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After purchasing the Palmino something interesting has been happening.

Kathy started taking a real interest in truck campers. Up to the point of purchase, I would say that I have been the driving force in going in that direction. Knowing we tend toward the less touristy and wilderness venues; I could see something like a medium truck camper could fill our needs providing both a place to stay and a vehicle to move about with rather easily.

Anyway, she quickly joined a Palamino owner's website/owners' group. She was devouring articles and then started actively participating. I would venture to say she gets some good information there, but also some total hogwash. An example is the person who told her the Palamino campers are made from wood and will rot. Of course, that is not true, the thing has an aluminum frame with Azdel panels.

Then she started loading up on YouTube videos and learning. At some point, I saw the pencil and notepad come out. She was writing down tips and tricks and part numbers and addresses and who knows what.

Next comes the boxes. Amazon and UPS trucks started showing up with lightweight Corell dishes, some cool pots and pans, and two-sided tape. We have quick-drying towels, little trays, and gadgets to hold, sort, and secure.

My deal with her was, "Honey, you have the inside, and I have the outside and the truck. I only asked her to add some color to that white interior. (I am not a fan of the modern "whiteish" look). So well ahead of actual delivery, we seem to be turning blue with a splash of KY bluegrass-green. I'm checking out Honda 3200 watt generators and bigger Lithium batteries and she is loading up on a cool bedspread.

I am very much looking forward both to picking it up, and to going on a road trip with my bride.

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Build Threads / Re: Don's 2022 Ram 3500
« on: March 10, 2024, 09:58:09 AM »
I made a massive modification to this vehicle yesterday.

Story tomorrow....   ;-)

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Faith Discussion / Re: Word(s) of the day
« on: March 10, 2024, 09:56:50 AM »
Coming up on 100,000 views

This thread is read over 10,000 times annually.

I sure would like to see it read 10,000 times daily!

A goal perhaps??

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 10, 2024, 09:33:13 AM »
Day 59

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 09, 2024, 07:43:55 AM »
Day 58

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 08, 2024, 12:15:28 PM »
Day 57

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Firearms / Re: 6-shooter holster
« on: March 07, 2024, 04:26:49 PM »
I just may back that up with a shoulder or chest rig as well. That shoulder holster worked well before and when deployed to the field, I'd wear that combo for up to a month at a time. Never once woke up or stood up from a wrestling match wondering where the old 629 was...

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Firearms / Re: 6-shooter holster
« on: March 07, 2024, 04:24:58 PM »
Well, heck, thought I'd get some information, but alas, I think Bob has it.

So I measured and plunked down the $$$ on this:

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Firearms / Re: 6-shooter holster
« on: March 07, 2024, 01:21:38 PM »
I certainly wouldn’t follow the instructions provided by the supplier of the product. What would they know. Right?
Good advice! :-0

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Now that we have purchased our Palamino HS-2902 camper I am busy prepping the truck to carry it.

I think I have a good start already. First of all the camper is designed for a 6.5'-8.0' bed length. Its center of gravity is some 5" forward of the rear axle.

Secondly, the truck is a Ram 3500 with a GVWR of 11,800, about a thousand more than some other Ram 3500s.

I have already replaced the factory shocks with Fox HD units. The truck is leveled with 2.5" Carli suspension front springs and a 1" rear block. I also opted to relocate the lower control arms to keep a good caster number, and in fact, I am aligned to factory specs in the middle of the adjustment range. (Great job Carli Suspension!)

I opted for 37" tires because I did want some limited off-road capability, but on the downside, it raised the truck nearly 2". To offset that, I purchased Icon wheels that space the tires 2+ inches further out into the wheel well. Whereas before the tires sat well inside the fenders, now the tires are nearly flush with the fender. That gave the vehicle a more planted and stable feel, which will help with carrying a lot of weight way up high.

Finally, I have already installed a set of 5,000lb capacity airbags for when I carry trailers which are weighing more than 6K-7K. I do not want any squat, and with the airbags, I don't get any.

Next up, I purchased a set of Torque-Lift, Stable-load units. These clever mechanical devices can be quickly turned to engage the primary spring pack with the overload spring. This alone would vastly reduce squat, but reading about the subject, I can see many others reporting great results. I have used these before on my 2500 Duramax truck and indeed they made my truck corner nearly flat on these windy Kentucky roads.

