Recent content by Lotsahorses

Welcome to the family.  I've been a member about a year and have learned a lot.   I think you'll find this to be a very generous and fair group.  A few squabbles from time to time like any family but a great forum nonetheless.  There is a women's only section here in case you hadn't noticed- you...

I've had several dual sports and ended up with the Yamaha WR250R.  Its fuel injected -hit the button and go.   Good solid steel frame on the rear for packing gear for trips and will do 65+ without fuss.   It is fully capable and light and nearly bullet proof.  Not too friendly for shorter people...

That is outstanding. It's a long process and you made it. Celebrate!

I also ordered a set.  Thanks.   And I was just getting to be such good friends with all those wood blocks....

I and others have written about SPOT.  Do a search using that term.    Can reach others even when cell service is unavailable.    Sends your GPS position roughly every 15 minutes and has two buttons for help.  One that says help needed like a mechanical breakdown and the other for SOS...

I guess I'll be the opposing viewpoint although I understand the previous comments. I have several vintage trucks and they all suffer from a lack of insulation and rattles in addition to lots of heat transfer through the firewall and other areas. I used rattletrap which is considerably...

Welcome Kenny,  I think you'll find this forum has a great diverse group of peopel and of course is a library for all things camping.  Like others your travels sound quite different than most and will allow many of us to travel along.  It's so great you got such an early start.

FWIW, it is generally accepted by researchers that an infected tick must be "attached" for at least 24 hours before it can transmit disease.

My SPOT is now 5 years old and has been bounced from motorcycle to motorcycle and dash board to dash board.   Rained on, sleeted on.  It's always worked and was used when I bought it.

I'm looking at trailers and hunting for something midsize like 14' in fiberglass. Thanks to everyone for the help.

I'm older too and have some limitations and I think I understand your thinking.  Here's something that might help some.  I ride an Adventure Motorcycle and often am off road with no cell phone signal.  For my peace of mind and for everyone back home,  I bought a SPOT tracker.  A palm sized...

The flatbed on my truck is original and only 9ft long.   I had even thought of an s250 military shelter as an option but too small I think.

Lots of great thoughts. The one post that grabbed me was don't put an egg on the truck-ultimately it diminishes the value of both. Probably true. I'm really torn about this. I promised myself I was going on a Western adventure this May....maybe a Burro and pull it with my Suburban. I can...

I'm getting close to having my 1949 1 ton GMC flatbed ready to go on the road and am now in the process of making some decisions about building a camper on the bed of the truck vs pulling a camper on wheels.  I'm looking at a 17 foot widebody Burro and a 13 foot Scamp.   This may seem...

Many teardrop trailers and larger have been built using foam and canvas with good success. I experimented with this and made a cat house for my outside cats. Very lightweight but I was surprised at how slow the process goes with the time needed for adhesives to cure before moving on to the...