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Congrats! Sounds like you overcame the challenges.

Over the last 24 years since the first Gulf War, yes, most of our stuff came back. I have a couple of deuces and trailers with shipping tickets from Kuwait. Going forward, expectations are that not as many are going to come back.

One of my first recollections of army vehicles was on the Ft Meade base in the late 1950's. They were lined up in motor pools along the roads, and I asked my Mom why some had stars and some didn't. She said those with stars had been used overseas and had come back to the US. If my Mom said...

I'm sorry he felt he had no options other than SBC, but the one who suffers the most will be his son. In retrospect, his first post was a real cry for help, but probably like most who read it, I thought it was only a need to vent. I wish we could have seen it for what it was and pointed him to...

Welcome, and congrats to a challenging and successful recovery. I've also heard horror stories of the Maryland Port Authority for CCWs or NRA stickers. You need to keep an eye open at Ft Bragg or Camp LeJeune for a M105 trailer to complete your rig.

I was going to say good quality photo composition, then noticed your SS name :) , DUH! Welcome to the club, but your children sure are hairy.

That should buff out OK :D Seriously, I'm glad everyone was relatively OK! Sounds like there was some black ice under that snow.

When I get a truck or trailer with a good cover, I take it off, make sure it's dry, fold it properly and store it out of the sun. I know it's work to do this (especially by yourself), but I rarely actually NEED to have the cover on when I'm using a truck or trailer. It's also a lot easier on...

Welcome to the madness! The Ft Polk GL folks warned me that if you didn't have insurance (which you should have anyway) and the MPs stop you on base, you could be in deep doodoo. So, evidently it has happened in the past. Since fuel costs to drive it home would be around $560 just for...

Nice truck. You guys are making it very hard to be CUCV-less.

Great trip report! Need pics and curious about the mpg! That was a long drive by you AND your wife.

Welcome, Armando. You've just taken the first step into maddness. I lurked here for years before I bought my first green truck and joined up. Now I'm beyond all hope of recovery.

Welcome aboard. You need to get a M1009 Blazer to go with your Bronco. :-D

If you get two, you could run one to each battery.

I have both, also. The M939 auto transmission is easier in traffic, but I really enjoy manually jamming the gears, and you can't push start an auto transmission. The same engine in both will give higher speeds in the M939 trucks. Wreckerman is right about the maintenance being easier with the...

I had to do a double take there. You want to re-word that, DH? :wink:

I never minded driving in snow while younger, but it can be very tiring as it takes all of your attention all of the time. The worst part was trying to wash the salt off my cars and trucks to stave off cancer. Glad your trip was safe, and thanks for the pics.

Sounds like you need to buy a lottery ticket before your good luck goes away! Congrats on your purchase and safe trip over Snoqualmie Pass. I stopped one big rig who didn't know his rear brakes were on fire on that mountain.

I should be retired by then, so either date is good for me.

I'm also getting a 403 error saying the site is unavailable on my home computer that started around New Years. I thought the site was down again until I came into work and found the site working on my work computer. I'm getting satellite service through Exede/Wildblue.