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Oh Man! that was it, great memories of that truck. It was all that same yellow too, no fancy stripes. Mine had the white spokes and 31" Cepek's, which were the biggest tire you could reasonably get at that time. W100, short bed, bench seat, 318 cu.in V8, 4 speed with super-low 1st, manual...

Is this a go for Aug. 11? I'm really gonna try and make this one. Dan.

So, it looks like this depends on the structure of the awning to support the front of the tent itself? Or does it stand on its own without the awning? Combined with some awning room walls this could be a pretty sweet set-up if you were in one spot for a couple days. If your style is...

1981, I owned a 1974 Dodge power wagon step-side, lifted, huge (31") tires, almost no suspension, doing donuts in some church parking lot, I learned that 4 wheel drive behaves very differently than rear wheel drive (because nobody drove a front-wheel drive in 1981!). Almost all of my early...

@f250ben has the wisdom if you decide to keep them. The big deal for most of the type of tires that you have is sidewall toughness, not traction. You want to understand what changing your tire pressures can do for you in different situations for traction. You can slice open a tire like yours...

Not sure what you mean, but what you want to do is change the way the force is acting on the lid, right? So you would probably change the pivot points if you're happy with how those lift the lid... are they strong enough, does the open lid bounce up and down on a windy day, that kind of thing...

If you like the desert as much as I do, it's a worthwhile detour. Check your map too, if you have time, you can detour the whole uphill climb with a tour through the desert -> South on Kelbaker -> North on KelsoCima -> Cima rd.

Nice work @PapaDave , nice set-up, nice TRUCK!, nice bike. Looks very well sorted from here. Dan

I'll bet if you changed the direction of your struts you might eliminate the tendency of the lid's weight to be on the hinges. The way you have them now, when the lid is open, the struts aren't working in your favor, they're actually pushing the weight of the lid onto the hinges. With the...

I spent several years sleeping in my rig, a 1995 Landcruiser. I'd made a sleeping platform for one on the passenger side that worked pretty well for me, all the other stuff I needed fit nicely in other parts of the truck. This worked well for me (just me) for a long time, but the truck got...

This is great container porn! Good organization fella's, some good ideas here. Dan.

If you want to go as far as Baker, you can go south on Kelbaker road about 13 miles. On your right, there's Seventeen Mile point, there's a bunch of campsites along the base of that hill as you go around to the North and West of it. Good spots. The sand can be a little soft, stay on the main...

Lots of cool stuff going on here, looks really good, love the creativity. Well done. Dan.

Is there an engine size limitation that requires Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) there? Here, smaller displacement engines can avoid the DEF systems if they can show emission compliance, at least a while ago. Things may have changed thanks to VW's 'diesel-gate' troubles. Is that the reason that...

Did you find that the step ladder is better than the tent ladder? I guess it depends on which way you prefer to face when entering and exiting the trailer. If it would help my wife feel more comfortable getting in and out, I would gladly haul along a step ladder, I'll have to give that a shot...

Not to second guess you, but seems like Mojave Road in July is a very bad idea IMO. Won't be crowded! Let us know how it goes. <hijack over> I will go to HD and buy that battery set and get my free fan! I drank the Ryobi punch a long time ago. Dan.

Meh, there is no wrong vehicle, but what is true is that as your adventures change and grow, you may find that your vehicle doesn't fit that and you change... either your vehicle, it's capability or your willingness to take that vehicle to more and more difficult places. You have been to some...

All the things. And it's because I typically travel in a group that I have all the stuff. It's usually not me that needs the recovery so I'm glad to have it. But it's not only what I have, but where I keep it in the car that is important. I see many guys put the stuff in a drawer in the back...

That's one thing I really like about my trailer setup is that the climb on the ladder is not too high. I'm not too worried if it was on my vehicle roof for the climb, I didn't want it up there for the weight. At trailer top level, it just makes it easy to get in/out and also pitch and strike...

The link to the Rally Point and my computer are not on speaking terms right now. Is this the locale of which you speak? If I can swap my rear pads before Saturday, I might creep out there and meet up with you guys! Dan.