Here is the thing, you are talking about an 07 GX470, if you are doing good PM at home and you aren't beating the snot out of it on the trail, what do you REALLY expect to break?
A week before a big trip I start looking over things....underside of belts, squeeze hoses and look under for wear.
I...
What Freq will you guys be on ?
My son and I will be passing down this track around the same days going North to South and it would be fun to listen to chatter or say hey if we are near by.
If you see red Transit 4x4 poptop with a bunch of sticker on the side give a shout ! I usually run...
I have been a cigar guy since the late 80's and went through the boom, bust, boom of the industry.
Been going to Cuba since then and the changes in that island is just flat amazing. From the days when the Dollar was king to when it was illegal and now we are back to the Dollar rules.
I run 2...
John will talk your ears off, great guy once you have him going but hard to pin down by email/ohone but once you have him keep things on track :)
Don't go 33in tires :) I love love mine but I know John tries hard to talk people out of it and now I know why.
I have over 30k miles and I get front...
DO NOT SEW UP A WOUND IN THE FIELD....
I work at a major metro hospital and we get some nasty traumas.....always wash a wound and wait days to make sure no infection then suture.
I have run El Camino many many times since 2007 and it is great.....less so now that there are some major smooth dirt roads that were built to ease the Border Wall construction but still plenty of coolness.
Let me look at dates and see if I can make something happen.
Honestly I can be run in 1...
This weekend Sat or Sun Am for a quickie parking lot meetup anywhere Valley wide....
The following weekend Halloween I am camping with the wife, she prefers solo trips
The first weekend in Nov I can do either a Sat or Sun all day trip but no overnighter (I am on call at the hospital Sat night)
Lance
Central Phx
Happy to meet or travel with anyone, I work as an ICU RN so I have weekdays free often for day trips and overnighters
Just got back from a week in Nevada and Death Valley
I am an ICU RN at a 560 bed hospital....
I got my WUMP (Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals) years ago and love it...
Now that my older son is a Paramedic we have been looking at the Remote Medical International Classes as he wants to transition to remote work...I just want to take the...
No, not worth it at all if you place any value on your time.
Here is how I lay it out to people.
Take whatever you make per hour (after taxes) now think of it like this.
You want a sponsor to cover a bit of gear that cost $100 and after taxes and all you make $10/hr (that is $17/hr before taxes...
Terrible, Horrible, Stay away, nothing to see, stay in JP Park itself and never ever ever go east out of the park and look at all the old mine ruins, cars, building and trails out that way :)
Just kidding, tons to trails to play on besides Old Dale if you have the time
Victron for my last 2 projects
Smartsolar units have bluetooth built in which is great to monitoring your setup, use and power production.
Best thing about Victron is they work with higher input voltages which means you can use bigger cheaper panels.
I have a 300watt 40v panel that was only...
I keep my rig loaded 24/7 with camping clothes, basic food and water and only have to add fresh food when we want to roll out.
I consider my van a bug out rig and since I only work part time I like to take random weekday trips.
Over the years I have used roof top tents, sleep inside setups and now a poptop 4wd van.
For me as an amputee, bad hip and bad back getting decent sleep means I will enjoy the trip so so much more, especially as I prefer multiday outings.
Exped Mega Mat makes a huge difference regardless of...
Aztec peak on the way from Lake Roosevelt to Young
Pinal Peak by Globe
White Mountains
Rim around Payson as was said
Those are close areas for this time of year
As the weather cools we tend to go desert exploring to KofA/Quartzite, Wickenburg to WIkiup, Kingman and down south
Since you already have an FJ then make her vehicle the soft roader that gets great gas mileage and can still handle a gravel road and mild obsticles.
My wife has a VW Tiguan and we love it for the mild trips to farther places.....those that mean an easy campsite or small town bed and breakfast...
You already have everything you need, just not everything you want.
You have yourself, a new truck and a dog. That is plenty to have a great trip.
Goodwill , craiglist or forums for anything else you feel you must have as used saves cash for gas and honestly that is the best thing to spend money...
I have been using Exped Megamats in all my builds for the last 10yrs, love them and with the self inflate given a little time at most I have to top it off with a little air from the included hand pump or on board air.
Makes a huge difference in comfort for me & my wife.
I have a bad back, hip and am an amputee.
I love my Scheel-mann seats and Toby the US Distributor is a great guy to work with.
There are plenty of ways to configure the seat and that impacts price so give him a call or email and see what your real price is.
I will tell you that I went from...
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