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One thing to think about when looking to move to the Boise area: Most of the counties around Boise and inside the Treasure Valley require vehicle emissions testing. So you need to look at what those requirements are. As of now, Ada County, Canyon County, and the City of Kuna are the only...

That course was a heck of a lot of fun…

There is a lot to do around the Boise area… I’m looking to relocate there myself in the nearish future for the same reasons you mentioned. I’ll probably head more towards Caldwell/Napa area, or to Garden City.

At the end of the video you show the wire hider not going flush with the cowl, the solution…. Remove the cowl and cut about 2 inches lower and run the wires under the vowel.

Check out SW Idaho Overlanding on YouTube. George @GHCOE does most of his videos near Boise, as that is where he is from. As @David C Gibbs said, there are lots of places to camp. Are you visiting Boise City, or just the area?

@pluton if an American LMTV max side angle is 30 degrees off camber by military specs and inconsistently drove it closer to 45 degrees without toppling over, I’m sure your 4 runner can match or exceed this limit.

I wasn’t blowing a fuse, just stating a fact, a lot of us still use paper logs and scan them in to email and send them to our directors.

I’m late to the party, but this thread caught my eye as I too own a 1989 FSB EB. I have close to 10k into it and pay $89/month for full coverage plus RSA with GIECO up to $75,000 replacement. I just had my Bronco reappraised with Hagerty because it’s considered vintage, and the value has...

It doesn’t list all… I don’t use the app, and don’t self spot either.

I understand your concerns about getting an expensive transceiver… just be warned you get what you pay for. I feel the B-Tech is going to leave you frustrated, Baofeng is the second worst radio to program, especially from the VFO. For Overlanding you want the most powerful radio you can...

Unfortunately KENWOOD’s D710GA is becoming unobtainable… that’s why I mentioned if you can find one… the only one I could find new was from MTC Radio, and they typically sell factory seconds. The Icom IC5100 you can access the TNC with an optional Bluetooth board, or by using the supplied usb...

No it does not…

If I were looking for a new radio for this trip I would be looking for the Kenwood D710GA (if you can find one), the Icom IC-510, or the Yasue FT-400XDR, all can be ordered from DX Engineering or Ham Radio Outlet with the MARS Mod for an extra $35 with the exception of the D710GA which can only...

The B-Texh UV25x2 isn’t a true dual band transceiver. It only works UHF/UHF or VHF/VHF… so you can’t monitor GMRS and 146.460 at the same time.

Accelerometers are different then vehicle specific inclinometers. Maybe some of the technology has changed in components used to build them over the past several years, but the methods of crunching data hasn’t changed… I’ll stick to the old Bible method is still the most accurate…

The old analog inclinometer is more accurate than anything digital can provide. The reason being the old school inclinometer is a pair of weighted disks suspended in liquid, and works off of gravity alone. Digital inclinometers use magnetic sensors to gather information of how lev the vehicle...

the official Overlanding frequency is 146.460, the National calling frequency is 146.520. Have both programmed into your radio… put the Overland frequency to low power (you won’t need more than 5 watts for trail coms) set call frequency to highes power so you can reach out in case of emergency...

Yes you can do the mod on the 778, on DMR radios it’s called unlocking because it’s done with a firmware patch. , but the UV578 is a 50w radio with analog APRS for only 100 more. I have the AT-D578UV III Pro and the AT-878 UV Plus, they are both great radios. The only drawback is they are...

The Northwest is pretty large, and so is Oregon. Not knowing exactly where you need to be in Oregon at the end of the trip makes it hard to give advice. August is typically hot and dry east of the cascades. Fire bans will be in place for most of the northwest at this time of year with travel...

@armyRN It’s called the MARS Mod… almost any 2m/70cm dual band radio can be modded to work on the GMRS frequencies for both transmit and receive… the two most common transievers to modify in the Overlanding world are the Yasue Ft400XDR and the Kenwood 710G. If you go to HRO Portland, they...