LATEST PROJECT - Truck Drawers/Sleeping Platform As a thank you to all of those EXPO members that have posted their ideas in the past - I give you the following in hopes that others will be able to gain as much from me....My wife and I are heading to Alaska for three weeks this season. An incredible road-trip to say the least with some biking, paddling, climbing and some serious relaxing thrown in to keep it all interesting. We are both very experienced backcountry (hiking) travelers, but we wanted something faster and more convenient this time around. Hence, I turned to EXPO to see what you are all up to.Wow! So many options. Continued ...Regards, -=Doug
Find Travel Partners for Group Trips Red Rock Nevada climbing guidebook. Detailed route topo of sport climbing, trad climbing and aid climbing. The definitive climbing guidebook for The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The best winter climbing is located at Red Rocks Las Vegas, Ne Ghost Town Road Trip | Gear Junkie ROAD CLOSED AHEAD. These were not words of inspiration for me and two friends last month on a road trip in Idaho. But with a truck glazed in a patina of mud, the decision was as black and white as the font on the sign: Continue on, or turn around. Little traveled, Silver City Road winds through the mountains; all photos © Dave Blum We hit the gas, moving forward. Between the city and the “Closed Ahead” sign was 15 miles of pocked desert road, its ascending twists and turns notorious for tire-sucking mud. A few hours into the drive… Any other year and the route — called Silver City Road, between Jordan Valley and Murphy — would have been closed this late in the season. It was also a chance to test out the new BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. Where would the road close? We chewed uphill into the mountains, crashing through a mixed medium of mud, rock and ice until we eventually rumbled into Silver City an hour past the sign. We entered the time warp that is Silver City.
SHTF Medical: How to make an Ozone Generator for Purifying Water | The Rebel Prepper Network Water is a God given right and making it clean and safe to drink is a human necessity. While boiling is always the go to today we are examining a method of purifying water without the use of heat. There are several reasons to know how and what you can use to make water safe to drink from the inability to have a fire at your current location to not having a vessel to boil in. First we should talk a bit about what ozone is and how it is capable of purifying water. If you are bugging in and have a method for maintaining electricity after the grid falls then you may want to consider using ozone to purify large amounts of water. *image courtesy of bing images via www.diytrade.com (if this is your image please leave a comment below so I can give you credit or promptly remove it) **Supporting article via www.ehow.com How to Make a Homemade Ozone Generator How to Build an Ozone Water Injector
How to Enjoy 5-Star Resorts on a 3-Star Budget | The Roaming Boomers Posted by David Porter on Monday, January 24, 2011 · 6 Comments My wife Carol and I have greatly enjoyed quite a number of spectacular resorts in the course of the last year. This is a photograph that I captured of Carol enjoying our in-room infinity pool as we luxuriated on a rainy August afternoon at the Jade Mountain Resort on the island of St. Lucia. Back in August, as I was enthusiastically sharing our Jade Mountain experience with our Facebook fans, someone made a comment that evoked quite a number of emotions. Her comment was simple, and direct: “It must be nice to be rich!” I didn’t respond to her comment as I wasn’t sure if she was being sarcastic, showing a sigh of exasperation, or perhaps even jealously. This comment has haunted me a little over the past months as the last thing we are striving to do is flaunt ourselves as somehow being above, or better than someone else. Shoulder and Off-Season Travel There are financial cycles in the travel industry. Here’s your homework: Ready.
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Basic Off Road Driving Techniques Basic Off Road Driving Techniques Many people are under the misapprehension that the 4X4 is a rough and tough vehicle which is indestructible and will take them anywhere, and irrespective of the terrain they will never get stuck, this is so far removed from reality as 4X4’s are just another vehicle which requires driving skills. This section is dedicated to those looking to learn these skills or those contemplating doing some form of off road driving; before proceeding with this section I would advocate any beginner reads the section on how four wheel drive works. 4X4’s can be vulnerable vehicles if a basic understanding of four wheel driving systems is not understood and how and when they should be deployed as considerable and very expensive damage can be done to a vehicle’s transmission, and those of us who have driven 4X4’s have all seen this. To climb a hill you need to walk it first, are the approach and departure angles within the capabilities of your vehicle? Assassin
Kayak Car Topping Helper (because They Can Be Heavy) The materials are basic, but some of it had to be found online. This is for EACH device you build. Double Suction Cup: The type used for safely handling glass panels, sheet steel and smooth laminates. Two suction cups provide lateral stability, and the handle between the two makes for a convenient bar to attach the frame to. PVC Pipes: These make up the structure: 1" PVC Tee with Threaded Branch (2): The straight part was smooth but the branch is threaded so you can reduce.1" to 3/4" Threaded Male Adapter (2): To reduce from 1" Tee to the 3/4" the rest of the device will be.3/4" PVC Tee Smooth (2): Will need priming and PVC cement.3/4" to 1/2" PVC Male Adapter (2): This will narrow the channel as the axle comes out.3/4" PVC Pipe: After buying a 10' length, I only needed about a foot for each device.PVC Cement: To hold all of the pipes together. 3/4" to 1 3/4" Stainless Steel (Hose) Clamps: To attach the device to the double suction cups. 6" Plastic Wheel: A lawn mower wheel.