Pathfinder II
Had a great 30 minute conversation with Dave at Turtleback tonight! We are getting very close to the final build sheet.
The biggest hang up is trying to decide on a combination that provides the largest propane tank setup. Since we are going with the nose and side box option, it reduces the 20lb side tank to an 11lb due to the long box reducing the available height. I can increase the overall capacity by getting the "grill tank" option, which adds another small 5lb tank on the passenger side... still not enough in my opinion.
The simplest solution is put a short box on the driver side (same size as the passenger side) to allow the installation of a 20lb tank. I also considered a bracket inside the main storage area to hold a standard 20lb tank and just pull it out when needed. Either way, I lose a bit of storage space.
The whole reason for sticking with a 20lb tank is to allow us to swap tanks at a gas station or grocery store, as opposed to searching for a facility that can fill the oddball size tanks. I'm open to suggestions...
The big box dilemma. (Driver side main tank below)
The passenger side "Grill tank" and short box.
The second item on the agenda is the color. We were originally going to go with a silver that matches the 4Runner but we are thinking a desert tan might be a better color for blending in to the southwest surroundings, as well as a more likely enhance the resale odds (as if we would ever sell it...).
The reason for the change in direction is that the silver metallic powder coat won't be an exact match and if we want metal flake, there's a $200 extra charge for a clear coat they recommend. This is due to excessive chipping they have had with the metal flake and the clear coat fixes this.
Here's another cool color Dave mentioned, it's a greenish/tan:
Better lighting here:
He said he would be glad to put some custom www.LifestyleOverland.com graphics on it for free! So we need to come up with a logo... quick.
The biggest hang up is trying to decide on a combination that provides the largest propane tank setup. Since we are going with the nose and side box option, it reduces the 20lb side tank to an 11lb due to the long box reducing the available height. I can increase the overall capacity by getting the "grill tank" option, which adds another small 5lb tank on the passenger side... still not enough in my opinion.
The simplest solution is put a short box on the driver side (same size as the passenger side) to allow the installation of a 20lb tank. I also considered a bracket inside the main storage area to hold a standard 20lb tank and just pull it out when needed. Either way, I lose a bit of storage space.
The whole reason for sticking with a 20lb tank is to allow us to swap tanks at a gas station or grocery store, as opposed to searching for a facility that can fill the oddball size tanks. I'm open to suggestions...
The big box dilemma. (Driver side main tank below)
The passenger side "Grill tank" and short box.
The second item on the agenda is the color. We were originally going to go with a silver that matches the 4Runner but we are thinking a desert tan might be a better color for blending in to the southwest surroundings, as well as a more likely enhance the resale odds (as if we would ever sell it...).
The reason for the change in direction is that the silver metallic powder coat won't be an exact match and if we want metal flake, there's a $200 extra charge for a clear coat they recommend. This is due to excessive chipping they have had with the metal flake and the clear coat fixes this.
Here's another cool color Dave mentioned, it's a greenish/tan:
Better lighting here:
He said he would be glad to put some custom www.LifestyleOverland.com graphics on it for free! So we need to come up with a logo... quick.
