Recent content by derekjhunt

I bought the NA Maps in Maps Pro - going to pair it with my Icom as a GPS (hopefully).

I have a subscription to Gaia pro and an older Nvidia Shield tablet; I may try that. I picked up Maps Pro and bought the North America maps to see if that works. I'm going to try pairing the GPS in the ICOM with the Surface this week to see if that works. If all else fails, I'll buy an iPad...

Installation of the N-Fab Predator Pro Nerf Steps is now complete. Hopefully the aluminum will stand up over time. Still have decent clearance and now my wife can actually get in the vehicle.

Awesome! The bumpers would still make me nervous, I guess I'll find out next year. I'm in Middletown, but I love the East Lyme area (the Book Barn in Niantic is a treasure unto life itself). We try to head down that way once a week in the summer to Ocean Beach Park.

I'm picking up the Decked gear tomorrow and I bit the bullet and ordered the Leitner Designs rack today, with an extra load bar for the tent. I'm still playing around with the Ram mounts. Currently I'm planning on a Surface Go tablet with the Maps Pro application and using the GPS from the...

Warranty sealed it for me. I'm liking the drive as well. Here's a nice benefit that goes unsung - the front seats recline flat. Like all the way down. So far the truck has exceeded my expectations. One negative, the turning radius is battleship level.

It was a bit nerve racking. Honestly, the truck is the second most expensive thing I've ever purchased (after my house), but I really thought about the core reason I purchased it (enjoyment) and promptly drilled the dash - and then messed up with hole <doh!>. That's ok, a slight correction and...

Finished up the radio install. Initially I put it behind the rear, drivers side seat but unfortunately, I ran out of power cable by about an inch or so and I decided it wasn't worth running four separate cable runs (power, speaker, mic and remote) So I took the step and drilled it right...

Started the ham radio install this week. I spent some time trying to figure out the best place to punch through the firewall. I settled on the the same channel as hood release. I punched some fish tape through without too much trouble. I taped off the antenna coax and power to pull back...

@Gotta Love It - great idea about using the utilitrack for antennas; I didn't think of that at all @M1078 Glad to hear that the Decked system is worth it, mine should be here next week!

Howdy folks, A couple months ago I became rather obsessed with the functional aspect of many of the overlanding builds, so the quest to find a vehicle was rather short - a Toyota Tacoma. I spent a month or so trying to find a used one and I couldn't bring myself to buy one at the asking...