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I carry a sidearm on most of our trips. However this is only due to my career field and the extensive training I have had and continue to have. Prior to this I did not carry. In the past I always had a knife and a good can of bear spray will protect against just about anything, animal or...

For warm weather I go with a Columbia Bora Bora Boonie Hat. I've been wearing one for years and it is by far my favorite hat. Very comfortable and can be stuffed into a pocket or backpack very easily. I also have an Ultimate Products Inc. Original Khaki Hat. Great hat, I like it better than...

Here are a couple of my variations. All Yakima stuff. The second picture is my current setup. I bolted in a plywood floor to the load warrior basket to keep some of the rain and sun off of the Dog and equipment. It really works well.

I use two different pairs of shoes/boots depending on what I'm doing. For light hiking and trail running, carrying a light camel back or less, I wear Montrail Odyssey Trail shoes For longer hikes with a heavier pack and for climbing 14neers I absolutely love my Vasque Wasatch GTX Boots.

Go with the foam. We used a coleman air bed for a while then switched over to a 4" foam mattress. The foam is much more comfortable and much warmer in my opinion.

This is very true. Prior to buying our Chaser we had a small coleman popup that i did a spring over lift on. It was very nice and the lift allowed us to get into some areas with out scraping the bumper and frame too much. But the wash board roads were hell on it. Screws and rivets were being...

Here's a link with that discussion. I think you'll find a lot of useful info in it. We ended up going with the Chaser. http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7359&highlight=horizon+chaser

Here's a few from the Moffat Tunnel area in Colorado from a couple of years ago.

The 3RZ-FE engine is awesome. I had one in my 1995 Tacoma and often miss it. The 5VZ-FE in my current Tacoma has a belt that needs replacing at 90k. Yours has a timing chain and someone correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I know it does not need replacing. As long as you change the oil on...

I just picked up a pair of Sorel Alpha Trac -60°F Lace-Up Pac Boots and love them. If you shop around you can find them for around $80.

Scott, I want to pick up some chains for my 2003 Tacoma Double Cab. I run 265/75 R16 AT tires. The Thule chains look interesting. Did you run the XG-12 chains with the self centering/tensioning cable or the XB-16 chains? Also do you have any experience with the Rud Grip 4x4 chains?

Martyn, I assume you need some supports under the floor of the stand up tent portion that will have to set on the ground. Or is it self supporting? If supports are needed how adjustable do you plan on making them to compensate for deploying on severely off camber ground? One of the things I...

If you are primarily going to be using it in you truck then I'd keep the Nuvi you have. I use a 660 for my truck navi and have a second one for hiking. The nuvi is awesome for vehicle navigation. I loaded the topo software on mine and when I go off the pavement just switch over to that...

If you already have a 60csx save your money. Use the 60csx for hiking and get a Nuvi for your vehicle. I bought a Nuvi 660 and use it soley for my vehicle navigation now. It's awesome. I use the city navigator for pavement and most forest roads then switch it over to the Topo when I need...

For the past few years I used my hand held Lowrance Ifinder Expedition C as my vehicle nav system. Just this past August I bought a Garmin Nuvi 660 and now the Lowrance is used strictly for hiking. I love the Garmin. I have loaded the Topo maps on it and they are quite good. I am suprised at...

Funny. We were just at that restaurant yesterday!

One from this morning. It made the 15 degree temp a little warmer.

It certainly is a nice looking truck. Just not 8k nice looking.

TTORA? Oh yeah now I remember. I left that board so long ago I almost forgot about it. :)