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Good God, no. Not the way I want to drink coffee. I drink French roast which has far less caffeine than lighter roasts.

A Land Cruiser or LX might work for you but like JungleSkunk pointed out, the seat is everything.

Some years ago, I got sucked in and bought an inflatable kayak (Innova Sunny). I think it's been in the water once, maybe twice. Any interest?

I eat a low carb diet at home but worry about it less when camping. Still, I try to keep my carbs to complex carbs on the road. The real key to nutrition is eating whole foods. You know, real food that comes from the earth, not a box or can. As to coffee, drink it black. We make it with the...

Don't like loud vehicles or people. They're usually the ones that ruin it for others. Overlanding needs a few more Indians and a lot less cowboys out on the land. That's why I avoid so many places popularized online and keep the good stuff to myself. I have little use for the look-at-me...

Interesting! Under $8 at Home Depot (best price I could find). I use a bottle shower (https://www.simple-shower.com/) but this looks more interesting. I'll pick one up and give it a go.

I think if one regularly travels more than a few days at a time, a fridge becomes a requirement. But I don't like living out of my LX. Longer trips are in my van which is self-contained except for toilet and shower (but carries a porta potti and a portable shower).

I bought some easy care nylon and elastine boxer briefs at Costco today. Or would this be one of those TMI deals? I'd rather have some merino boxer briefs but, dang, they're spendy.

Have you tried frozen water bottles? Not quite as surrounding as ice but I've had good success with the .5 liter bottles in my little Yeti. Of course, I'm only out in the LX 2-3 nights tops. The van has a compressor fridge and that is civilized.

Curious, have any of you 4.7 owners had a cracked manifold? I *think* mine is maybe cracked on one side but, so far, if it is, it's minor. Still, as I plan to keep this rig, at some point, I'll have to attend to it. If you've dealt with this issue, did you replace the manifold with an OEM or...

Not for nuthin' but I've found that the LX is more available, likely never off roaded, and usually less expensive than it's LC brother. I hate the exterior styling of the newer ones but by the time I feel I need to replace mine, those will be the right age as a used vehicle. Unfortunately, for...

I'll have to keep that in mind when the time comes to replace my own LX. Being an '02, it has neither of those features.

I assume a black interior as well? How does that beast do in the hot LV son? I love black for a vehicle but my last one was an Alfa Spider when I lived in Sacramento and that sucker, even with a tan interior and convertible top, got HOT!

Stickers have always been a form of virtue signaling. That said, I have a Steal Your Face Deadhead sticker on the back window of both my van and LX... :smiley:

Tires or toilets. Either is critical. Putting KO2's on my two-wheel drive van made a big difference in how it performs on roads where the old Michelins (LT all season tread) struggled.

I should have added a winkie emoji as I wasn't really serious. However, here in the States, most *overland* vehicles (based on what I see in forum photos here and elsewhere) are vehicles that don't do much more than traverse dirt roads and stay in campgrounds. I know there are plenty who do...

One more reason to not have a snorkel.

I remember in ground school, the instructors liked to say there were old pilots and bold pilots but there were no old, bold pilots. I thought that was advice worth incorporating. I have zero interest in danger but I suppose I take the occasional, hopefully well thought out, risk. I don't...

Back in the day, I never traveled without my Yamaha FG-180. Fast forward 40 or so years, I never take a guitar along anymore. Need the room for other stuff. I bought a Baby Taylor some years back but I don't like it enough to play much and my younger son has swiped it anyway.

Good deal. It's a quiet drive with the occasional little tiny town to gas up.