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You’re two days late John, I picked up a engine hoist late Thursday night and rented it through till Monday. I would much rather barrowed one (or even bought my own) had I known how much the rental fee was going to be. as for Bronco parts... about the only thing I’m really lacking is the seat...

I was hoping my thread would have gone the way this thread did. But the purpose of my thread was for both information on what is needed to be carried as well as a list of updates regulations as well as closures.

That’s why I live in a travel trailer... I got tired of paying $1000 + utilities for a 1 bedroom apartment when a nice used travel trailer is only $2-10,000, and lot rent is typically under $400 with full services (minus gas which is running me about $3-400/ year). With my income I can’t afford...

I use a home made grill... it works off of propane, wood, or briquettes. For grilling I usually use wood or briquettes and use the propane for heating water

I live full time in my 32’ travel trailer... I run 2 Walmart group 29 Deepcycle Marine Batteries in series. They are cheap and reliable.. btw, the batteries are about 5 years old and I still can go 2 days between charges running lights, fridge, and other 12 volt accessories... I have however...

Welcome Josh, I’m the northwest Director, @Greg Eigsti is your closest Member Representative. Useful areas to check out- Overland Bound by Region<North America<US Northwest for news, trip reports, event planning, and getting to know members in the Northwest. Maps- used for finding members near...

Welcome Josh, @Greg Eigsti is your closest Member Representative. I am the Director for the Northwest. Any questions don’t hesitate to contact either of us.

I rented a transmission jack and a engine hoist today, I should have driven an Hour and a half and just bought them.

Welcome Chris, I am the Northwest Director. Your closest member representatives are @Gabriel Bozeman and @Greg Eigsti . Take a munite to browse the Maps to locate members close to you. Greg does a monthly meetup for the Seattle area. Local Trail conditions and news can be found in the...

Just an FYI on driving however you want on FS roads (meaning driving fast) we just had a fire rig jump off the road to get out of the way of some suv flying up the road... the driver is in critical condition at the moment. The driver of the SUV is currently being hunted by OSP, Sheriff, and...

First, I had a shop lined up (old family friend and ex competitor who we would send stuff to when we were over booked) but he had to back out due to over booking... Second, the ramp idea is how I’m going to get the transfer case back in.. Im going to go rent a transmission jack and an engine...

more closures https://www.blm.gov/press-release/extreme-fire-risk-pacific-northwest-prompts-bureau-land-management-close-recreation

In eastern Washington, the Border Field Office is restricting camping, day use, and access on BLM-administered lands.

Awesome thanks for the update Lou. The developers of OB1 are also working on adding map layers for fire.

So far so good... we have a couple small fires just out of town, but we will be safe here... unless the fields catch on fire

Welcome to Overlanding, I am the Northwest Director. @jcgraves3 is the Portland area Member Representative. for all those that are new to Overlanding I advise to keep things as stock as possible. Make sure the maintenance is up to date, your tires have decent tread, and just get out there...

For the tech exam, just memorize the answers... don’t try to understand the information... once you get your ticket and get on the air things start making sense... once you upgrade to general and extra, then take the time to understand the information.

No problem... I’m sure you are going to have a lot more questions (I know I did/do) when I first started out.

@armyRN , it sounds like you had a good trip. Thank you for sharing it with us. I wish I could have gone.

I kicked the transfer case to the ground... didn’t have the correct tools to pull it off, so a little prying and a subtle push with the legs and down she came... why am I even doing this any more... it’s going to be three days before I can get under there and try to pull the transmission.