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Yup, I don’t understand anyone concerned with Toyota, in general, not keeping up with interior design trends. Trends are just that, trends, they are marketed sold and tossed out later on because the next new trend is even better. Consumers are suckers, and one is born every minute. When I...

Shocks may be later, we’ll see after this next trip in April.. I remember running a pair of Monroe airshocks on my lowered VW bug a long time ago. So I was leaning toward old VW shocks. This trailer never bounced around much, as the tires at 20lbs became the shocks. but with the tent up top...

One thing for sure, our 15 year old Carry On trailer was due for a rebuild. I've always known that these trailers were designed for very light duty and I'm surprised than the frame on mine, ( puny little thin walled 2x2 angle) didn't crack or bend years ago. The axle and springs were upgraded...

Stop messing around and find yourself a nearly new Landcruiser 200 series or the LX 570. This vehicle puts a check mark in all of your boxes. You’ll still be driving it 20 years from now.

Yup & yup,, a broken rib clued me in to how heavy our tent really is ( 70+ lbs) . I always figured getting it up on the roof rack was the same as getting a bale of hay up there and a small price to pay for the comforts of a large “stand up in” tent. I’m seven years older now and it has run...

I’ve been photo documenting the entire tear down and rebuild of my trailer. Beginning with the addition of a very sturdy 2x2 1/8” walled sub frame. Thankfully we have a club member that designs and builds micro brewery plumbing and tank work. Got top dollar work done for peanuts.. which...

We have the JetTent 25x by Oztent. I’ve just ordered the Tepui RTT Ruggedized. Currently we don’t go out often enough, but when we do go we encounter everything from blazing heat down to the teens, along with lots of miles on washboard roads and technical 2 tracks. You can’t go wrong with the...

Hmmm, I've read almost all of the reviews here and else where and cannot help but wonder out loud, "for less than 400 bucks, how good can it possibly be?" We've had a multitude of tents over the years and paid about that much for them and all but one, the most expensive one, has held up to...

Get the big bottle, we use a 2.5 gallon bottle and it is enough to keep us showered and warm for a week, unless the temps are dancing around in the teens then it's enough for 4-5 nights. There is something about claiming to live by the "leave no trace" ethics and using those disposable...

Not really, it’s a cheap easy lesson for her. My grandson had a similar experience, totaled a Honda with his dads 4 runner. Thankfully in a parking lot at low speed. I expressed no sympathy for him and ya know what? He got it.

Hey, I lead a sanctioned tour of BESF for the TLCA, maximum 6 vehicles. Even at that there’s always someone that wants to be large & in charge. Cracks me up

I get that 100%. Oddly enough though, 2 months ago we were off the beaten path for 5 or 6 days in a region that shall not be named. One a very popular trail, one not so much, nonetheless we encountered a total of 6 people the entire time.. I’m amazed that these places weren’t over run by all...

or why anyone would drive all the way there to take photos of their pick up truck. LOL hope joke is taken the right way, we're all guilty of taking way too many photos of our vehicles//

That’s why we’re keeping the Jettent 25x, the three man tent, the buyers cots, air mats, etc, just in case the pros & cons don’t work out for us.

Great conversation everyone and thanks for your input and personal stories.. Tues I orderered the Tepui Autana3 Ruggedized. A lot of coin for sure, but we learned some tuff lessons over the years, especially about tents. We went through 4 cheapo tents before we finally got a good one. Then...

Yea really, sometimes all I need after 3 days, is a quick rinse, just to knock the dried sweat off..

There is a multitude of soaps on the market which are completely harmless and 100% biodegradable

Ok, clarification is in order... big truck engines are generally warrantied for 750,000 miles. The last three corporate assigned power units I drove were still running strong with zero issues at 650,000 plus miles each. Older small truck diesels, think, Cummins 4bt will easily last 500,000...

We used the old Coleman lantern for decades. I was stubborn. As much of a pita that it was to replace the socks after each days “overland” drive, I continued to perform the ritual every evening. It dawned on me one trip that we would easily go through 6 or 7 pairs of socks a trip. I started...

What @MidOH says.. I ran diesels my entire life as well. “ Modern” diesels require more maintenance than gassers. Period.. my current gasser has 330,000 miles on it and still going strong.. shouldn’t baffle you at all. Talk to some techs, read spec sheets. Read reliability statistics. I...