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So in August I bought a stock 1 owner, 55k miles, clean car fax Toyota FJ Cruiser. Went all out spent a bunch of money on an overland build. New bumpers, winch, tent, roof rack, custom cabinets, dual battery, fridge, skid plates, custom cabinets etc. Truck is completely done. I killed myself in...

I have been looking into icon suspensions. I was contemplating a stage 6 as that final part to my FJ Cruiser build. Then I saw a video that talked about your suspension not being as important as your tent and how overland vehicles usually dont need a crazy suspension because you arent crawling...

I have the GA traverse as well. Does anyone know how this site feels about people posting their gpx files via google drive? I have a LOT of them that I have been buying, downloading, and trading.

I am curious about how much of it is paved. If I may end up doing this before the end of this year. But am 100% on board for the run next year with a group. As long as its before or after I do the TAT

What dont you have? GA was sold out when I got my maps from them.

How bad was the tourists around the river bend?

PREACH! I was not prepared for the costs of a lot of this stuff. I love the FJ though. I have wanted one for a long time and when a 1 owner 55k mile 2012 trail teams came up for sale, I drove two hours to pick it up. I have been looking at a lot of jeeps lately. And 4runners. I just dont know...

She will be doing that TAT with me and The Appalachian Byway. Knowing that would you still suggest that?

If you could start over what would you buy for your vehicle? I have an FJ and my wife is now looking for her own. We’ve looked at FJ’s, Jeeps and 4runners.

I use a Surface book. It lets me draw on the screen with a pen and still have shortcuts with the keyboard. I use light room and photoshop on my photos so being able to use the pen instead of the mouse is a huge benefit

Lets talk something like the TAT. I am the same way. My daily driver never gets checked. When I start doing long trails though that will change. I just thought this could be an interesting topic.

When you guys are on long trips how often do you do basic up keep? Blow out air filters, check lugs, check oil etc? I ask because I’m watching expedition overland on amazon prime and I saw that every morning dude goes through all 3 of his vehicles. It dawned on me how I take my vehicles for...

I bought them all from the www.appalachianbyway.com site and have even been going back and forth through email with the guy who did the site. If you buy the gpx from him and talk with him he will give you some bypasses as well and said that he would be glad to meet up as we pass through his...

Lots of good information here. I was looking into a snorkel and exhaust set up.

Correct.

Thanks. I am 100% only worried about my trucks performance and it holding up long term. If I get a little bit of power thats nice. But I dont want to spend money on something that isnt truly functional

Right on. Where are you now?

So far I have been very focused on the gear and the external stuff for my FJ. Lift, bumpers, tires, wench etc. How many of you bothered switching out your air intake and exhaust? Is it actually worth it or would that money be better spent else where?

Is there any groups on here or on facebook for locals to meet up and get to know each other. I am new to this whole thing and am building my first rig right now. I plan to hit the TAT solo this year as my first overland run. But it would be nice to find other people who are into overlanding to...