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If money is not an issue go with the LX. I have a 450 that is a dedicated touring rig with 375 k miles. . Anything under 10k would be a project vehicle that would need to be baselined before even the shortest trip. If you go with a new LX you’ll be modifying it and driving it for 10 years...

Fair enough- I didn’t think I needed to address the -68 comment , an obvious mis read. The rest? Ok, I’ll admit I went off the deep end. I hope the OP, bought a good one. I shoulda just said, don’t be a Guinea pig for new knock off products.

I research these types of things thoroughly before weighing in. Philips used to be well respected as a producer of mid level high fidelity stereo equipment. Who are they now? Certainly not the same company that has been in the refrigeration business since the 1920s. Sadly now, they ( Philips)...

Thanks- I read excerpt from the book a while back- I just went to kindle and bought it !

Cool, you guys are a plethora of information. How does one tell family members of one’s plans? Our daughters and son-in-law are 100% behind us. If we need anything they are gonna step up and support us. We knew they would be. But the rest of my in laws? They’re gonna freak out. We even think...

I saw those and considered one, it's too small. The Norweld has tons of storage below the flatbed. I'm done building stuff. Been building stuff out for 25 years. I built out a Jeep Sport, a Rubicon, an 80 series LC, and our expo trailer was a multiple year long process and we overland vehicle...

Yup, I will not even consider any Jeep/Dodge product. I too could go on and on about the miserable failures of the Liberty/Motori diesel, so I'll just say that they cheaped out on the design and it cost me over 4k to have the fuel pump replaced just out of warranty, with all the problems...

Picked out a vehicle this AM. 4-6 months lead time for an (changed our minds ) F-350. With the 350, payload will never be a concern with a 568lb tray and a 1400lb pop up. September the cruzer will be sold with the trailer and everything as a turn key adventure rig.

Wow, I can’t sleep, been awake since 4 AM. This is a great thread btw. Our trip to Tuktoyaktuk has entirely changed our outlook on how we have been touring, which was basically when we figured neighbors, friends & the hired help got tired of looking after our home, it was time to head home...

Here’s one I got real lucky with, from the river drive Big Bend NP

No offense taken, but the thought that ground clearance is compromised? My axle has 16.5 inches of ground clearance, the tow vehicle has 10.5" at the differential and 13.5" at the axle. The axle is centered on a 6 ft deck that is 24" off of the ground. The trailer is not going to have...

Still, what is he asking for it & getting? A picture is not needed to know that the LX 450 was only years 96-97, that and the 98 470s did not have lockers.. I think it’s a scam. Too much bad info-

I was a fanboy of all things BFG since the early 80s. A few years ago my tire friend dared me to try General Grabber ATs and sweetened the pot buy giving me a nice discount. That was 55,000 miles ago this past summer. I put a new set on just before our Dempster run. No flats, no cuts, no...

Yes, camping alone in the desert is our preferred location. Solitude is spectacular. Just always be prepared for the worst case scenario. Then again, there’s always a good chance to see something really cool that most folks will never see.

Curious- the CL ad is down. 98 LX450? Didn’t exist- 96-97 LX 450 did. I’m sure that was a typo- Just curious, what are you asking for it?

It all depends on how remote you are willing to go. The more remote, the less people. The only thing we ever really plan, if you can call it that, is to be looking for a campsite mid week.

We used a solar bag for showers, along with heating a pot of water on the Coleman stove for sponge bathing for decades, inexpensive and very portable. 5 years ago we started using the Camplux inline heater, which is not portable as you’ll need a large water reservoir , some hoses an electric...

If I were doing this I think id have the largest electric winch, I could find, (25,000 or more, rated,) permanently mounted in the rear and mount an even heavier hydraulic winch up front. 25,000 lbs is a huge amount of vehicle and your not gonna want to be using an electric winch as your...

That would be why one would install a solid axle rated for a least twice the weight of the loaded trailer, ditch the ball hitch and re enforce spring mounts & frames.

I’ll give a little context as to why mpgs were touched upon. Last trip we spent just about $7,000 for fuel, probably more as much of the trip gasoline was way over $6 a gallon. 2 or 3 more MPGs makes a difference. That said, it is a Toyota, I know perfectly well it’s not going to get the...