Smoking Roads
A quick downpour followed by sunshine and warming asphalt created this effect. All paved surfaces were ‘smoking’ for about 40m. If you look in the distance you can see the steam rising off in mass from the runways and taxiways.
Take Me Downtown Tour
Saw Kacey Musgraves, Kip Moore, and Lady Antebellum recently. Very talented people putting on quite a good show. I was able to capture these questionably good, admittedly mediocre, shots throughout the night. Enjoy them mildly.
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Expedition Trailer Shootout
My wife and I recently decided that we were going to purchase an ‘expedition trailer’ (aka ‘off-road trailer,’ ‘recreational trailer,’ and ‘camping trailer’) to expand our road trip capabilities. We wanted a simple off-road capable trailer with rooftop tent capabilities, as opposed to hard shell and ‘pop up’ camper trailers. Now, as it turns out,
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Ammo: XM193 vs XM855
XM193 and XM855 are 5.56x45mm rounds that are used with the AR-15 platform. Most commonly, they are used by the US military in M4 and M16 rifles and carbines, but they are also two of the most popular 5.56 rounds among the civilian market (likely because of the military adoption). That’s about it for your history
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Sirennet SNDL3
Picture yourself driving down a two-lane freeway. It’s dusk, headlights just came on, and you’re cruising at about 80mph, just enjoying the music and looking forward to getting home from your long road trip. You notice a shadow in the adjacent lane about 150 ft ahead. You flick on the brights and give a wide
Walking in the Clouds
For the first time in my life, I woke up to a low visibility fog settled just outside my window. There’s something magical about it. It makes every known path a new mystery.
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Baofeng UV-5R: A $30 Beast
I just added a new radio to the stable, and because it was only $30 I bought one for the wife as well. The Baofeng UV-5R series (5R+ pictured) is a substantial bang for your buck. I do not usually take kindly to cheap imported equipment, especially electronics, but this radio has proven its value
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RigCast Restart
It’s been nearly 10 months since RigCast boarded up its windows and locked the doors. In that time, I completed a GoRuck Challenge, completed a Tough Mudder, sold a home, moved across the country, built a new home, married my best friend, and joined a new SAR team. Today, I have officially reopened the doors
Updates for the Bak Roll-X
Bak Industries quietly updated its Roll-X bed cover recently. Here are the changes: The large plastic hand fasteners (connecting the cover to the rails) have been replaced by standard nuts. There are now four fastener points connecting the cover to the rail, improved from the previous generation’s two fastener points. Rails now have channels which
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