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in Boondocking, Overlanding · 1 day, 8 hours ago · 🌎

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Leave No Trace, trail edition: stay ON the trail even when it's muddy (going around makes it wider forever), brap less near camps at dawn, and if a gate was closed when you got there, it's closed when you leave. Access is a privilege that gets revoked one jerk at a time.

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in Overlanding · 4 days, 7 hours ago · 🌎

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Unpopular opinion maybe: paper maps still ride in my glovebox and they've earned their spot twice. Phones die, canyons eat GPS, and the BLM/USFS paper maps show land boundaries better than most apps anyway. Belt AND suspenders.

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in Overlanding · 6 days, 6 hours ago · 🌎

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Trail comms question: our group standardized on GMRS this year and it's been great — cheap handhelds for spotters, one license covers the family. Anyone still running ham out there, and what's keeping you on it?

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in Overlanding · 1 week, 2 days ago · 🌎

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Recovery gear priorities for people just getting into trails, in order: traction boards, a proper recovery strap with soft shackles (NOT the tow hook chain from the hardware store), then a winch a distant third. Boards + a shovel get you out of 90% of what a stock-ish rig gets into.

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in Overlanding · 1 week, 5 days ago · 🌎

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Air down. Seriously. The single biggest ride-quality and traction upgrade on washboard and slickrock costs nothing: drop to ~20psi on dirt (adjust for your tires/load), and get a decent 12V compressor for the way out. Your fillings and your suspension will thank you.

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