One of the other huge benefits of these devices is that they reduce body roll. Going around a corner with a ton and a half perched at windshield level can get spicy, but devices such as this will really tame the ride.

Coming right up, but not quite yet, I plan to install a 1 1/2" rear sway bar. I think with all that going on, I will have the camper/truck handling as good as it possibly could.

The set on the Chevy were made of mild steel and rusted and corrouded. This time they offer Stainless steel units and I ordered those.

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Firearms / 6-shooter holster
« on: March 07, 2024, 09:33:10 AM »
I am still looking for a good holster for my coming S&W 629 acquisition.

I found this guy who builds them one by one.

The thing is he is in India and sells off of Ebay. He has great ratings, and the prices are good enough to just "take a shot" on one. (pardon the pun)

I haven't ordered one yet because I am uncertain about the measurement. Frankly, I am darned happy that I have waited. I thought I would just order my belt size and be done with it. I wear size 38 trousers and cinch up the belt when I get leaner during the summer.

Reading The recommendations, it states that I need to measure outside my trousers on an angle down from my hip because of the cut of the holster belt. Using a tape measure, I am coming up with a 45" for a length.

I am almost afraid to order a gun belt with a length 7" more than my belt size.

Anyone ever order a gun belt like this before?

When I set up my belt kit in Baghdad it came with a super stiff belt. To that I affixed a holster, extra magazine pouches, and a couple of grenade pouches along with a pouch for a radio. But I never wore it. We set up three kits in Blackwater. Since I was technically assigned to the Ambassador's protection detail, we were expected to do walking detail, vehicle born operations, and flight operations. Of course with my being a pilot, I really only flew and was not trained in ground protective detail operations other than to know where to shoot and where to land.

OK, long story, but now that I plan to do walkabouts with the shiny new .44 in that holster, I want to get the right one

Oh, and in Germany, flying the border, when there was one, I carried a S&W 629 under my shoulder. I found it tucked in there perfectly and I could still fly like I just stole the aircraft.

Need some advice here...

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Firearms / Re: Trying to buy new rifle while in Az for winter
« on: March 07, 2024, 09:19:34 AM »
Bob, Sean is right. Here is a link to a place where I order ammo from regularly and have purchased a half dozen guns from.

https://www.budsgunshop.com/

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 07, 2024, 08:50:58 AM »
Day 56

I think the Lord may have a sense of humor. In my daily prayer for all of you and this site. I have asked God to send us many. I want many men who need a touch from God to come here. I also ask that this site be a beacon of faith and that men who come here could see how godly men behave.

I asked that

And now I get 50-100 scammers a day!

You see, God does answer prayer!

(Lord, I am only pointing out the humor in this situation, and I mean NO disrepect)
Men: If I suddenly disappear from the pages here, I suppose it would mean that God took my statement in the wrong way ;-)

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: March 06, 2024, 03:48:39 PM »
Ouch, another 25 or so this am. Just deleted the email.

TRN, buy a throw away when you get there. If its nice, just mail it home!
Got up to 32
I'm seeing some countries I did not know existed!
Today Iceland, Malta, Afghanistan, Bahamas...

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: March 06, 2024, 10:33:14 AM »
For the time being, let's neither approve not reject any new member requests.

I want the "small orange" folks to see what I am talking about.

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: March 06, 2024, 10:30:45 AM »
Think I have done 20 now.

I approved 1 a few days back from N Kentucky after an email check.

Dang, another 10 or so, then more showed up. Its out of control!
We have an open ticket with the small orange folks to address...

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 06, 2024, 10:29:35 AM »
Day 55

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: March 05, 2024, 09:25:25 PM »
Bots have been busy today, wow!
Yes they have, I just canned 9!

I submitted a ticket to inquire why so many scammers are getting through the filters.

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 05, 2024, 03:56:28 PM »
Day 54

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Message from the Owner / Re: Renewal fees, your call
« on: March 04, 2024, 02:49:57 PM »
First one down.

I am inquiring about the additional "Premium service." I am wondering why we are being invoiced for both the Clementine and the premium services. I'll let you all know.
And I will renew our domain.

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Message from the Owner / Re: Renewal fees, your call
« on: March 04, 2024, 12:10:09 PM »
We received a large today, $575, which put us over the top.

