Installed my rear light guards.
OMG how finicky, I would not do it again.
OMG how finicky, I would not do it again.
What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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Traveler III
Did some explorin' up one of the FSR's near my place. The map said the bridge was washed out and there's no access beyond, but for whatever reason I decided to just go see for myself anyways. Glad I did because I had a grand time and discovered some neat stuff:
Apparently there was a bridge here at one point. Seems impassible, but...
This is a water crossing to get around it. I'm about 95% sure the V can do it, but there were a few big rocks in there and the exit is quite steep. This is me thinking about doing it, and then thinking about the 20 foot drop to the left of this frame, and then thinking about how I was flying solo with no spotter and no other rig to help me if things went pear shaped. I decided discretion was the better part of valour and saved this for another time lol.
Found some old abandoned hobo/bush camps - the mystery box of mystery doesn't seem to have any hinges. I decided I didn't really want to know what was inside lol
All in all a good scouting mission. Ganbaru got very muddy today. I'll go back and do that water crossing sometime and expore the rest of the FSR. Maybe I'll do a trip report on that one.
Apparently there was a bridge here at one point. Seems impassible, but...
This is a water crossing to get around it. I'm about 95% sure the V can do it, but there were a few big rocks in there and the exit is quite steep. This is me thinking about doing it, and then thinking about the 20 foot drop to the left of this frame, and then thinking about how I was flying solo with no spotter and no other rig to help me if things went pear shaped. I decided discretion was the better part of valour and saved this for another time lol.
Found some old abandoned hobo/bush camps - the mystery box of mystery doesn't seem to have any hinges. I decided I didn't really want to know what was inside lol
All in all a good scouting mission. Ganbaru got very muddy today. I'll go back and do that water crossing sometime and expore the rest of the FSR. Maybe I'll do a trip report on that one.
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Traveler III
Thanks :D It was pretty fun. I love discovering more of the mountain back country around here. I'm kind of kicking myself a little bit for not trying to the water crossing, but it's one of the basic foundational rules of off roading not to go solo when things get dicey, so really it was probably the right call from that perspective.
got some nasty rust fixed on my wheel wells
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Member III
Drove the rig through some snow today, not much though... hardly anything. But it was fun =)
Enthusiast III
I finally got around to mounting a light bar that I purchased a while back onto the front roof rack mounts. It came with a cover that I sprayed flat black to match everything else on the truck. I really like that the lightbar practically disappears when the cover is on. Also installed four flood lights on the corners of the rear roof rack along with a Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform.
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Traveler III
I just watched the movie Leave No Trace last night.......these pics totally remind me of it!
Traveler III
I just googled it. Maybe I found the guy's tarp shelter! lol. There's a ton of weird old stuff in the mountains around here, that's for sure.
Off-Road Ranger I
Pulled off my brush guard and bumper to begin design and fabrication of new winch bumper! 
World Traveler III
Found the 12 volt battery that will complete my solar dual battery system. And it’s water proof. 
Enthusiast III
I installed engine compartment lights for the unlikely event of at night, 
under hood work in the boonies.
under hood work in the boonies.
World Traveler III
We are getting closer to testing the diy solar/battery system for fridge and lights.
Member III
I have been thinking about setting up something similar in my truck bed. There is a guy named Steven Harris. I believe I heard that he has worked out some pretty good DIY vehicle Solar/Generator units for vehicles. Some that charge off of Solar panels and some that charge off of using 10%(or 10A) work load from the alternator. They are electronically separated from the vehicle's electrical system so that the batteries will not fight/drain each other.
He uses it to jump off either other vehicles, or his own. To store and then dump power into his home solar system. etc etc etc
I believe his website was solar1234.com or something like that.
Enthusiast III
After considering some lower prices lights, I wound up going with KC Cyclone 5w LED diffused accessory lights (PART #1351). The main reason being engine heat combined with 110° summer temperatures here in Arizona.
