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It's not just sled dogs. Ever have any dog in your car that is wet/muddy from running through the woods? Ever have a dog get sick or decide to drop a steamer halfway through a highway trip? Now multiply that by 6 or 7 (whatever the total # of sled dogs the OP is dealing with). Working dogs...

These platforms have been so underappreciated as overland rigs, IMO. I'm glad to see more people building them up for adventure and exploration. The PW especially. People spend $10k turning a stock Tundra or 4runner into an overland rig. They're great trucks, but for the economy and MSRP's...

He is making this evolution a whole lot harder than it needs to be. Why fiddle with trying to convert a van to 4wd (which he will need for winter driving, it shouldn't be considered optional) and fitting up the interior when a 4wd pickup was basically purpose-built for this kind of work...

Get a pickup (3/4 ton or 1 ton) gasoline or diesel. Put a bed dog crate system, like what many of the mushers use in Alaska and Northern Canada: https://www.sleddogcentral.com/features/trucks/truck_photo_index.htm You could also look at getting a towed trailer. I'm sure either option would be...

I'll just point out that the 2.8l Cummins which you find so "intriguing" has EGR on it. EGR, and DPF, proved to be highly unreliable in the early (circa 2007-2010) diesel emissions systems. A lot of those bugs have been resolved. The newer diesels with SCR are much more reliable and more...

Lol, Clutch you're smoking too much of something. You can still check the transmission fluid on most work-oriented trucks. You could never do a road-side engine change in a few hours for any of the old-school trucks. And yes, older trucks cost less to buy and repair, but they were crappier...

Why would you want that kind of vehicle? Less comfort, less efficiency, less power...and quite honestly those older mechanical, manual-everything trucks you fantasize about weren't all that reliable. Excepting some of the better built diesels, the engines were lucky to last 150k miles, even...

1) Those bare bones LC 70's sold in overseas markets are still pretty complicated: electronically controlled v8 turbodiesel with common rail injection; the most recent ones have EGR and DPF emissions controls; more variants are starting to incorporate additional air bag protection. I think...

Lol! Toyota has its fair share of fan bois (or is it boys?), no doubt about it. You head over to the LC subforum and even hint that you are cross-shopping a sacred LC against anything else (even another Toyota) and prepare to be fire-hosed with arrogant skepticism and embellished LC facts...

Unless you're talking about a garage queen, any vehicle, of any brand, is going to have a limited lifespan up here in the northeast. The best you can do is routinely clean and prep the frame and axles (fluid film seems to be good product). But even, then, you're only delaying the inevitable.

You can "suspect" all you want. People are statistically safer in modern cars versus the older ones which lacked many of the safety features (advanced airbag deployment, crumple zones, rollover protection, ect.). Increasing the penalty for drunk driving is only part of that equation. I get...

It's because of those morons that I am thankful there are government-mandated safety benchmarks for OEM's to meet. I like the old-school trucks and cars, but those things were not at all safe to crash in. Air-bags, crumple zones and rollover ratings have all been instrumental in increasing the...

Many of Andrew's videos are editorial in nature (demonstrating an opinion), whereas Ronny's are taking you along for the ride (though Ronny does give his own opinions from time to time). Nothing wrong with either approach. And in all honesty, even if you don't agree with everything that Andrew...

Toyotroll? Who are you referring to? ^lol!

Okay, but no one scours a wreck yard looking for a Toyota IFS; that's not a reflection of either's reliability. The rockcrawler's and backyard mechanics generally wants solid axles for their project vehicles. No kidding? You, the self-proclaimed Ford fan, want a Ford Dana 60 for your project...

Your original statements were equally vague, and inaccurate. No one is selling off federal lands. Two National Monuments where shrunk, but all of that land is still under Federal control (it still has BLM or National Forest designations). There is some talk of allowing lease-mining at certain...

Who is trying to close National Forest land in Idaho and where is this supposed closure taking place?

Well sure. But you were making an overtly political statement, and the claim that public lands are being sold off is misleading at best. Fuel prices will rise eventually. The main reason for the depression in prices is the glut of oil, largely due to the OPEC nations trying to run American...

Public lands aren’t getting sold off. Some national monuments were shrunk, and if you look at original intent of the National Antiquities Act and the executive authority regarding monuments, it could be argued that some of those monuments were too big to begin with. All that land is still...

Yes, but the base (non-Raptor version) will be a bit more narrow than the average 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. I think you're the exception to the norm, not the norm, when it comes to truck owners. Most people aren't buying and using their truck as a secondary or tertiary vehicle; it's their primary...