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    Best Practices for Minimizing Impact While Camping Off-Grid?

    As I plan more off-grid camping trips, I want to ensure I'm doing my part to minimize environmental impact. I've read about Leave No Trace principles, but I'm looking for practical tips and strategies that seasoned campers use to keep their campsites and surrounding areas pristine. I saw this...
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    What's your favorite item that you take while camping?

    Hest pillow as of last 7 months or so. What a game changer of a sleeping experience.
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    Reliability Mercedes-Benz Reliability Rating declining??

    One other question from our search is a few have recommended to look at other manufactures because "Mercedes quality has been on a decline". I have had two people tell use this just in the last couple weeks. I have found this: https://repairpal.com/reliability/mercedes-benz but also wanted to...
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    Mercedes vans and rust

    We have been shopping around for a conversion van for the last 2 months and have noticed a few of the older vans we saw had some rust issues. Is this an ongoing issue with Mercedes or are particular modules/years worst than others? What about new vans and rust?
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    Converting this utility trailer by mounting roof top tent above it?

    How much off-roading you planing on doing? Is that frame going to hold up to offroad bumpy trails? I would be concerned about the frame giving out.
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    Gaia a new Gladiator camper or GoFast knock off?

    So help me understand, why does the roof come off? What is the purpose of that?
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    What does everyone do here?

    Accounting services
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    Election swinging red for mid-terms?

    2024 can't get her fast enough is all I'm going to say
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    Mounting a Camplux Portable Propane Water Heater in a trailer

    As I mentioned in another thread. We bought our first trailer! So excited!! We ended up buying used to save a few bucks for our first trailer. Now there are a few things we want to add to this thing. One being a hot water heater for taking warm showers and having warm water for washing...
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    Which is better for offroad teardrop trailer suspension: Axle question

    Thank you all. We bought our first trailer, and it's a fix-er-upper!
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    Need a Quality Propane Tanks for Overlanding and Offroad?

    Hey thanks everyone. Picked up two 5lb tanks from Amazon for $78 each. Is that about right for price? When I go to HomeDepot, the 20lb tanks are $28. But then again I'm swapping out a tank to get this one.
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    What is the voltage and amp draw Dometic CFX3?

    One other question, would any of you happen to know what is the voltage and amp draw on a Dometic CFX3 75 Dual Zone Powered Cooler? We are trying to figure out what all do we need to do this right. Thank you again.
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    Need a Quality Propane Tanks for Overlanding and Offroad?

    I'm not sure if there is a difference in how propane tanks are made from your typical tank under your home BBQ and ones that get tossed around in your overlanding rig? If so, can you recommend a good brand please? Thank you
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    BioLite Smokeless FirePit

    My husband ordered a smokeless fire pit, I don't know the name of it, but it's a round stainless steel pit, that works really well. Much larger than the one you have linked too.
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    Which is better for offroad teardrop trailer suspension: Axle question

    My husband and I are researching teardrop trailers and trying to understand which is better for suspension: solid axle or independent? We have been looking a few different brands and noticed that some have solid axles and others independent, each company swears that theirs is the best. Really...
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