THE PORTAL HUB - Pinzgauers, Haflingers, Volvo 303s and more!

The Outdoor Adventure USA net is a group of people who are interested in vehicle dependent off road and adventure travel who also happen to be amateur radio enthusiasts.

The website may be found here -

http://www.oausa.net

Here is the "about" screen with the repeater listing

http://www.oausa.net/about-oausa

And here is the link to the forums

http://www.oausa.net/forums/

They sponsor a weekly ham radio net on the Keller Peak repeater which is located near Lake Arrowhead California. This repeater is also accessible over the Internet through EchoLink. Recordings of previous nets may be downloaded here -

http://www.oausa.net/on-air-nets

The group started last year. Most of the members are located in the San Diego area but others range all over Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. They have a goal of hosting 3 "fest" events a year and also serve as a site for others to coordinate travel. This weekend there is a group traversing the Mojave Road.

There is an event planned to be held at the "Arizona Strip" in April which I hope to attend.

So far, I'm the only member with a Pinzgauer. I did host a net on Military vehicles where I hope I generated some interest in our hobby and didn't pass along too much misinformation.

Bruce

event planned to be held at the "Arizona Strip" in April

I know of the "Parker Strip" and hope that is the same place, as you are mentioning. Let me know the dates, if I am in Havasu, I might just ride on down there!

Along these same lines, several months ago, Bruce also suggested that I check out Overland Journal magazine and it's without question a publication that should be of strong interest to all Pinzgauer owners as it's all about self supported off road travel in (potentially) extreme settings...anywhere in the world. I catagorized it as a mutation between a typical 4X4 magazine combined with National Geographic!

It's definitely worth checking out.

Bruce, thanks so are you the one talking about solar cooking?

Brian, I ordered that mag have not received it at this point in time but it looked pretty neat.

Yes, that we me talking about solar cooking. Cooking seems to be one of the most popular topics on the OAUSA net.

The April trip is to an area called Parashant.

http://www.nps.gov/para/

I wasn't familiar with that area when I was living in Arizona but it is part of the Arizona strip which is the area between the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and Utah.

They also have a great forum/ website that I am a member of. Here's the address:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/

I am old_fj_guy on that forum. It has an incredible wealth of knowledge and ideas I think you will all enjoy. The information is priceless, if you enjoy that sort of thing . . . I guess you wouldn't be here if you didn't.

Mike

Don't remember if there are any solar cooking notes, but.....

Great forum for camp cooking ideas, tech. knowledge and equipment.
Some of the best recepies I have seen. Can't wait to try some of them.

www.camp-cook.com/forum/

Morris

For anyone who is interested in solar cooking there is a very active solar cooking forum on Yahoo -

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SolarCooking/

I have a commercially available "Sun Oven" which has been very impressive so far. The biggest drawback is that you need to be in camp and cook generally between 10:00AM and 4:00PM with 1:00PM to 3:00PM generally being the best time for high temperatures.

BTW - I'm thinking about going on the Parashant trip in April if I get my EFI installed and running in time. It would be cool to have a couple of Pinzgauers on the trip.

They also have a great forum/ website that I am a member of. Here's the address:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/

I am old_fj_guy on that forum. It has an incredible wealth of knowledge and ideas I think you will all enjoy. The information is priceless, if you enjoy that sort of thing . . . I guess you wouldn't be here if you didn't.

Mike

Mike, I have followed the site for a while now. I notice one of Erik P. Pinzgauers went up for sale on the site, and have been following its sale.

Don't remember if there are any solar cooking notes, but.....

Great forum for camp cooking ideas, tech. knowledge and equipment.
Some of the best recepies I have seen. Can't wait to try some of them.

www.camp-cook.com/forum/

Morris

Pretty cool site first i've seen it just read thru a little of it not sure about packing cast iron. Seems a little heavy. But a very cool site thanks Morris

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:
BTW - I'm thinking about going on the Parashant trip in April if I get my EFI installed and running in time. It would be cool to have a couple of Pinzgauers on the trip.

Bruce, If I can't keep me and the guys busy at work. I may be up for it. If my efi ever shows up. We can compare. I noticed on my last trip in your area most camp grounds did not allow any open flames. In some areas solar sounds like the ticket. All though there is nothing like the flavor of wood. We have no restrictions here.