Tagged With: Augie’s Adventures
Paddling the Batsto River at Wharton State Forest NJ
Wharton State Forest float trip down the Batsto River When I first started to research the New Jersey Pine Barrens and the Wharton State Forest in New Jersey, I was pleasantly intrigued by the blue lines marking creeks and the little launch site symbols on the Wharton State Forest map. My excitement grew even more … Continue reading
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New Jersey Pine Barrens
The Pine Barrens – A wilderness in New Jersey As the Tacoma’s build finishes up, this is to be a summer of road trips. There is a post-a-note on my desk with a list of places to visit this summer. The first on the list was the Pine Barrens in New Jersey. The Pine Barrens is … Continue reading
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The Tacoma Gets A New Old Man Emu Suspension
Old Man Emu Suspension Installed on the 2013 Toyota Tacoma –UPDATE- At the advise of Wheeler’s Off Road I went with the 2887 front coil springs even though the charts from ARB listed the 2886 for my application. Lets just say that ARB was right and we removed the lighter rated springs for the correct … Continue reading
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A Story Worth Living – Movie Review
A Story Worth Living At a very pivotal point in my life I read the book “Wild At Heart” by John Eldredge. Or maybe that time in my life became pivotal because of reading “Wild at Heart.” Either way, when I arrived at the theater last evening to watch the special showing of “A Story … Continue reading
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Tacoma Trailer Plug Relocation
There are no immediate plans to replace the stock rear bumper on the Tacoma. The stock one is fine for how we use the truck. However, the location of the trailer plug is just asking to be ripped off and damaged. So, I moved it. This simple modification cost $0.00 and took about 45 … Continue reading
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Overlanding vs. Car Camping
Overlanding vs. Car Camping Neither one is right or wrong, but let’s call it what it is. Several years ago Scott Brady published a great article for Expedition Portal called “What Is Overlanding?”defining the terms and activities of Vehicle-Dependent Expedition”, “Vehicle-Supported Overlanding” and “Back Country Adventures”. I believe Scott has done an excellent job describing … Continue reading
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The Old Man and the Boy
“…Hunting,” the Old Man said, “is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the caves where the cave men lived are full of carvings of assorted game the head of the house drug home. If you hunt to eat, or hunt for sport … Continue reading
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The Tacoma Gets BudBuilt Skid Plates
The Next Step in the 2013 Toyota Tacoma Build – BudBuilt Skid Plates I just don’t feel comfortable going out unprotected. So to protect myself and my Tacoma, I installed some protection in the form of a set of BudBuilt skid plates.
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Hydro Flask Review
Product Review – Hydro Flask Water Bottle Larry Williams A few years ago a co-worker was telling me about a water bottle he bought. At the time it was made from a small company called Hydro Flask. Soon after hearing about this product, I was browsing around a local outdoor shop and saw these Hydro … Continue reading
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Shad Fishing Report – Fletcher’s Cove
Augie’s Adventures – Shad Fishing Report According to my fishing journal, last year the shad fishing was the best the second week of April or there about. But the weather was too nice not to give it a try yesterday afternoon. So, on March 24, 2016, I headed over to Fletcher’s Cove and put the boat … Continue reading
