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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Model is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/docs/oevcriteria.xls
Intended use for the model:
Document the general parameters, priorities and specific requirements for a proposed Overland Expedition Vehicle (OEV).
The model is intended to improve communication between potential OEV owners and their dreams, fabricators, subcontractors and manufacturers.
In practical use it can help potential OEV owners identity ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
We were westbound on the Chile Chico road when we saw them.
We’d been through the rough stretch from town to the mine and the subsequent narrow, single lane portion that clings to the cliffs along the south side of Lago General Carrera with its stunning views.
The huge lake, ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
One of the little known upsides of foreign travel is exposure to obscure movies subtitled in the local language.
We’re holed up in a hotel in Santiago, Chile, waiting for our expedition truck & motorcycles to arrive via ship in Valparaiso.
One of the ways we’ve been killing time is ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
I just came across this company and their product launched 1 November, 2007.
Small, lightweight and portable, it combines EPIRB type emergency beacon functions with a general purpose GPS locator tracker and simple "I'm OK" message functions.
It looks like it would be great for hikers, skiers, climbers, mountain bikers, off-road motorcyclists, ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
File this one under “you learn something new every day.”
While at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinville, Oregon (highly recommended) I noticed this small gasoline engine on display.
It combined several of my lifelong interests: aviation, historical aircraft, motorcycling, historical motorcycles and something from my youth, Heathkit.
When I was nine my ...
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Message below from our Milwaukee friend Bob Grambling.
I met Bob at a sushi bar down the street from my apartment when I was living in downtown Milwaukee. We later attended many BMW rallies together, along with his partner Bunny.
Bunny was the key element and one of the prime instigators of ...
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