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Years ago I was a K&N fan.. I ran a street bug and a high performance euro sedan.. K&N are designed for race cars in clean environments. I use OEM paper filters. I’m gonna try an OEM washable filter next time ..

Cool, my first summer job was on a two man leak repair crew, out on natural gas transmission lines, one little mistake and Kapleewy!! Still farmed till way after dark. Operated on 4-5 hours of sleep for most of my life doing manual/skilled labor, drove 18 then for 25 years. Later guys!!

Just now watched the second vid. Perhaps I grew up with a very distinct advantage being around and working with heavy farm machinery and tools since old enough to hold a shovel.. common sense just isn’t as common as we like to think it is.. wow, keep your body and head clear of it. Gotta be...

I just watched the first vid of the guy taking the hit to the jaw— why was he reaching across the handle to flick one of the switches? I don’t get it, then again, I grew up learning how to use old fashioned chain binders and cheater pipes..

Tire pressure debates cracks me up.. I’ve been running with 36lbs in 285/75/16s BFG KO2s. Underneath a 6,000 lb Landcruiser 80 series.. I run 22lbs in our trailer that’s scales out at 1,000lbs .. on a long trip and loaded down I’ll put 38 lbs in the rears.. I get flat even wear and easily...

Yes, and most all of those that are elite in their chosen professions are also very humble individuals. So I go back to the OPs original statement/query and ask, is it oh so terrible to be an elitist ? Most everyone that is any good at all in what they do learns humility along the way. Those...

Not sure why the racks are shorter than the cab. Wouldn’t one want to occasionally carry something that is longer than the rack? I know I do, have and would.

In all seriousness though, I’m not sure what the original question means . Is there anyone here that senses the presense of a ruling class, or anyone that wants to be of said ruling class here at OB or any other on line or brick and mortar organizations? Are there really snobbish elitists among...

That was campfire talk at a small group tour I led 2 weeks ago.. it is a fad, there will be a ton of really good used gear on the market very soon..

I completely agree, I’ve just finished cobbling together a hot water shower system, I’ve built my own trailer, my own drawer systems in the Cruzer and trailer and it has taken me 20 years to get things where they are, which is good. I was approached a few years ago to be a trail writer/mapper...

Yup,, just led a group recently and a dude was having a fit because of a bit of scratching on his 70k plus investment. I kinda felt bad for him spending all that money and not really knowing what he was in for.. in spite of it all I hope he did have some fun.. otherwise a lot of really cool...

you hit the nail on the head - "sick culture". I and my wife refuse to live in fear. This sick culture has everyone living in fear, at least anyone that falls victim to it. When I was 6 or 7 years old we were told to go out and play. We not only explored our own 25 acre property but we...

yes, you are right. We keep a well organized camp as well and have been complimented for it by knowledgable back country folks and by more than a couple of back country rangers. Sloppy folks have remarked that we are somewhat anal retentive. It is my understanding that bears, racoons...

I had the same 150 way back when, ('86) that was a good truck.

My 80 series scales out at 6300 lbs empty. With all our gear loaded up and dragging our trailer we are at 8,000 lbs. 7,000 on the truck and 1,000 lb trailer. My KO2 "E"s are currently at 35,000 miles. I've rotated them once and keep 36lbs of pressure in them. Of that 35k, 20 of them were long...

I've been running BFGs for decades now and never had a tire failure. I have always sold my old ones when they have 50,000 miles on them for 3 or 4 hundred dollars and replace them with new tires. The old ones always have about 20,000 miles of life in them. I'm on my 5th or 6th set now and will...

I've been using the highlift (aka farm jack) since I was old enough to use one in my early teens, (late 60s) because it was considered man's work, not to be done by the kids. I only poke fun at them being mounted upon the hoods of very expensive vehicles. Why, one may ask? Ok, you're stuck, in...

For a number of years there was great debate online about the stock alloy wheels on my LX450. Some thought they were forged, others thought they were cast. A lot of research later they are in fact, machined alloy from a casting and I still paid top dollar for my 20 year old matching trailer...

Finally after himming and hawing for a few years we are about to get ourselves a fridge. We have a small Engel we use as an icemaker/ beverage chiller installed where the console used to be. I'm going to tap into the #6 bus line at the rear of the cruzer using #10 wire and Anderson connectors...

If ya have the money to spend then forged alloy are superior to all things wheels. If you're like me and have more important things to spend money on, then keep the stock alloys. I've been running stock alloys for 25 years. On occasion I do a bit of hardcore rock crawling but for the most part...