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Wyoming is an awesome place to overland!

I’ve got dual batteries covered. Plus a crap load of auxiliary power into the cabin.

Which camera model do you have?

I’ve been inspired. I broke out my wire welder to start practicing and make one too.

I’ve been inspired. I started making a skottle.

Which GoPro and why for overlanding? I'm curious about starting to better record my fun.

My copilot came to live with us on New Year’s Eve. In two months she’s been camping twice and enjoys it. This past weekend she was able to see cows, deer, and sheep. Being a cow dog crossed with a sheep dog, she was instantly on duty! I’ve deleted part of the back seat, so she has a full...

You saw my teardrop last weekend. It’s done it’s share of overlanding. I built it from scratch. if I was going to do a pure adventure trailer With a RTT, I’d probably go one of these two routes. It’d depend on my time budget to build or buy. an M416 ish trailer. I’d spring for the...

YouTube channel, patreon account. Talk constantly about airing down. must have a trasheroo.

good point! How about a custom console? Gotta be worth some cred.

The drilled holes should give enough metal. I’ve done that on several vehicles.

New copilot came to live with me on New Year’s Eve. this past weekend, she wasn’t sure what to think of that funny looking dog.

I have the shirt!

I figured as much. Lower production costs (maybe?) don't always lead to lower sales price.

I can understand. This is the first vehicle in my ham career where I've had this kind of installation. What I'm really enjoying is not having to worry about water infiltration round the coax routed through a door or hatch. The ground plane is closer to ideal. With NMO mounts, I can change...

You could always bite the bullet and mount one on the roof. If your concerned about height, there are options available. The two closer antennas are both dual band 2/70 units. The stubby is about 4 inches. The third antenna is a 1/4 wave 2m unit. It’s pretty flexible in itself.

I have an Icom 2730 in my rig. It works well for me. The head unit is mounted overhead, while the main unit is mounted to my drawer unit.

Scangauge and Xgrip mounted to the console. A ham rig buried in the console. Overhead the head unit for dual band ham rig. And the whole sparkling assembly.

If you search for chuck box plans you'll find a lot of them are related to scout group projects. Some are elaborate, but most are very simple to build with modest tools and skills.

You didn’t mention how old your kids were. Perhaps get them involved by building a chuck box kitchen for your wife to start outfitting your kit. The main thing is get out and do. The rest will come