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  1. Hans Sommer

    Old mines, ghost towns, etc......

    I love old abandoned ghost towns. This one is Poinsettia NV. A good fiend of mine has been keeping it from falling apart by adding new/old roofing. He actually went in with a couple friends and bought the mine claim so they can keep it as it is. I took my girls there last fall to...
  2. Hans Sommer

    Overlanding Campfire Skewer

    Here's a Fire Grilling Minute: Gaucho Steaks for those of us who love fire grilled steak .. Yumm. If anyone in the OB Community is interested in being a product tester / abuser we have a 50% off special thru. May which happens to be National BBQ month. Here's a link to the Fire Grilling...
  3. Hans Sommer

    A Great Site for Rig Porn...

    Greetings OB Photographers and Gear-heads. I wanted to share a company that was created specifically for automotive enthusiasts to highlight their builds. The founder is a Silicon Valley escapee who is following his passion and has setup a business that I think is very cool...
  4. Hans Sommer

    Build a backyard fire pit for that year round camping experience

    I like the cage design of your portable pit to let heat and flame view out! that's cool
  5. Hans Sommer

    M101 CDN Family Camping

    I had some bolt on overload springs I used on my 86' Toyota 4x4 truck. A 900 mile Baja trip on washboard roads snapped the flimsy leaf springs stock Toyota's come with. I found a bold on spring with U bolts up close to the axle and the a spring that adds some beef to the installed leafs. You...
  6. Hans Sommer

    Just picked up our Hiker Trailer 5x8 Offroad!

    Congratulations. I want one! Super cool. it's on my someday list. It seems better than hauling a big trailer and I like the fact that my truck can still be a truck and not have to hassle with having a big off road cab over camper but those are cool too. A trailer just seems a whole lot...
  7. Hans Sommer

    GovX "Wilderness Sale" until 4/25 11:59PT

    What's GovX? is it left over government gear from the different services branches? where & how to look at the stuff they're getting rid of.
  8. Hans Sommer

    Ready to embrace propane...finally

    I'm with Kuhn on the white gas being better for sure. Especially at elevation. I love the convenience of my JetBoil but backpacking last summer @ 9000' it was wimpy and on a freezing fall trip to the eastern Sierras it was worthless, it was like trying to heat up ice water on simmer.. plus...
  9. Hans Sommer

    Overlanding Campfire Skewer

    I'm looking for some overland adopters to field test my Cowboy Kabobs. I love them and have been using them for years and I think they're perfect for Overland adventures. They're 42" long, have a 1/4" stainless blade and a 1/4 sawed oak handle to hold and keep your hands cool and weigh 1...
  10. Hans Sommer

    Build a backyard fire pit for that year round camping experience

    As humans we have are innately wired to congregate around a warm fire, to share stores, to share food, to sing, to connect, it’s in our DNA. Our human connection to fire is foundational and imprinted from our early human ancestors. By having a fire at night it kept predators away and...
  11. Hans Sommer

    This could be a great campfire topic of conversation.

    NICE! That's great. we usually use a big can of BBQ beans for the same effect of raining beans. But usually it's in our own fire as a practical (slightly dangerous) practical joke when everyone is hammered and not paying attention until it's raining beans. It's a bit of a dick move, but...
  12. Hans Sommer

    Member # 8595 and located on Central CA Coast

    Member # 8595 and located on Central CA Coast
  13. Hans Sommer

    Wok vs Scottle

    I personally keep the load light so there’s less stuff to unload or clean. I’m sure a scottlewould be fun to cook with but I prefer to use the fire to cook on with foil packs or my Cowboy Kabobs which is basically a big ass stainless skewer that fits across fire pits with a wood handle. I...
  14. Hans Sommer

    What is your must cook meal or must have food for camping.

    I love the expedition eats concept. I love marinating some tri-tips In soy sauce Siracha lots of garlic worchestershire sauce with chili powder. Then skewer them up on my Cowboy Kabobs and cook them over the fire Churasco style
  15. Hans Sommer

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Greetings Overland Bound Team. I've been overlanding since 1990 when I bought a Toyota 4x4 truck and ran it into the ground exploring the northern Sierra's, ghost towns all over Nevada and most of the way down the Baja Peninsula. Work, getting married, traveling around the world, having...
  16. Hans Sommer

    Married

    Married