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So after one of the wettest springs it seems in Colorado, I have come to the conclusion that if I was building a vehicle to travel the world - I would try to find the simplest solid steel wheels for the truck. I have spent over $100 it seems this month at the self service car wash getting the...

Cobra to roll out FM CB It will be interesting to see how this impacts FRS/GMRS.

So I have a Wilson Cell Booster that I am getting ready to install. I am going to make it moveable from a travel trailer to a truck. I am looking for antenna recommendations. It came from the factory with a small magnetic antenna. On the travel trailer should I go with the standard booster...

Just found this looking through Craig's List - might be a start for a expo truck! LINK: 4x4 Freighliner Mega Cab

I was watching a you tube and the video flashed over this "Solar Generator." The 30 amp RV plug caught my attention. Seems a bit sill to go from 12vdc to 110VAC to use the RV trailer converter to drop it all back down to 12vdc. Also interesting that you can connect this to addiitional 12vdc...

One of my co-workers just put a set of these on a work truck. They appear to be a good contender to take on the BFG AT. Deep addressive AT tread, M&S Rated with the moutian snow flake. It will be interesting to see how they perform and hold up. The are only avialable through Disccount Tire...

Crowd sourcing how to mount a high-lift in the bed of my GMC. I want to mount it under the bed rail on the right side. I would like to bolt it through the side of the bed and put a large fender washers on it. However, their is no access to install the nuts and washers. This is the mount -...

Does anyone have any experiences with one of these: BTECH UV50x3 https://baofengtech.com/uv-50x3

Threw this into the adventure clothing thread, but thought a specific thread would be a better place. Does anyone have experiences with Wiggy's Sleeping Bags? They seem to be used in the military community - nothing super fancy, but solid equipment. Fame or Fad, or thoughts - a -60F bag for...

Greetings - I having difficulty finding a band of clothing that found on the internet - but can find now. It is a trekking shirt that is designed to get wet when hiking, and uses your body heat to keep wicking the moisture out to the surface of the shirt. The theory is that you wear very few...

I am putting a winch on a car trailer, which is better: Option 1 - dual starting batteries in parallel Option 2 - two six volt golf cart batteries in series Option 2 is better for deep cycle applications, but what about winching?

I need some advice - I have an outbuilding located far away from a power source. So I want to install solar power to charge a couple of golf car batteries that can be used to power lights. This is straight forward - and I can handle it. So in the building I park a number of pieces of equipment...

Greetings - I am looking to mount a high lift jack in the back of my 2016 GMC Sierra. I would like to install it on the passenger side of the bed over the wheel well, horizontal, parallel to the bed rail. Worried about bolts pulling though the metal sides.

So my work truck is a 2015 GMC 1500 Double Cab. I can't believe the Truck has three fuse boxes? (1 under the hood, 1 left side dash board, 1 right side dash board. What really makes it interesting is they use two different types of fuses in the same fuse panel. The have the standard mini blade...

It seems my Tacoma has a personal problem. It's nuts are swollen. I was at the local independent shop, and they advised that I should replace the nuts on my Tacoma because the are swelling, and will be difficult remove with the OEM lug wrench. Should I be concerned, I have never had swollen nuts...

Traveling to Iceland for a quick winter get away with the wife. Any suggestions on things to do, places to see, and any other items to look forward too?

I may get the opportunity to replace my company vehicle and daily driver; a 2008 Chevy Silverado with a 2014 or 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. As much as a would love to get a Ford or Dodge, or fleets are GM, and specifically GMC. My personal vehicles are a 1999 Jeep TJ, and a 2006 Tacoma. I would...

Is it just me or do Tires fitted in the factory wear much quicker then tires purchased from a retail store? It seem every new vehicle I have driven, the factory tires wear out within 35k miles. It is my assumption, a lot of negotiation goes on between the auto manufacturer when choosing a tire...

Last month my Air Bag light came on, and I really didn't think much about it. So yesterday, I went to my local independent Toyota shop to get the oil changed, and run the diagnostics run on the air bag light. So I forked over $140 so they find the problem, and its not the spiral wire. I...