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    What did you name your rig?

    I don't get the naming trend. I think everyone in the local Jeep Club has a nickname for their Jeep that they fell the need to emblazon upon the hood of said Jeep. Mine is just "The Jeep" or a long line of expletives when I'm working on it.
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    GMRS info request

    Here's the adapter I'm talking about. So I can run this on either of the NMO mounts I have on my Jeep with something like a fire stick. But I rarely use that part and just use my NMO CB whip antenna when I do run a CB in the Jeep.
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    GMRS info request

    It's NMO. CB antennas are kind of their own animal when it comes to threading. I run all NMO bases and if I dont' want to run my NMO CB antenna for whatever reason I have a NMO to CB (3/8-24) adapter.
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    I need a new camp stove FAST

    I went with this Magellan unit from Academy to replace my Coleman dual fuel unit. Not because the Coleman failed but because it took up a lot of space and I wanted something "thinner". IT's worked well for me so far...
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    Checking reliability

    Pull your codes and figure out what they are. With the low cost of bluetooth OBD readers out here now there's no reason to not have one. Here's what I would do for checking the health of the engine. Buy a vacuum gauge, buy a fuel pressure gauge, buy a compression tester. These are all things...
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    High vs low gear count transmissions

    Not just California. Less than 4 percent of cars sold are with manuals nation wide. With only 25 or so percent of models sold in the US even being avaliable with a manual.
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    Feeling defeated about payload

    I think if most of the YOutube overland channels did what you did they would find they are bumping or well over their GVWR. You can probably drop the bumper, put a 2 inch receiver up there and then use a winch in a cradle. Armor up what is actually an issue, and drive with a modicum of...
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    I feel like an apple freak. It's bronco release day. Ha ha.

    I've spent the last hour or so searching for any FORD involvement in the HMMWV design and can find nothing. Anyway here's pictures of each design. I'm not seeing HMMWV in the front of the BRONCO with exception of they're both IFS.
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    High vs low gear count transmissions

    I'm glad my AW4 has a drain plug lol.
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    I feel like an apple freak. It's bronco release day. Ha ha.

    Unless the Bronco is using a portal axle setup I fail to see how it's like the HMMWV. Where's the info that they are using the same suspension design? I've never seen ANY info about Ford working on anything for AM General. If you have different info I'd love to read it. AM General was owned...
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    CO Backcountry Discovery Route Facebook Group (Rant)

    The BDRs are setup for adventure motorcycles, but I've never seen Butler Maps say that 4x4s aren't allowed. Big ol pigs of motorcycles (I own one lol). IF it's a good road for a GS1200 or the like it'll work in most cases for a truck or Jeep as well. I can see the reluctance to let...
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    2003 Tracker build

    Love those little things, Trackers, Samurais, Vitaras, ect. Awesome vehicle. I'll always go for small and light over large and porky.
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    What's the most ridiculous part of your kit?

    At least it goes with the scenery lol.
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    GMRS info request

    The shortest I would go is the Ghost/Phantom style antennas that look like little cans. Honestly a 1/4 wave GMRS antenna is going to be about 6 inches long. You can get a PCTEL commerical band 1/4 wave that cost 9-12 dollars and stick it on there. The chances of it being ripped off are very...
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    GMRS info request

    If you want plug and play working right out of the box then Midland. They have some downsides but most of them work for 99 percent of people's uses. None of their handhelds for instance have repeater capability. Their top of the line MXT400 doesn't offer NOAA weather stations because it's a...
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    Battery cable

    Check www.jeepcables.com That's where I got my prebuilt set of XJ battery and ground cables. I could have built them for cheaper but the guy does top notch work, and it's something I don't regret spending the money on. Any decent shop should be able to put them in for you...
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    Where Do You Refuse to Compromise?

    Replacement parts. When possible and financially feasible I buy OEM. With my old Jeep that's getting harder and harder to do as the old stock of OEM parts is slowly depleted. I'll go as far as pulling OEM parts from the JY but with the age of these vehicles and the dwindling supply of JY...
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    Let's Talk Cast Iron

    Very good point.
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    Your Camping Tables Recommendations...

    Check your ad blocker settings for the OB forums. I had the same issue till I added OB as a trusted site on my ad blocker. Go to Amazon and look this up " Coleman Camping Table | Compact Roll Top Aluminum Table "