The Random Thoughts Thread

[Gallowbraid]

I've always been partial to the European phrase "wild camping". Who wants to be confused with someone spending a long weekend in a state park?

In defense of state parks, there are some very nice ones out there. But I get what you're saying.

 

[Scott B.]

Oh please - it’s car camping.

 

[4x4x4doors]

 

[Gallowbraid]

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Interesting. I frequently get in trouble for the opposite.

 

[Scott B.]

Interesting. I frequently get in trouble for the opposite.

TMI dude....................

 

[Al Swope]

Their travel is a true story. I'd like to see the equipment list. Looks sparse in the picture. Modern travelers need more stuff to run to 7/11.

 

[4x4x4doors]

Their travel is a true story. I'd like to see the equipment list. Looks sparse in the picture. Modern travelers need more stuff to run to 7/11.

As best I can tell, they had no cell phones, no GPS, no tablet and no Instagram account to document their travels.

 

[Gallowbraid]

Today I drove a brand new JL from St. Louis to Atlanta. @Dave I salute you for any long distance driving you do in yours. It is very much a jeep as I fought it's "broad side of a barn" aerodynamics all day and am physically sore now that I'm home.

 

[Dave]

Today I drove a brand new JL from St. Louis to Atlanta. @Dave I salute you for any long distance driving you do in yours. It is very much a jeep as I fought it's "broad side of a barn" aerodynamics all day and am physically sore now that I'm home.

Bah! Builds character

 

[Gallowbraid]

Bah! Builds character

I believe most people will tell you that I have enough character. I'll continue to float down the highway in my living room couch style seating in the Sequoia.

 

[bvanderberg]

Changed the oil on the truck today. As I removed the oil plug, I thought "Hey, that breeze feels nice."
Some of the oil made it into the pan. The rest came at me in a long, hot, wind-assisted money shot from Hell.
Face, neck, chest, earholes, you name it. It was worse than it sounds.

 

[Dave]

Changed the oil on the truck today. As I removed the oil plug, I thought "Hey, that breeze feels nice."
Some of the oil made it into the pan. The rest came at me in a long, hot, wind-assisted money shot from Hell.
Face, neck, chest, earholes, you name it. It was worse than it sounds.

 

[Gallowbraid]

Random fact, 33 bags of pine mulch fit in the rear cargo space of a Sequoia. Folding the middle seats down roughly doubles that capacity.

 

[bob91yj]

^^^^Bah, you've got nothing on this guys Jetta!

 

[Gallowbraid]

^^^^Bah, you've got nothing on this guys Jetta!

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I once bought all the materials to build a deck that was 12' x 65' and refused to pay for delivery. I ran my own parade of vehicles consisting of a F150 with a trailer, an F250 with a trailer and a Ford Explorer with a trailer for 40 miles. Each vehicle and trailer looked very similar to that Jetta. We also made no friends out of the people stuck behind us on the road.

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

You've probably never seen this:

It's an extremely rare lightning phenomena called "sprites".

https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/photographer-captures-rare-lightning-phenomenon-359856

 

[Dave]

You've probably never seen this:

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It's an extremely rare lightning phenomena called "sprites".

https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/photographer-captures-rare-lightning-phenomenon-359856

That’s cool!

 

[GeoYota]

Caught this cool resto at the local Auto Zone...

The smell of fresh canvas was awesome.

 

[Dave]

How long are you supposed to cook these boil in a bag fish you win at the fair?

 

[BlkWgn]

you are supposed to eat that Sushi on the spot.