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  1. Lindenwood

    SVO ....Small Vehicle Overlanding

    As I find myself offroad less and less, and road tripping with my family more and more, I am slowly building more of a street-oriented vehicle out of my Rav. I Still have the hitch, and still have my gear to sleep inside it and such, but I have since lowered it below stock and put on beefier...
  2. Lindenwood

    Need 2019 Rav4 Rear-only lift; modest spacers or airbags?

    Don't stack the front lifts. From multiple anecdotes, anything over around 2.5" of front lift will result in axle vibrations. There is a lot more play in the rear, though. I have gone to well over 5" of lift in the rear with no axle issues, though rear wheel alignment and overall vehicle...
  3. Lindenwood

    Airing down E load tires.

    For trails, I run 15-20 psi with E-rated tires on my Rav4. Normal pressures on the street.
  4. Lindenwood

    Tacoma or 4Runner?

    I don't think I'll ever unhear "exposexual," especially knowing my Rav4 is getting pretty far up there in its Exposexuality :P . These are some glamour shots before I added the jerry can :P .
  5. Lindenwood

    Tacoma or 4Runner?

    I've owned both trucks and SUVs. Especially if you are willing to get it a little dirty, there is very little you can't put in the back of a 4Runner when you really need to. In my 4Runner(s) I've carried dirty lawnmowers, a half-pallet of mulch (about 700lb), WAY over the weight limit of lumber...
  6. Lindenwood

    Overlanding with Anxiety

    I have a low tolerance for unmitigated risks. I mitigate the risks of overlanding with tools and knowledge or, in some cases, restrictions. For example, I probably accept more risk when alone than if I have my son with me, if for nothing else to avoid traumatizing him with a situation...
  7. Lindenwood

    How would you spend $750

    Of course not everyone will get their exact pet-preference brands and models of everything I listed, but there are certainly winches and fridges and tires and camping gear and maintenance items and road trips that can be had for $750......
  8. Lindenwood

    How would you spend $750

    I suppose what may become 25 pages of facebook-like, non-conversational injects could be... neat? But, if you want this threat to be of value, what are your interests? Where are you at with your rig? $750 will buy a budget winch setup, a basic lift kit for most vehicles, four new tires, a...
  9. Lindenwood

    Crossover or mid-size SUV recommendation

    Out of curiosity, what has made you scratch America's most popular crossover, the 5th Gen Rav4, off your list? Even the Hybrids are pretty capable offroad.
  10. Lindenwood

    Need advice to safely lift heavy spare tire on and off rooftop rack outside of garage (low ceiling)

    I 100% empathize with your concerns about ruining trips from an early flat. I've mentioned before that I had an entire fun day with my son ruined once because of a flat. However, I can't think of very many options that would be safe for you. Wrestling a tire on and off a rim to do an...
  11. Lindenwood

    Spare Tires

    As a word of caution, while HF is usually high on my list of sources for occasional-use equipment, I would recommend a higher-quality tire picture repair kit. On the first use of my old HF kit, I immediately bent over the plug insertion tool. I now run a full ARB kit--which I had to buy the same...
  12. Lindenwood

    Definition of camping

    Can one camp in the desert? ;) Separately, if one does all the basic "camping" stuff---open fire for cooking and marshmallows, etc--but then sleeps in vehicle overnight, is that still camping? Or is that "overlanding?"
  13. Lindenwood

    Running trails solo as an overlander

    I live a busy life, and so do most of my friends. If I had to wait for somebody else to be both available AND in the mood I'd probably never get out.
  14. Lindenwood

    AT Tires

    Of those three, dozens of hours of research has led me to the Toyo OC ATIII that I'll probably look to install this summer. Of note, the specific features that made the stand out over other various ATs to me, in order of priority: 1) Reported road noise--generally reported as one of the...
  15. Lindenwood

    Roof rack design preference: Longitudinal or lateral slats?

    Most of my uses point to lateral bars. Loading lumber or kayaks from the rear of the vehicle, once you get the long piece over the first crossbar, sliding it all the way to the front over the rest of the lateral bars is easy as long as you keep sufficient weight on the back end to keep the nose...
  16. Lindenwood

    Subaru Crosstrek

    I am running a 2019 Rav4 now, but can perhaps offer a couple thoughts on getting off the beaten path with modern AWD CUVs. To start, my assumption is that your vehicular interests in "Overanding" lie somewhere between driving to a paved parking lot at the local lake and walking with your cooler...
  17. Lindenwood

    ARB compressor

    This. I run a Puma 12v, which is roughly 85% as fast at nominal tire pressures as the ARB Twin (~3.5 CFM @ 40 PSI for the PUMA vs ~4.0 CFM at 40 PSI for the ARB twin). It takes me about 5 minutes to inflate my <31s" from 15 to 35 PSI, plus about 3 minutes of setup and teardown. I have...
  18. Lindenwood

    do you skip 3/8 drive sockets?

    I do exactly this. I use 1/2" Drive for 98% of my work, and am able to share sockets across a ratchet, breaker bar, and rattle gun without adapters. I keep a compact 1/4" socket set for areas where I really just need to get to something hard to reach. I haven't bought or used 3/8" stuff since...
  19. Lindenwood

    Electric Winch. Are they necessary for overlanding/touring?

    So, have we settled on "if you are regularly dragging trees or '4wheeling,' you can probably easily justify a winch?"
  20. Lindenwood

    2019 Rav4 about ready for the trails!

    Working on custom struts and shocks! Shooting for 8-9" travel up front and 9-11" of total travel in the rear. Also digging in to adding independent rheostatic controls to each side's e-brake to act as a poor-man's "locker" to help get unstuck.