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Episode 104 – Pacific Northwest Overland Rally

Posted by on August 9, 2015

In this episode we discuss all the skills and topics covered during the 2015 Northwest Overland Rally and Workshop, or NWOR for short.  The NWOR was a gathering of overland and adventure travelers from around the world.  Most of the attendees was from the Pacific northwest area but there were some other attendees from some pretty far off places.  If we got some of the details in the show incorrect, send us a correction and we’ll include it in the next show.    

    • Trailer maintenance
        • Bearing lubrication

       

    • Electric brake adjustment
    • Breakaway brakes
    • Battery charging
    • Marker lights and reflectors
    • Suspension

 

  • Solar power
      • Need enough output to charge, not just run

     

  • Heat degrades solar cell output
  • Need space for air to follow
  • Direct sunlight is better. Don’t hard mount panels
  • Anderson plug connectors
  • Mono crystal vs poly crystal

 

 

  • First aid for kids and adults
      • Most common injury is head injuries

     

  • Sun burn
  • Tooth injury
  • Ear infection

 

 

  • Advanced HAM
      • They had a radio to give away to anyone who has a call sign but no radio

     

  • Kinda disappointed in the class. There was a 9yr old kid who already had his general license. Wicked smart but a little distracting from the class.
  • No info about APRS
  • Only info given regarding IRLP was that it is a way to link repeaters through the internet
  • Provided some info about smaller portable antennas that you can connect and throw up in a tree
  • Directional antennas
  • Mobile unit vs handy talky
  • Cross band capability
  • HAM as a hobby vs as a tool for offroaders

 

 

  • Survival class for kids

 

 

 

 

  • Border crossings
      • Geared towards motos in central and south america

     

     

 

 

 

 

  • Roundtable summer in Alaska
      • Bear spray

     

  • Dark colors tent
  • Grey water contained
  • Fuel not as scarce as people think
  • Hard on trailer tires

 

 

  • 12 volt electrical
      • Isolate all accessories to run on auxiliary battery

     

  • Solder and then crimp connections
  • Stagger spliced wire connections

 

 

  • Satellite communications
      • Spot uses a satellite constellation that doesn’t work near the poles

     

     

 

 

 

I present to you the Overlandubaru! #wouldyouwheelit #NWOR #nwoverlandrally A photo posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

Winner winner chicken dinner! #ExPo #NWOR A photo posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

Getting educated on trailer maintenance by Adventure Trailers at #NWOR

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Learning about solar power from @overlandsolar at #NWOR A photo posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

 

Some folks are learning to put out vehicle fires. #NWOR A photo posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

 

This 9yr old with a HAM General license is schooling a group on HAM radio operations. #inspiration #NWOR A photo posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

I’m so excited to hear this presentation from A2A Expedition!

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I caught the @CompactSubculture Taal Terror in action at the recovery course at #NWOR A video posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

Getting educated on satellite communications from @delormegps at #NorthWestOverlandRally #NWOR

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Checking out the #Moto Olympics at the #NorthWestOverlandRally #NWOR #ExploreYourWorld A video posted by Dan (@the4x4podcast) on

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