Mopar1973Man

I want to post up this camper that is back at our spot. We came in on Wednesday and found that one camper at our spot. Thursday after work I hitched up and haul in to my spot 7pm. Now the entire 6 days we have been there the neighbor has not be at his camper at all. There is a large 4kw generator sitting there, then his horse shoe pins, chairs out, etc. No one has come or gone in 6 days. I'm going to report this to the local USFS office being its clearly stated you can not drop a RV and hold you spot for later. It clearly state you must occupy the camp site for a max of 18 days. Please don't be like these people and abandon your RV and stuff and think no one is going to steal your stuff or walk away and figure you get to hold that spot for weeks and then show up later. This is no fair or right. UPDATE... I just contacted Payette USFS and they are sending officer out to check it out. Then they suggested that I contact the Adams County Sheriff which I've filed a abandoned RV. I provided them the lat long to both agencies and even offer to go back out if requested to identify the RV. Eileen informed me when she was investigating the RV it had cobwebs on the RV and awing. No foul odors like dead bodies or any sign of foul play. Just like they packed up and left in a hurry. Leaving there massive generator and chairs out. Location - 45.142764 -116.344982 https://goo.gl/maps/mHw73Fbc8ERrM7XK7 RV can be seen here.

Yup. This is why I'm starting this. I'm thinking I want to make a database of all the little spots I know of and if they are free or paid camping. Then list all the resources possible for different spots. This is so others looking now can share into the fun and go to these places. Like I'm back at home now... You can see some of the stuff I packed along for this trip. I've got some firewood from home, my fire pit and grill. My weed wacker to cut back some of the tall grasses and weeds. This keeps snakes and mice away from the area. I was packing my tools for work the last few days and doing work camping more or less getting up early and leaving for work. Even went back and got my 2kw generator so the boys could watch movies at night. Not to mention if you leave and don't have the solar panels out then the batteries don't charge too well.

I push to get the RV tucked into the trees for good shade through the day. Even brought the weed wacker to trim back the tall grass giving a mini front yard by the RV for the grand kids to play. So , @Wet Vette leading the grand kids down into the creek through the Elk Brush. Parker and Kayden. Great shady place for kids to play and the water is shallow so they are not going to drown. @Wet Vette chasing the setting sun with the solar panels. Look back from the road... Out doing a bit of hiking with everyone... The grand kids got a bit tender footed out in the sticks I told them I would fireman carry them through the needles.

Like I said we'll see. Not everyone's truck run exactly like your truck. Just saying...

Next weekend he'll have new batteries so we can get it running soon. Still in all not as bad as most think. He's ran it for 2 years.

When @Taz gets up here I'll verify his truck he's also got a BHAF but I don't think the temps are as high as you think. I can jack into a the OBDII and check the live data.

Payette, Idaho the last time I got fuel down there is about 2.179 a gallon and unleaded was another 20 to 30 cents higher. Now up in New Meadows, ID its 2,799 for both diesel and gasoline. New Meadows thinks its part of McCall Idaho and charges this extreme high price. Most likely the highest price in the state. Well go to some of the back country areas and it can be closer to $4.00 a gallon for either.

I'm doing a twist on this camping trip and doing work camping. So I got up this morning at the RV at 7:30am and hauled for the house got a shower and coffee. Waiting on a few phone calls for A/C service up here. Got about a 1/2 day of work then I'll return to the RV for the afternoon. I for got my camera again. Dang it! It's been a wonderful time with the grandkids. Got a couple of cheap dollar store glow stick rockets. We were shooting these thing out in the parking area of the campground till nearly 10pm. Had wonderful Mexican food cooked out side and fire even in the fire pit. We've been there now 5 days and still going with the water on board. Like I said we cheated a bit and had showers back home. Only a quick 10 miles back to the house. Only photo I've got on my cellphone with me... I'll remember to bring home my big camera yet.

I passed up a 2001 Dodge for $4,000 just needed a heater core and the cruise control fixed. Cummins , 4WD, 3.55 gears, 2 inch leveling kit, etc. Black truck, quad cab, lifted up on 35 inch tires. I could of fixed the few problems and flipped the truck for nearly double. The paint and body were in good to excellent shape from the photos I looked at.

Still plenty bright. Way brighter than halogen.

That is the sick thing... Ethanol is cheaper than straight gas. Just like Regular petroleum diesel is more than bio blend. Stupid...

