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We never needed a winch but I can't help but wonder if having one would've made my wife freak out less when I tried to push our limits offroad. We've still never used our traction aids, although we did use the shovel a few times. The shovel was just easier to unbolt :sombrero: I will say that...

Awesome. I'll send you a pm. Agreed. :coffeedrink:

Congrats! She's a beaut. That rig should be ready to go right out of the box, just top off the tank and go! Which engine/trans does it have? If it has the 22RE, I highly recommend doing the timing chain and replacing the plastic chain guides with metal ones, since that's this engine's big...

I agree. Shouldn't be too hard to find that in a junkyard or Yotatech classifieds, and anything else would be a pain in the butt if you ever had to change that spare tire out! You won't get anywhere in a hurry with a 22re...which is why it's perfect for overland travel :sombrero:

I hear ya man, I know the feeling. Good idea on the low-profile storage box in the cab. Are you guys planning on keeping the truck after the trip? Why are you moving the spare? Those 265/75R16 tires should fit in the factory spot, especially if you have the stock bumper. You shouldn't even...

Great to hear. It's nice to see the discounts go to someone who will actually use them for their designed purpose :smiley_drive: Great preview of your storage ideas by the way...one question, what's going to go in the cab behind your seats? Is that where you're putting the Scepter water and...

Wow, makes me wish I would've given ARB a heads up before we headed south from WA...we could've saved a couple bucks! Looks like you made out okay :coffeedrink: DinoEvo has some sound advice! Especially about your back...even though I replaced my seats with buckets from an SR5, I've already...

That seems to be their focus, but they also incorporate "disaster professionals" such as first responders, medical professionals, and emergency managers. Since most everyone receives NIMS and ICS training, they all coordinate well. We signed up with Team Rubicon and contacted them to tell them...

Great to hear. Unfortunately our blog has become quite stale after Central America...to be honest, updating blog posts from the road became such a waste of our time that we quit doing it. We'd much rather enjoy our location, then spend two days in front of a computer writing and loading blog...

Ding ding ding ding! We have a winner :sombrero: Very true in Central America, but we really had a hard time finding the 5 gallon purified water or refill stations in Ecuador and Peru. We hate buying small bottles of water, but a few times we had no choice. We also rarely found white gas...

I've been curious about this group too. We were passing thru OKC on our way back from the Expo to NC. We heard about the tornados in Oklahoma and we wanted to volunteer with the relief efforts. We saw that they had deployed volunteers to help in Moore so we signed up the other day (they...

We do that all the time with a Nalgene in our sleeping bag...boil some water and throw it in a wool sock. It saved our butts from shivering all night in Ecuador and Bolivia's SW circuit. Our old SPOT messenger has been great. As mentioned, they're worthless for tracking although I've heard if...

When we left, I didn't feel like we needed the roof rack. We had a deadline to set out on the road and we honestly threw everything in at the last minute, just to make it happen. Eventually more and more of the light stuff ended up on the roof or was ditched so that we could comfortably sleep...

Subscribed :sombrero:.

We actually used our 2.5" memory foam mattress topper that has been on top of our mattress for years. That wasn't quite enough, so we bought a gel-foam 2.5" mattress topper from Target. We cut them both so they were the exact width we needed (around 37" wide), then we slipped them both in a...

Try to borrow a friend's GoPro to take interior photos. The wide angle is perfect and it does a good job of making it look cavernous :sombrero:

Ha! I definitely see the Bane similarity. By the way, here is a 1st Gen 4Runner build with an Aluminess Once we're back to work full-time (and I can waste money again), I want to find some 3rd gen 4R wheels like the last ones you showed. I think they look the best while retaining a factory...

I completely agree. I've always wanted an Aluminess bumper, but built with the ARB looks...best of both worlds, lightweight with style. I'm not a fan of how the Aluminess looks, but that's just my humble opinion. Your 4Runner looks great and I've always wondered what a 1G 4R would look like...

No worries Gene, maybe Austintaco has one we could buy. Thanks for thinking of us and thanks for the warm welcome. I'd love to see a pic of your 4Runner with the ARB, I'll bet it looks awesome

Let's just put it this way Dan, you're already a couple steps ahead of us :sombrero: