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Yup, I've made many 2 meter antennas the same way using just stiff wire. In fact my HF antenna here at the house is 130 ft or so of wire.

Check out this vid, he tests different locking lug nuts. Pretty much all could be defeated in a couple minutes. There was one set that was the hardest to defeat.

Radio Guy, Thanks for the response. Since the wavelength at gmrs freqs is so short compared to the 27 MHz of CB, perhaps just making a vertical dipole, it would only be about a foot or so tall, I just don't know how it would do being so close to the truck.

I'm done with air up mattresses, I've gone thru to many. I use a tri-fold foam mattress. Here is a vid of how I did it before I started pulling a trailer. Maybe you can find one you like to fit the bed of your truck on Amazon. Much better than an air-up in my opinion.

Radio Guy, I have a question regarding how much ground plane is best VS how much is fine and wouldn't make much of a difference. The photo of the antenna above on the red crossbar has plenty of counterpoise (as long as its grounded to the crossbar) for a 1/4 wave gmrs antenna. There are many 1/4...

I love all these overland rigs, I just wish there were some with A/C involved in the build. I go on week long fishing trips along the gulf coast and currently pull my cargo trailer fishing shack conversion with A/C so I can sleep cool and out of the humidity (coastal air is damp). Has anyone...

Went to a local dealer here in Dallas/Fort Worth today. Test drove a diesel Rubi I had seen on the lot, liked it and sat down with the salesman (he said nothing about any stop sale, so I thought I might get lucky and they actually might sell it) and started talking numbers and he goes to the...

Did I misread something in the OPs original post, he says he was getting it fixed while still under warranty, then later (on same day) says the truck is out of warranty. I guess if this is a TSB it doesn't matter, but it confused me.

Howdy all, I plan on getting on the TAT this October for 10 days or so. You can learn how to get the map using Google maps by reading this webpage. It took me a bit to find this, so you may want to bookmark it. This site also has directions on how to download the kml file so you can load into...

Can you post some pics, been thinging about this to make a sleeping platform.

You could try using an alligator clip to clip an extra three (or whatever length) feet of wire from the top of your current ant over to your roof rack or side mirror just to see if the extra length helps. If it does, then figure out a better long term solution. I use a 133 foot long wire for AM...

I camp on the national seashore 4 times per year, I stay a week at a time. I usually camp around mile 50 or so. I also camp at 35 many times. I get about 10 mpg pulling my 6x12 cargo/fishing camper. I usually drive down to the cut at mile 60 just to make sure its still there :-). I also make...

I'm from Texas too, just go to any Quicktrip or other chain thats busy. You will see diesel p/u and commercial business folks buying diesel. Every morning and then again at lunch I see all the construction guys, lawncare guys, A/C repair guys, ect hitting the QuickTrip and many of them drive...

I wonder if the driver was on his phone, he didn't seem to be paying attention at all. What an idiot.

Just saw an ad on TV for 1/2 ton Ram p/u for 2.9%. Wish jeep would do the same.

I've run a cable thru the wheels when I've left my cargo trailer camper on the beach to fish further down the beach for half a day. Cargo trailers do get stolen from time to time. I have mine insured for theft.

If I search Autotrader it shows there are lots of diesel Gladiators available. I don't know if you actually went to the dealership to buy if they would be available. Here is the search results for diesel gladiators within 200 miles of me...

This data is by the TEXDOT and lists all the gravel roads in the state via a map view. Good resource to make your own routes. Just something to check out. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=b8781dd1d4b1406bbf62827c65241e41&extent=-99.7819,28.5091,-97.1040,29.9959

I've been ducked once, kept it about a week then used it to duck another jeep at the grocery store. I do plan on re-ducking any future ducks I get. I would rather reduck them than keep them.

I put a question to Bard (Google's AI engine) about the hurricane engine. Interesting, I hope its right. Paste below of the conversation. Is the hurricane engine coming to the gladiator? There is no official announcement yet, but it is very likely that the Hurricane engine will come to the...