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That is very good information. I suspected the canvas on the corners is a thicker material, I just didn't know if it is durable. I will have a 6' bed so that will have an overhang over the cab of slightly less than 3' with the gap between the cab and bed. I agree it seems like I will have...

Great. What does the Bruin offer that the Hiatus did not? I do a lot of rough off-road and get some chassis twisting. Have you done any of this and do you think the Bruin would stand up to it well? I am not talking about high-speed runs across the desert with jumps. Just moderate rock...

What about a hard side popup like Hiatus? That is the direction I am contemplating. They do have a long wait list if ordered new. I don't know if any are available used.

People that think a full-size truck is the way to go are thinking of their own needs. There are many people like the OP and me that want a smaller truck but is still a capable truck. I have concerns about stepping up to a midsize from my 02 Ranger. I go places in the wilderness that it...

The 2024 Rangers are being delivered to Ford dealers now. Ford is currently making a considerable effort to deliver quality build trucks. They are trying to regain trust in their vehicles. I am a Ford guy and have been for over 60 years. That doesn't mean I think all other brands are crap...

Were you able to get your problem solved? I had a 70 FJ55 on which I eventually rebuilt the entire brake system after having to replace at least 2 wheel cylinders every year. I replaced every rubber item in the brake system, flushed with ethanol and air followed by filling it with DOT 5...

Thank you for the information. The skins are aluminum, and they probably didn't use the right primer for the paint. Aluminum requires a special primer. They probably have that figured out by now.

I am interested in this camper because they are made near me, and they are fairly light weight. I am checking to see if anyone has any experience with them. The only thing I have found is some of the early builds appeared to have some minor build quality issues. Mostly, I would like to find...

I have not had any problem with it yet. However, I never did online based planning. I just planned my route manually. Not the easiest way to go but it works for me. I have found Garmin Overlander shows a lot of old trails that don't exist anymore and a few new trails that that it doesn't...

KN6BNG / Costa Mesa, CA / Kenwood TM-281 / 2M mobile / Gary

It is interesting you mentioning Ranger vs Raptor capability. I lead a group of Landcruisers into the Maze section of Canyonlands a few years ago with my 02 Ranger. There are a couple pretty rough sections on the way to Doll House. We made it through just fine but on the way back out we had...

Suck it up is what I do with brush. Trimming is not in the works because it just grows back. Unfortunately, sometimes the narrow trail is due to large rocks. That is when I am glad I have a narrow vehicle. Those scrapes are hard to rub out.

I must be very easy to please space wise. I now run a 2002 FX4 Ranger which makes the latest Rangers look large. My current Ranger is pretty close to stock with 33" tires and helper air spring on the rear to keep it from sagging with the more than 800 lbs of gear (including the Wildernest...

I feel the side walls of the LTX M/S is not tough enough for even moderate rock crawling. It is easy for a sharp rock to puncture a side wall and it happens to tougher tires. Why take a greater risk with a tire with thinner sidewalls? I have done the type of trials STREGA intends to run and...

If you want high mileage tires that are great on pavement, it is hard to beat the Micheline LTX tires. I can't speak for the M/S2 but the M/S were great. I went through 2 sets. First got over 90K miles on them and could have gone longer but were getting marginal in wet traction. The second...

Try again Ace. I went back and reinserted the attachments.

I reinstalled the attachments so the photos should show now. Now I will finish up my report. I will start out with a field of flowers. I think these are mountain sunflowers but don't use that as a reference. It was nice to see so many flowers on the trip. This was near the beginning of the...

Ace, you are talking about a different situation. That photo was taken on the day before the official start of the trip, when we went up to the Montana border. No other people or cows were around. yetti, you could be correct. However, they were taking a very long break. They had to be there...

I have gotten home and finally unpacked after two back to back off-road adventures. My home survived Tropical Storm Hillary while I was gone with with only a medium sized tree limb blown down. My report is kind of late but here it is. This first photo is of a mostly barren area with some...

It looks like a very sharp rock did that. I am always on the lookout for those sharp ones, but it is hard to see all of them. True off-road tires usually have better side wall protection. You may have found one of the weaknesses of the LTX for off-raod duty. I have to say though a sturdier...