Here is how to pack:
http://adventurecycling.org/features/ultralight.cfm
Hey Parker, Lets pedal the Tahoe Rim Trail:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Ultralight Mountain Biking - How To Pack
Here is how to pack:
http://adventurecycling.org/features/ultralight.cfm
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Glen Helen RallyX #5 2012
Check out my man Marvin Ronquillo - Last man still participating in rally from the GravelCrew. He is driving the white Scooby with Red wing.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Surviving Alone in Alaska
Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. Check out this VICE video - Surviving Alone in Alaska!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Jeep Surfing a wave
Found this image on a French Jeep site:
http://www.jeep-people.com/fr/challenges/quiksilver-pro/surfing-jeep/
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
E-Track Roof Rack
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What a great idea - E-Track on the roof rack!
Found it here:
http://elmenos.com/menostore/hmmwv&page=7
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_rear_bumper_acc.htm
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Toyota Land Cruiser 80 1/24 Scale Review
Check this out for all you 80-Series Land Cruiser Fans!
http://lsmodelstrucksandsuv2.blogspot.com/2007/05/tamiya-toyota-land-cruiser-80-124-scale.html
California Jeeper Trail Map
Resourceful link as you will find
Area Map • Trail Map • Printable Trail Map • Trail Review:
http://www.californiajeeper.com/rubicon/trail.htm
Rubicon Trail FOTR Stickers
This 5 inch sticker is a depiction of the Rubicon Trail Route Sign being implemented by Friends of the Rubicon. This is a peel off type sticker like those used by Associations and clubs, with backing included, all in one piece made to go on top of a surface (not behind glass). There is a white border around tire tread. Rocky Trail is proud to make these stickers available and $1.00 is donated to FOTR for each sticker sold. Thanks to all you folks for your contributions in support of the Rubicon Trail! Additional Information Please visit the Rubicon Trail Offroad Community Network.
Order the sticker here:
http://www.rockytrail.com/rubicon-trail-fotr-stickers.aspx
I didn't order the sticker yet, but I did ordered a Rubicon map from Rocky Mountain:
You can order the map here:
http://www.rockytrail.com/rubicon-trail-guide-book.aspx
Saturday, September 22, 2012
CARS AND COFFEE IRVINE CALIFORNIA USA
LEXO450 & SoCalFrank showing off their 80-Series Land Cruisers.
Here are all the images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneywills/sets/72157631597241073/with/8012760313/
Friday, September 21, 2012
MR RUBICON Mark Smith Adventure Trail Patch
Mark Smith is Mr. Rubicon!
Here is what the Off-Road Motorsport Hall Of Fame has to say:
http://www.ormhof.org/inductees.fx?id=18
Check out this video interview with him and his daughter as they are the crew at Jeep Jamboree USA.
1950's: Jeep® Jamboree Legend Mark Smith
The intiverer breaks it down to the laundry list of Marks accomplishments + you get Marks Top-10 Off-Road Tips.
Get in the Social mix with Mark & Jill at Drive Off Road:
http://www.driveoffroad.com/blog/
http://www.facebook.com/DriveOffroad
https://twitter.com/DriveOffroad
http://www.youtube.com/user/DriveOffroad
http://www.flickr.com/photos/DriveOffroad
ADV80 Toyota Land Cruiser 80-Series
Its photo shoot time at work; studio photos are done and that means we get to go outside and shoot the outside stuff. No, the Land Cruiser is not our product, I work for Axial R/C Inc and we have something new coming towards the end of the year. There is a nice little creek here to launch R/C canoes! A nice cliff here to launch R/C hang gliders too! Lots of work to do!!!
Climb Dance Corner
I am going to name this turn after one of my favorite video's - Climb Dance!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climb_Dance
www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=clim...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
How To Dust Proof the Canon 17-55mm F2.8 USM Lens
After a few trips to Canon Serivce for lens cleaning I started doing some research on this lens to discover it is not like an L-Lens as it does not provide any dust protection.
So I gave it some thought and rigged up some dust protection with some felt. The problem area is were the lens two halves are not mechanically sealed to dust from creaping inside. I wrapped the felt around this area and taped it onto the main body with black photo tape and letting a portion of the felt overlap onto the second portion of the lens that extends outward from the main body. After applying the felt I added an additional thin strip of tape to pull down the felt onto smaller portion of lens. Its this step down area that is the critially exposed area.
I hope it actually works!
Check out the process: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneywills/sets/72157631574740661/
Why we are having dust issues...
From: www.photozone.de/canon-eos/178-canon-ef-s-17-55mm-f28-usm...
The EF-S 17-55m f/2.8 USM IS isn't a designated L grade lens and while this may not be really obvious based on the naked specifications it shows up regarding the build quality. This doesn't mean that it isn't decent but the outer construction is made of good quality polycarbonate (except for the metal mount) whereas the recent L grade zooms are magnesium-alloy constructions. Nonetheless the lens feels quite solid (similar to the EF-S 10-22mm USM) and the zoom and focus control rings operate reasonably smooth though not damped. The lens does not provide any protection against dust or humidity. Normally you would expect a little more here regarding the high price tag.
As you can see in the product shot above the lens extends when zooming towards the long end of the zoom range. Thanks to internal focusing the front element does not rotate so using a polarizer remains easily possible.
The lens has an extremely fast and near silent USM (ultrasonic) AF drive including full-time manual focusing (FTM) in one-shot AF mode.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Falken Wild Peak A/T - 34" • 315/75R16
Check out the Falken Wild Peak in a 34"!
Mounted up some big meatys on steelies!
It's not too wide and not too tall as I drive it daily. I would have like to have seen it in a 9" wide for a more skinny tire look, but overall I am very pleased with this tire size.
As a daily driver, its not knobby slapping loud and its on the freeway everyday here in Southern California! I like to call the Falken Wild Peak a great "dual sport" tire and it has been KOH proven as well, so its good enough for me!
I think it made for a good overall fitment!
Build thread page: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ruiser-12.html
Mounted up some big meatys on steelies!
It's not too wide and not too tall as I drive it daily. I would have like to have seen it in a 9" wide for a more skinny tire look, but overall I am very pleased with this tire size.
As a daily driver, its not knobby slapping loud and its on the freeway everyday here in Southern California! I like to call the Falken Wild Peak a great "dual sport" tire and it has been KOH proven as well, so its good enough for me!
I think it made for a good overall fitment!
Build thread page: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...ruiser-12.html
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
BOSTON Dynamics DARPA PACK MULE
I would hate to run up on this in the woods!
The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) is a rough-terrain robot developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. It is designed to carry 400 lbs of payload and travel 20 miles without refueling. LS3 has sensors that let it follow a human leader while avoiding obstacles in the terrain.
For more information visit www.BostonDynamics.com.
For more information visit www.BostonDynamics.com.
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