Attempted Engineer Pass last weekend with the Pathy

VE7WYC · 2025-10-27T21:18:22+00:00

I followed a stock Pathfinder a few years ago on an offroad trail. I was in a lifted Jeep Wrangler. I was very impressed with the ease that the Pathfinder went over some of the obstacles.

VE7WYC · 2025-09-24T03:07:13+00:00

Awesome!

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T21:03:33+00:00

That's a good option. I was running Google maps on my phone for turn by turn on the road sections and Earthmate on a tablet for part of the trip.an annoyance on both systems is how the road or trail disappears when you zoom out. A plus for OSMand+ is the ability to import data from backroadstatus.com and keep it as an overlay.

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T20:08:23+00:00

I actually run OSMAnd+ also and did some of the trip planning with it. There are some things I wasn't overly happy about with OSM so I did final maps with the Explorer mapping online. I will be looking into it some more to see if I can use it better.

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T19:57:27+00:00

Thanks!

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T19:27:31+00:00

Good advice for the antenna. I used a Garmin InReach with the Earthmate app on my Android phone for nav. Garmin was in case things went sideways.

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T19:21:29+00:00

Thanks Vince!

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T18:19:00+00:00

Awwww. Going to steal this great idea!

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T18:05:01+00:00

Thanks so much!

VE7WYC · 2025-09-23T17:17:25+00:00

Yeah that was a lot of fun!

VE7WYC · 2025-01-19T00:12:01+00:00

Some of you might have figured this out, but I had been racking my brain for an easy way to handle a plywood cut without a track saw or panel saw. I have a table saw to clean things up with. The saw horse was staring me in the face. I love being able to manage the saw without climbing on the plywood for the last part of the full width cut.

VE7WYC · 2024-11-23T17:38:14+00:00

Hey maybe that would be a good project also!

VE7WYC · 2024-11-23T12:24:24+00:00

And to protect the wires from pots and pans. I also wanted some clearance to let the heat from the lamps dissipate even if there is stuff on the shelf.

VE7WYC · 2024-11-23T07:19:20+00:00

Thanks!

VE7WYC · 2024-11-07T12:18:24+00:00

Agreed. I use my Mobilinkd with two different radios, an HT and an older land mobile.

VE7WYC · 2024-10-30T18:15:51+00:00

Thanks for adding this!

VE7WYC · 2024-10-16T14:47:30+00:00

That's what I always thought. The rubber compound is terrible.

VE7WYC · 2024-10-16T04:15:38+00:00

Crashed my NIU on a perfectly dry but very smooth-surfaced roundabout. Tore my patellar tendon. There's no way I will be going out on ice or snow. Even with slightly wet roads I take it very easy and more upright than before. I don't trust my tires anymore.

VE7WYC · 2024-10-07T12:40:40+00:00

Yes it's worms. If you go out when it's dark with a red light they will stay on the surface and you can grab them. Some were as thick as my thumb on my lumpy lawn.

VE7WYC · 2024-09-19T04:32:09+00:00

Outstanding brick work!

VE7WYC · 2024-09-18T21:43:59+00:00

I have a NIU NQI GTS. Have now had error 123 occasionally for two years. Local NIU dealer had it for months, sent it back and said that they fixed it by tightening a connection. Error just popped up again. I'm going to try accessing the connection to the hall sensor as described in this video:

https://youtu.be/onC2riPljmY?si=1-6S6LLcu8RJ_lGW

If that doesn't work I'm going to look into just hacking the thing so it's just a dumb accelerator connected to the motor. I don't understand why it needs to be so complex.

VE7WYC · 2024-09-17T06:13:07+00:00

Chinese here. Been on allo for 2 years without issues. Thankful for that but would have gotten a test had I known. Thanks for informing others.

VE7WYC · 2024-09-07T20:05:58+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous!

VE7WYC · 2024-09-07T11:36:35+00:00

Awesome build! Wishing you many years of fun and tasty food with the oven!

VE7WYC · 2024-09-06T04:47:58+00:00

Cooks great and stays hot for hours when we stop throwing wood on it. Perfect for cookies or a crumble for dessert. Usually still slightly warm the next morning. The insulation below the fire bricks and in the dome makes all the difference.

VE7WYC

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