Recent content by mikeyb1976

EDC as well, and I built my "truck" gun (and loaner when we go out with others) over the past 6-10 months. I had an Anderson lower I bought back in '16 that never got used. I got a mostly-complete upper for less than $120, picked up a BCG & charging handle, and a scrounged the 'net for the rest...

That is one component, but not the only determinate. Expedition EL: 131" WB, 8300# towing Gladiator Rubicon: 137" WB, 7000# towing VW Touareg: 114" WB, 7700# towing

How many people in CT make a run for the border and buy ammo in a free state? It's not that far for you guys.

We have a pair of Cabela's-branded chairs like those. They're pretty sturdy (me: True American Size). My wife has put one up in the RTT to get out of the bugs and read. My opinion is they are too low for woodsy-camping, but really good for rocky/beach/desert camping. We carried them up to an...

Cultivate friendships with people on the other side of the border. I'm pretty sure there are some Reno/Tahoe/Carson City folks on here. I'm on lists all over. No big deal for me. I can't clean up my internet history that well.

There are a lot of factors that drive up the price. Chief is the political climate. When stupid stuff happens, all the preppers and Meal Team 6 operators cash out their bitcoins and buy out all the supply. Last year we saw non-gun people become gun owners. Unfortunately, places like Walmart...

Our race plastic jugs would swell as well. We'd try to keep the fuel out of the sun because sunlight also affects fuel (that's what I heard, never verified). Every once in a while the barrels of fuel in the shop would pop a little with the heat. That's probably why I don't freak out like my...

Wouldn't that be a river? ;)

Tow ratings are based on braking, cooling, and high-speed stability (wind). The weight to be pulled is always under the vehicle's true capacity (given the average incline). Look at the JK and JT. The JT can tow 7000# (not exact, but around that), yet it is marketed/described as sharing as much...

What do you do for a living that affords you $2.6m in cats? :P

Stickers help. I'm also thinking when I outfit our new rig I'll include a FAK accessible from the outside. In case of roll-overs/slides/pins where inside the cab IFAK is inaccessible. The old 2 is 1, 1 is none saying. Of course, it would be easily disconnected and hidden/stored when not in the...

No experience with either, but I'd lean towards the ITS bag. It's like a tool roll, so it's easier to see everything, rather than a bag you have to flip through and dig around in. And while *you* may know what's in the IFAK, and where (when seconds count), someone who's helping you or treat you...

Suspension company that specializes in heavy duty applications. https://liquidspring.com/

This. I'm visualizing the loads and how everything would interact. I'd say at a significant load, a higher-than-frame height mount (or probably more accurate - center of gravity) would essentially force the nose of the truck down during winching. Think about taking it to the extreme - What would...

Your assumptions are incorrect here. The fender openings don't always equal front to rear when the chassis is level. A quick search finds that the latest gen Tacoma stock is a 1" difference, higher in the rear than the front, when the truck is level. Therefore, you really only have a 2.25"...