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rock sliders almost done being built. they are made from scrap steel generator shipping brackets. the open channel side will be faced out. the two parts that stick out are the (longer)front door step and the (shorter) roof rack step just ahead of the rear tire. My buddy and I also came up with...

I finally made the first solo trip (3 days) of the summer 2023 to maine north woods. I thought it was going to be sooner but...life. I also did my first camping test run of my bedslider in the 4runner and it was awesome! it started raining halfway thru cooking dinner so I popped the hatch...

5 spray cans of fluid film later..my rusty undercarriage is happy again. I even went the extra step and popped the body plugs that run the length of the rocker panels and sprayed in there too. I also replaced the broken center console lid plastic catch. I was happy to find a metal version on...

second AGM battery and battery charger relay installed just in time for a trip up north...check.

no work on the dual battery setup this weekend. I was going to go with a full manual caveman (no relays) underhood battery switch setup. I decided to make life easier and instead ordered a rago fab 2nd battery box and a blue seas charging relay from amazon instead. this install will be much...

the plywood spacer is intentional to spread out the weight/footprint of the welded brackets. the majority of the weight if not all of it is being carried by the seat mount connection and the original forward cargo area tie down mounting points, both bolted connections. I still need to swap out...

the next task on the 4runner this weekend...underhood dual battery setup. I run an odyessy AGM battery in the TDI and love it but I can't justify buying two odyessy AGM batteries plus the cost of the other items for a proper install on the 4runner. I ran this same NAPA AGM battery before and...

update: I have been slowing picking away at the unknown previous maintenance items on the 4runner...transmission, diff fluids etc. I recently pulled off my OEM roof rails/crossbars to use as a template for a new custom roof rack. I also removed my side steps that will be replaced with custom...

we were going north to camp originally in a big field for the holiday weekend. that didn't happen due to weather. we had a cabin option on the same property and we have used it. very high winds, 2" of rain and 52 degrees one day, sunny and a solid 15 degrees the next day...welcome to new england.

nice score and all of that lockable storage...jealous!

first trip back up to the maine north woods with the replacement 4runner this past weekend. this happened after driving 9 hours overnight and exploring while turning around. the bank was soupy but solid clay and small size shale...I back slid right down it. since the passenger side running...

just got back into target shooting/plinking after a 25 year hiatus. I bring a .22 semi auto rifle for fun plinking and now .12ga pump mostly to protect my nutty dog not me...I'm pretty good at avoiding trouble, the dog? not so much :smile:

I picked up two wouxun k935-g handhelds, the learning curve isn't too bad. I still have to add tones for the repeaters but I added a bunch of maine ones. I even went the extra mile and got the FCC license!

yes, I remember the murs radio signs along the road now that you say that. I think I might be able to monitor those freq's but of course I wouldn't be able to transmit. I am new to the gmrs game but I see there is zero gmrs repeater coverage up there. I might pick up a cheap murs radio anyway...

adjusting from a 2010 VW touareg to a 2015 4runner is going better than expected so far. I have a tire swap and alignment scheduled next week before a 3 day trip back up to the maine north woods. thankfully my recently purchased toyo open country load-e tires will fit the the 2015 4runner...

excellent info, thanks! I am super well versed in VW/Audi stuff. Toyota is just another matrix to learn and a little easier than german auto to figure out...german auto are definitely hard nut to crack.

the 3.0 tdi version makes the whole treg thing work perfectly. the v-10 tdi is a pure monster but the v6 version was where its at and the preferred model from my research. I haven't owned a toyota since my solid axle heavy rear flatbed 1985 pickup...so slow but so much fun.

it doesn't have a locker, I thought I saw the switch for it but I mistook it the DAC button. no worries I will be looking into an aftermarket solution when funds are good again :wink:

change of plans, touareg dream now dashed but overlanding/winter camping dream back on track. I bit the bullet and replaced the treg today. I am picking up a new to me one owner clean carfax 2015 toyota SR5 4runner for $1800 under book and 105k miles tomorrow. it has a hi/lo transfer case and...