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I dig it. I am for sure a fan of XUVs.

Honestly with a six cylinder and the Dana50 front end I wouldn't worry about running on just the front end. Now for the engine, I actually prefer the 300s to most v8s. Once you get them breathing they make a better truck engine than the 302 by far and I would take a built 300 over a 351 and...

I dig the stance of the GMC, and those upper mounts are awesome looking.

I agree, all the groups I have been in in the past leave any kind of education to tech days. The meetups are purely personal. Now if we do decide to start doing tech days, I would be more than happy to head up some relating vehicle maintenance and troubleshooting.

I wish loggers here would go ham, but iys still all cb.

Bypass filters are used fairly frequently on HD trucks. One of the owner operators at the fleet I used to work for ran one. He pulled regular oil samples and it helped quite a bit. Another advantage of adding a bypass filter is increased oil capacity, which will also help engine longevity...

I don't run many stickers on my rig, my tool box however...

You can get good quality 2meter radios for around $150, then about another $50ish for a good antenna. Then cable and mounting will depend on how you set things up. But I think $300 is a reasonable budget, especially if you grab some used gear.

Well I had been thinking of grabbing a basic Icom HT, this may get me more serious about that. Also I downloaded the QST with the article in it that you pulled the chart from to read.

That really does worry me to be honest. I have no problem running cheap stuff if it works, hell even if it just does OK (also to be clear the Baofeng isn't my main radio, I run Icoms at home and in the car). But talking about a radio "scatter bombing" frequencies isn't how I would like to...

Oh I'm under no illusion that a Boafeng can even hold a candle to an Icom or Yaesu. But if it has an FCC approval doesn't it need to stay on frequency? I'm sure there's a tolerance, so I guess I would just ask how far off frequency have you seen these guys get?

Thats awesome you go it sorted out. Grounding of the antenna is very important. Also some people trash talk the little Boafengs but they do work. Really at the end of the day a big part of being a HAM really is experimentation. To Add: your experience has got me rethinking what I was told, and...

Legally speaking it doesnt matter what you do to your rig, the GVWR printed on the ID tag is the maximum weight that vehicle is legal to operate at on public roadways, period. You can be cited if it all goes wrong and you are found to be overweight, also you can be sued for negligence if you...

The advice I have gotten with regards to Boafengs is to just run em as they are, they get super temperamental with some antennas. Some are great performers, others not so much, it's not the technology that let's these guys down but the QC. My UV5R has no problem hitting the repeater 30 miles...

I dont know about down south, but here in the Northwest I think a CB is a necessity if you will be around any active logging. Most logging operations here put out a CB channel and mile markers on trails they are using, its good practice to be able to at least here when a truck is calling out...

That's some good looking work on your crew cab.

Welcome aboard man. Like @chuckoverland said north of town there's some great places and the CDA forest is a favorite of mine. The best part about these places is they are beautiful easily accessed and there's tons of great camping.

My gravel bike is a Giant Escape and I really like it. I have owned a few other Giants over the years and think they do a good job of balancing affordability and quality. I really fell in love with the idea of the gravel bike because it's kinda about taking any road. Here in Spokane there's just...

My wife and I have talked about it, game plan would be to hopefully meet in Brandon Manitoba, go to Shoal Lake where they first settled and then go to Churchill to see the northern lights and some polar bears.

Well dang, learned something today!