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Welcome from Covington, Va!

I have a mix of both. We are a family of five living on a single income and my wife is in college. I'm also a hobby collector so I have plenty of gear. I have two Ozark Trail coolers (72 and 26) and a couple of their cups as well. But I spent the money for the Coleman tents. I get a lot of gear...

Boring stuff, changed cabin air filter and got it inspected. But, it's technically trip prep for next month.

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They will have 3" of lift with an extra 500lbs in the vehicle. The factory rear bumpers are thin and when you replace them with a bumper that is 3/16"+thick plate and move the spare tire out from under the vehicle further from the rear axle, that increases the load. With our camping gear...

For a 1/2 ton truck, I think the CVs are adequate. The M205 front axle and Titan CVs are upgrades for the Xterra.

OME doesn't have the reputation in the Xterra world that they do with other makes. It seems that even their heavy load leaf springs don't live long under any Xterra off-road. Alcan custom springs are the way most people go. You can order them for desired lift and increased load capacity. For my...

It was a very fast paced trip but it was a lot of fun. When it was conceived, it was going to be quite a bit longer and less time in DC, but plans changed as it evolved and time got closer. We're talking about a longer trip to DC where we're not staying with friends and can take a few days in...

I sometimes feel like a hypocrite when I answer threads like this since I've lifted a few vehicles. However, I've always been a small lift guy. My Cherokee was on 3" lift and 31's where everyone else was going minimum 4" and trying for 33's. Staying small meant I didn't have to replace my...

So here's a few pictures from the trip to DC and OBX. We left a few hours late Sunday, June 11th headed toward our friends' house in Silver Spring, MD. We hit the Metro first and rode into DC to let the kids check out the monuments on the mall. We got off at the Smithsonian stop and walked...

I agree with everyone else so far, you need to get the truck out and see if you really need to lift it. Lifts add stress on the system. If you NEED a lift that's one thing, but to lift it just to lift it might not be the best course of action. Tires cost more, probably cut life spans of things...

Saw this on the Blue Ridge Parkway last week.

We actually just bought a new tent this year, two really, after using one we found in a rental house my parents have. The tent we found died last year in a wind storm in the front yard while trying to dry it out after a trip. I've got a couple different Coleman stoves now and the wife and I are...

Sounds good! I'm still cleaning camping gear from the beach and I've gotten into a cargo rack project for the Xterra this morning. We'll try again for early July maybe. Summer is the busiest time of year for us with the kids out of school.

Our campsite Wednesday morning at Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks on NC. You can see where the wind was working on the tent a bit there.

So we camped for two nights on the Outer Banks this weekend in our tent. It did well with mild winds, but in the higher winds like during the day out there, it didn't did as well. I had to re-rig the guys for it a couple times and it still collapsed until the wind died down. If you could find...

Finally tally is 1074 miles covered!

Roger that! The Palms or Macado's are always good for an early supper.

And home! Might type up a little trip report, but we covered about 600 miles in 5 days, saw the monuments in DC as well as the American History and Air and Space museums, then road tripped to Oregon Inlet campground for a 6 hour day on the beach with the kids and two nights camping. It's been...

I kinda doubt it for me, we just walked in the door from a 700 mile trip from home, to DC for two days, to OBX for two nights, and home again. I've got yard work to catch up on and check over the X. I might be up for a meal meet-n-greet though.