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  1. Mad Garden Gnome

    National Parks On The Air / Amateur Radio

    If your homeless, you'll have more money for radios!
  2. Mad Garden Gnome

    What is your dream rig?

    Nissan Patrol Y60 / Turbo Diesel
  3. Mad Garden Gnome

    National Parks On The Air / Amateur Radio

    I just got wind of this today and it looks pretty enticing. NPOTA NPOTA on Facebook For those of you unfamiliar with the "....On The Air" programs of Amateur Radio, there are award programs for "activating" or working specific landmarks. To mention a couple there is Summits On The Air...
  4. Mad Garden Gnome

    Hi-Lift Jack

    This is where we need a recovery training day.
  5. Mad Garden Gnome

    Cabin Fever

    Yes and yes
  6. Mad Garden Gnome

    What size of wire?

    Super Lastly, are these chassis ground lights or two wire lights? If they are two wire and you don't want to or can't ground at the mount point, will you be running a common ground wire all the way back to the relay panel to a ground point, or chassis grounding at the first possible chassis point?
  7. Mad Garden Gnome

    What size of wire?

    Good start. We need to know what total amp draw on each relay OR total amount of watts on each relay. You had stated 10', correct? Is that both from power source to relays and relays to lights? If you give a break down of lengths, we may be able to get your conductor size down to what is...
  8. Mad Garden Gnome

    What size of wire?

    We can calculate draw from wattage rating on the lamps. Also, will all 5 lamps be running on the same circuit? 4 relays says no but it is good to be clear on how many of what draw will be on each circuit.
  9. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overlanding is not Elitist!

    Some of these folks need to remember that the basis for "Jeep" is "GP", what the military abbreviated General Purpose to. General Purpose. A very overlanding orientated term, I feel.
  10. Mad Garden Gnome

    Receiver Hitch D-Ring question

    The factory hitch receiver on my Xterra has the most play out of all the hitchs I've ever dealt with. Like they spec'd it wrong.
  11. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overlanding is not Elitist!

    Still awaiting the fabled American Diesel Nissan Patrol
  12. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overlanding is not Elitist!

    Pff. Yaesu rules.......
  13. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overlanding is not Elitist!

    There's nothing wrong with that Dakota. Maybe not as much aftermarket than the Toyota, but you do have a good basis to start your overlanding.
  14. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overlanding is not Elitist!

    The few LR owners I've met and that got their rigs dirty were all very nice people.
  15. Mad Garden Gnome

    Everybody is all falling over themselves for led bars...

    Very nice. I had originally bought my Xterra when I was working with a volunteer SAR group and I had wanted to mount one of these.
  16. Mad Garden Gnome

    Share Your Christmas Loot - Overland Edition

    Good on you. If you are into self study, watch Jodi's videos. Excellent instructor.
  17. Mad Garden Gnome

    Maxterra's 06' Nissan Xterra

    That is one slick front bumper. Love the dimple work.
  18. Mad Garden Gnome

    Overland Xterra

    Fitting and trimming main bumper piece. Making up template for frame rail mount brackets. Recovery points came in. Forming mount brackets. Pilot drilling for broaching. Test fit.