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SFandH
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Quote: Originally posted by MMc  | We use the "walk away" rule if it walks away how bad will you feel or be out. If you will feel real bad or it cost more then you are comfortable,
don't take it.
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Hmmm, I'm bringing my wife with me. What does that mean? 
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by wlynch43 | | Thanks again all. Another question, I'm sure no set answer and probably ridiculous anyway but I have a generator covered and chained in bed of truck.
I always like to take it with me to run air compressor, battery charger etc etc if needed. Probably not a good ideaa on this trip I guess? Probably
just leave it behind but thought I'd run it by u. Thanks |
Youll be there 27 days, so Stock up every few days. Every largish town has all the food stores youll need.
A loose generator or other valuables in an open bed truck is likely to disappear, just like in usa.
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absinvestor
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Pretty good "fud" at that Santa Ynez campground!!
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StuckSucks
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | We stay the first night in our camper at Santa Ynez, 1 or 2 kilometers south of the tiny place named Catavina. |
Here's a photo sphere I took of Sta Ynez - click and drag to look around. Zoom in and out.
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AKgringo
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"Fud" happens to be a brand of Mexican hot dogs and lunch meats.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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StuckSucks
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Is that the brand they sell at Cowpatty's?
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wlynch43
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Yep, generator stays home. Kayak though, really want to bring it.
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Hi all. One last question and I promise I won't bother you anymore. I have read Bahia de Concepción is barren when it comes to fishing. Any
suggestions where I can go with my kayak and maybe catch a few fish? Mulege, Loreto, or?? Further south is fine as well. Thxs.
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: Originally posted by wlynch43 | ...I have read Bahia de Concepción is barren when it comes to fishing.../rquote]
this is an urban myth...it's true there are no marlin or sailfish or dorado...but
i can go out front and throw a lure in the water any time and catch a triggerfish...
there's bass...grouper and cabrilla too
what the bay is barren of is "real fishermen"
well...except for scott
no fishermen no fish stories
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I use a bicycle cable lock. I found one with an end skinny enough to thread through the scupper holes and secure it to the truck rack. It won't stop
a good set of bolt cutters but it will stop an opportunistic thief. I worry more about it when I stop in San Diego the night before crossing south.
I agree with Bob on the fishing. There are better places to fish from a kayak but I camped a couple nights at Conception two years ago and early
every morning another camper with a kayak would paddle in with a few fish for that night's dinner.
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wlynch43
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Thanks all. Yes I use those cable type locks thru scupper ho!es as well, better than nothing. U probably already know but I use those cheap rubber
practice golf balls for scupper plugs instead of the expensive scupper plugss as well. As for fishing did see a article about a guy fishing
Concepción in a kayak that caught a large bass or grouper, can't remember a few years ago, somewhere around 50lbs I think. We will give it a try.
Thxs again.
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This year was our first time down. Just about everyone we talked to shook their head and said bad things about going to Baja.  We had a great time with zero problems.
You're right about taking a kayak. This isn't a place where you want to be standing on the shore thinking "I wish I'd brought my kayak". 
Resident whale shark and Coyote Beach across the water.
Ron
 
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Awesome!
Welcome to Nomad... and remember, behind every rock is a bandito, crooked cop, and a chupacabra!
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| Quote: Originally posted by wlynch43 | | One last question and I promise I won't bother you anymore. I have read Bahia de Concepción is barren when it comes to fishing. Any suggestions
where I can go with my kayak and maybe catch a few fish? Mulege, Loreto, or?? |
No bother. They/we like talking here.
I wouldn't worry too much about the rule "don't take it if you can't afford to lose it". Things do disappear, even items of walmart value, -
anything. Though not likely on official camp. Don't camp on a beach if you are there alone, or if you do - don't walk away where you can't clearly
see the trailer. 1-1.5 hours and the tent was empty - food, small camping items, some clothes. Happened very quick, in Mulege area.
Catavina Rancho Sta Inez is nice. Not "luxury resort nice". Basically a piece of desert with bushes, cacti - and washrooms. Cheap. You can stay in
your camp trailer there. It is past the actual town of Catavina. Say Hi to old Ralph if you happen to see him - gringo hermit living in the bush
nearby. It could take 10 hours to get there from San Ysidro, count on 50 mph average, considering road condition and farm traffic around San Quntin.
If you cross at SY, take the right-most gate for trailers and buses - or the one closest to it. Otherwise you might have trouble getting onto Quota
toll highway. Don't know how early is your "early" but 7 am is a heck of a morning traffic in Ensenada, and getting from Quota through Ensenada
downtown to Hwy 1 is not "straight", literally. I agree with others that major shopping in Ensenada Walmart isn't a good idea, though, if you have
to - Macroplaza with Walmart is next to Hwy 1, on the right.
With food and supplies, - bring only things that are hard to find locally or that cost more. Though it's hard to specify without knowing your needs.
Basic stock you will find anywhere - meat, sugar, milk, bread etc. Fruits and vegetables - not always what you want, but there will be something.
Being a tent trailer - if this is without fridge - bring your favorite canned food and dry goods. You will find some fish cans in Baja stores, but not
much else.
Kayak fishing - not Mulege probably. The town is not on the sea, what fishing... Loreto - maybe. BOLA - maybe.
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If you can secure the generator somehow to the vehicle - the way that one only can take it with force - you can take the generator along with you. I
know how comfortable it is in the evening or at night having some cable lamps hangin in a tree or so. Don`t you worry about the MX customs. If the
generator is fixed to the vehicle, they are just waving you through. Use steel cable to lock it. Mexicans are not eager to work for something they
want to steel. They want everything the easy way. And if you put it under the vehicle and secure it there, it might work as well.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JC43 |
If you can secure the generator somehow to the vehicle - the way that one only can take it with force - you can take the generator along with you. I
know how comfortable it is in the evening or at night having some cable lamps hangin in a tree or so. Don`t you worry about the MX customs. If the
generator is fixed to the vehicle, they are just waving you through. Use steel cable to lock it. Mexicans are not eager to work for something they
want to steel. They want everything the easy way. And if you put it under the vehicle and secure it there, it might work as well.
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Use steel cable to lock it. Mexicans are not eager to work for something they want to steel. They want everything the easy way. And if you put it
under the vehicle and secure it there, it might work as well.
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Alm
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Running generator for camp lights - not sure it's worth its weight (and smell), in this application.
Daylight is really short in winter. But then again, you go to sleep earlier - one of the reasons is that it's also getting colder after sunset, and
they will be living pretty much in a tent.
There are propane camping lanterns. Battery-powered LED lantern will take a week before it runs out of juice. With a truck recharging a couple of AA
on the road shouldn't be a problem. To each its own though.
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