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devonianwalk

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    Thank you very much, I was actually pretty fond of the parts of Texas I passed through, so no worries there. Minus that heat! :laugh:

     

    But to be 100% honest with you, my very least favorite part of the trip was being in Myrtle Beach. From what I saw, I can have confidence that you aren't missing anything by not going. I don't think that I'm being snobbish because I live in Surf City USA here on the coast, but Myrtle Beach was legitimately a hellhole. Hot and sticky as all get out, even at midnight. The whole town was filled with crack-heads and otherwise low class people wandering the streets for their vacation time. If that was where people went to relax, I really don't know where they were coming from. Truly a terrible place, the beaches were garbage, there was wayyy too much tourist places like run-down miniature golf courses, towel and other chintzy souvenir shops which as a chain populated much of the city, and ridiculously overpriced hotels. Perhaps it was because of the time, but we ended up staying in an econolodge that was so crime-ridden and run down one of us kept watch, and yet it cost $150 in cash per night, run by a toothless a-hole. Combine that with what was apparently a donked golf cart show, and the place was really a dive. I would not recommend spending time in this city. Unless someone on here can suggest to me a part that isn't wholly awful, I stand by my comments. We left absolutely as fast as we could. If you want a nicer beach atmosphere, go anywhere else. Jacksonville FL wasn't bad at all. Reminded me of San Diego for instance.

     

    You just summed up Myrtle Beach the way I see it. Sure, it was a cool place to go having just graduated high school and found a way to drink cheap beer with half of my class. Loud stereo systems, motorcycles, tee shirt shops ... pretty much all of the reasons I hate that place. The only time I ever go back there is when the wife's parents drive their RV to one of the isolated campgrounds.

  2. I'm a fan of the LED's in the wheel wells. We helped a guy work on his Jeep in the dark on the trails that wheel on. He had a cheap set of off road lights mounted under his that made it so much easier to work on.

  3. What color should my transmission fluid be? Also, I seem to get better fuel mileage with my hubs unlocked. Weird.

     

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    I have noticed that my cell reception is not always full strength with an obvious tower in plain site. I always chalked this phenomenon as "the other carrier's" tower.

  4. As for miles, myself, I have over 200k and there are plenty of members here on this forum well above 250k, and 300k miles. Proper maintenance goes a long way!

     

     

    You are also in south Florida, he is in a salt state. :lol:

     

    That being said, proper maintenance does go a long way!

  5. Locally, I have a lot of options to drive off road when it comes to short trails and mudbogs. When it comes to rock crawling, my buddies and I like to camp and wheel on the closest national park (http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/info/north_carolina_09210/ride_10e8.htm) where we can purchase a "one day" pass to wheel. I often wheel in my backyard when I need to test a new modification to my truck or when I've had too many beers to drive away from home. :lol:

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