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Found an old homestead site today. Tons of cool machinery.

I've decided my old Ford F150 squatch-mobile is tired and wants to find a new home. We've had a lot of adventures together. It's time to put 'er out to pasture. But I've found something that I think will suit me well in my mid-life crisis. It's being built as we speak. A few tweaks here and there perhaps, but who knows, maybe we'll have some fun together!

Nice! I'm holding out hoping they'll offer a version without the crew cab but with a little longer bed instead. ... or this: The short wheelbase, very useful for getting turned around in tight spaces, is what attracts me. Even a relatively short wheelbase truck like my current Tacoma or previous Nissan Frontier is a pain to get turned around in some places I go sort of often. This starts life as a 4-door JL model then adds a body kit. Notice the locking storage that takes the place of the rear doors? I just need to win the lottery. Or botch 8 years worth of savings. Either will do. MIB

The area around us is littered with stuff like this… old machinery and equipment, old homes quietly decaying deep in the forest. When a lot of the land here was turned into national forests, there were people living there tucked away in the hollers. Some moved away per the government’s demands. Some didn’t. We find old stills fairly often.

No, just a Sport S. I only have so much cash. But, it will be paid off in full upon arrival. The only way to live. I hate debt.

Here in BC all the commercial trucks using the resource roads (logging, mining, oil) must have radios that use 32 special channels in the land mobile band. Each road uses it's own dedicated channel, which is posted at km 0, and drivers must call out distance markers and direction as they pass them; i.e. "Harrison East, 2km up" or "Thurston, 5km down" For this reason, I had a commercial radio installed in my H3, and it's very comforting to know where the big rigs are. These radios (mine's an Icom) are about 10 times as powerful as CBs, and about 3 times as expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. The range is excellent, even in our very mountainous Province. We also have a dedicated frequency for the 4x4 clubs programmed into these radios, so our trail chatter doesn't interfere with the commercial users. There is a license required to use these units, but no exam, just a $40/year fee.