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That was super helpful, thanks!

Hey y'all, we're clearing the slate and starting over on a new build. Zeroing in on a new truck, probably a Ram 2500 gasser. We're likely going to be living out of the rig for 4 or 5 months out of the year. We also like going deep into the toolies and hanging out for 10 to 14 days without having...

This was 100% true the date this was posted. Post-acquisition by Outside Online, maybe not so much. Whatever condition Gaia is in right now is likely the place it's going to be in for a long time. I'm guessing you won't see much change on that platform. Defects are going unfixed for months...

I've been chatting with an ex-employee of GaiaGPS and they've been outlining a bit of what happened during the acquisition. Bear in mind, I'm a random internet stranger who is getting this information from another random internet stranger. So don't take this as gospel/grain of salt/blahblahblah...

Is anyone else really struggling with the quality of Gaia apps (web & iOS for me) since Outside Online bought them? Everything about this app seems to have gone down hill. They used to have amazing support staff but they've all gone radio silent on the Gaia reddit forum. There's some pretty...

We just finished a trip out to Ft. Collins and back for the Overland Expo Mtn West in our 2000 F-250. The truck did great like always. My back? Not so much. Every day I'd get out at the end of the day with a cranky lower back. Wondering if any of you use any kind of lumbar support addition to...

Smart. I have a battery switch I'm intending to put inline to the winch on the positive leg. I'm not crazy about hot 2AWG wire running across the front of my truck and from what I've read, breakers don't do well on winches.

Huh. I didn't know that. That sucks. I'm still surprised more people don't run full size rigs in the backcountry. Every one runs Tacos and then loads them up like they're Super Duties. Frankly, I was pretty surprised to find they still made it for the first gen. Super Duties like mine. It's a...

It can be a little tricky to source info on trucks as old as mine so I thought I'd throw this out there for anyone else rocking a first generation Super Duty. I wanted a winch on the diesel pig because it seems unlikely our buddy with a TJ is gonna pull our ass out of a snowbank. So I went...

You doing OK?

We've done some dispersed camping on the road to Chloride City in a very similar situation. As long as you're a mile off the pavement and in a previously disturbed area, you should be fine. It's not the most amazing campsite you'll ever run across but it'll be dark so who cares.

I have a 2000 F250 7.3L with OEM tire size (265/75/R16) and spent months trying to figure out how to increase the tire size without dropping thousands of dollars on a lift. I took the truck into Les Schwab - they were _awesome_ by the way - and they added a leaf upfront for ~$500 and installed...

For what it's worth, I put these on my F250 and like them. They give me all the clearance I need but still provide a step up into the cab for my wife. Go Rhino DSS sliders

I ran into the same issue with sliders for my F250. I was told on one forum that frame mounted sliders on a truck that heavy could actually bend the frame members and I might be better off without. I have no way of knowing if that's true. I ended up with some cheap "sliders" that aren't really...

Could you tell my wife that, please?

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Oh man, when this comes on line, our overlanding trips go from weekend trips to month-long trips. I dream of being nestled into some kickass camp site by a river for days at a time. Do some work. Go for a hike. Do some work. Cut some firewood. Do some work. Drink some bourbon. That beats the...

Has anyone purchased the GPX files from him? I'm super down with financially supporting this kind of business. They aren't cheap so I mostly just want to know if the waypoints and routes are useful and well documented.

1.) Frisbee golf - We play with whatever crap frisbees we have in the truck - ain't no fancy golf discs in there. Pick a tree in the distance, call out what par is (3 throws? 5 throws?) and you play just like golf. Track how many throws it took you to hit the tree (or outhouse or minivan or sign...

Oh man, both DV and Mojave are great. We love both of them. There will likely be less people in Mojave but DV is big enough that you can pretty easily find your own spot. If you go to Mojave, stop into the Kelso Depot and talk to the rangers there. They squared us away on some good campsites and...