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It does look like those can be built, so that's my mistake. Must have had what's available in stock showing. Talk about a tailspin, going down in flames!

Since the prevailing opinion is strong about how bad the V6 + auto is it's going to send a few into a hater tailspin when I remind everyone that an SR gets one option - the 2TR 2.7L 4 cylinder + auto.

Yup, indeed, the O.P. isn't going in blind to Tacoma pros and cons.

I think the only real benefit to TRD OR is the locker. But it's not so great that I'd buy a new TRD OR. I only went with mine because I was looking used for a stick shift and it was one of the first decent ones I came across. I've done suspension, put on bumpers, dual batteries. So there's...

Which V6? In general I prefer inline engines, especially off road. I don't think a 'V' config is great for a truck's utility but is nice when you're trying to avoid being a hood ornament for a Mac truck merging on the Interstate. The 3.0L was kind of a turd, the 3.4L pretty well regarded...

APRSdroid can be finicky. I only mention it because there may be other bug fixes or improvements in the current version that might be needed on various Android devices like a head unit. For example, that original forked OSM version I believe is based on a version that won't run on Android 10 I...

FWIW, you don't have to use the old OSM version (which still points to one from 2018) anymore. As of at least v1.6 of APRSdroid that functionality has been brought into the regular releases. If you look under the little eye icon where you select maps there's an option for OpenStreetMap.org...

Gotta be careful with "the feels" when it comes to money. I bet if you put it to numbers the difference of even a Dollar per unit of gas (broadly speaking in hypothetical) the financial break-even point probably only moves in from 15 years to 14 years and 6 months. You'd have to move from...

Or a taxi or bus or Uber.

I don't disagree at all. For my Dollar I'd buy a 1/2 ton over a midsize today. Actually, to be completely honest, for my money I'd almost certainly actually buy a basic 3/4 ton instead. The jump from a consumer spec F150 to a contractor spec gas F250 isn't much in price or size. Kind of in...

The rope breaking strength spec is the starting point and that is given by the manufacturer. There aren't many of those. Dyneema fiber is made by DSM and woven into rope by a few companies like Marlow, Sampson, New England, Cortland. So from that perspective the starting point is all common...

LOL. It's a matter of perspective. I went from a '91 XtraCab 22R-E to my '08 Tacoma V6 and to me it's quiet. I know if I was to drive a newer truck I'd be spoiled. So I don't. But I could barely hear the radio in my old truck on the highway and it wasn't because I was going all that fast...

What kind of splice? Yeah, a lock stitch is mandatory with a bury since it will creep. Brummels are popular because they are self locking without the need for a lock stitch. Although a Brummel has less retained strength than a simple bury so it's a trade off.

Vehicle winches are rated per SAE J706. I don't have access to that standard but I assume it refers to the winch lines or is at least implicit in that the line has to work without breaking under the conditions the winch is used. Shackles and slings are often rated using the ASME B30 set of...

This is the list of parts you need in addition to the front section you have here (what ARB refers to as the Bull Bar). It looks kind of like you have box 1-of-2 and don't have the second one? There's no way it'll fit a 1st gen, totally different mounting and these are wider.

I think you're not alone in that. It's a matter of Leave No Trace in some cases. Even if you could rationalize taking a leak in-situ on a multi-day climb it's the fact that letting 'er fly almost always results in someone taking a disgusting mist shower is enough to justify it. The last thing...

Yeah, true. Eventually gotta find an alternative to keep up to date.

Gatorade 32 ounce bottles have been the standard forever. On big walls our go-to was gallon apple juice bottles. Talk about making sure to mark your bottles well.

Didn't seem that hard, took about 15 seconds to type into Google. https://www.amazon.com/KFD-Adapter-Charger-Portable-Explorer/dp/B096VM5QJ5

Not sure if you're aware but the person (known as Lambertus) who ran that website seems to have abandoned it for some unknown reason. The custom map queue is coming up on two years long and no longer working. There's alternatives to get or make Garmin IMG maps from the OSM database. BBBike...