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It's been up in our barn now for a few years after switching to a RTT. The original carry case has been replaced with a large army duffle bag, fits easily in it. The tent was used for only about 100 nights total. Everything good about this tent can be found on line. There is one clip broken...

I’m following this, mine is similarly built and maintained and will be on the market this fall.

Wow, I’ve been gone for a While - E350 is a ford van. Preferably one kitted out and converted to Solid Axle 4wd. The Farmall is a tractor that was built by International Harvestor in 1924 ( IH ) they also built trucks of all sizes and still build big trucks today. The Ford F series pickup...

I think our build is finally done. After 15 years of refining our set up, it is nearly right. The next trip all those boxes and propane bottle will be in/on the trailer. Here's a couple of photos from last summer.

I was brought up in the 50s & 60s and everything out of Japan was considered cheap Japanese junk. In 1976 I bought my first Landcruiser and you would have thought I was a traitor by the way family and friends treated me. A couple of my cousins will not talk to me to this day because of that...

But it’s only 60,000 miles. I hope you’ll get back to us when it is at 160,000 miles. ( tongue firmly in cheek here, it’s a great platform to ditch the pickup bed & drop a camper onto it. )

If I were a party type of guy, with lots of money to blow I’d get the Grenadier, just for the fun of being part of an experiment. I’m not though, I party once in a while and only have a little money. Currently I drive a 96 LX450, with 371,000 miles and have occasionally thought about what I...

I’m in! Old school over the top cool. Doesn’t everybody carry a Rand McNally?

Vaguely familiar. Back in the 70s I was looking for weird Doctor Demento type stuff, Frank Zappa, Velvet underground, the Ramones, etc. I remember being in the pickup truck age 11 and hearing a band called the Beetles on AM. I remember thinking- what a weird name, they named themselves after...

30 years driving 18; you could see em coming in the mirrors- you could never hear em coming

Hey, you guys talking about music? I listen to just about everything except modern country and rap. Once in a while a smooth unoffensive hip hop tune may work its way unto my 8,000 song playlist. Inevitably I continue to enjoy old fashioned acid rock concept albums, old classic Rock, from...

Me too. Jeeps aren’t bad, or worse vehicles than LCs, just different. We loved our 04 Rubicon. It took us a lot of places. I did everything possible to increase the GVWR and the comfort levels up to where we needed it for long distance on & off grid touring. I’m pretty sure that had the...

Yes, a rarity, however, the WJ platform does come to the closest to an 80 series, because it has a solid front axle. Albeit a Dana 30, and if you’re lucky a Dana 44 out back. Most came through with Dana 35s in the rear. The 80 has axles that are rated in between the 44s & 60s and they are...

I get that Dan. Fuel can be quite expensive, but I do have good range, 500+ miles, thanks to a 25 gallon auxiliary tank, and the ability to carry 10 more gallons in jerry cans if ever needed. When my brother-in-law makes fun of me for the poor fuel mileage, I remind him I’m not making $600 a...

Positives: the truck handles much better, no more understeer when cornering at highway speeds. We no longer listen to the front diff being noisy. By modest calculations roughly 1/4 gallon better MPG. Negatives: with the kit I used the 80 no longer has ABS, not a negative in my mind. Also...

You state that Toys aren’t as “beefy” as jeeps after the early 80s. I don’t know man, I’ve owned both and the 96 FZJ I have now is a whole lot beefier ( axles rated at 1ton ) than any Jeep I’ve ever been under. I’ve sprung it properly for overlanding and now have a 7,250lb GVWR. I think the...

1FZ Fe 4.5 petro. It gets horrible fuel mileage- 11-12 mpg loaded on a good day. However, with 371,000 miles on the original drive train, it just keeps on going & going. The 4.5 has had the head off once, for valve stem seals, cleaned up and reassembled at 292,000. Most Americans are power...

I was hoping you might chime in as you have had great experiences with your jeeps. Your current set up is fantastic. And, so is our 80 series, which by all accounts is a plush version of the 76 series. It seems I’m in the minority here in the states, preferring a tractor. Have a great day &...