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Just minding my own business, reading up on HAM radios, googled the Yaesu FTM400, and now I need a $500 radio...thanks guys. I don't even use the walkie talkies I've had for years, but I need this new thing! This forum is evil.

ScanGauge if I buy a new SGII from a local dealer, will it include the software update or is this still an update I need to send out for? Thanks.

Your 4R looks like a toy in front of that barge!! Moving company towed our 20' party barge behind a semi truck from OH to MA many years ago and had the roof fly off like a ninja star at 75mph somewhere in PA. Smacked a car behind it, not good for either vehicle. Insurance money bought us a...

Looks to me like those are for attaching the bracket to the valence. I went from NM to AK and had no bracket so I punched 2 holes in the plate to line up with the dimples on the valence you mentioned and mounted the plate direct to the valence. I bent the plate around the curve of the valence...

Solid swap to the PW! 17MPG in a PW and only 12 in the 4R? I'm a bit confused there, I've never gotten the MPG some guys here claim to get but it isn't that bad and I'm on snow tires and in 4H a lot lately. But, more importantly, I'm going to need an update on that 17MPG average after a few...

65k on my first set of E rated tires and no, none, zero complaints. Not the best on ice, but that's to be expected, even with the generous siping. Keep them rotated at every oil change and you'll have years of traction at all four corners. Enjoy the road trip.

Tons of information already expressed in the above link, and anyone who says training first is 110% correct. Lots of talk about NOLS and first responder training but a simple CPR and infant CPR class offered near daily all over the US is also great baseline training. Add a CPR mask or CPR...

If you keep with the hitch rack setup, invest a few bucks in a hitch pin that threads into a block you insert in the part of the rack that goes into the actual hitch. There are plenty of options, they're called anti rattle or anti sway but they all work the same. None of the racks with built...

If you go the RTT route, be prepared to always answer a few questions from your nightly neighbors on your set up. If I had to do it over again, I'd get a hard shell pop up RTT instead of my CVT. The biggest PITA is closing that damn tent up after only a short trip, the hard sided ones are much...

Who needs a tarp/6mm poly wrap?

Nokian Hakkapeliitta w/ or w/o studs, best there is. Studs if you experience a ton of ice, not just snow, and/or drive on very steep streets. You can do the swap every season for around $50 or you can grab a set of steel spare tires for about $50-70 a piece and go that route. The spares won't...

I attached the aluminum tracks to the tent per the manufacturer's instructions. I attached the steel tracks I bought to the stock roof rack like you would attach a Yakima rail grab mount. I then mounted the tent to the steel tracks. The tent doesn't touch the 4R only the rack I built. Pic...

6 months in and these tires are still as fantastic as they were the day I bought them. I've put around 5k on them in ice, snow, rain, plenty of off road hard pack, and more than a few muddy miles. The only thing that gave me even any wheel spin is ice, and that's no surprise based on the...

I wanted to keep the tent low as well, not that I had a chance of getting it in my garage, and I didn't want to spend close to another $400 on a Yakima type rack so I built my own for less than $70. I bought 1 10' section of steel track, 4 pipe hanger u-bolts, assorted nylock nuts, a can of...

I went with the summit because of durability, if I have to work just a bit harder to fold it up nice and pretty, thats fine with me. I think the HD fabric will last longer and probably be better in high winds which is a factor when you're 8-10' off the ground. Would I get the enclosed...