Kiriesh
Adventurer
For the sake of conversation, I dream of packing up my tacoma and either driving through Central America or shipping to South America and exploring once I finish my degree. It seems like lots of users love to lift their trucks and run large tires, run heavy steel bumpers, etc which are phenomenal for off-roading but I struggle to see how it could translate to international travel.
I like dirt roads and remote exploring as much as the next guy but I care less about the difficulty of the trail and more about getting out and exploring. So that begs the question, if you were to prep how would you? I have a ~2.5" OME lift to fix the very under-rated stock leaf springs and 265/75R16 tires, and I feel that puts me about perfect for capability and load capacity. Aside from storage, I question the need for many popular options i.e. enough lights to recreate the surface of the sun, heavy steel bumpers, very large oversized tires in obscure sizings, dual batteries, etc. They all serve their purposes don't get me wrong but I don't think it applies to long-distance travel.
I like dirt roads and remote exploring as much as the next guy but I care less about the difficulty of the trail and more about getting out and exploring. So that begs the question, if you were to prep how would you? I have a ~2.5" OME lift to fix the very under-rated stock leaf springs and 265/75R16 tires, and I feel that puts me about perfect for capability and load capacity. Aside from storage, I question the need for many popular options i.e. enough lights to recreate the surface of the sun, heavy steel bumpers, very large oversized tires in obscure sizings, dual batteries, etc. They all serve their purposes don't get me wrong but I don't think it applies to long-distance travel.