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If that pans out as true - and IH8MUD does get some breaks so that all tracks as plausible to me - I am 100% agreed with your assessment. That means this is firmly in the "lifestyle" category. Nothing wrong with that, but I'm not looking for a wagon version of a Tacoma and I was hoping that this...

I'm inclined to agree with your assessment especially at this price point, unless Toyota really flubs this one. The world-wide consistency of parts will be the cherry on top and I eagerly await that information. If the LC250 is truly global that would be an incredibly compelling package. My...

The "sleep in the back" is implied in one of the marketing pics but I wouldn't consider that a confirmation; there appears to be a blanket or a sleeping bag, but it also appears that their feet are hanging out the back so I'm not sure.

How different is this LC going to be from what is offered Globally? Is there a summary somewhere? Honestly given the last gen LC's were 6-figures plus, I didn't expect Toyota to deliver an MSRP in this range, and so they've got my attention. 100% agree with you on the aux tank - my old family...

Biggest advantage of the LC over a similarly sized pickup is that you are getting a dust and waterproof shell while retaining payload; with a truck, you are sacrificing a % of payload in order to waterproof and dustproof your gear. In the mid-size market, this can often be as much as 20% of...

I imagine it's about the size and shape of a second full sized land rover - not exactly an easy thing to toss in the boot just in case! I had a moment of "uh oh" in Bonneville quite a few years back but managed to self-recover. Max Trax are about the only thing that can effectively help but...

I've had good luck with sticking to garden hose fittings and find them easy to repair as the fittings are fairly universal. Even my diversion valves are garden hose "y" adapters. They are cheap and ubiquitous and if I had to rebuild my entire water system due to failure I can do so at almost any...

Glad you have had success! I’ve read quite a few folks saying “no problem” but also quite a few folks with cracks. Perhaps some brands are better than others? For me it wasn’t worth the $$ on the cap with a risk of cracking when a more solid solution was available for the same dollars or less...

I can provide some feedback on our experience. We have a Cabelas branded aluminum rolling table. It's super light and folds down small, but while it's supposed to have adjustable legs, they do not positively "lock in" - they just use a plastic nut that you tighten which cams down on the leg...

This is a good call - it provides a lot more structural strength than the cap on it's own. I've seen these spec'd for everything from some lightweight ladders to some rather heavy 16 foot aluminum boats. As Sparse Gray Hackle says, it's extra weight, but it can be a good alternative to an...

That was taken near a small lake in Northwestern Ontario. Most folks tend to focus on the North Shore of Lake Superior - and for good reason, it’s amazing - but there are gems all through the North like this. I don’t live there - I used to, but now we are on the west coast. But we’ve been lucky...

Happy to oblige - Overlanders and Rig Pics are like grandparents with their grandbabies. Photos are always handy :D Here he is - the mighty Pachyderm, or "Pac" for short (fits the theme of the screen name!). The bumper is off a chevy colorado since they don't make one for the Canyon, and the...

I hear you Thundah - I think as long as one isn't planning a roof load, those fiberglass toppers can be a real viable option for a lot of people. It's easy to knock together a drawer unit/sleeping platform out of some plywood and toss a lightweight mattress over top. The dust ingress issue I...

Not specific to you Thundabeagle, but there's been a running discussion in this thread about RTT and Ground Tents, and I don't want to derail things further but it seems relevant to OP's question as he decides on how he'll build his rig. As a fella whose used both for a really long time (RTT in...

Welcome, Olde_Kyng! You've got a great rig to adventure in. I hear you on that payload sticker being a concern, but remember that humans regularly go on multi-week long camping treks with no car at all (just a backpack), and they can fit everything they need in a very small payload. So, you may...

Yes you can, on the condition that you share the wealth with me and Todd so we too can buy the vehicles we need for each use case :D Also I totally hear you @Todd n Natalie on the extra cost of the 2500s - that's especially true with any of the "lifestyle" packages. For a while, the 2500 series...

This is the best and worst part about choosing a new rig - it's dialing in which compromises you can live with most easily! Something to consider based on my use case: I drive a GMC Canyon, a midsize truck with a 3.6 Litre V6. It's always running just a few hundred pounds below my max payload...

Do some math on your payload - with a family of 4, including accessories in Camping, you might be pushing at the 1500-2200 lbs payload of the 1500-series, but if you look at a similar spec'd truck at the 2500 level, you get a ton of extra payload. I'm not saying you SHOULD go for the bigger...

I've had a lot of great results with an app called AirAlo. Essentially, this allows you to purchase an Electronic SIM (so no physical SIM required) with a data package - 2 gigs up to 30 gigs. I almost never use SMS texting or cellular calls, and in any case incoming calls and texts are free with...

Glad you fixed it Naters - for what it's worth the exact same thing happened on my 2013, and a good scrub of the battery terminals followed by snugging them up fixed it for me too. They seem to be very sensitive to that so hopefully one more person saying "that fixed it for me" gives you...