disconnect). They are easy to work on and honestly quite reliable. A good friend of mine also had a TJ (01?) and he had the 2.5L, it was also solid, but quite under powered. I think the...

I am 100% in favor of training, even for road going rigs. I hold that a vast majority of land abuse is simple ignorance and education will solve a lot of that.

If you can swing it I say go for it. I have been going off highway in a variety of vehicles for 20 years now, and I run into new and better ways of doing things all the time. The best part of a training like that will be breaking down incorrect ideas and bad habits. If I were to be planning on...

With crash safety requiring crumple zones and engineered buckle points on frames, rough road towing and heavy loading is a roll of the dice. Older rigs can get away with a lot more because the frames were solid front to back. Body on frame construction is designed to take heavy loads in linear...

The coolest thing about the OMC 108s and 118s is they take a lot of deisgn ques from air cooled radial aero engines, so they do not utilize a seperate cylinder head, and the bottom end is very stout... do you see where I'm going with this?

I have an old OMC 108 engine from a generator that I have thought about overhauling and building a frame for. I really like the idea of a mini bike.

Pulling hills I would often downshift to 2nd in my TJ. Nothing like spinning 4500rpm pulling mountain passes on the Interstate, lol...

I hear ya, but regular cleaning and inspecting of you equipment would prevent that. However I will say, servicablity is one of the reasons why the 8274 is hands down my favorite winch, it runs oil in the gear train that you can change and all the switches are off the shelf automotive mag...

The 8274 is the only winch that Warn actually makes themselves, the rest are assembled using Chinese parts, most from the same MFGs that supply the Bad Land winches. For that reason the 8274 is the only Warn I would buy. Granted they do spec their winches heavier and faster than Bad Land, but I...