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well, getting right into my list. Before that last post I saw that Ironman had a sale going, 25% off / free shipping (they do that a lot), and that brought the price of their smallest (55") awning down to well under $200. By comparison, the similar ARB one (which I have on the Raider) is at...

So I'm going to be shifting gears a bit here in this thread, as the Raider is more or less "where I want it" for the time being - at least until I think of other things I want/need to do to it. Instead, I'm going to spend some time focusing on the Sequoia. While I absolutely have a blast in the...

lol worked great, mostly to hold my sunglasses and reading glasses ;) And also the switches are way more convenient. Only thing I don't like is that my switch lighting is "always on" which is kind of bright inside when sleeping. I draped a t-shirt over them lol. May have to do a cut-off master...

This weekend I headed out with my old college roomie and a couple of his friends to Green Ridge State Forest in MD/PA for some cold-weather camping. He's from Montana, an experienced camper, but is just starting to build his Tacoma to do anything really "offroady" so Green Ridge is good since...

Yeah, great to meet you. I looked up your rig when I got home - very cool! If you're on facebook, look up "Northeast 4x4 Club" - that's a lot of guys I wheel/camp with and they set up all kinds of events around the mid-Atlantic. Andy (who was out with me this weekend) is one of the guys who...

well, not much real news on the hard start. Still doing it and I'm mostly out of ideas for the moment and have other things to do. It always starts eventually so I'm not losing sleep over it. This weekend heading out camping into western MD (which will be chilly) so doing some quick projects to...

Nice. I'm thinking about doing something similar except with one side of my 2nd row seat (3rd row already gone) in my Sequoia. So this gives me some ideas.

Not that I'm any kind of extreme overlander (usually just out for a few days), but the group I usually go with consists of (varying numbers of): 2-3 guys who are white-collar, from the burbs, make pretty good money.Then we have a guy who is a welder in some rural area of WV, a guy who is a...

For those who follow my build, you know I like to do things on the cheap and/or improvise and/or search for hidden gems (sometimes), but in this case I bought mostly off-the-shelf and ended up getting a small Stanley set that should fit my needs (and packing space) It packs up nice and is...

I tend to have metal/hard rock/punk on when on the highway (loud, to drown out the wind noise of my old boxy rig). On the trail, usually have something more chill and lower volume so I can hear my comms with everyone I'm with. But my rig has a 15-year old deck and two small door speakers up...

lol thanks, hopefully I'll eventually have a solution to the boring troubleshooting stuff. This truck has been totally reliable since I first built it, so I'm not used to frustrations with it lol, even if this one is fairly minor since it always starts eventually. it's funny it happened...

today figured maybe I'd splice in a few extra grounds to various things with the idea that maybe a bad ground is causing stuff. Plan was to start with the coolant temp sensor, but got distracted as I noticed (again) that my thermostat housing was wet around the base. I've noticed this before but...

so, replaced the coolant temp sensor: no change swapped out my spare ECU: no change tested the wiring from the coolant sensor to the ECU: good continuity from what I can tell. tried with various things unplugged to try to limp mode it (MAF, IACV, temp sensor): nope removed and cleaned IACV: no...

With it down in the teens-20s today, the Raider was REALLY hard to start. Like, took a good 30 seconds of cranking. Once started, ran fine, and started up instantly after I was in the store for 15 minutes. Clearly it's not about an issue in the fuel/ignition hardware at this point, and the most...

So, my stuff from RockAuto came in so time to get the engine back together. Immediate problem. They sent the wrong gasket kit for the IM. The part number is actually correct for this vehicle, so Fel-Pro is probabaly in the wrong here, not RA. Luckily, the old one was still in good shape so I...

came in today, so naturally I had to test it. everything is wet/snow here.....I scrounged dry leaves that had blown into my garage and some sticks for fuel lol...smoked a bit, but worked great

Another cold-ass day, a few other little things until I can put the engine back together. So I do have a 5lb propane tank to take for longer trips, but sometimes it's just more convenient to have a 1lb if I just want to make some hot water or something small and don't want to hook up the...

I had expected to get plugs, wires, and a few other things from RockAuto today to put everything back together. Thought it was odd no "your shipment arrives today" notification and couldn't find a shipping email in my box. Went back to the RA page and found it was still on the checkout screen...

yeah, weight isn't really a concern, really just physical space in my case :) My rig is MPG-limited by the fact that it's a big giant square boxy air brake haha. I think I found a bag I like for cooking gear, so that should be fairly compact and not too heavy, hopefully. I'm not much of a...

Lots of great advice here, definitely looking into all your suggestions! re: the electric kettle - yeah, that would be idea, but my power pack is just a Jackery 500 (also running my fridge) so not sure if it has the start-up wattage for the electrics (at least, it won't run my cuisinart one in...