Northeast Overland's 'Moose on the Loose' Ride

Ha, fuel mileage.....My 80 avg's 12 normally....on flat roads.  on /off gas in the woods prob 6 to 8.  I'll have 10 gallons as spare.

Nice! Lol. I haven't gone off-roading with the FJ yet so it's a guessing game right now

With the trailer, and your manual transmission, a safe number would be figure 15. It will probably be better than that but 15 is safe.

Ham radio comm plan (as a back up to CB and cell phone

146.520 is the National simplex and calling frequencies are by mutual agreement and are not a part of the FCC regulations. It is good operating practice to keep contact length on these frequencies to a minimum, moving off if you wish to continue. It is not however, illegal to remain on the frequency. I'll be traveling on 146.520 before and after the event.

Also, I programmed the local repeaters into my radio and should have coverage most of the time:



Frequency
Tone
Location
County
Call
Use

146.7300-
91.5
Madison
Somerset
KA1C
OPEN

147.3450+
Skowhegan, Bigelow Hill
Somerset
KA1ZGC
OPEN

446.3250-
203.5
Skowhegan
Somerset
W1LO
OPEN









Frequency
Tone
Location
County
Call
Use

147.1050+
103.5
Brownville
Piscataquis
N1BUG
OPEN

147.2100+
71.9
Milo, Sargent Hill
Piscataquis
K1PQ
OPEN

147.2550+
131.8
Greenville, Beaver Cove
Piscataquis
W3VNE
OPEN

Sorry didn't mean to over step any ones plans. I ment this only as a suggestion

Thanks for sharing Steve, we have a staffer named Steve and thanks to both of you we should be covered if any Ham radio help is needed. Steve x2 =ham radio safety....  

I have all sorts of frequencies all set in my computer, but the computer won't talk to the radio.

I'll try to manually add those repeaters. I usually cruise around on 146.52 and hear nothing.

There is also one way further north at T18R12. This is the Allagash area (not by Allagash lake) but might be closer than Brownville, Skowhegan, or Madison.

http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/detail.asp?rid=21797&ln=N1FG_repeater_information_on_146.715_in_Allagash,_Maine

146.715- 100.0 N1FG

Thought this was cute considering all the bug talk   

Hoping the weather forecast is wrong....rain...rain go away!!

Based on my last experience in North Maine Woods, it was very dry in the beginning & the logging roads were dusty. For some reason, probably being last in line, my snorkel must have inhaled all of the dust from the 2 trucks in front of me. We ran with headlights on because we could easily lose each other in the dust.

If it rains the whole time, this won't be an issue haha

Its still a week + out, but the few showers predicted could keep said dust down.

Even if it is dusty, I have a CO2 tank & a blowgun if anyone has an issue with a clogged filter.

This is a video from my last trip up there a couple years back, behind a tandem logging truck. I only crept up close to our leader to shoot the video, I don't always tailgate

As everybody does their last minute packing and gear checks, be sure to read over the original post to make sure you have everything!

^^^^^^ geez. Good thing you said that. I thought it was this Thurs. At least the boss (me) won't care.
So forget my rain post.

Team ARG is donating a bag of Virginia jumbo roasted salted peanuts for each team to munch on the trip. We hope you enjoy our crunchy nuts - you won't be able to keep your hands off of them.   

Thanks Team ARG ! Appreciated!!!

Thanks Team ARG!!   

Slowly getting there! Go the knobbys mounted yesterday...



Wiring and securing prep over the next two days! Skid plates on Friday!

Wahoo!!

That is one beast of a trailer for sure.  Looking good.  The ride should be a lot of fun.  Looking forward to the ride everyone.

I'm extremely excited! So much so, that I think my wife wished I had more night shifts between now and then so she could have a break from hearing me talk about it! This is the first of such adventures for us, so I'm like a kid in a candy shop right now getting ready!

Greg

Greg,
I totally line up with you! Luckily for my poor wife I had to make a business trip which is saving her from my enthusiasm!
Look forward to meeting up soon
Lazz

finally feeling like im getting on top of my to do list, few late night (early mornings to be accurate) and some "help" from a good friend/local shop and might just get a shake down this weekend which would be nice.

We are getting really excited for the MOTL. Can't wait to see everyone next week and meet new Overlanders. We are not bringing our Campa ATT Trailer this trip, doing a "minimalist" setup for the Bumble Bee (02 LR D2). I will probably miss the Campa. LOL Time to go finish gear setup in the Bumble Bee, then a test run this weekend. See you all soon in Maine.