Recent content by Markal

New Tumdra or used? Are you aware of the recall on the 2022-2023 Tundra? Engines are dying and Toyota is replacing them all. It doesn’t affect the hybrids or 2024s (yet?) but I’d be hesitant to buy a Tundra right now for full time use. If you’re buying a previous gen, never mind. I have no...

You can look it up here https://www.outsideonline.com/outsideplus/ I'm not familiar with Gaia Pro. Do you mean Gaia Premium? I have that through my Outside Plus subscription. It's $60 a year, but they always have a special for new subscribers - it was more like $25 for my first year. Given that...

Get a teardrop or “square drop” and put a nice rooftop tent on it for the kids. My buddy does this with a Braxton Creek Bushwhacker. I tow a Hiker Trailer (no RTT on mine because I don’t have kids). Any decent trailer will do.

Hiker Trailer 5x10 foot, either the Mid-Range or Extreme model. I use a 5x9 Mid Range and it’s great but I wish I’d gotten the 5x10.

What am I looking for to determine if a trailer is made well enough to handle some mild off-raoding? I see those small Sunrays out on Colorado's 4x4 roads somewhat regularly. But the price does seem too good to be true.

7,500 pounds

I'll look into those models some more. Part of the our size constraint is about towing and being able to navigate rougher roads, but also about how we use it. We notice that most people with larger trailers spend most of their time inside the trailer, rather than outside. We don't want to be...

I posted this on an RV forum and figure I'l probably get a very different set of suggestions here, so let's see. We currently use a "square drop" trailer from Hiker Trailer (pictured below and I've posted it before in this forum). We want something a little bigger. Here are my criteria: 1)...

Yes, the Ranger has more back seat room than the Tacoma. I tested both and could see the difference. But the Ranger back seat is still tight. My neighbor has a really nice Ram 1500 and the Ranger's back seats are nowhere near as nice as that thing. So far the only "person" who rides back there...

Believe it or not, $53k is msrp for that option package.

I had an '21 OB Touring XT. Very luxurious and quite fun to drive on road. I always loved leaving big trucks in my dust from red lights (except the one time I tangled with a Raptor!). I made some minor modifications, including skid plate, A/T tires, and ralitek springs in the back. We took that...

In March my wife and I tested a couple different Tacomas and pretty quickly put down $500 to get in the queue for a TRD Off Road with the premium package. Price was going to be $53k which definitely made us a bit uncomfortable. As we waited to be allocated a truck, the Rangers started showing...

I have OVS 270 on my trailer. This is its third year and it’s been good. Very sturdy in heavy wind and not too bad to deploy and repack solo. If I were buying today I’d check out Reign awnings.

Just discovered that MyRadar works with Apple CarPlay. This gives you live radar and now you can get it on your vehicles screen in you use CarPlay. I'm a bit of a weather geek and like to keep an eye on thunderstorms and snow fall when I'm traveling. I'll appreciate it having on the car's...

Thanks for sharing this trip report. Reminds why I joined this forum. Looks like a fantastic trip and at a great pace to really take things in. We’ve taken two trips to that part of NM in the last few years and visited a lot of the same sites. Love that region.