What is the last thing you bought and plan to buy?
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Is it two or four wheel drive. I know nothing about the s-10's. Good luck Doug
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Just baught an arb fridge and slide. Aye Chey Wawa. Hope I don’t have to do that again. Maybe upgrade the fox wing to a 23zero someday
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I just bought a Rovsun 54 qt refer on Amazon for $270, did you pay more ?
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If you're not in big hurry watch Craiglist and e-bay for used ones. I have a 2 gallon and two 1.75 gallon Rotopax that I found that way used along with mounts for less than half of new. To grubworms point, I did install snap in style gas jug vents. Makes them much easier to pour and you can vent them on hot days.
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Waiting on my Gobi brackets to come. In so I can install my second hand rack.
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Speaking of Craigslist, picked up this little 18" McCulloch chainsaw for $50 today. Runs great and will make a good saw for carrying in the rigs. Now I can leave my big Husqvarna with the 24" bar home.
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Got to love those macs for trail saws... need to build me a saw box for mine and put it on my roof
It's 4 wheel drive. I didn't know much about them either. The more I read the more I wonder if I should have passed on it. lol There aren't a lot of after market parts available for it either. I've spent most of the day looking for a winch bumper and only found a couple, and none of them really trip my trigger.
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Yeah I have to agree with Scott on the RotoPax reliability. I don't personally own the but I had done a ton of research on them and on a back up fuel source for the jeep before I decided I want to go with AEV Jeep spare tire carrier fuel container. I had read a lot of mixed reviews on the Roto's that they leak when they bounce and they have no vent hole. Then others said it swelled and leaked as some said they loved it. I had to be real and say looks they are probably the sickest looking system out there but practicality in amount of fluid stored for the price/ reliability was my deal breaker. I like Rotopax longer and double the amount of the small tanks fuel capacity but it was still not really practical. The AEV solution is definitely more than what I want to spend but its reliable and I think its going to take the abuse I give the rig. What type of rig do you have @pnwexplorer?
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SWEEEEET! Your headed into the "Look MA No Ice" Club! Please post pics when it comes in and how she performs. That price point is rocking tbh!
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OHHHH YEAH HE SURE DID! Thats why he's still felling it like Ghost Pepper the following morning.....
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Sweet Deal! I want to try to find a 21". I figure the 21"is going to be able to handle anything that the trail throws our way and if its bigger than that I really don't even want to try to cut it...Wont be fun lol
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Too bad you’re not here... I have a 20” needing a new home
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Michael if I was closer I would totally give her a new home for ya! I've been looking on Craigslist but rarely do I find one that works for that price most of them around that price say PARTS ONLY....Grrrrr
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I got lucky with mine... 20 bucks and it was listed as for parts... it just needed the carb tweaked and she purrs like a raped ape... put an Oregon Bar and chain on her and she now cuts through oak like a hot knife through butter.
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I cancelled the stove because it wasn't duel fuel after all. I bought the same one as @grubworm. See page 99 post #1964 for details. It was a better buy IMO..
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I personally think the after market community rip's off the off road guy's a bunch. I just bought a front bumper (stripped of everything) and paid $488 for it. I'll still have to take it to a welding shop to add some necessities to it. They want about $1000 for a rear bumper but I'm not that big of a fool. I could have made it for less than half except for my disability to do physical work right now. I hope you know how to weld because you will probably have to make a lot of things yourself.
Good luck with your build and let us know your progress.
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You bet. I'll get a good chance to test it out in June when I go to NWOL Rally in Wa. state and will be on and off the road for a month.
