USA Bullbar/Grill Guard Question

[Devon]

Wyoming is on the list of states I want to visit along with Alaska, Texas, Montana, Indiana, Idaho and others while I can research I do need to visit to help with my search because I really don't have a place set in stone yet but I am looking for to it!
I just hope that Fort Worth does not get as hot as it does in Australia!

But in any case cheers I can't wait!

 

[Devon]

no problems so far with this one that we build. no federal agents knocking at the door

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Wow that's nice I just got worried with my set up as it does lean forward!

 

[Devon]

I always dream to move to colorado, look like the perfect place for a land cruiser

Colorado does look nice that will be on the list of states to visit!

 

[lcwizard]

Wow that's nice I just got worried with my set up as it does lean forward!

leaning forward is Ok too

 

[Devon]

leaning forward is Ok too

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Awesome I see what you mean and those are some nice Cruiser's I am amazed put this down to ignorance that there are so many Cruiser's in the USA I mean 40 series, 50 series, 60 series and now I see 70 series over there I mean a lot of these were used abused and thrown away in Australia and everybody got the new model coming out next, It's just great to see so many still on the roads!

 

[1911]

Colorado does look nice that will be on the list of states to visit!

A beautiful state for sure (I grew up there), but in the last 30+ years has seen a huge influx of Californians and others, resulting in housing prices skyrocketing and left-coast politics (ant-gun, intrusive govt.) being introduced more and more. Personally, I would not move back there now.

Rural Utah could also be on your list. The cities there are getting expensive to live in.

 

[Devon]

A beautiful state for sure (I grew up there), but in the last 30+ years has seen a huge influx of Californians and others, resulting in housing prices skyrocketing and left-coast politics (ant-gun, intrusive govt.) being introduced more and more. Personally, I would not move back there now.

Rural Utah could also be on your list. The cities there are getting expensive to live in.

Eww Californians it does sound like everything they touch goes to s**t someone told me San Francisco is a dump now, that the streets are literally one massive toilet!
But Utah I haven't looked at Utah isn't that Mormon capital? Anyway I will check out Utah!

 

[ryanwk628]

I did a lot of work in Ft Worth and really enjoyed the people, everyone was very nice. There is a lot of work down there and people are right about the cost of living. It would be a good place to start then you could move elsewhere. My cousins live in UT and that is also a cool place with lots of parks and cool landscapes. Idaho is a hidden gem I would have on my list that would check a lot of your Alaska boxes. I loved Alaska when I went on a motorcycle/camping trip as a kid. I remember midnight daylight, bears walking on the side of the road and mosquitoes as big as hummingbirds.

Im going to Australia in October for my honeymoon, east coast. Looking for recommendations myself.

 

[Devon]

I did a lot of work in Ft Worth and really enjoyed the people, everyone was very nice. There is a lot of work down there and people are right about the cost of living. It would be a good place to start then you could move elsewhere. My cousins live in UT and that is also a cool place with lots of parks and cool landscapes. Idaho is a hidden gem I would have on my list that would check a lot of your Alaska boxes. I loved Alaska when I went on a motorcycle/camping trip as a kid. I remember midnight daylight, bears walking on the side of the road and mosquitoes as big as hummingbirds.

Im going to Australia in October for my honeymoon, east coast. Looking for recommendations myself.

Cool I hear and read a lot of good things about Fort Worth and it does look amazing, Utah I would love to check out, Idaho I have done a little research on such as Coeur d'Alene and Boise but Alaska I've probably over researched even going as far as watching the Alaska state troopers show that was on NatGeo.

As for Australia's east cost I can tell you a little I have been to Cairns and Townsville back in the late 90's those towns are up in Queensland which also has the Great Barrier Reef and it's not bad there I have heard it's changed a bit Cairns has a lot of farming land north and south of the town and Townsville is kind of like a tropical beach city with Magnetic Island just across the water which is beautiful.
The Gold coast I went to in the early 2000's not a bad place either I went to the theme parks like Dreamworld, Movie world and Wet N Wild World good fun!
Been to Sydney for three days in 2007 to see Fleetwood Mac and seen a little of the place like the Aquarium and the water front
Melbourne I am closest to and it is not bad Great Restaurants and bars for the nightlife the Zoo is pretty good and lots of shops Melbourne is getting bigger and it's infrastructure is always changing the city and it's surrounding areas have a lot of historical districts and buildings like Brunswick which is pretty neat.

I'm currently living in Bendigo which is a historical Gold rush City that has some beautiful old historical buildings, Bendigo is right in the centre of Victoria so it's got all of the big city amenities and feel but in a small package.

