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I was looking at a similar setup with a Chinese 6-way panel from Amazon (I'd love to run sPod or the like but that's way too much money). How do you like this one so far?

AA0BF here. The radio is on and scanning when I'm in the rig!

Planning on being there!

Loveland, CO

We're on our 2nd current-generation Colorado so we're obviously hooked! We really haven't had much trouble finding mods and accessories we like, especially since the Colorado shares so many dimensions with the Tacoma.

Yes, more Colorados!

I finished up my ham radio installation today. It's a Powerwerx DB-750X dual band that is both Part 97 (ham) and Part 90 (LMR) certified (I do a lot of volunteer communications work with my county). Pretty basic setup: an 80 amp breaker under the hood feeds a power bus under the back seat...

Thanks for the Decked tips! It's here so it'll be going in this weekend. And trust me, the rack/RTT is a year or more off $$$$$$...

EDIT 12/29/22! We're moving the second battery and fridge to the truck bed from the trailer and swapping out the Armordillo rack for a Leitner rack! Details to follow! Here are our planned major mods so far: Armordillo bed rack Leitner rack Decked bed drawer system (installed 3/7/21)...

A side note about reliability - this Bison mysteriously went into limp-home mode and wouldn't shift correctly when it had about 350 miles on it. After a tow into the dealership it was determined that a sensor wiring harness for the transmission was bad and it was replaced under warranty...

We brought the Bison home with the understanding that we now had a "head start" with the things we had been planning to do with the Z71. We now had more appropriate (not plastic!) front and rear bumpers, skids, sliders, etc. We knew we were trading fuel mileage for reliability going with the...

As I mentioned before, for a number of reasons we got out of the overlanding scene for a few years until we bought a 2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 in dark grey with the 2.8L Duramax. We wanted the diesel because our other vehicles are diesels (an F250 and a tractor) so it simplified fuel logistics...

I'll start my build thread here and see how quickly our build progresses - or not! This is our third off-road vehicle that we've built for more serious backcountry use, and the lessons learned from those builds will definitely influence this one. In December of 2020 we decided to splurge and...

I've driven it for a bit, but it quickly gets narrower to ATV/side by side width from what I remember. I go up there for work occasionally (I work on one of the radio towers on the ridge) so I'll have to take a closer look.

Welcome to CO!

We'll probably be there - if it's a go.

I'd say from my experience it depends on the group you'll be rolling with and what others in the area use. You may not be able to reach the outside world but you may still be able to summon help or someone that can relay for you. In my experience on runs I'm usually one of the few that can do...

Tony Chachere's works on everything.

Welcome from another new member!

There was a dusting of snow on top of the ice, so basically ball bearings for traction. I wasn't aired down; it was "supposed" to be a quick run from Cripple Creek into the Springs! Thanks for the welcome!