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2008 Nov 20-29
There were too many events to go into detail about all of them this week. Each photo is from a seperate run. There were several scouting trips, all looking for new and exciting class 6 roads throughout the state to add to our MappingNH project. A rescue mission was sent out to recover a dead and stuck S10. There was a trip to Steve's Jeep Country for an RTI face-off challenge between Mike and Mike (Mike won, in case you were wondering), and a couple of full size rigs hit the trails and had a blast in the Hillsboro area.

For more pictures and commentary on each of the runs, check out the Trip Reports section of the forums.

Trans New Hampshire Expedition

The Trans New Hampshire Expedition 2008 is complete! Tons of photos and a story of the event are posted in the forums. The trip included primitive camping, a trip up Mt. Washington, scenic views, an historic inn, waterfalls, covered bridges, class 6 roads, and many, many more sights.

Check out the Thread for photos and the story.

Truck of the month!

2006 Nissan Xterra S 4x4

First off, there is something we need to disclose about the owner of this Truck Of The Month. He is from Massachusetts. The good news is that he has a sweet Xterra and he wheels a lot. XVTer (Bobby) has a 2006 Nissan Xterra that is pretty well modified, although it was never intended to be wheeled.

The X was purchased new and shiny, with the intent that it would be a capable winter ride with plenty of interior space. A few little mods into it, and he was addicted. Now, just two years later, XVTer has a pretty capable off-road rig that is still a nice daily driver. Since the X was going to be seeing some trail time, it got some armor tossed under and around it. Shrockworks front and rear bumpers were installed along with rock sliders and a full set of heavy guage steel skidplates.

The X meets the road through a set of 34x10.5-16 Super Swamper LTBs mounted on a set of bedlined wheels. Suspension consists of AC front coils and Deaver AALs with AC rear shackles and a set of Timbren bumpstops in the rear. Nightime wheeling shouldnt be much of a problem with the six 130w off-road lights showing the way.

Other mods include a GOBI Ladder, Yakima Load Warrior w/extension, Hi-Lift & Tire mounts, and a 10# Powertank setup. To give the X a bit of a power boost, a Flowmaster 44 off-road model with custom cat-back piping and a K&N drop-in filter were added.

For more information on Bobby's ride, you can check out his thread in the Member's Rigs section of the site.

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Delorme Products

ExploringNH is now an official Delorme dealer. We have the Delorme Atlas' in stock in Maine, NH, and Vermont editions. Other states available on request, as are any other Delorme products, including Topo USA. Also take a look at the new Delorme PN-40 and PN-20 GPS units. Special pricing is available for ExploringNH members.

Delorme PN-40 Delorme PN-20 Delorme NH Atlas

CB Kits

One of the major recommended items on a trail ride is a working CB radio. We had some demand to put together a kit that would work well at a great price. We have finally put it together. For $145 (must be an ENH member), you get a Cobra 75WXST, Firestik antenna, and all the other necessary parts. This kit is available in the ENH forum store. Installation help and SWR can be arranged with a fellow ENH member, or you can come to one of our Tech Days in the spring to get help installing and tuning it all.