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My girlfriend and I plan to be there and possibly bringing two to four more people for a day or two. We would all be tent camping on the same site and cooking our own food. Is there a ticket option for camping with the group but being self-sufficient for our kibble?

Ah ha.

Is it just me, or are the links under the "resources" tab not directing to the appropriate page? (Browsing with Safari 5.0.5)

Do not drive your truck through the local "Beverage Barn." Although it may fit, Mr. Patel will fuss at you about coating all of his products in soot as he goes to collect your 12 pack.

If you really want to feel the need to make a new tin foil hat go to zillow.com and see if they have a "bird's eye view" of your place.

Whoops - here are the "before" pics.

There was a custom made hitch on my truck when I got it - never liked it. Finally got around to replacing it. I opted to have a shop install it for me - best $150 of labor I ever spent. Went with a class IV - but the shop welded extra support just to make it as robust as possible. The...

Here's some video from this year! I was the only MV though :(:lost:

Ah ha. the pic:

Oh yes. That was a challenge. It took a logging skidder with probably a 60K winch, a D5 and a Cat 330 excavator to get the Komatsu out. For the record I was not the operator or owner . . . . just the lien holder on the machine. Insurance is a wonderful thing - made us whole and there was still...

I started out the easy way first - with doubled-up 20K straps. That did the trick. I always try a tug first if my truck is on solid ground. I don't like using the winch w/o a flagger - I only had one helper, so I placed him in the loader to idle forward as I idled backwards.

No doubt! I have thought about it, but 90% of the time I use it on asphalt (hence the bald tires.) I have a Cat Multi Terrain loader that is tracked - but of course it is 700 miles away in NC right now. That thing will go anywhere!

I have a JD 332 skid steer loader - the biggest one Deere makes. With the grapple rake it weighs in at 10,000 lbs. 3 things will get it stuck: loose sand, logs/stumps, or an incline. If any two of those obstacles present themselves I can almost always push myself backwards with the hydraulics...

The more, the merrier, I guess. Got about 15 Jeeps so far . . . plus my truck.....

Attention Central Florida MV'ers: Save the date for Friday evening, December 17th. We will be lighting up and decorating our rigs and convoying through town to drop off toys collected this year for charity. The drop off location will be the WFLZ 93.3 "Stuff-a-Bus" Toys For Tots at the...