Thank you to those who provided the funds for this year's renewal.

Now that we own another year of operations, let's do something with it!

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 04, 2024, 09:39:29 AM »
Day 53

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D.O.T. / Re: Quotes
« on: March 03, 2024, 10:39:19 AM »
Yep

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Message from the Owner / Re: Renewal fees, your call
« on: March 03, 2024, 08:51:01 AM »
We just got another $118. Thanks, sir!

Looks like a balance of $550

Keep a look at the Donations sheet to see how much we have accumulated thus far.

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 03, 2024, 08:44:23 AM »
Day 52

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D.O.T. / Re: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today)
« on: March 02, 2024, 04:41:05 PM »
“Open Box” on eBay means all the stuff the theft rings walked out of Home Depot with…

Hey Don. This was in your backyard.  Did you attend??

https://www.wdsu.com/article/kentucky-couple-gets-married-inside-gas-station-disco-bathroom/46944375


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That's right in my backyard for sure.
Naw, didn't get the invite
But
Now
I'm gonna have to go look that up.
Carrolton is 25 min from here!

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Our Pro-Military, Veteran, and Thin Blue Line place / Re: The buds...
« on: March 02, 2024, 04:26:31 PM »


Great Night Stalker vid right here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQV_F4uG_rE

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Hand Tools, Power Tools, Welders, etc / Re: Bridgeport Mill, rebuild
« on: March 02, 2024, 09:34:13 AM »
That's one serious vice right there!

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What are you building? / Re: Drawer system for overlanding
« on: March 02, 2024, 09:33:11 AM »
Do they lock closed?
No. Side drawers are captured by the cabinet sides, and pull-out end is captured by the tailgate. I plan for a foam pad to be inserted between the drawer front and tailgate at closure to push them closed.

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Thats pretty sweet. My first ever camper was a pickup box camper. Nothing like this. Mine was free.
Def NOT free!
But easily within my means. Giving myself 1 year to pay it off.

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Build Threads / Re: 2001 Excursion Alaska Overlander
« on: March 02, 2024, 09:30:15 AM »
S: What sort of MPG do you think you'll get?
Big gasser, and draggy, I am thinking 12MPG.

Mine has a 30-something gallon tank. I get almost 17 unladen on 37's. I think for the trip I may go down to 35's, since with the addition of the 37's over stock, I dropped nearly 3 mpg's. Either that or regear to 4.10 and keep the 37's. But the 37's may well overwork the transmission...hmmm

Anyway, I can see me getting 13 MPG in my heavily weighed-down 3500 Ram.

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Build Threads / Re: 2001 Excursion Alaska Overlander
« on: March 02, 2024, 09:25:30 AM »
I want to encourage you two to share some of this general information over on the "Alaska Adventure 225 thread.

Loads of good discussion here. You have me thinking. I was going one spare/compressor/tire plug route. Try and squeeze in some extra fuel, but I already have scads of range with that sippy Cummins. Having said that, with a big draggy camper on the back my MPG's will be less.

My Wyoming shakedown run this summer will teach me much of what I will need going forward.

http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=5486.0

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Some insperation for you!

I would like to go back again, dont know where you going to get on the ferry but if you have time please visit Kennicott and the Kenai Peninsula is very nice.  I went all the way down to Valdez.  Please give yourself 4-6weeks or you will see most of it thru the windshield of you truck

I drove all the way from LA up and back down!  I think it was like 12K miles all said and done.

Also largest seaplane airport in the world in Anckorage and really good Wiley Post musuem in Fairbanks

Canada crossing will be fun if you have boom sticks or even if you dont, dont recommond taking the boomsticks thru Canada.

You sleep in the ram charger the whole trip?

Yes for the most part, had a tent so somethimes in that BUT i made a deal with the wife we would stop every 4th day so she could get a hot shower and sleep in a normal bed.
Phil, You up for a return voyage?
Maybe fly the Trojan up for a route recon, and, maybe park a few Starlink sats overhead for dedicated commo??? ;-)

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D.O.T. / Quotes
« on: March 02, 2024, 08:14:32 AM »
"Everything is habit-forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing."

- Wilt Chamberlain

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 02, 2024, 08:01:50 AM »
Day 51

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What are you building? / Re: Drawer system for overlanding
« on: March 01, 2024, 04:13:29 PM »
Here it is all opened up and closed for travel.

