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Have no idea. I cut though a 9inch log multiple times today when consolidating a burn pile. The wood was dead and dry so there's that. The 3 AH battery seems to last quite a while. I was working out there for about an hour. Cut a branch or log toss it on the pile, cut another one toss it on...

Initial review of the Black and Decker 10 inch 20V lithium saw. I really didn't want to deal with another fuel can of a different type of fuel for something that rarely gets used and typically for short instances. My previous setup was to simply pack my 110v saw and run it off of my inverter...

I'm not disagreeing about Baofeng quality. I do think there are a lot of people today who hold HAM licenses who never would have without that cheap 25 dollar throw away radio.

Progress as of yesterday. This morning I woke up and put a coat of poly on the wooden panels. Hope to have it fully assembled tomorrow after the poly has it's 24 hour cure time. Center bars and side tabs added, I took a flap wheel and knocked all the hard edges off. Piano Hinges and...

I take ARRL's testing with a grain of salt. I also hold no illusions about the build quality of a Baofeng. But I have a hard time taking the word of an organization who's big sponsorship bucks from from the "Big Three". https://mikebeach.org/2015/11/16/arrl-baofeng-testing-revisited/...

How much space do yo have to work with now? Do you have stuff up there already like a tent or anything?

How big does it need to be. Not enough info in this post. Are you looking for a case for just one item or are you looking for something to go on the roof rack that will take up the majority of the space. There's plenty of containers like these that go on the roof that can hold a slew load...

Turn Key Mobiles- BTECH makes a GMRS version of their 50watt HAM mobile called the BTECH GRMS 50X1. It's under 200 dollars and offers features other radios (Midland) on the market do not have, such as ability to monitor HAM frequencies. It'll allow you to access GMRS repeaters as well. I...

Think of it as a voltage regulator similar to the one in your car except it doesn't have to rectify the voltage from AC to DC since the panel is already outputing DC current. If you were to hook a solar panel direct to a battery you'd be putting over 20 or more volts into it unregulated. It...

15-22 are high power channels that can be used up to 50 watts. The other 8 frequencies after channel 22 are repeater inputs only not to be used for simplex use. Also 50 watt limit. Channel list as of 2017. All 22 channels are shared between FRS and GMRS with differences in bandwidth and...

Heck yeah. Increased your bed storage by quite a bit too.

I'm setup for HAM, GMRS and CB. I rarely use the CB, use the GMRS about daily and HAM when I feel like or am running with people who are setup for. I was licensed for HAM for a few years before getting my GMRS license and I have to say I probably use GMRS more often now days than HAM.

What do the people you run with have? GMRS or HAM does no good if everyone else is running a CB. What about areas you like to run? Lots of truck traffic? I'm currently setup for GMRS, HAM and CB because there's the communications landscape is so fractured it doesn't seem like you can...

Working on the online map. I can't "hide" other tracks or routes like I can on my phone. Am I missing something. Makes for a lot of clutter when planning a trip to an area I've been before.

I'll be building a modular storage system for the XJ. Here is part of the first part. I didn't want it to go the top of the seat, just to the top of the wheel wells so when the other parts are added to it sleeping will not be a big deal. This should give me plenty of in box storage for daily...

Good deal I've ran it from 3 Sticks Monument to Carpenter's bridge. Trying to get back up there and run the next section to Mount SCott as a day trip. Here's my Hugo to Durant section report. Ran as a day trip...

I ran the first section of the NMBDR from Dell City, Tx to Cloudcroft back in March. Loved it.

I'll be honest I love Big Bend it's got it's own charm but if I'm going to drive that far it's the same amount of time from my house to Big Bend as well as Lincoln Ntl Forrest and Carson National Forrest in New Mexico and I'd much rather go to those places in NM.

If you've ever spent any time in the western US traveling/camping/wheeling you are going to be sorely disappointing in Texas. My go to spots are Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma, specifically the Ouchita and Ozark Ntl Forrests, They're 3-6 hours away depending on where I'm going and it beats...