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I used to live in St. Croix and visited Puerto Rico often. If you are interested in the backcountry, there are many Paradores, small country inns and cabins on the island. These are usually family owned places with several cabins and a common dining area that serves breakfast and dinner which is...

Oregon doesn't have a sales tax so the Revenue Committee is always floating trial balloons to increase state revenue. The Bill mentioned at the top of the thread has a very poor chance of being brought to the floor. ExplorerTom mentioned that we can't pump our own gas. That's kinda true. If...

I have purchased coolers from Canyon, RTIC and YETI. The YETI is the first one I purchased and performs well, but it was no better than the others. The YETI is the only one that I had buyers remorse, if you grade on price/performance/value. I have not bought another YETI product. On a positive...

So, you want to charge 12v batteries at 400amps? You might want to peek at a wire sizing chart. Devil is in the details …

Alvord Desert, SE Oregon

I keep it pretty simple ...

Parallel, for shade problems.

For me, the simplest choice is the easy choice. A Behren’s 12qt steel pail and a folding 13” bbq grate. total $ 17.78, to your door, via Amazon. The Snow Peak set-up is certainly a beauty, but $300? Good grief, that’s 5 tanks of gas in my rig ...that's a good bit of traveling or a lot of good...

Take a look at Avenza Maps. I've been using this app for several years and couldn't be happier. Forest Service maps are free. BLM maps are free. I live in Oregon and ODOT maps are available, free, for every county in the state. This is a pretty slick app, no bloated features, everything you...

Battery temp makes a difference in available voltage. Is the battery in an uninsulated battery box? It's a lot tougher to go from 25 to 65 deg than 45-85. Also, what is your planned limit for depth of discharge? Huge difference in battery life if DOD is 11.2 vs 12v. I have an uninsulated solar...

Great post!

I am a huge Avenza fan. It's free, well designed/coded software that I run on an old original iPad. This is my 3rd season using Avenza. Virtually every National Forest Service MVU map is a geo-coded pdf and can be downloaded from NFS for free. Oregon DOT has geo-coded pdf's for almost every...

Unusual build. Love it!

I've had a Sidekick. Loved it. They are cheap, light and way too much fun. To tow, just hook it up and put the transfer case in neutral.

The David Bradley trailer is a good choice for me. I ride a 3.3 liter Xterra so weight is a consideration. As sold, these trailers weighed 430lbs and are rated for 1500lb load. Despite their light weight, they are beefy trailers. My load-out is rarely over 900lbs. I generally travel tertiary and...