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Every year a few guys post on mud about breaking teeth off a ring gear in a 100. Obviously most of these breaks are in vehicles with ATRAC. It's also important to note that most of the 100s sold in the US have ATRAC. ATRAC in the 100 is quite aggressive. I have never operated another Toyota...

Atrac is pretty impressive. It works way better than traction assist aids I've experienced in other vehicles. It does require what seems like excessive engine RPM/wheel speed to engage. Excessive wheel spin + traction + 20 year old parts is a recipe for something to break. Atrac and the front...

I do not have the Eylar aluminum cases, but I have had a few of their plastic hard shell cases for a few years. These are really no different than the Pelican equivalent. I'd venture to guess the same quality can be found in their aluminum cases.

I don't like snorkels. I am also generally very conservative with my rig, especially when away from home. Things happen and poor decisions can be made. While in Utah last year this happened in my snorkel-less land cruiser. Yeah, that is water coming over the hood. Luckily the only thing to come...

I have an Auxbeam installed in my trailer. It works well and the 6 gang button pad is solid. My complaint is the main positive feed to the fuse box is made up of 6 small gauge wires instead of one heavy gauge wire feeding a buss bar in the fuse box. If one of these wires were to break, it...

I wipe my dishes until they are spotless before utilizing a small amount of water and soap to sanitize. With two of us, I usually end up with about 1 cup of water that gets diluted with clean rinse water. In the end I have 2 cups of dishwater that needs to be disposed. The water doesn't have...

I tried a GasOne GS-800 butane stove back in 2017. My goal was to replace my bulky Coleman suitcase stove with the small single burner butane stove. Needless to say, I was disappointed when I performed the driveway test. The dang thing would NOT boil a pot of water. I tried both butane and...

@leeloo This is a LX470 based on the J100 Land Cruiser, not a GX470 that is based on the smaller J120 Prado. @diabetiktaco Nice, clean, 100 series!!! I really like the pearl white on the LX. How many miles are on it? I have a 99 LC with over 380k miles and really enjoy the platform. Don't...

Great start. I am subscribing to watch this thing come to fruition.

I had decent REI rewards earlier this year and managed to grab a propane Firecan with no out of cost expense during their sale. This was definitely the "easy button" and saved me time from trying to build my own! The trailer has never been able to be used without being hitched to the vehicle...

The old construction trailers were sure made of substantial materials. I used an old welder trailer from the 60's to build my camp trailer. Before- After- Check out the build here: Project 'Yeller' Trailer Build Some of the basic build includes: 3500lb Dexter brake axle, 30" tires, 11'...

Flat foot on the jack is my preference for my small camp trailer. I rely on the jack for trailer stability and leveling when unhitched and sleeping in the RTT. The flat foot provides a solid/stable surface for the jack to sit on the ground. A wheel would make moving the trailer around at home...

While I do not know what the source of your GPX file is, I did run that portion of the CDT after the Mountain Expo in 2021 with my brother-in-law. The CDT route is primarily maintained gravel roads designed for big/heavy adventure bikes. In our Land Cruisers we typically did around 75 miles a...

My winch sees way more action at home pulling landscape duty than anywhere else! Next Challenge: Your traction board(s) in action.

It happens to all of us! My wife and I left a day before our planned trip departure to visit her grandfather who was in a big city hospital that was between us and our destination. At a fuel stop on the way to the hospital my Land Cruiser decided to give the dreaded starter clunk. I pulled out...

Never say never :wink: It has taken me several years to realize this... you may know exactly where you are on a base map, but that doesn't necessarily mean you know where you are.

I'll be there!

@Kimber22 It sounds like you have all of the electronic gear you could possibly need. I see 2 radios, 2 navigation units (Garmin/tablet), 1 satellite communicator and I assume you also have a smartphone that can become a nav unit. You have plenty of redundancy and should be set for any kind of...

I've had it for 20 years :flushed: Next challenge: A weather picture.

I've never given the vibration in a vehicle mount a second thought. In my opinion the vibration that occurs through a vehicle mount is much less than on a motorcycle. The Quadlock vibration damper I installed on my motorcycle mount actually lets the phone wobble more than with out. It's my...