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I like how they say Property of US Government on the side... Seems pointless to put that on all the stuff if they just sell all the stuff with it to civilians and such as well. haha Those are the exact same water cans that we use at my unit. We can fit like 12 of them on a Paladin if we don't carry any fuel.

 

You Field Artillery? Badass.

Yeah I'm really glad they are the real deal, i got them for 50$ shipped straight from the source.

 

Yep. I'm a 13B.

 

Paladins have been shaking the shit out of our work building all week.

 

11B series while i was enlisted for the whole Basic/Ait this summer before i became a Cadet.

Brother.

 

i sleep next to the battery.

 

The ebay ad was legit. $160 recovery strap for 29.99$ shipped.

 

Nice!

 

Got mine today too

 

We must have ordered at the same time

 

Oh I'm not crying. Love hear it all.

 

im just teasing anyways. when they were across the base, it was fun and nice. but its a little less fun 100yds away with no warning.

my favorite is jet noise. im two weeks from going home though, short timer is short.

 

Subbed few weeks ago finally read through the whole thread.

 

I know im late, but i had to respond. I just watch the show because i like it not because i want all the stuff they have.... i drove from ak to san ysidro, left in january and arrived in san ysidro at the end of febuary..... in a ford topaz! so no worries i know you dont need to be all tricked out like them to travel from cali to ak 40k km in 5 months it was an awesome trip!
Here are a few pics

 

Here are a few pictures of my expo camping rig. This has been an ongoing project started last summer and it's beginning to come together. The original camper was a Coleman Colorado. I have mated it with a M101a ¾ ton rated flatbed military trailer. I’ve replaced the axle to lower the trailer and match the Toyota bolt pattern. There is a build thread with additional details over on Expo.

The day I picked up the little pop-up last July.



These two will soon become one.



Camped last fall before tearing the Coleman apart.





Flatbed trailer with Tacoma steelies on new axle.



Rebuilt pop-up camper box on military trailer.



How it sits today with new tent canvas. Still some work to be done but spring camping is calling.



Here is a link to the build over on Expo Portal:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/113313-Coleman-Colorado-Frankenstein-Trailer-Project


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Cool project! I like it!

 

Thats so sick man!

 

I need a house first

 

Sorry to slightly sway off topic but with spring upon us i'll be hitting the mountain trails soon and with spring run off some of said trails will be streams or have water crossings. I know the rear diff breather relocation is a smart thing to do before attempting any crossings... my question is does the front diff have a breather as well? If so shouldn't I also relocate it to a higher point? Also what else should i do before treading any water deeper than my axle?