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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    Good info/lessons. Nena is stronger than me...as multiple injuries have decreased my strength. Overland lady's method is promising. Per the attached pic, notice how high my tire sits (around chest to neck level). Its the lift from the waste to this height that is challenging. Not into...
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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    ohhhhhhh......max tracks...just don't call me slow.🛻 Interesting idea though I think my tire is mounted too high.
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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    ??????? can't find the "max ttax".
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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    I'm hesitant to put so much weight up high. I am aware of block & tackle. I have some ideas.......I'm an ex mech eng.....we make things difficult😬
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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    my Wheel/tire combo can't be any heavier than typical 33". I'll weigh it once I take it off. I run the off-road tire on the swingout AND run a super thin street tire (within 1/2 dia of the coopers) under the rig in the usual spare location. Plan is to only have the offroad spare mounted for...
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    Looking for rigs w. 33", 34" or lager tires with swingouts.

    Riddle me this: so, I'm getting a little weaker with this old agedness. I just struggled to get my 33" coopers up to the swing out tire mount. Almost hurt/killed my self doing a modified weight lifting Clean and Jerk type lift o_O What method and hardware do you all use to lift the tire and...
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    Next big family tent for Newfoundland trip: Skyliner? Family Camper?

    inquiring minds want to know: what happened to the gazelle?
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    gazelle set up while raining?

    Hi all, curious: if it's raining hard and you arrive to camp spot. How does one set the gazelle tent up w/o soaking the inside due to a) mesh ceiling and b) fly being installed after setup? Thanks in advance!
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    Overland-ish Base Camp Ground Tent

    consider....moab....most base camp tents require stakes....won't work there. look for free standing tents that you can stand up in with tons of room. Note that the gazelle tent has an open (screened) ceiling. You loose a lot of heat there in winter, shed alot in summer. any sand blowing will...
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    Looking for LC camped out troopy rental info spain

    Wife and I headed to spain april 3 - april 27 this year (2023). Thought it would be fun to rent a camping outfitted troopy to rent part/all. No offroad planned, but you never know. any referals/leads?
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    Subframe storage

    Thinking of storing misc stuff (hardly used, water proof, etc) in spare tire wheel mounted upside down in stock position. UZJ100.
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    Winch hooks/end links that accept soft shackles?

    Hi Metcalf, I just bought my first set of soft shackles. do you have a reference source as to the "2-3x" rule?
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    Southwest by Southwest Arizona - 2022 Year-End Trip

    Um, why can't I see the pics? all i see is a grey circular spot with a horizontal line running through it and a grey circle surrounding it.
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    Anyone used one of these - Deadman Sand Anchor

    I've used those tirfor like winches back in the '70's. I remember them as heavy!
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    American Safari JXL ....non responsive

    Boy, how do they expect to make $. Terrible business practices:cautious:
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