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Love the Earthroamer. Nothing against pioneer tools at all, but I vote no to the fender mount. Too exposed, I think. How about the hood?

Costco has a recently-broadened selection of Goodyear-branded frameless wiper blades, made in USA, at about $8 each. Similar to the Rain-X wipers in design, but US-made and cheaper. My experience so far with them (after about 3 months on one vehicle) is that they're perfectly good wipers for...

Hi John -- Good to talk to you, too. Here is a link to a photo of dunnage bags in use: Here's a link to the Wikipedia article discussion on dunnage bags: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnage Here's an Australian supplier (the one the picture is from)...

The way my XJ's license plate is routed might be worth looking at for ideas. It has a galvanized plate that "offsets" the original plate mounting to the side, and outside the recess in the tailgate. I was able to take power from the original lights and route it along the offset plate. Not as...

Very professional job! I'm impressed. Simple, versatile, functional. How does it do on uneven roads? The swing away on my XJ's Kaymar bumper is built seriously heavy, and it will sometimes rattle back and forth depending on the road. It's positioned far enough away from the bodywork to...

Watching that truck get slotted into that container has been fun. I'm kinda glad it isn't my truck I'm watching though! The nerves would get to me. My company has used, and I've seen used, various forms of air-filled dunnage bags to prevent loads from moving after containerization. Sort of a...

I love it! Now give me half the body size and we're there!

I've been following these developments for a while, 'cause the idea really appeals to me. In practice, the ones I've test driven so far seem to be neither fish nor fowl. On the one hand, I like a camera that can live in a jacket, or if needed, a pants pocket and take good "documentary"...

Looks great, Mike. Congratulations! We wish you and the Tacoma many happy backroad and offroad miles! Don Hiscock

It seems from my experience the Atlanta area has always had more than its fair share of gray-market Mercedes Benz vehicles. I used to work with a guy who had a very nice MB 500SLC gray-marketed into the ATL area. I've seen a number of different gray market MBs driving around there

I think it's almost certainly a roll cage by Safety Devices. International, Ltd, in the UK. http://www.safetydevices.co.uk/images/products/4x4/2005%20dealer%20guide-toyota%204x4.pdf

I love the Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings Ltd site, http://ecom.toyota-gib.com/. Lots of good information from folks who know that these things can be hardworking tools on important tasks, and prepare them for hard lives in the field. They have an interesting collection of accessories they'll...

Great job! Looks super.

I got a bullbar for my Tacoma from Wil at Sierra Expeditions during his New Year's special. Great service and a shipping deal that couldn't be beat. Worth a call, I think.

Lichfield was a well-known "tuner" of Range Rovers in the 80s and 90s. They were tested in all the magazines, and advertised in the marque-specific publications. Don't know what happened to them, but there should be **lots** of info out there. Don

I ran across a few of my older Woick catalogs the other day, and I thought some of the folks here who aren't familiar with this German company might enjoy looking at the wide range of expedition- and trekking-oriented equipment they offer. The online catalog is in German only, which can be a...

One of the concerns -- well, maybe questions is a better word -- I have about LED main lighting on vehicles is the potential for ice buildup on the lens during cold, snowy driving. Many times I've needed the heat from my H4's to prevent ice buildup. Scott, have you been able to measure any...

The winter 2007 issue of Overland Journal has an article on the Arctic Ocean Expedition and notes that the light bar on the Tacoma was indeed the Morphic Industries alloy lightbar.

I have used a white "china marker" crayon/pencil to fill in engraving on a temporary basis or where removal is to be an option. I've used this technique on plastics many times, and it works pretty well. Maybe give it a try and see how you like the look. On a more permanent basis, I've used...

I know I've seen exactly what you're looking for, 'cause it's on my one-of-these-days lists, but can't find the exact item. Here's something close: http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=43073#