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I spray a mixture of 50/50 wd40 and 30 weight oil on the undercarriage of my 85 and 99 4 Runners. I live in SoCal so I don't have to deal with road salt but I do live by the ocean and everything get wet every night in the fall and winter months with dew, so rust is an issue here.

I only use it when base camping, which is most of the time, once I get to camp I unload it all. I have never taken it on an adventure where we were actually overlanding and setting up camp each day, the couple of times I have done that I just carry about two plastic crates worth of firewood, if...

I like Costco wool socks (ordered online) , they have a lifetime warranty.

I had a Bobcat run in front of us on a trail in Big Bear a couple of weeks ago. Captured from my dash cam.

I only use it when base camping, so I go to my camping spot, setup camp and unload the firewood and cargo rack before hitting the trails. I have hit a huge rock with it and it pulled the bolts holding it together right thru the aluminum, so I had to fix that when I got home. I am using this unit...

I have 4 Runners, so I use a hitch carrier basket if I am base camping and bring wood I purchase locally by the cord. Otherwise I buy local or gather wood if it is legal.

Yea your right, I edited my post to reflect the 14 Fwy.

Were the last pictures taken on last chance canyon? You can cross the 14 Fwy and head towards the mountains and take Horsetheif Canyon and then McIver 4X4 Road to McIvers Cabin. The elevation starts to climb and it gets much cooler once you start Horsetheif canyon trail. Edited the right Fwy...

I do all my own work except machining, front end alignments and remove\replace tires on wheels. This way I know that things have been fixed correctly and you get to know your vehicle which helps if you break down while on a trip. You can download service manuals and you tube videos to fix...

Hello, I have been camping most of my life and started offroading\4Wheeling after a bad crash on my dirt bike at the age of 43 (have ridden dirt bikes since I was 6), I have an 85 Toyota 4Runner and a 99 Toyota 4Runner. I like to explore new areas , visiting ghost towns and abandoned mines and...

I always have an Awning, Shovel and HiLift Jack and sometimes on longer trips i have the "coffin" cargo box.

I recently got a GAS one stove - it works with Butane Cartridges AND Propane tanks. I have been using these kind of stoves lately due to their smaller size and inexpensive gas cartridges, but the ability to use propane was an added bonus for this stove.

I also use the clean waste PETT system, my wife approves.

I decent jack to lift your vehicle, I carry a small floor jack and a couple of pieces of 3/4 inch plywood that fit under the jack perfectly to keep it from sinking into the ground or raise it up a couple of inches. Only takes the space of a small toolbox. Also I would add a can of tire seal in...

I also have a Cabelas Alaskan Guide 8 man tent, but I only use it for when I am base camping for 3 or more nights because it takes a while to seup, for shorter trips I use an Alps Camp Creek 6 man tent, but i really don't like it ( floor is too thin, it doesn't like the wind, it is not free...

I have been using a Garmin Montana since they came out, before that I had a Garmin 276C. I just recently made a mount for my 4Runner to hold my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet and use Gaia on it. So I use the Gamin Montana and Tab 2 at the same time. for now.

Cabelas GoreTex jacket with removable fleece insert for when it is really cold or wet, other wise I pack one light weight and one heavy weight down jacket from Costco.

I love mine, had it since they cam out and still works great.