Hey just wanted to revive this thread a little. I'm trying to plan some trips this spring near Pittsburgh. I've had good luck in Forbes State Forest in Uniontown which is only an hour from downtown Pittsburgh. Also a little further west (1-2hrs) are some other great trails to campsites that are...
Yeah I called the Forbes state Forrest office and they filled me in on the information. It's called Motorized camping on the website. The coordinates I gave you were for campsite #4 which they oddly have incorrect coordinates listed. 25 mins from Ohiopyle and 15 from Laurel caverns.
Forbes state Forrest is a great place to hike/camp/slight overland. I went in August and found several trails that were medium difficulty offroading. There's a sweet trail that is roughly 2 miles long that takes you to an overlook that's just off of skyline drive. I also got a camping permit for...
That's an M101a military trailer. They were built for size but lighter than an all-steel construction. If I remember correctly they are all aluminum but are still heavy because of their size. There was a guy near me selling close to a dozen of these without the canopy and tarp for 900 and they...
1967 M416 totally rehabbed and modified.
Here is the build thread:
https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/camping-with-3-girls-an-m416-build.192489/#post-2466266
3500lb axle with 5x5 lugs to match the JK.
33" tires
Raptor lined entire tub with exterior painted gray over raptor...
Funny you should ask. The tongue welds we're by my highly trained friend who works in oil and gas. Everything else, including the rack, jack stands, and any and all brackets were done by me with a Lincoln 120 mig
Long story short:
I bought an M416 3 years ago with plans to make it easier to camp with my wife and 2 daughter's near Pittsburgh. It sat untouched for 2 years, waiting for me to get the motivation.
After stumbling on to @Jake Wettern | iamjake 's YouTube channel, I got the bug again.
Plans...
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