Ultimate Adventures presented by Motortrend and fourwheeler is an awesome journey worth watching.

One of the most popular Trail making systems on the planet is GAIA GPS and I believe once you start diving into it you’ll see why so many adventurers utilize this powerful system. Some great features is GAIA GPS supports multiple operating systems (IOS, Android, etc) and what I love is you can plan your entire route via a web browser and save the GPX file to share with your friends or club etc.. Here are some high level screenshots of the web version BASICS At the bottom left you can see I’m on Search which means I can search for a trail or a city or something or just browse Now I would suggest clicking on Filter and select Offroading and unselect Hiking so you get better results. Obviously you can filter on more if you want. Now if you click on Saved these are either routes you saved or you imported from someone else. HOW DO YOU IMPORT A FILE (.gpx or other)?? On the bottom left I click on Saved then you see the + button at the top, I click on that. You get presented a menu like the one below Click on Import File and browse to your .gpx or kml or whatever file and it will show up on the left which you can organize into folders to keep it cleaner. To move your imported files you click to the left of the imported file (the three …) and select Choose Parent Folder. CAN YOU SHARE YOUR FILES FROM GAIA? Yes you can and its pretty easy to do. You can share an entire folder with all your files OR you can share just a file. When you are on a file (example below is I’m on the UP Michigan trip.gpx) you can click on Share (right next to the Edit button) and you can add Collaborators, you can share the link or you can Export the File (GPX is the most common and widely used). VIDEO TUTORIAL

What makes Drummond Island the ORV paradise of Michigan? Is it the miles of routes and trails resting beneath the tree canopy? Is it the scenic view of wildlife? The variety of trails and routes suitable for experts and novices alike? The easily accessed food, lodging, entertainment, service, or emergency aid? The clear signage indicating location, destination, and points of interest? It’s a riding adventure and the trails are fun. The off road vehicle (ORV) trails on Drummond are some of the most scenic and rugged in Michigan. Drummond’s DNR sponsored trail system is the largest closed loop ORV system in the state. With over 60 miles of ATV trails and 40 miles of ORV routes there’s a lot to explore! 2020-difficultymap-updated6-22-20.pdf

Fun Park worth checking out. The Mounds is open 365 days a year; however, from March 15 through May 15, all trail areas of the Mounds are closed except for the 8-acre scramble area which is located to the North West of the ticket booth. Trucks are not permitted. ATVs, UTVs and dirt bikes are allowed. All areas of the Mounds will reopen to all vehicles the morning of May 16 Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 am – Sunset Sunday: 10:00 am – Sunset 2020-Mounds-map-and-rules.pdf

Looks like I found my snow plow this winter.

My Wouxun KG-1000G is setup real nice As a GMRS radio, the KG-1000G is only allowed to transmit on the frequencies that are part of the GMRS. However, that does not limit the frequencies that can be received or monitored. The KG-1000G can receive on any frequency in the following ranges: 50-53.995, 108-179.995, 320-349.995, 400-479.995 and 700-985 MHz. Included in that range are airband frequencies where AM is often used, and the KG-1000G can even auto-detect and demodulate AM! Look for an antenna that covers 50 MHz - 985 MHz Channels 8-14 Transmitting is limited to a half watt of output power. The KG-1000G is not capable of transmitting at this low of power and does not allow transmitting on these channels (although you can listen) so in the below chart you will see Channels 8-14 marked as RX Only (receive only). Channels 15-22 Transmitting is limited to 50 watts of output power. Channels 23-30 receive on the same frequencies as channels 15-22, but transmit on a special offset frequency set aside for repeaters. Default GMRS Channels and Frequencies Simplex Channels (Ch1 - Ch22) Ch. Frequency Max Power Ch. Frequency Max Power 1 462.5625 5 Watts 12 467.6625 RX Only 2 462.5875 5 Watts 13 467.6875 RX Only 3 462.6125 5 Watts 14 467.7125 RX Only 4 462.6375 5 Watts 15 462.5500 50 Watts 5 462.6625 5 Watts 16 462.5750 50 Watts 6 462.6875 5 Watts 17 462.6000 50 Watts 7 462.7125 5 Watts 18 462.6250 50 Watts 8 467.5625 RX Only 19 462.6500 50 Watts 9 467.5875 RX Only 20 462.6750 50 Watts 10 467.6125 RX Only 21 462.7000 50 Watts 11 467.6375 RX Only 22 462.7250 50 Watts Repeater Channels (Ch23 - Ch30) Ch. Name Receive Frequency Transmit Frequency Max Power 23 RPT-15 462.5500 467.5500 50 Watts 24 RPT-16 462.5750 467.5750 50 Watts 25 RPT-17 462.6000 467.6000 50 Watts 26 RPT-18 462.6250 467.6250 50 Watts 27 RPT-19 462.6500 467.6500 50 Watts 28 RPT-20 462.6750 467.6750 50 Watts 29 RPT-21 462.7000 467.7000 50 Watts 30 RPT-22 462.7250 467.7250 50 Watts NOAA Weather Channels Ch. Frequency Ch. Frequency 1 162.4000 5 162.5000 2 162.4250 6 162.5250 3 162.4500 7 162.5500 4 162.4750

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This died real quick.... I love the cummins diesel and asin trans combination which was only available on 3500 trucks and heavier duty like 4500 etc. What I disliked MAJORILY with my 2013 RAM Big Horn was the front suspension. I had the worst death wobble when I was driving around a bend in the expressway and hit a bump in the road, would start the death wobble so much that I had to slow down alot to get it to stop so I can continue driving. It's been brought to dealerships several times and no matter what they do they could not stop this from happening which sucks because I loved my 2013 RAM very much. With the suspension problems and now it starting to rust around the front fender, I sold my 2013 RAM. So I "thought" the suspension would be fixed in the 2018 model so I ended up purchasing a new 2018 2500 with the Cummins but RAM trans and man what a mistake. The suspension problems still exist so apparently you can only have RAMs in states with roads with no bumps on corners so probably more southern states. Definitely not northern states like Michigan where we have to redo our roads every year. We only have two seasons: winter and construction I ended up selling the 2018 RAM fairly quickly. It had some electronic issues and no one in the family liked it as much as the 2013.

We have a small bit of land in Davison, MI with a beginner offroad trail that at times requires some technique to get through some tight spots. I had my wife drive our 97 Chevy 1500 pickup through the trail to see how these new blacklion tires do. Not too bad but if the mud is thick they cake pretty bad and won't clear out. So she got stuck So obviously I had to walk up to the house and get the K5 and pull her out which obviously the most difficult part was walking from the back of the property to the front. Here is a quick video of driving through our small piece of land Now at the point of pulling my wife out of the hole she put our son's truck in So now that I got the K5 out I can’t just drive it back and let her sit for the rest of the winter without a little fun. Not only that but a regular tradition for the past few years is going to the Mounds Thanksgiving morning for some fun while the Turkey is on the Big Green Egg smoking. So long story short, wanted to make sure the K5 is running ok. As my wife takes the bypass, I go through the more fun course and to be honest, no way was that 97 going to to make it through even though from the video it probably doesn’t look that bad but it was pretty slick and that mud that just sticks like a slimy booger.