Recent content by Scotsmanspride

Having a compass and map is minimum standard to myself. I do alot of bushcraft/survival work and used to be a backpacking guide and in the Army. I am actually more comfortable with a map and compass than GPS. I did have one outing in north carolina that the canopy was so thick i was unable to...

Reformat you hard drive to FAT32 which will help with switching files and will allow you to take files to a pc later if need be. I made the jump 5 years ago and have had ZERO issues since. using a mac is so much more straightforward than with a PC. once you get it you can use preferences to...

I USED to think the same way. Now. Say for instance you have a cardboard box or a tool chest that you pack with tools. Those said tools are going to be moving all over the place. Use a bag? Well now you are going to notice that the shape is odd, and you will have to dig for more items. With the...

Go with the 8.8. There is a guy selling them here in mesa arizona at letz roll off road with tj brackets all set up to bolt in for $550 so for your application i know it would be alot less. This comes with the stock gear ratio and no locker but you could do that yourself and be done for...

so far with hypermiling i have gotten 24 mpg at my best. I could probably hit close to 30 with it but it would have to be the right area and not very much traffic at all. Here is something i found from a guy on another forum... hypermiling the jeep spent the past 2 days hypermiling the jeep...

You say that you want to leave your gearing...? well that is where you will notice a reasonable recovery of some of your mileage loss. I have been into hypermiling for awhile and you can make some crazy gains just with thinking and reserved use of the brake. One thing you can look into is a...

Go with the lock-rite in the front. You wont know it is there until you need it in 4wd and when you do need it, the difference is HUGE. It is still affordable and worst case you dont like it then remove it and sell the thing and put spider gears back in. For the rear i have always run a Detroit...

Ok, I have not seen this done on this particular forum. Here is how it works. Everyone has gear, clothing, or other outdoor/expedition items hanging around that we no longer use or never did use and we just don't know what to do with it. Post up an item and a picture of it and the first person...

Yes or no. Depends on how much you are willing to beat in the bottom of your jeep. A 1 inch body lift is really not that big of a deal, about 2 hours at a leisurely pace with a few beers. I have seen the tummy tucks work without however you basically have to clearance around the transfer case...

Get your hands on a factory service manual. You can find them for free online in .pdf form if you look hard enough. otherwise $100 give or take in book form. A serpentine belt is very easy. Just something to relieve pressure on the tensioner. Just take a picture of the one thats on just to be...

Wow. My shackles alone weigh more than that whole setup :Wow1: you can try to educate some people all day long but hey, some people are just dumb and it is population control at that point IMHO.

http://www.genright.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=RBB8001 Gen right has these but not sure if they are similar to the big ones you were talking about. Hope this helps

Well i landed this case for free when it was retired. But for guys looking the best place i have found so far is craigslist. You can get them for about half of retail for nearly new cases.

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The saying you get what you pay for is more than true in this aspect. I worked as a guide for years and have seen many tents come and go. Most of the tents in this range will leak in the rain or are prone to failure at the WORST of times. Middle of the night, thunderstorm..... For my smaller...