That's about all I can say really I haven't been to Tasmania I will go one day and Western Australia doesn't really interest me at all, I have been to South Australia a bit mostly Adelaide which I think is a very boring city but have been to Clare Valley which is wine country! And I would say forget Darwin in the Northern Territory it's VERY HOT unless you really want to see it but I lived 24 years of my life there and I can happily say you won't miss much if you don't go there!

But I would say Sydney and Melbourne are the usual big touristy hot spots and from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and Cairns to Townsville are beautiful from memory!

 

[lcwizard]

Wyoming is on the list of states I want to visit along with Alaska, Texas, Montana, Indiana, Idaho and others while I can research I do need to visit to help with my search because I really don't have a place set in stone yet but I am looking for to it!
I just hope that Fort Worth does not get as hot as it does in Australia!

But in any case cheers I can't wait!

all those states have that common element that your looking for, that wild independent flavor........except one,perhaps? I don't see Indiana in that mix. The western states are like a big, beautiful fruit basket . Lumping Indiana in that is like throwing a pickle in the basket. Still very edible but a different taste. Your best states for wheeling have the most public lands. States like Arizona, Utah and Nevada have a nearly unlimited
amount of unrestricted travel. 82% of Arizona is owned by some government agency, almost all of it accessible. Indiana ranks 39 out of 50. Top ten are Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, new Mexico and even California. Washington is still in the top ten at tenth place .
I lived in Spokane a year and was disappointed in the lack of nearby places to wheel and camp. I usually crossed over to Idaho. I suppose Az spoiled me. I moved back to Az. Your worst case in Az is living in Phoenix. The city covers over 100 square miles so if you're in the center you drive an hour before the journey starts. Nice thing is that you've got winter camping in the desert within 20 miles of the city and depending which direction you go
and summer camping in pine forests are 50~100 miles away. For me, in Globe, I can drive 30 minutes and have a secluded campsite either in a desert or forest
elevation

 

[ryanwk628]

Cool I hear and read a lot of good things about Fort Worth and it does look amazing, Utah I would love to check out, Idaho I have done a little research on such as Coeur d'Alene and Boise but Alaska I've probably over researched even going as far as watching the Alaska state troopers show that was on NatGeo.

As for Australia's east cost I can tell you a little I have been to Cairns and Townsville back in the late 90's those towns are up in Queensland which also has the Great Barrier Reef and it's not bad there I have heard it's changed a bit Cairns has a lot of farming land north and south of the town and Townsville is kind of like a tropical beach city with Magnetic Island just across the water which is beautiful.
The Gold coast I went to in the early 2000's not a bad place either I went to the theme parks like Dreamworld, Movie world and Wet N Wild World good fun!
Been to Sydney for three days in 2007 to see Fleetwood Mac and seen a little of the place like the Aquarium and the water front
Melbourne I am closest to and it is not bad Great Restaurants and bars for the nightlife the Zoo is pretty good and lots of shops Melbourne is getting bigger and it's infrastructure is always changing the city and it's surrounding areas have a lot of historical districts and buildings like Brunswick which is pretty neat.

I'm currently living in Bendigo which is a historical Gold rush City that has some beautiful old historical buildings, Bendigo is right in the centre of Victoria so it's got all of the big city amenities and feel but in a small package.

That's about all I can say really I haven't been to Tasmania I will go one day and Western Australia doesn't really interest me at all, I have been to South Australia a bit mostly Adelaide which I think is a very boring city but have been to Clare Valley which is wine country! And I would say forget Darwin in the Northern Territory it's VERY HOT unless you really want to see it but I lived 24 years of my life there and I can happily say you won't miss much if you don't go there!

But I would say Sydney and Melbourne are the usual big touristy hot spots and from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and Cairns to Townsville are beautiful from memory!

That is awesome thanks!

 

[Devon]

all those states have that common element that your looking for, that wild independent flavor........except one,perhaps? I don't see Indiana in that mix. The western states are like a big, beautiful fruit basket . Lumping Indiana in that is like throwing a pickle in the basket. Still very edible but a different taste. Your best states for wheeling have the most public lands. States like Arizona, Utah and Nevada have a nearly unlimited
amount of unrestricted travel. 82% of Arizona is owned by some government agency, almost all of it accessible. Indiana ranks 39 out of 50. Top ten are Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, new Mexico and even California. Washington is still in the top ten at tenth place .
I lived in Spokane a year and was disappointed in the lack of nearby places to wheel and camp. I usually crossed over to Idaho. I suppose Az spoiled me. I moved back to Az. Your worst case in Az is living in Phoenix. The city covers over 100 square miles so if you're in the center you drive an hour before the journey starts. Nice thing is that you've got winter camping in the desert within 20 miles of the city and depending which direction you go
and summer camping in pine forests are 50~100 miles away. For me, in Globe, I can drive 30 minutes and have a secluded campsite either in a desert or forest
elevation

