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    Suggestions to add plastic armour to round tubes on racks

    Hi, I have a custom bed rack made of 1.25" round steel. It's powder coated, but I'm always dragging kayaks on and off the top. I'm looking for suggestions on how I could armour this. I want it to look nice as well. I'm imagining something black and textured that looks similar to the plastic...
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    Hunting for a tonneau friendly rack

    Hiya. I've got a 2017 Chev Colorado Crewcab Long bed. It currently has a tonneau cover that I want to keep on it. The tonneau cover is mounted inside the bed rails and so it does not interfere in any way with the tops of the rails or the peg holes. For function: I am looking for something like...
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    Solar charging single battery system.

    Hi. I have a stock 2017 chev truck. In the summer i like to use it as a glorified stereo when I’m at the cottage. Is it safe to wire a 30w solar panel and 7amp charge controller directly to the battery so that I can power my battery a bit without having to run the truck?
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    Maybe this is in a FAQ.. "Adventure and Events Reports" / "Overland Trip Reports"

    Maybe this is in a FAQ.. "Adventure and Events Reports" / "Overland Trip Reports" Hi, Please forgive me if this has been covered... I get how "Events" fit in this forum, but is the main difference between Adventure and Overland trips the duration? Tks.
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    Worlds tiniest trailer - and it worked great!

    When I took my trailer to the shop to have it saftey inspected they wrote "World's Tiniest Trailer" on the bill. The main bed measures about 48" x 42". I bought this a few years ago at a yard sale for $200, it had a big box around it. I didn't take good care of it and the bearing burned out on a...
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    Princess auto roof basket mounting suggestions please

    Hi, I bought this roof basket : http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/250-lb-aluminum-roof-mount-cargo-carrier/A-p8304958e from princess auto. (canadian harbour freight) Here is it mounted to my roof : http://imgur.com/a/XOK9z Its a 2011 Subaru outback. So its mounted. fine. Its not elegant...
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    Curved/Bowed Roof rack suggestions

    I have a 2011 Subaru Outback with the factor roof racks. The cross bars when in posiition are very slightly curved. It makes putting a Princess-Auto (Canadian Harbour frieght style store) roof rack on kind of sketchy. Looking for creative solutions to flatten it out. I was going to take 2x2's...
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    Basecamp and garmin maps

    Hi, I just downloaded the free Basecamp from Garmin on my MacBook. The maps aren't really detailed, and apparantly I can upload maps from my GPS device. What I'm curious about, is with the Garmin licensing structure, are maps tied to specific devices and you enter that devices serial number...
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