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[RC Pilot Jim]

Bailey that is a nice simple build. I assume that is the Hawk model. I see a few things I can incorporate in mine.

 

I have a question on your "We Boost cell booster" . How does it do offroad 40 miles from the nearest cell tower with a couple of mountain ranges in between?

[RC Pilot Jim]

Code Name 607

 

Don't say its "crappy" because it isn't . I like the drawers with your watercontainer on topon top. What keeps the drawers and water container from falling off?

 

I have been looking for a better solution to carrying my kitchen box under the sink for years while keeping the weight down as my Tacoma is close to gross as it sits without camping gear, water and adult beverages.

 

That is the challenge with an Eagle. What I have works as we do all our cooling outside except when it rains which is not very often down here in San Diego.

[Vic Harder]

Bailey that is a nice simple build. I assume that is the Hawk model. I see a few things I can incorporate in mine.

 

I have a question on your "We Boost cell booster" . How does it do offroad 40 miles from the nearest cell tower with a couple of mountain ranges in between?

I can speak to that.  We were in Utah last month and at the Peekaboo trailhead, 33 miles away https://www.google.c...19!2d37.7702663

 

we had 1-2 bars on my cell phone (Verizon).  Weboost RV with OTR antenna got that up to 5 full bars.

[RC Pilot Jim]

Cougar Couple - Russ.

 

The issue with the 150 watt panel is where your place it. Ours at  26 pounds is in front of the front lifting board (location of the old Flexible panel). Not a good location. Only way I can lift it is with the "speaker Lift".

 

I should have placed the panel one foot in front of the roof vent...Thereby balancing the panel between front and rear lifters. 

 

Too late now   

[BaileyJ]

Bailey that is a nice simple build. I assume that is the Hawk model. I see a few things I can incorporate in mine.

 

I have a question on your "We Boost cell booster" . How does it do offroad 40 miles from the nearest cell tower with a couple of mountain ranges in between?

 

It's a FWC Raven for the short bed

 

I have been many remote places without service.  Not sure the exact distance between cell towers

[BaileyJ]

On the road again...

 

Back to the Rest Stop camping

 

[BaileyJ]

Made it back to Colorado a week ago.  Haven't had a chance to take many pics due to work and other things. 

 

[RC Pilot Jim]

Thanks Vic,

 

I have ti do something as my old "SPOT" is no longer reliable and the factory now wants $200 per year to access the satellite. I cancelled the contract at the end of 2018. Now I have nothing

 

The In Reach is $375 plus the annual usage fee and I only use it twice per year when I go solo to the springs.

 

 

OOOPS ! Just checked the "We Boost" price $499.99. 

 

Based on the price the InReach would be the better solution for me

Edited by RC Pilot Jim, 25 October 2019 - 03:47 PM.

[PaulT]

Check the monthly freedom plan for the InReach. There is an annual subscription fee plus a monthly usage fee for just the months you want it active. 

 

 

 

Pair it with your phone or tablet. It works as the GPS for the Earthmate mapping app and the phone is the keyboard and display for texts, etc.

 

I like the localized detailed weather forecast you can get, especially after several days out of cell service range, when the batteries are getting low & the sky appears to be threatening. 

 

Paul

[BaileyJ]

Camped near Woodland Park, CO last night.  Temps were a bit chilly but it felt great to be out in the mountains again. 

 

 

Topped off the propane tanks this morning.  I'm planning on spending another night here.  Looks like we have some weather and cold temps coming.  It might drop below zero.  

 

If things get too wild I can bail to my GF's parents place in CO springs.