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I pulled them out of my Colorado. I replaced them with a simple platform for the dog &/or gear. It's low enough to make access to the ARB fridge reasonable, leaves enough room in front of it for a National Luna PPP, & retains the storage area that is under the OEM seat. It's a simple enough...

FWIW - Chris is still in the Tucson area, & still has his Tacoma. As noted above, he doesn't visit the forum much anymore - but he's definitely enjoying life.

Helinox will probably never be the low cost option. But if you're sensitive to [packed] size and weight (IE: backpacking, traveling on a motorcycle, etc), their products become much more attractive. One additional advantage that their cots have over most is that there are no spreaders at the...

Move somewhere warmer. (sorry).

IMO - the first thing you should do is take a week off. Don't think about it, don't work on it, don't buy anything for it. Better yet, go on a week long vacation. Go camping. Go fishing. Ride a mountain bike. Paddle a kayak. Do what ever it is you like doing (as long as it doesn't involve...

Depending on how cozy you wanted to get - I'm a fan of Blackpine's Turbo tent. The 6-person version is 10' x 10', and just shy of 7' tall in the middle - so maybe a bit small for a herd as big as yours. IMO, it is much more usable than the Oz-tents (due to the standing height in the center...

That pretty much sucks. It might be tough to find one place to do it all - maybe consider hiring a couple different businesses that specialize in certain areas? Company A for the wiring/plumbing, company B for cabinetry, . . . Adventure Trailers up in Prescott does some custom work - they...

I'm happy with mine. Not only is it light, relatively inexpensive (new they're half the price of a quality roof rack), holds a huge volume of gear, & is easy to put on/take off - but it also goes a long way towards keeping you from being mistaken for one of those overlander people. IMO, you...

Yup - better call Paul. I don't think he'll be able to repair it - but I'm sure he would be happy to point you in the right direction.

They may never be the "right" bike - but they're also never the "wrong" bike.

Roof racks & snorkels . . . I never understood them (at least for what 99.9% of us do). I put a Skybox on the factory rails of my (older than yours) 4-runner. Stooopid [sic] amount of room for the light weight stuff, and narrow enough that I can put the MTB or kayak next to it.

There are re-routes every year . . . but when I rode the western half in 2008, some parts of it were too narrow for a truck - even a small truck. I believe 54" was the max width on the section that comes to mind. By that I mean, there were steel posts limiting access. But, given what the TAT...

I think you meant "if you don't run into **anything**" - like dirt, or pavement, or bugs, ...

Probably hantavirus. You should have taken the opportunity to upgrade to tires more reliable than your average KTM. :sombrero:

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