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I have an ASR like @shade links. ASR regular ropes aren't fancy, white nylon double braid and some Cordura webbing but their prices are basically fair, being about what you'd pay a marine supply to make you a mooring line (which is essentially all these are) splice and whip two eyes (labor)...

Telecom is generally -48V and done to prevent electro-migration of copper from wires back to the Earth. Solar panels are positively grounded to prevent what SunPower terms surface polarization. Not sure how widespread of an "issue" it is for portable products but it's worth mentioning as...

Doing some searching for Trans-African Survey Expedition (1959) came across this. https://solarbooks.com.au/africa/

The AY6 was used in several models of GM vehicles, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisin_AY_transmission The RC6x doesn't have a pilot bearing either but the clutch release system I understand is different. It is odd why Aisin and/or Toyota felt the need to fix a system that has worked for...

Just started watching it and that jumped to mind. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI inflation calculator says $160 becomes $1,417 and the $400 they had becomes $3,544. So their whole trip budget was $4,961 in December 2019 money. It sounds like Mobil covered quite a bit of their fuel...

I do endurance races but being able to finish a Leadville 100 doesn't translate to being able to do 100 miles constantly daily unless you're Mike Hall, et al. Be realistic in expectations and figure some days you'll do 80 miles but others 35 for whatever reason, mechanical, rest, weather...

I don't have any experience on the GDT either but will add my FWIW to Howard's comprehensive list, if for no other reason than to support that what works for you is going to vary. You don't say if this is your first bikepacking trip or if you're specifically looking for Great Divide info (which...

The only reason I've come up with is ease of assembly not needing to stab the input shaft into the pilot bearing. It's not unique to the Tacoma either, the Prado, FJC and Hilux with 6 speed sticks are the same way AFAIK.

Well the record for the Tour Divide is 13 days, 22 hours, 51 mins. So if you're like Mike Hall (RIP) your normal 2 weeks vacation should be fine. :) It took me more than 2 weeks to do the Colorado Trail bike route at a decidedly non-stud singlespeed slug's pace, which is only 528 miles. So...

Not quite. The 2nd gen is an RA60 (Aisin AY6) that has no pilot bearing in the flywheel to support the input shaft and friction disk. It relies on the snout of the transmission and an interesting pivot to locate and operate the clutch release bearing. This by itself is annoying because the...

I was just looking, seems the base Impreza still has a 5 speed in 2020. It's just the Forester that they dropped the stick shift. Of course the WRX is still so that must be part of it. https://www.subaru.com/vehicles/impreza/models.html/IMP-compare-wrapper-modal

Our 2017 FB25 is a stick shift. You could get a 2018 U.S. Forester 2.5i or 2.5i Premium with a stick but Subaru completely dropped stick shifts in the U.S. with 2019 models when it went to the global platform.

I don't think Subaru, Toyota or any other OEM cares but most buyers opt for automatics when given a choice and the EPA hasn't for decades liked letting all us knuckleheads willy-nilly pick shift points.

I figured so. As far as that subject, I relinquished the sway bar to scrap long ago.

I like disconnecting as much as possible. I lock the doors and unplug the phone. Ain’t no one home.

Probably some massaging of the body to clear the wide track and fender flares. Or could be to stand up the assault team tactical exits you'd drill your family to do.

Your dilemma is why we ended up buying ours new. We wanted reasonably low miles (we ended up letting the odometer criteria slide to 100k) and a stick shift. We found so few and even the private party ones were priced ridiculously high. In this case you won't find anything other than WRX from...

My 2008 TRD OR Access Cab manual transmission has none of the electronic traction stuff but I think some of them do go all the way back to 2005. In 2009+ started getting some of them standard...

Not sure comfort is a completely logical measurement. I hate the feeling of sliding around in a seat. You may not be familiar with the 4Runner buckets I use as a high water mark but they had kidney wings that you could snug to your sides, the bottoms tilted up and down. There was of course...

I think ergonomics are too individual to really say. I'm 6'1" and feel the 2017 2.5i (the most base model) Forester seats are plenty comfortable and the higher trim must surely be better. My comparison is a 2008 Tacoma TRD (those are truly marginal for the highest trim) and a 1991 Toyota truck...