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  1. J

    any experience with BFG commerical TA traction tires?

    I just put a set of those on my van 2 weeks ago. I had been looking for an aggressive all terrain that had the snowflake symbol and wouldn't bankrupt me. So far I'm very happy with them. They're pretty quiet... depending on the road surface i can sometimes hear a faint hum but mostly i just...
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    So psyched about this one i just had to share, kinda in between canyonlands national park and dead horse state park
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    Good expedition platform for a rookie?

    It really just depends on the vehicle and owner. A lot of people mod out their vehicles and then never even take them off road. I've also found that a lot of the enthusiasts that are into working on and fixing up their vehicles are fanatical about them and do an excellent job of taking care of...
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    Good expedition platform for a rookie?

    I've noticed a lot of people selling some nicely outfitted rigs lately, whether it be the economy or they're just moving on to new projects. If you're looking at upgrading suspension, tires, lockers etc, you could really save yourself some money in buying a vehicle that already has those mods...
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    My Iran journey (text and photos)

    Truly a great adventure, i couldn't stop reading it! Thanks for posting the writeup, your friend did an excellent job translating. I really enjoyed your response to "How ‘bout a 50 for opening that gate?" :xxrotflma Actually the whole thing was very interesting to read, great pictures too...
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    Laptop users -- is dust and rain an issue?

    I use my sony laptop in my van for navigation among other things. I have it hooked up to a 7" xenarc touchscreen that i have mounted on my dash. This allows me to keep the laptop screen closed most of the time which helps with keeping some dust off of it. I also replaced the hard drive with...
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    Unique opportunity at Mt. St. Helens

    I rode Crater Lake the week before I went up to Mt. St. Helens and I actually enjoyed the Mt. St. Helens ride better, granted I did have to deal with cars at Crater Lake, not like you can go wrong with either ride. I kinda swung through Mt. St. Helens on a whim and I have to say the area is so...
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    Unique opportunity at Mt. St. Helens

    I thought i'd post this up cause who knows if you'll be able to do it next year. Right now NF-99 going into the east side of Mt. St. Helens National Monument is closed after the Bear Meadow overlook. However you can ride your bike or hike the remaining 11.5 miles of the road, all the way to...
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    diet and excercise

    Just like others have said this is spot on. Some of the traps people fall into are not realizing how many calories they take in. Try to eat at home not out. Just because something says low fat doesn't mean it's low calorie. Little things like adding cheese, salad dressings, mayo, etc can...
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    SPOT question

    Well like 1leglance said as far as the spot service is concerned you can send them as often as you'd like. From a cold start up of spot to recieving a text msg on my phone from it the fastest i've had that happen was somewhere around 3-5 minutes...if spot had already been on and had the gps...
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    Ultimate expedition van on Ebay

    so not to be critical of such a beautiful vehicle and not that i'm trying to say the owner might be lying....but 15-20 mpg?? :rolleyes:
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    Thetford Cassette Toilet - Where can you buy them in USA?

    Try contacting darrin at http://www.ruf-inc.com/ I had asked him about them a couple years ago and at that time he was able to get them.
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    Tires

    I had the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors Pro Grade on my van when i first purchased it, i then swapped the tires between my Trooper and Van so I had the Goodyear's were on the Trooper and my Mickey Thompson MTZ's were on the van. After the swap it became very noticeable that the Goodyears...
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    Norcold Fridge?

    I have a 340 that i picked up used a few months ago, it's basically the older model of the mrft 40. It can be used a fridge or a freezer, 12 or 120 volt. Norcolds are basically the same fridge as engels and arb's. Same compressor, same build basically, I needed a new Norcold DC power cord and...
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    What is everyone up to?

    Well i just finished installing some bilstein shocks...what a pain in the :shakin: !! They are so difficult to get to, worse than any other vehicle I've worked on... thank goodness they ride so much nicer than the worn out factory shocks I had on there. I need to get in some mammoth time...
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    What size tire are you running?

    265/75r16 so 32" I'd consider moving to a 34x10 or 35x10 (e load range) if they were available in a mild MT/aggressive AT.
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    Wilson Cellphone Booster

    I'll add my $.02. I like to travel to remote areas but need cell phone and internet access for work so extending my range is really important to me. Right now I'm using sprint (with roaming!) for my cell phone service and verizon for my laptop data card. An antenna is simply a must have for...
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    Totaly off topic, Gun law question

    Wow. In my opinion I wish there had been police involvement. 30th bday celebration or not actions like that deserve jail time. Unless I'm reading it wrong they were clearly not only driving while drunk but driving recklessly while drunk with a loaded assault rifle... just thinking about that...
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    South Africa - Botswana - 3 weeks adventure!

    your trip looks like a lot of fun, just looking at the pics makes me want to go out and take a trip right now!
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    Problem with Ozi 3.95.4q and importing .sid files

    Awesome! Des already emailed me back that he saw the problem and uploaded a new 3.95.4q. I just downloaded the new 3.95.4q and it works...talk about a quick response :Wow1:
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