Yeah if we are late on our debts the banks take you home, possibly your car. If the Gov't is late no problem just add it to the national debt. That is the part that pisses me off I work hard for the money I do earn I just get sick and tired of the Democrats wanting to give it away to illegal aliens in the form of free health care, free housing assistance etc. Like myself since I own land I do not qualify for any assistance I have to sell my home first. Just like I found out for my cancer treatment. 74,000 dollars and there is no assistance program for me because of the fact I own a house. I manged to bargain with the hospital to knock it down to 19,xxx roughly but must pay it off in 2 years. If not I might lose my home over it. Now the gov't is will to give away homes to illegal's and pay there bill (water, power ,etc.) Why isn't the gov't helping to take care of the citizens? Why is the Democrats screwing with the stimulus checks and holding them up? I'm going to do a full series of camping spots in Idaho that are free. I'm going to show off out to do camping for cheap or free. USFS that ask for fees are getting too much. It's not like your going to get full hook up or trash services. You get a little slice of ground and close neighbor. No water, no sewer, no power,etc. for as high as $50 bucks in some place in Idaho. For that much you can rent a flea bag hotel. Again why do we have to be taxes again for sleeping in a pad of dirt, no services? Not to mention any campground with a gate right now is closed up and locked. COVID-19 you can't camp close together.

30 years of work and effort. I'vew only got 400w of solar on the house which I want to upgrade. Then I've got a small 200w hydro generator. I've only got a 4,000 watt inverter (120 VAC). I added a step up transformer to give 220V power for the well pump. The water heater is converter to 110VAC and 1,100 watt elements. I even have a mini setup in the RV with 1,200 watt inverter, 35w solar panels. We have stay out for 3 night already and been charging the batteries with just solar. Yes sir. I know a few cheats to making that permit give me more too. Not legal methods but I know how to get more bang for my buck. Yes our trees must be dead to harvest for firewood. Now if it a storm fallen tree where the root wad is attached then you can harvest green trees but that sucks because it much heavier wet and green. Personally American Citizen should be permitted by right to harvest any dead and downed tree for heating and cooking purpose without a permit. We have already paid taxes for the USFS and gov't agencies. Why do I need ot pay more fees for something I've already been taxed for? I should not have to pay fees to enter state parks as a US citizen. Kind of why I'll be posting up all my hidden hide-a-ways where I go camping without fees or permits. Just started my post on Brush Creek.

Ok now that I'm home for a small bit to grab supplies. Brush creek is only like 6 or 7 miles in off the US95. You turn off at Smokey Boulder Road and speed limit is 25 MPH. The road is gravel for the first part. When you get to the fork just hang to the right. Continue about 2 more miles. Brush creek campground is without any services. No water or power. Pack in and pack out. I forgot my camera at the RV. We came out to grab some food we left at the house and grab showers. I've got Eileen two grand sons here too (Parker and Kayden) they are having a blast playing in the creek. We are kind of cheating coming home to shower to help in extending the water at the RV. But easier to do that that break up camp and hitch up to back haul to fill the RV with water. Again sorry for forgetting my camera I'll post it when I come back again.

Like myself I'm in it for a balance of both power and longevity. 7 x 0.010 injectors (150 HP) Holset HX35/40 Hybrid (60/60/12) Quadzilla Adrenaline Biggest thing is not do any lift or leveling kits. No over sized tires stay with stock 265's or 245's. I find the 245's are super great for towing trailers putting the truck in the power band for towing. I average about 20-21 MPG for highway running typically. Longevity wise I highly suggest exhaust brake. Brake pads will last well over 200k miles. Without any lifts or leveling kits I'm getting 200k plus miles from ball joints, tie rod ends, and other suspension parts. Even my last set of Hankook 245/75 R16 tires I got 70k miles from them and two winters. I've got enough power to tow my RV at 65 MPH up most grades without any temp problems. I just done a trip to Mohave Valley AZ and the only thing that got a bit hot was my transmission temp at 190°F to 200°F. Engine coolant stayed at 197°F and EGT's 1,000 to 1,100°F. Maxed out at 14.7 MPG averaged 12.6 MPG with 17,300 pounds gross combined weight. Follow me you will not go wrong... 418k miles on the clock. Give perspective to that amount of miles. It 238,000 miles to the moon, then its 476k miles to the moon and back home again. I'm almost home from the moon! Hidden in the woods for this weekend...

We are out at brush creek up Smokey Boilder Rd. Ill post more about this site when I get home. Lots of photos to come.

Yeah I've seen a few do BHAF on 3rd Gens but not many yet try the 4th gen for a BHAF...

My first thought is the fusible link in 3rd gens are buried in the loom. Burns out and then you have an open circuit and ECM is applying full throttle to charge the batteries but power never reaches the battery hence the charge voltage would be 30 plus volts.

Slightly but mostly white. LED bulb temps are a bit different that HID bulbs. What they look like. (Camera shutter speed and aperture adjusted to show the bulb.)

