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4x4abc
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Baja Sprinter map needed
for a while I thought people were kidding when they asked about the road conditions to and from San Juanico.
Then I saw pictures of WiFi expedition vehicles on the Mulege - San Juanico highway.
Serious damages!
Looks like those Sprinters have their belly a bit close to the ground = just like a fat pig.
So, should we ask David to create Sprinter (belly) maps?
Or should we let them scrape their fat bellies (how unkind of us) and have them spread the word on youtube that Baja roads are impassable?
Harald Pietschmann
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David K
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Seems that when some people use maps online, they see a line and assume it is a country road for all vehicles.
The beauty of Baja on the Internet is that one can read trip reports, see road photos, and ask questions.
If one doesn't do research and drive a vehicle that is not capable of driving bad dirt roads, that is the result, or worse.
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AKgringo
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Some maps lie!
I have an Elimaps Baja California, 2019 edition that I bought at an Oxxo when it first came out. It shows the road from Mulege through the Arroyo San
Raymundo to La Ballena as a "not divided highway"
[Edited on 4-3-2023 by AKgringo]
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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David K
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The worst road maps are those, made by people who don't even try to learn about the roads. The best, most accurate and current paper map is the 2021
Benchmark Baja Road Atlas. On sale at www.bajabound.com/baja-atlas
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AKgringo
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I agree! I have two....one travels with me, and the other stays at my desk for planning and reference!
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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Cardon
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The van in the photo is not of a Sprinter but a Dodge Ram
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JZ
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What is the object on the ground?
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David K
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Same here, only wish I could head south more and connect with the land that has stolen my soul since I was a child!
If you get the digital Benchmark map, for your cell phone or tablet ($19.99 with the free Avenza App), you will have a live tracking map as you
travel in Baja, showing your location and GPS, no Internet or cell service needed (uses only the gps satellites).
Zoom in close, see if you are on or crossing the El Camino Real, nearing a junction or rancho. You can also add a track of your trip to save for
sharing on Baja Nomad, later! I first discovered that when I went to Mission Santa María, with TMW, last year.
https://store.avenza.com/products/baja-california-atlas-land...
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David K
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Maybe the blinker fluid pump??? 
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BooJumMan
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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  | fSo, should we ask David to create Sprinter (belly) maps?
Or should we let them scrape their fat bellies (how unkind of us) and have them spread the word on youtube that Baja roads are impassable?
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...too easy! 
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
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David K
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I like that map!!! LOL
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Sunman
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LMAO!
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geoffff
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BooJumMan -- hah!
Yeah, as Cardon says -- that's a Ram not a Sprinter. The Ram is front-wheel-drive, and thus has a nice low floor (no driveshaft) that makes it an
especially good camper. But a terrible offroader.
The dropped object looks like a generator...(?)
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Don Jorge
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Looks to be an Onan Generator.
Vans are great, for work.
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years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
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4x4abc
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Best Baja map ever!
Harald Pietschmann
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4x4abc
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brave to name your product Onan
the name in some cultures for masturbator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan
Harald Pietschmann
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baja-chris
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Locals will be along shortly in a stock worn out Toyota Corolla to pick up that nice generator.
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baja-chris
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BTW, for any Sprinter peeps wanting to explore Baja backroads, I recommend a visit to Agile Offroad first. Bring your wallet and they will set you up
with legit gear.
https://agileoffroad.com/
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | for a while I thought people were kidding when they asked about the road conditions to and from San Juanico.
Then I saw pictures of WiFi expedition vehicles on the Mulege - San Juanico highway.
Serious damages!
Looks like those Sprinters have their belly a bit close to the ground = just like a fat pig.
So, should we ask David to create Sprinter (belly) maps?
Or should we let them scrape their fat bellies (how unkind of us) and have them spread the word on youtube that Baja roads are impassable?
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Herr 44:
You should sell that broken down g-wagon and buy a sprinter. If you outfit your sprinter right, it is 10x better than sleeping in the dirt under your
g-wagon.
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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chippy
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | for a while I thought people were kidding when they asked about the road conditions to and from San Juanico.
Then I saw pictures of WiFi expedition vehicles on the Mulege - San Juanico highway.
Serious damages!
Looks like those Sprinters have their belly a bit close to the ground = just like a fat pig.
So, should we ask David to create Sprinter (belly) maps?
Or should we let them scrape their fat bellies (how unkind of us) and have them spread the word on youtube that Baja roads are impassable?
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Herr 44:
You should sell that broken down g-wagon and buy a sprinter. If you outfit your sprinter right, it is 10x better than sleeping in the dirt under your
g-wagon. |
Jeez goat,you really are an a$$ hat.
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