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  1. MidwestVoyager

    Any minimalists?

    Anyone out there that have adopted the philosophy of less is more? Man the fully built rigs sure are sweet on the eyes but I guess it doesn’t fit my POU (philosophy of use - side bar: any nutnfancy fans here?) So I did want a reliable and inexpensive rig that’s family friendly-ish for 4. I live...
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    Midwest Voyager - 04 WJ Grand Cherokee

    I’m in the process of building out my rig for travel and off-road mobility. I installed a 3.5” lift from rockyroad outfitters in Denver. It uses OME HD springs and a spacer combo. It came out higher than 3.5” but hoping after a bit of settling and heavy bumpers/tire carrier/winch that it will...
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    US Rocky Mountain Weekends with the Family :: How to successfully plan small vacations

    My first freelance publication! I hope it is ok to post a link to the article that I recently wrote. It shares some highlights of a recent trip we took to southern Colorado and some tips on how I plan out and execute a trip, from my point of view. Weekends with the Family :: How to...
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    Bedrack Electronics

    I’ve been working on my vehicle electrical/rack electrical for a few months now as time allows. Finally wrapped it up. I ran one circuit to the bedrack off my main breaker which feeds a series of sub circuits at my control box. The rack is connected to the truck power feed in the bed corner with...
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    Any Ideas for San Juans (Del Norte, Alamosa, Pagosa Springs Areas)

    We are taking a trip from our home in Kansas over to the Pagosa Springs, CO area and will be traveling through Alamosa and Del Norte on our way. We will be mostly highway upto Del Norte, at that point we will be taking about 45 miles of FS roads to Pagosa Springs. I've got several things to...
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    Hello From Kansas

    Kansas native here. Blessed to live in a place with so much diversity in any direction of me. We live in the Arkansas River Valley of the high plains. The Rockies of CO and NM are 6 or so hours away, we also have the national forests of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri within a similar distance...
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    Rio Grand Nat. Forest - South San Juan Wilderness

    To The Del Norte and Pagosa Springs members. My family and a few friends are planning a trip out to this area this summer. We plan to start out on forest roads at Horca, CO and run up the Cornejos. What are some good things to see in this area?
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    Bed Rack

    This is my first purchase for building out my daily driver into our adventure rig. We are planning a trip to northern NM and southern CO, later this year so the process of getting our vehicle ready has begun. I'm very happy with this rack. It is rigid and strong but lightweight at the same time...
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    Ouachita National Forest, Ozark National Forest & Mark Twain National Forest Highlights Request

    Taking advantage of spare time with the rona virus situation....I'm looking into some highlights within these three national forest for future trip planning. Would anyone care to share some key areas here? Waterfalls, lookout towers, epic views, peaceful dispersed camping spots, stream areas for...
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    Blackstone

    Although it was not a big overland trip, I did take some friends and family on a fishing trip to some farm-ponds about 1.5 hours drive from where I live. I got to try out my new blackstone griddle, which my wife purchased for me. I've used it once to cook dinner for myself but this was my first...
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    New Member - South Central KS

    New to the overlanding community. Long-time outdoorsman. Other interests include: camp cooking, hunting, fishing, foraging. 2002 Jeep TJ, pretty well bone stock with exception of 32" tire. I was introduced to the overland community through @Lifestyle Overland 's youtube channel. Happy to be...