Recent content by rruff

I bought a 4 leaf per side add on pack from Boise Spring, and installed them myself... but I didn't have to deal with bushings. It was way easier than installing front shocks at any rate! Big improvement in ride, too.

It's very common, maybe even typical to add ~3,000 lbs with a light offroad camping setup. Even on a 1/2 ton. People underestimate how much "all the little things" add up. With proper tire and suspension mods, it will handle and ride fine, as the owner of this one stated. Durability would be the...

Or just air down.

This shows some numbers for a Gen3 Tundra with an overlanding build and a small pop up camper. Oem curb weight= 5,800 lbs, GVWR = 7,300 lbs (1500 lb payload) Loaded weight = 8,600 lbs... so 2,800 lbs actually added to the stock truck. And 12.1 mpg on the trip too, vs 15.6 mpg for the guy...

That would be cool to see!

If you like to read, maybe this will help... https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/thoughts-on-the-truckhouse-tacoma-expedition-camper.221940/ I was much more favorably impressed with their end product than I was with their "launch". People I know who saw it at a show were very impressed...

In Ruidoso there are a bazillion elk, deer, wild horses, etc. On the golf course about a block away, the bulls have been "singing" every night. It's quite a chorus! I was recently camping in NW CO, when the hunting season started. I didn't see a single elk the two weeks I was there, but there...

I paid actual money (like $2) for a seatbelt clip. Plug that in, and it's enough to fool the computer. Oh... probably not a good idea to go down that road! I'm fine with people carrying guns if it makes them feel better.

Another vehicle of similar weight and design, maybe... definitely not a bigger one. Just for fun, let's take that old F150 and put a high clearance steel bumper, lift, and big tires on it, and go head on a car with a low hood and see what happens...

They might be ok for the intended market, but it's pretty tall and heavy for an overland rig. The fact that it has a basement is what makes it so tall. The old 610 was made for midsize trucks as I recall, and wasn't tall enough for most men to stand in. If they'd just expanded it to fit a full...

It may do poorly in the tests where they slam into concrete things, but it will still "win" if it's colliding with smaller vehicles.

I'm going to give a contrarian view to what others are saying... I've never felt the need for even a jerry can, and my range has always been <300 miles. It's never been an issue. Mostly western US, but also Baja and southern CA. If you are in Australia or plan to explore N CA, or someplace else...

Matt is low strength and low glass content (more epoxy), and a bit lighter. I only used it in the form of 1707 and 1808 biaxial. I think it's mainly used to build up thickness, and save a little money and weight. Regarding using these as a surfboard mount... that seems like a bad idea. The...

Controlling the vehicle is the driver's responsibility. The vehicle doesn't "cause" the accident. In the US they will absolutely go after the deepest pockets if they can (the car companies), and that's one thing our low GVWRs seek to avoid. That's what liability insurance is specifically for...

Everything from grandma only driving 1 block to church on Sundays, to Bubba getting wasted and bombing across ditches at full throttle. How much weight can each of these carry without over stressing the vehicle? I'm an engineer, BTW.