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I got one briefly and it was great but I returned it. My primary intended use was for our RV. Early beta testers reported good results using it on (stationary) vehicles, but they've locked that down so you can only use it within a half mile or so of the registered service address. They're...

Ah that makes sense, thanks. So do you mostly try to "hunt upstream"? I imagine doing the reverse (trying to pull a loaded packraft upstream after a successful hunt) would be very challenging...

What I can't wrap my head around is, every time I see guys with these they're always pretty loaded with their gear and often going downstream. Show me using one to get a moose out of the back country. (Not poo-poo'ing the idea, I genuinely want to know how that works.)

FRS/GMRS is a set of frequencies set aside for the purpose of making radios like this. That's not a snarky answer, it's just literally all that means. Unless a transmission is encrypted (which is rare) any radio that can transmit/receive on one of those frequencies can usually talk to any other...

That and no max-letoff for archers. I'm not an archer myself but I imagine that'll make a few bow-nerds happy LOL.

I'm 99% certain Garmin's Rhinos are GMRS. So 462/467. I haven't tried it against a Rhino but my Baofeng and Midland will both pick most of those up. Probably anything else GMRS will, too. A good way to tell is if your radio has 22 "channels", it's probably GMRS.

It's got the 6.6L V8, the 351-400 engine. Stock I think it was 133hp but this was muscle car era and this has a ton of torque, it has no trouble towing or hauling (provided you can keep it cool!) But apparently the engine was worked over by a previous owner, built hotter than usual with a Holley...

I recently picked up a 1981 F-250 project truck, converting it into a hunt rig. I was surprised by its gas mileage - it gets 18-20 if you run decent gas in it. Of course with only a 4-spd manual it's not going very far above 55, which helps! :)

We had the same problem. We were in Rio Blanco Cty and were hoping to dodge the worst of it by being so far West but no joy. We ate tag soup this year. It was a great trip - even a "no luck" year is still a great experience. But yeah. We found lots of tracks, like railroads through the woods...

I think the big concern isn't so much "could it harm you today." It's that these things can mutate over time. The worry is that enough human consumption over time could eventually lead to a mutation/strain that can infect humans. Personally, if I ever had this situation I think I'd keep the meat...

I have a Goal Zero, was always pretty happy with it. The inverter is not super efficient but my unit is like 4 years old so I'm sure it's improved since then...

Yeah that's a little sketchy I guess. Pay with a genuine credit card, not a debit card.

Is that the place in Ault CO? If so I've driven past that place a bunch of times but never stopped in. It's not much to look at, not that that means anything: They have a Web site https://www.aultammodepot.com/ but I don't see any online ordering there. Are you looking at something else?

Fair point, I see the same thing. I'll rephrase in the future. I guess I should have been more specific that my decision is based mostly on distance to my house. "A trip" for me is something over an hour or two away. I'm definitely taking more if I'm going farther. (That applies to everything...

Have I said something to offend you? Implying that I don't respect medium game because I don't think I need 40+ rounds to take them is a stretch. If you gave me the benefit of the doubt, there are good reasons for this. I don't hunt antelope. I hunt mule deer less than an hour from home, and I...