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Yep, mine get some love on just about every trip here in AZ. In lower elevations the desert brush and mesquite trees gets overgrown on some of the lesser explore trails and up in the mountains the gnarly pinyon pines can get a bit overgrown on many of the old abandon mine access trails.

@Jeepsies If you guys end up looking at trailers in a serious way, you will be in heaven if East is anything like West was this year. There was probably no less than 12 different trailer manufacturers there this year. Like I mentioned on FB this morning, Patriot and Turtleback topped our list...

Hopefully i'm not derailing the thread too much by posting this, but @Let's Get Dirty runs an FSR tent on top of his Disco, so maybe he can bob in here and give some feedback, but from what I've seen , it's way faster to deploy and pack up. He literally just pulls the ladder down and pushes a...

Hehe, we have a ton of lightweight backpacking gear as well. Since we have such limited space when we load the whole family in, we find that backpacking gears is perfect as it takes up so little room. Of course, now we've ordered an expedition trailer so i'm sure all that will change. Now we'll...

Hah, no worries, I think i was the one causing the drama with my naive comment. Admittedly, I'm not much of a gun guy so my assumption was that these were similar to blank rounds - which can definitely kill you if you are too close when they go off. See: Brandon Lee

This reminds me, just last week we were up in some mountains and the first campsite we pulled in at had wildcat scat all over, and then we noticed a pile of bear crap. We hopped back in the rig, drove a bit further up trail, found another epic site, got out.... and it was even worse, there were...

I'm not being 100% serious with that response, i was trying to be funny specifically about the live charge poppers, but failed. Totally agree. bell lines, etc would be totally useful in some situations. I personally i think the live-ammo booby traps are a sign that you may have crossed the...

Turtleback will be there, I see them listed as a "Special Area Sponsor". SeaToSummit was at Expo WEST and it was fun looking around at all the cool gear at their tent. I couldn't justify the prices enough for me to pick any of it up though. Really great gear, especially if you have to get every...

Maybe it's just me, but if someone finds themselves needing to booby trap the campsite to feel safe at night, they're probably not cut out for this hobby ;) edit: c'mon, i'm being silly

You are taking a very smart approach. I have the same mentality with my build - it's been two years now and i only very recently installed a lift and larger tires. I've only really made changes as We've actually hit limits, and as a result, i've saved myself from buying a lot of "cool" but...

I've primarily seen them on the bottom, but i'm not sure if it matters at all. I think i put mine that way because that's how they were shown in the Offroad Elements install directions. I guess one could argue that it's easier to inspect/adjust when they're at the bottom.

Last night, after months of just running a 45L cooler on the fridge slider I installed, I actually put a fridge on it. The Black Forest Gear fridge slider I got for free, and the tray is a bit skinny, so I was a bit limited on what I could fit on there. I ended up finding out from a friend about...

BTW, before we put the OME 2620 coils in the rear I slapped in some AirLift 1000 air bags as a quick fix for a trip. Here's a little video mini-review i did on those:

I keep mine tight enough to have a bit of that "twang" when plucked. Tight enough that i have to push the hood down just a bit to unlock my hood lock, and then apply a bit of pressure to push the hood back down to re-latch. They still flutter just a tad when driving, but not in any rattley or...

In my opinion, the MVUM maps completely justify the premium subscription cost. If you follow @Lifestyle Overland at all, they share a discount code fairly regularly on YouTube and Instagram

I'm planning on putting something together for mid-late October. I have a crazy schedule with some events and planned trips this November and then the big Overland Bound Rally oct 5-7th, so I don't think I can put something together before I get back from that, which will be like Oct 13th or...

Thanks @Steve! That looks pretty great, bummer they only work up to some 15" tires. My trailer will have 17" with 285/75/17s. The hunt continues, so far I think the Rapid Jack leveler is at the top of my list.

Here's a pedantic legal "by the book" clarification i'd like to make, because because it's an important distinction: You absolutely cannot transmit while unlicensed in an emergency unless it is necessary for the immediate safety of human life Subpart E—Providing Emergency Communications ...

I will say that the Fourtreks universal bracket mount rings are awesome. My issue is with the way the Foxwing awning bracket part of it attaches. The point where it attaches to the universal ring is unfortunately centered on the bracket, but it in fact needs to be off-set to one side to account...

Once the heat breaks a bit down here in Southern AZ i'll be starting up a regular meetup. I believe I saw talk on the Overland Bound Southwest FB group of somebody interested in starting something similar in northern AZ