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    Waterless Bath?

    How do you use the Dr Bronners soap? it looks like you would need to rinse with water? Is this the right soap>> Citrus Orange Liquid Soaps ?? I picked up some of those Simply Right Adult Wash cloths and they look like they would work well, they are much larger than a baby wipe and smell...
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    What about these components?

    What is BCN?
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    Body damage question

    I would make sure the " B Pillar" that the rear door bolts on to is not damaged. Also might want to find out if it has a salvage title as this could affect getting the vehicle fully insured.
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    Coleman fuel questions:

    I use the MSR type bottles, and I can store one of them inside my stove along with the stoves fuel canister. You can purchase NON child proof caps on the internet. I also store a coleman funnel , foil and tongs inside the stove to save space.
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    Tents in desert?

    Since I mostly camp in the So Cal deserts, wind has been a problem when tent camping. I eventually bought a Cabelas Alaskan Guide 8 man ten after watching this video, so far it has worked out great. We went camping near Randsburg over this last presidents day weekend and the wind gust were up to...
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    Canvas Tent?

    We ended up getting a Cabelas Alaskan Guide 8 man tent, when I first bought it I was worried about how long it would take to set it up and take it down, but the first setup went well and me and the wife can set it up at a leisurely pace in 15-20 minutes, the hardest part is putting on the fly...
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    Freezer security ideas?

    I replaced the handle screws with rivits and added one more in the middle of the two existing screws.
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    Trash hauling without an exterior tire carrier?

    I use a 55 Gallon contractors trash bag and tie it up good and store it inside my 4 Runner in a 5 gallon bucket. We try to bring very little items that result in trash also.
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    Mechanical Help Needed - SoCal - Will pay for help!

    OK, The Toyota manuals are pretty thorough and have step by step take apart instructions, I have tried to do shortcuts in the past but end up using their instructions in the end. I still recommend looking for a discount OEM parts dealer online, in the Toyota world I use Bob Bridget Toyota or...
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    Mechanical Help Needed - SoCal - Will pay for help!

    Nobody has mentioned this, but you should purchase a factory repair manual for your specific vehicle. I am a Toyota guy so I dont know much about your vehicle brand, but you might also want search for a discount dealer to buy OEM parts and skip rock auto.
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    Well Crap, now what? (Broken Fob - '99)

    That happened to my keyfob, I filled in that area with JB Weld, Sanded it to look like it belonged, drilled a new hole and painted it black - Been over 2 years and it still works fine. When I filled in the broken area with JB weld, I separated the cases and did each part separately, when the JB...
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    Rechargeable D cell batteries

    I use thesse batteries, I have had them for about a year now and they still work great. http://www.all-battery.com/nimhdsize10000mahhighcapacityhighratenimhrechargeablebattery-1.aspx
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    3rd Gen 4runner Upgrades

    I would invest in a Bud Built skid plate.
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    Auspit Outdoor Rotisserie

    I got the Grizzly Spit battery powered rotisserie, I picked that model because it is supported at both ends. Ive used it 7 times so far without any issues.
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    Laptop GPS

    Your going to need software to go with that GPS. I use an old version of Garmins Nroute, not sure if there is any good modern software that will make use of that GPS.
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    Vehicle Specific Tool Setup

    I have both an 85 and 99 4Runner and I can do 95% of all repairs with the following size wrenches and Sockets, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 15mm, 17mm and 19mm.
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    Garmin Montana 600, 650, 650T.

    I have the Montana 650, works great, Does everything my old Garmin 286C did and more.
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    Sock preference

    I like the Sams Club wool socks as well, they are called Merino Wool Multi Sport Hiker and are 75% Merino Wool, 24% Nylon and 1% Lycra. If i'm not wearing these I use synthetic sports socks, I gave up wearing cotton socks a couple of years ago.
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    Sadly, time for the 3rd gen runner to find a new home

    I'm just curious, how is going from a 2001 3rd gen 4Runner safer that an '10 5th Gen 4Runner?
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    Anderson connectors for camper electrical?

    This ^^^^^. I bought into the whole power pole thing and after spending a small fortune on the connectors and a crimper. I have come to the conclusion that I dont like them because if you hold the connector and tug on the wire, the wire and metal contact part will pull out of the plastic part of...
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