Next up is sanding followed by sanding, then interior water proofing.

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What are you building? / Re: Drawer system for overlanding
« on: March 01, 2024, 04:11:44 PM »
I fitted the final drawer today. This one will fit the two-burner cook top.

I built it with tapered sides, then decided to just cut the sides down.

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Build Threads / Re: 2001 Excursion Alaska Overlander
« on: March 01, 2024, 11:41:28 AM »
I'm diggin' this!

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Adventure / Re: 2025 Alaska trip
« on: March 01, 2024, 09:11:46 AM »
It looks like we have three folks so far. Sean and his wife, Me and Kat, and Duane. Not sure who is going with him.

1. Me and Kat, Truck slide-in camper.
2. Sean and Toyna, Excursion.
3. Duane R, Towed A-Frame pop-up camper.
4. _______??

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Hide Site / Re: Raptor Ridge, the build.
« on: March 01, 2024, 08:29:44 AM »
Canceled trip for this weekend. Supposed to be almost 10ft of snow over the top! NV is never that bad, but Kali side sucks (more ways than 1)
Smart call JR...Hate to have to launch a search and rescue for ya up there. Your place might as well be the summit of Everest right now!

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Message from the Owner / 30 million views!
« on: March 01, 2024, 08:27:06 AM »
I'm not sure if we are doing much good here or have wasted an enormous amount of time, but we just passed the 30,000,000 views mark! ;-)

Is congratulations in order? Or perhaps a reprimand for wasting so much time?

Dunno...

But I can point to Matt's word of the day that has for years given us a godly and biblical start to our day, seen nearly 100,000 times!

I can point to fellowship all over this place.

I can point out friendships that have developed.

And I can point to us being made aware of folks in need of prayer. Some of those are still on my prayer list, and likely yours too.

I can point to a small collection of Daves.

And if I could, I would point out and share the many personal messages I have gotten over the years from people who have been encouraged by what goes on here.

Yea, perhaps neither a congratulations nor a reprimand, but instead, "Thank you Father for bringing these men to this place. Watch over and bless and protect them in their busy lives, in the name of Jesus, Amen."

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Faith Discussion / Re: 100 days of prayer and fasting
« on: March 01, 2024, 08:09:11 AM »
Halfway there. Feeling the pushback.
Amen to that.
We can expect the enemy to be stirred up when we attack his camp.
Jesus is glorious and the kingdom of heaven is victorious in the end.

Day 50

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Message from the Owner / Re: Renewal fees, your call
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:42:41 PM »
Update: Folks are contributing. It looks like we are on course for salvation!

Dunno, but it is trending in the right direction.

Thank you, Lord!

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:32:33 PM »
The other features that made this camper my choice were the all-aluminum frame construction, the lighter weight of 3,200 dry, and the generous 45-gallon fresh water tank capacity along with big gray and black water tanks.

With all considerations in play, it is the right unit for a more adventuresome camper. It fits the smaller bed of my 3500 Ram. The lighter weight will keep me under the vehicle GWT and make getting down a bumpy two-track possible. With this unit, I will have no problem pulling off the interstate into nearly any normal shopping area, very unlike the fifth-wheel crowd. I can dismount the camper in about the same time it takes to drop a fiver and have a regular truck to drive about.

Finally, the cost is good in the mid-'30s and it sports a decent warranty and dealership support network.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:26:56 PM »
So, this is a four season unit. It has loads of insulation, a big furnace, on-demand hot water heater, Azdel siding, and a heated basement for the fluid tanks

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:24:30 PM »
Ours has a "fantastic fan" over the bed and an 11,000 btu AC unit mid-cabin that runs on AC alone.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:22:54 PM »
The mattress is a queen, 60x80, and there are two steps up into the sleeping nook.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:20:51 PM »
It has a pantry/wardrobe near the entrance along with multiple cabinets and this closet in the sleeping area.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:18:37 PM »
The TV is only 22". I want to see about upgrading that to a 32" unit. It pivots as would be expected.

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Everything Trailer, Camper, or RV related / Re: Don's 2024 Palomino 2902
« on: February 29, 2024, 02:17:14 PM »
We have a 3-burner cooktop, an oven, and a microwave.

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