Yeah I see what you are saying I think I am just curious to see Indiana, although it does look very built up I suppose it is a very old state, I have heard Fort Worth can be cooler at times to live than Arizona not that I am saying it's a bad state I would like to live somewhere that has a winter period and not always so god awfully hot like Darwin which can be HOT year round with 100% humidity I can handle a bit of heat but I would like somewhere that's is colder than Australia, where I currently live now in Bendigo it can get as low as -5 degrees Celsius during winter which is about 23 degrees Fahrenheit no snow though, so if I can find somewhere like that I would be happy and if it gets snow I would be ecstatic.

 

[1911]

Fort Worth is cooler than southern Arizona, but more humid. We will almost always get a stretch in the summer over 100 F (38 C), anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. In the winter, daytime temps of 50-60 F (10-16 C) are common, though we do get some hard freezes at night. Usually 1-3 snow/ice storms per year; when it does, it melts fairly quickly. The humidity is variable depending on the season. In the winter and summer, usually about 40%, but in the spring when it rains a lot it will be 60-80% and more for a short time.

If you want a guarantee of lots of snow every winter, then you want Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Montana.

 

[lcwizard]

Yeah I see what you are saying I think I am just curious to see Indiana, although it does look very built up I suppose it is a very old state, I have heard Fort Worth can be cooler at times to live than Arizona not that I am saying it's a bad state I would like to live somewhere that has a winter period and not always so god awfully hot like Darwin which can be HOT year round with 100% humidity I can handle a bit of heat but I would like somewhere that's is colder than Australia, where I currently live now in Bendigo it can get as low as -5 degrees Celsius during winter which is about 23 degrees Fahrenheit no snow though, so if I can find somewhere like that I would be happy and if it gets snow I would be ecstatic.

I think when people think Arizona they envision desert. The elevation in Az ranges from about sea level to 12,600 ft on Mt Humphrey
north of Flagstaff. Southern Az is generally hotter than Northern but we have the Chiricahua mountain range just north the Mexican border that
rise over 7000 ft with dense pine forests.
We have 10 peaks in AZ that are over 10,500 ft. Depending how you like your weather you can live in Yuma with it's 140' elevation or Alpine
with an 8000 ft elevation

 

[Borrego]

Yeah I have been told that my choices are unusual even considering I have never been to the USA and how different Alaska and Texas are which is why I have done a lot of research on where to live on one hand I really am not a big fan of the heat which is why I considered Alaska for the winters and amazing landscapes, the camping and wide open spaces but the down side to Alaska is its isolation and it doesn't have as much as Texas
Texas which I am leaning a bit more towards is because what it has to offer with location, cost of living and property prices and sizes I'd like a few acres since I have spent most of my life living in suburbs and work wise I am studying I.T then will move onto Cyber security
(People have suggested California and I say well I may as well stay in Australia if I chose California no thanks)

Basically I am looking to move to somewhere that's
Plenty to see and do
Doesn't have an over bearing Government
strong gun culture
big on family values
Few Australians as possible
big classic and vintage car scene

And yes lots of work because you a good job is important hence why I have also been looking at Dallas/Fort Worth

Check out Boise. The tech I.T. industry is strong, you get hot summers like Texas, but cold winters like Alaska. Idaho is definitely pro gun, and there are a lot of wide open spaces! Plus, there are ladies there. There are no ladies in Alaska.

 

[Devon]

Okay so Fort Worth gets a pretty hot summer stretches sounds similar here in Bendigo the summers can get pretty hot but nothing like up north in Darwin up there it's common for temps to reach 42 C about 108 F which after 24 years there is why I can't stand year round heat!
I didn't know Arizona was so varied put it down to ignorance and never been there it sounds like I have a lot more to research and when I get my s**t together a trip I think is in order I want to try to aim for winter or as it's coming into winter to check a lot of these places out.
I know a lot about Alaska and a fair bit about Texas and Fort Worth and a little about Idaho but I suppose I need to check out a few more states!
I will check up on Idaho again, I heard they have the only blue field in the U.S and I do want a pro gun state!
I have also heard about a shortage of ladies in Alaska which is another downside I CAN NOT STAY SINGLE FOREVER does get old after a while!