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Not all wire is equal. I loaned out my crimpers so a friend could re-do some wiring in his trailer. When he showed me his final work I suspect I broke his heart when I pointed out what type of wire he used vs. what type of wire he should have used. He used THHN (the sort you would get at the...

They said "Go big or go home."

I know this really belongs in Land Use, but I would like to request that it be left here for the next 3 days so that it will get more visibility. Time is of the essence. This just showed up yesterday on NAXJA, posted by a member who just saw it NC4X4: I will add to that, from the website...

I don't see any good place around here to post a tool related tip, so I will put it here. If someone thinks it belongs somewhere else let me know. I don't know what everyone else does to get gear oil into a diff/T-case/tranny, but I have generally found it to be a PITA. In warm weather I...

Where are all the jerky recipes? If there is any food that belongs in the recipe section of an overlanding forum, jerky has got to be in the top 5. Yet a search only finds me this: South African version of jerky sausage This just won't do. Here is my favorite, courtesy of "Fred", an old...

This is not exactly what I think of as "overlanding food", but Lanlubber requested it, so here it is. Rainwater's is long gone now, but they were an excellent steakhouse in downtown San Diego a few decades back. This is their creamed corn recipe. Given that the recipe was available when they...

This does not bode well: Moab closed to visitors I have reservations in place for May. Not new reservations. But I am betting this means they are cancelled. And what better way to achieve social distancing? What do these people smoke?

A couple of years ago I had a shop tear into my front axle in pursuit of a noise that I couldn't track down myself. They did indeed find it, all the way in the center of my ARB carrier. And the only way to find it was to tear the carrier down. It didn't show at all on the axle. This is...

The Bride came across this article: Thieves Targeting Bluetooth Devices with a Simple App

A couple hundred years or so ago Thomas Jefferson handed $2,500 to a couple of army guys and told them to go have fun overlanding. They rounded up some more overlanders and made a two year, 8,000 mile expedition out of it. And when they came back they shared their route. And this is what has...

I am particularly interested in what those who are full-timers have found to be most worthwhile to carry around. I am not looking for the first aid type stuff, but rather what is most useful in dealing with germs/bacteria/viruses (however you want to categorize those things that make you sick...

Now that the school year has started, in case anyone doesn't know or has forgotten, if you have a fourth grader you can have a free National Parks Pass for your fourth grader, and their family gets to come along too. Program details are here: https://everykidinapark.gov/get-your-pass/ Note...

I am trying to help out a friend whose wife has never been tidepooling. They are planning a trip to Washington and he would like to try to work this in if possible. My experience in my own neck of the woods says that there are not many good spots. Just anywhere along the coast is not going to...

This is the closest I have ever come to wanting a Toyota: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/rare-toyota-fj55-land-cruiser/6202762343.html Looking at the departure angle I have gotten over it already. Still a neat rig and might be of interest to someone here.

The price for a lifetime pass for seasoned citizens is going up, from $10 to $80. This is a pay it once and it is good for the rest of your life pass. The price jump happens this August. Details here, about 2/3 of the way down the page, in red: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm...

Varmint #1 and I will probably be headed up to mountains to work with some friends. Whiskey Whiskey 6 Cigar Cigar Mostly HF bands. Last year Varmint #1 managed to talk to Colombia.

Hi all. I suspect I probably fit in here. Vehicle based travel is a big part of my life. I have two camping vehicles: '96 XJ and '02 Suburban. Let's see if I can post pics here: Looks like I can. The Suburban is what The Bride is willing to camp in. She is a self-proclaimed...