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I have an on board shower system that has worked well, however, hose has been my weakest point. The system was originally plumbed with PEX, but this did not survive bouncing around off-road near the exhaust. Not flexible enough when exposed to heat. Developed long cracks and served only to...

This past Labor Day, I came across a trail with a tree down across it. Might have been 12-18" in diameter. Folks walking up from the local campsite said it fell within the last 10 min. or so, and it did indeed look like a fresh fall. Since it was a fresh fall, and not in the spirit of the rest...

So, I want a slightly different dual battery system. For most trips the typical system which completely isolates one battery makes sense. Especially if I am out in the middle of nowhere and likely not stationary for more the 24 hours. However, this summer the Land Cruiser has started to see a...

I have a hi-lift with an off-road kit. Having just performed a pulling operation on my FZJ80 without the ability to reset, I need some chain. The options are: G70 5/16 with a WLL (working load limit) of 4700lbs and MBS (minimum breaking strength) of 18800 G70 3/8 with a WLL of 6600lbs and...

My FZJ80 - picture heavy, be warned I've been asked by a number of people to post a build-thread of my rig. I spent some time this weekend cleaning up from the last camping trip and took a bunch of pictures of things I've done. I'm going to transfer a copy of this write up over to this site...