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OK, here is the scoop. My daughter, son in law, and two grandsons are doing the WRT with us next spring. After several vehicles, he finally "got" the jeep thing and bought a new '16 4Runner Trail edition. It is bone stock except for sliders that I highly recommended to him. We had planned upon...

Good, and thanks... I'm curious what our resident pro WUzombies thinks of the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens. I figured out after our last trip that my old a300 just doesn't do it justice. Here are two images, the first, the tub of pine cones, was the 2nd shot I ever took with this lens. The second was...

Hmmm, how did I miss that thread? I hope OB can move this topib unto that thread. I'm just a bit embarrassed..

Mine too, I have a cedar chest full on old Minolta stuff , an x 700 , an SRT 101, good old steel and glass lenses and I don't know how many slide images.. Once in a while I break out the old Kodak carousel, the screen and look at em..

OK guys, I'm really stoked right now 'cause I just purchased a really good camera and lenses. I blame Micheal for the sudden inspiration, as he just upgraded his equipment recently. My old camera, a Sony a300 will be used as a back up and for my wife to use for macro-photos. I'm not afraid to...

I looked at those years ago and opted out for a number of reasons, primarily storage/packing. Where do you keep the thing while going down the highway? I've also witnessed the receiver becoming a twisted mess, only once, years ago.. On the trail, I'd feel uneasy about all that overhang in the...

I'm old school so I would do leaf springs again if I were doing it over. Keep It Simple S@%*@d is my motto.

You are very welcome. Have fun with your build, and move up to the dexter ez-lube 3500 lb axle asap. I burned up 3 sets of bearings before I learned that lesson. Believe me, it's no fun stuck out on I-70 in the middle of Utah, then a year later on I-70 in the middle of Kansas, trailer laying...

cool just ordered mine,, you say two per household. Must you have two Toyotas? I want to get another badge for our trailer.

RTTs on the vehicle are way high on the cool factor. Here in North America though, just how practical are they? For some, especially out west, IF you are constantly on the move, they fit the need very well. If you are NOT constantly on the move, and prefer to set up a basecamp and explore...

I recently commented on a roof rack review on Expedition Portal. The author of the review went on and on about what a great rack he was reviewing. I will not mention brand names, as if curious, you can go take a look. In essence I said.. Stay the hell away from steel racks unless you live in...

Yea, I agree 100%. I don't get the light thing either. We had some years ago and never, I repeat, never used them. Somehow it seemed sacrilege to light up the night sky out in the middle of nowhere, when simple fog and headlamps on the rig, and a headlamp on our foreheads is plenty.

I've built more than a couple of rigs over the years. So, in my humble opinion a very mild lift is all you need in order to travel on 99% of all two track trails in North America. I've never lifted a vehicle any more than what would void any factory warranties, in other words, no more than 2.5"s...

Absolutely, been in those/his shoes a way back when, while the kids were home and growing up. Used tires can be quite a bargain. I always have had great success putting my used ones on Craig's list, and they're gone by the weekend.. Before that, seems like a lifetime ago, I'd either by used or...

unfortunately a "budget friendly" tire does not exist. I look at it this way. The last set of 5 each BFG 285/75/16s KM2 I had, I sold for $500 used with about 45k miles on em and the guy was happy about it. I bought the ones I have now for $1250. I'll easily get another 45k miles out of...

hmmm, I've just now checked out the PETT system. Nice, The thing I like about it the most is that it will pack in and take up a lot less space than a 5 gallon bucket... It will fit...

I happily pay the extra money for my BFG AT KOs. I'm on my 5th or 6th set and never ever got less than 50k miles out of any of em, I am a bit fickle though, I keep switching back and forth between the ATs and the KMs. Goodyear does make an excellent MT with kevlar sides, but I would stay...

Interesting topics. We always carry in, carry out, leave no trace. If there is no fire ring at a site, then we don't build a fire, we use the Coleman or our Volcano grill. We also carry three shovels, one on the trailer for basecamp use, one in the cruiser, and one for hiking, and a poo...

My very best advise? Keep the weight down, use as light as possible materials. A few years ago I stripped ours back down to the frame and used aluminum wherever I could, primarily the floor. 7075 1/8" sheet over wire mesh. Just that simple mod lost nearly 70 lbs of excess weight. I see some of...

It is a very good comparison. For us though it is all about stowage. I considered co2 years ago but three major things kept me from switching, size, weight, and the remote possibility of running out of co2. On a typical journey we have to air up 15 or 20 times during the 6,7,or 8 weeks we are...