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    Bigfoot

    Has anyone had an encounter with a Bigfoot?
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    Florida Hall of Shame

    We did a trip through Ocala National Forest this last Monday. WHAT A FRICKEN DUMP! 9 hr trip = zero wildlife
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    Tornado!

    A tornado just went by our house! Everything went dead calm.....Sirens going off everywhere. Holy Shit. Wife was in the safe room with her motorcycle helmet on. Now it’s nice and sunny but super windy
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    Ocala N.F. Fl. Hall of Shame

    We went wheelin yesterday in Ocala National Forest, Florida yesterday. Miles and miles of beer cans and litter on all the trails. The one side trail got so bad we turned around before we picked up a nail or cut a tire. Just one big dump. Everywhere we travel and hike we pick up litter along the...
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    Wild Hog Encounters

    Has anyone had wild hog encounters? We are noticing more and more damage from wild hogs everywhere we go. It’s amazing the damage can do. The last 3 times we were hiking we had encounters. First ,I was going down a path solo, the trail was all torn up. I heard a loud low grunt and about 30 feet...
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    WOW!

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    Trip to E. Canada

    I am starting to plan a trip to E.Ontario,Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Probably in early fall 2019. Being that far north what is the weather window before winter hits? Interested in National Parks, Parks, points of interest and “must see” adventures. We will be taking a small boat w/...
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    Cleaning Sawyer Water Filter

    We have Sawyer inline water filters on our hydration packs. After a camping trip I backflush the filters with the plunger that came with the filters with filtered water from our fridge. I read in an article that said the small amount of water left in the filters after back flushing can grow...
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    Plain vs Serrated knife

    Considering purchasing a new knife. What is the difference between a Survival and Camping knife? What are the pros and cons of a plain vs serrated or is it just a matter of personal preference to ones specific application? Eye balling the ESEE-3
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    Snake Gaiters Co. hiking

    We are planning a month long trip to the Colorado back country dispersed camping. We will be doing a lot of hiking. Are snake gaiters recommended? If so what manufacturer would you recommend?
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    Baofeng Hand held Radios

    First let me say I realize these little radios are not Icom, Kenwood or Yaesu quality. But for Overlanders on a budget that cant afford investing $200+ for a rig /antenna. The one thing that I found that there are no locks when loading frequencies in the radio. That means that I can load Ham...
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    Truck Night

    Check out the new TV show Truck Night In America thursday night on the History channel 10:00 pm The ATV park is in Wren Ga. Pretty cool!
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    1/4 wave....1/2 wave 2M

    What would be the pros and cons of converting from a 1/4 wave to a 1/2 wave 2 meter mobile antenna? Thanks!
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    Info on dispersed camping in Co.

    We are going to Colorado, Buena Vista, Creede, and Cripple Creek areas. In the BLM and USFS areas are you allowed to camp anywhere or do you have to camp in designated campsites, there are several in Cottonwood Pass but we want to get a little deeper to be by ourselves. Would appreciate tips...
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    AWNINGS

    Where is a good place to shop for awnings? Tips what to look for in quality, weight, price. Thanks!
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    Overland Vanners

    Any Overland Vanners out there , lets see some rigs!
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    Subaru engine question

    We have an Outback, I am not impressed with our local dealerships service program, especially when they charged me $60 for a cabin filter, so they are finished. How do you decarb the engine?I was in the marine industry and to decarb a 2 stroke outboard basically you warm the engine then spray...
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    New Member.

    Hello everyone, we are new members my name is John and my partner Nancy. We live in Longwood Fl. About 10 miles NE of Orlando. We travel and camp all the time. Our main rig is a Chevy High Top Van that I customized, it is completely self supporting. Solar, water system, microwave, frig, air...