Cottonland Overland Opine Thread

[pmccraney]

In. Nerding out on Amazon and filling up the kindle.


http://www.amazon.com/Photographing-Big-Bend-National-Park-ebook/dp/B00BJX36I0/?tag=ihco-20

 

[wngrog]

 

[wngrog]

http://tpwd.texas.gov/…/pw…/media/pwd_br_p4507_1437_2016.pdf

READ UP......

 

[ntsaint]

 

[wngrog]

Andy
Patrick
Mike
Nolen

Guys. Take the time. Let's go.

 

[MEMCruiser]

anybody got a lead on some pappy van winkle bourbon?

Four guys and four trucks and 3 Rtts. Who am i bunking with?

 

[wngrog]

You are not invited to sleep with me.

I'm not taking mine though

 

[MEMCruiser]

I am not sure what im doing. I know I wont have a rtt set up. Guess i will try the tent cot combo. How wet or dry is it down there that time of year.

 

[Bomar]

Buy $10 worth of screen. Roll windows down. Fold seats down and sleep in truck.

Easy

 

[ntsaint]

I'd just grab you a blow up and sleep in the back of the 200. Lots of room back there with the seats folded down.

From what I have read nights will be chilly and often windy.

 

[pmccraney]

If you can find some Pappy Van Winkle, I will consider letting you crash in my RTT.

You can get a bottle of the 20-year old on rarewhisky.com for a mere 1600. Of the few shops around here that get an allotment, they are already "spoken for" by the guys who buy about 50,000/year in wine (cases of Caymus, etc..). A good buddy of mine is from Kentucky and he manages to get a bottle every other year or so. He will give me a "wee dram" every now and then.

 

[MEMCruiser]

A fellow pilot was talking about it. I have never had any. Is it that good?

@Bomar what do you use to get screen in position over windows?

 

[MEMCruiser]

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Mountain-LIB146274-Packaged-No-See-Um/dp/B004ASJESM/?tag=ihco-20


Guess this might work.

 

[pmccraney]

A fellow pilot was talking about it. I have never had any. Is it that good?

Yes, it is very, very good. You can drink it neat, like water. But, I imagine part of why it tastes so good is the mystique of having something rare. Sort of like a Cuban cigar during the height of the embargo. Are they great - yes? But does something down deep in your brain convince you its that much better than it really is because you were lucky to get it - prolly so.

 

[MEMCruiser]

I do not have a dual battery set up nor a hot 12v outlet for things like my fridge. I purchased one of those antigravity type batteries but was not sure how long that will run a fridge. Anybody have first hand experience with it? How long does it take to charge after depletion?

Was also thinking of getting this to help charge things.

 

[Nottajeep]

I encourage everyone to try this $25 bottle. Smooth and will be a staple in my house.

 

[Bomar]

F a dual battery system now with jump pack tech now.

Magnets to hold screen.

 

[wngrog]

You just need to hard wire a 12v into the battery. In rear. Run a wire with an in line fuse.

One battery as much as we will be moving will be fine. Jump pack does not run fridge. It cracks car after fridge kills battery.

No bugs. That's not an issue. Winds can be insane. Im planning on Eno if weather is great under awning. If not I'll be inside of windy

 

[Bossman]

I do not have a dual battery set up nor a hot 12v outlet for things like my fridge. I purchased one of those antigravity type batteries but was not sure how long that will run a fridge. Anybody have first hand experience with it? How long does it take to charge after depletion?

Was also thinking of getting this to help charge things.

Not sure what an antigravity battery is but now I want one.

If you are speaking of the jell cell batteries like Optima I can report on them. I run a single yellow top in my 80 and an ARzb fridge and have no problems with a nite or two. If I am out longer than that I have to run the truck for a bit to recharge. Like Bimar said, get one of those new jump packs and just run a single battery. Easy.

 

[Bossman]

Oh, on the screen deal... just go to some place like Walmart and buy some mosquito netting material. Cut it larger than the door opening and just close it in the door. Works for me just fine.