Exactly correct answer. I seem to be doing the right thing. I've got a endless supply of water being my irrigation water is from a creek up behind the house. Then the extra pressure is used in my hydro generator to produce a small amount of power. Then solar panels in the front yard. Then my water is pump right out of the ground in my 50 foot well in the yard. Brilliant photo eh? Clear skies, clean water, and green yard. Right of the photo there is apple trees, then bottom edge there is blackberries outside my front door. Like other things if done responsibly you can do a lot to change thing around you. Biggest thing is everyone wants to jump to the top of the Gov't pile and change things directly. I'm proud that our fore fathers understood enough to write the constitution. Now you have people hoping to jump to the top (democrats) and turn everything up side down. I make my stand with my local fire dept and local Gov't agencies. I do all I can to make changes for the good for even my local community. Here is a good example of Liberal stupidity. Payette Forest charges $20 for 2 cords of firewood. Now they provide a cutting map to tell you which area you can cut and what size trees or... Etc. Not to mention Payette forest goes around labeling trees as a Wildlife Tree and do not cut down. This is liberal controlled forest. Now go north to Nezperce Forest its $20 for 4 cords and any dead tree is open game. No stupid wildlife sign, no species limitations, no cutting maps. Now this is the best option because now everyone is cleaning up all the dead fall or dead standing trees. Needless to say this helps to keep fires from spreading. Where Payette forest has problems with controlling fires.

The LEDs in my 1996 Dodge Ram are fanless 4,000 lumens. Integrated heat sinks - no fans or bulky braided heat sinks Internal drivers for simple installation 4,000 Lumens of cool white (7200K) light/set Can Bus compatible Lifetime warranty

Just only buy 4,000 lumens or lower. Less likely to blind people. Higher lumens tend to require fans and can be very blinding. I could order a set of 4,000 lumens in a 9004 bulb.

Yes sir. I do a full leaf and needle sweep typically. But stuffed under the spruce out front. We wanted to move it away from the front gate so we can see people coming in. Currently I'm parked up Smokey Boulder for the weekend. I'm very hidden in the back country. Like myself we got geared up and manage to do a stellar week. Did several A/C jobs and even doing 2 injection pump job. One I've got to run back to Anatone, WA to do a Case backhoe IP. Pay came in bills are covered. Just need 2 more weeks like this one and we will be comfortable. It is a struggle when you have Eileen with her car payment and then me with my cancer payment. Both owe about the same amount and take about the same amount of time to pay off. Once those two fat bills are gone it will be time to slow down.

Since I'm at a level of Govt that working with the cities gov't and fire gov't agencies. I try to do what I can to better the local area. Right now the local USFS is making it impossible to interface with our local fire dept. I always thought to start at home and work with what you got around you to make changes. I'm more or less tired of the BS and lies that the media and the Gov't is throwing out. I realize the COVID-19 is real and does pose a problem but I don't think its worth shutting down the world. Even my world I'm looking to converting to more web base commerce. I'm already doing all my billing through the website and processing payments for job through the site. I can email billing to people and they can pay through the payment portal of the website. Slowly getting my own business rocking now. Thanks to Eileen @Wet Vette for handling the invoicing and bills for the business. The other thing I've seen with my two eyes was my trip down to Mohave Valley, AZ. Did a A/C job for Codie down there. California has taxed R134a Freon so bad that its $26.00 a can 12oz. Then add another $10 core charge per can. That was $103 before taxes for three 12 oz can of R134a freon. Now got to Bullhead City, AZ and freon is only $5.99 a 12oz can no core charge either. This is your democrat laws that has changed California forever. This is that "Green New Deal" crap the democrats dreamed up. Let me circle back to Federal Gov't crap. Now fire season is coming o Idaho things are drying out and fires are starting. If the green new deal is about reducing carbon emissions then USFS should now be playing "Fire Manager". What they do is allow the fire to continue burning till end of season when weather puts it out like a rain storm. This load the sky around here with thick smoke and make is difficult to breathe even. This is LEGAL... But now your going to complain about the diesel truck emitting a bit of black smoke? That is talking out both sides of your mouth. I say curb the USFS and tell them to stomp out the fires than playing fire manager and push it around with senseless back fires and control burns. Another waste of taxes...

Valid points mentioned in your post. Personally I'm not a democrat at all. I would say currently I'm leaning towards Republican. I'm not going to say that Trump is the answer either but it better than anything the Democrats have to place for a President position. Kind of like trucks most of us like the Dodge Cummins we could tear each and every brand apart and pick out the good and bad just like Presidents. I'm also a concealed carry permit holder. I'm fine with the 2nd Amendment its clear on what the law is. Yes I agree people with mental illness or mental disability should not be allowed to have firearms. But remember criminals will never abide by the laws either hence why they are called "criminals". I can say what immigration did to my old neighborhood. I left Mission Hills CA back in 1990. Now today is destroyed. It nothing but homeless living on the sideways and anywhere they can. I'm glad I left that state. Everything is over taxed and too expensive still selling fuel down there at $4.00 and up.