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just realized i might have sounded like a ******** in my last post - sorry about that. yes, don't blame the sliders if they fail, but.... if it was me i would totally try them in the orientation you've got and just slowly add weight to see how much they flex and see if they'd indeed likely fail...

Yes - there is a problem. the rating of the sliders is related to their orientation to the load. when you turn those sliders "on their side" they no longer have a profile that is stressed in the same way and looking at those ones, is likely to be much less robust because of how thin the...

in terms of SUV usable cargo capacity the 4Runner blows the JGC away, but the JGC is the best of anything diesel. The VW Touareg drives super well but lost low range in the USA years ago and is more luxury vehicle than even softroader anymore.

when we were shopping we viewed it as the upscale version of a 4-runner, equally (probably more) capable in stock form, but less upgradable in terms of aftermarket because the people buying it aren't the same as those looking into tacomas/4runners for aftermarket bumpers/skids/etc in general.

we were very close to pulling the trigger on a GC overland with the quadralift+diesel about 6 months ago. we drove a pentastar 3.6 with steel coils and really liked it, found a diesel+quadralift and thought it drove like a total boat. when your wife complains about the ride from the passenger...

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Jumping Jack was my solution to your problem. Hauls 3 bikes on top without issue, built a box into the tongue to hold 2x5gal premix jugs, loading ramp attaches to back of the trailer with some custom hooks. Gear lives in the truck to stay clean and dry. Tent is about as glam as you could...

Got this a few years ago from campmor and used it on a bunch of occasions with the wife when we were still camping mostly in the back of the truck. A 2 1/2 year-old later with one more on the way, boy how have things changed.... I don't see us using this in the near future given that we're...

huh - the one they sell as their branded attachment doesn't seem to have a filter - its just the regulator and a much longer hose than needed. maybe the regulator is getting all gunked up instead and will eventually crap out

i bought the big buddy branded one just because i saw some posts that the quick connect they use is non-standard but it sounds like maybe its not. i'm mostly just being a crusty old man about having to spend $40 on an accessory for a $120 item =p

My answers are nearly exactly the same as Kish above. I got the big buddy since I didn't know what I would really need and its way overkill for heating it up in there. It does have 3 settings, medium appears to use 1/2 the propane of high and low, maybe 1/2 again. I've run it on low overnight...

Hehe - no worries on the wheels! I totally just got mine through a local discount tire, there were lots of style options in that size so you can find others that suite your taste! The clanking of the leaves has annoyed me as well actually, when i have the boat or dirtbikes on top of them they...

Wheels are just some american racing 16x6 inch (i'd have to look to find backspacing) if i remember correctly. Tires are BFG AT in 215/85/r16. When I was upgrading tires I couldn't really find a lot of good info so played it safe on the sizing. No lift or modifications at all required to run...

On my 2 week trip to the desert there was some serious 30mph steady 50-60 gusts winds for 2 days and like you, I started getting a little worried about how much flapping it might do because lets face it, its pretty big! Yes it did some shaking but it was never even close to at risk of...

I've got a jumping jack trailer in round rock if you want to look at that option... not quite a pop up or a teardrop but certainly offroad worthy. hit me up if you'd like to see it, possibly on the way to FWC of new braunfels ;)

I've had 265/70 BFG AT, 265/75 BFG AT, 255/85 Cooper ST, and am now on 235/85 BFG AT on my 2004 Tacoma ext cab. I loved the 255/85's for wheeling purposes but they were just too big (a for real 33") without regearing the taco for around town and the more MT style tread was bad in the snow of...

I have a dual battery setup (wire in parallel, no disconnect) in my 2004 tacoma. Back when I had a single battery, using the engel + 8watt solar (best at time) to recharge I definitely was able to run that battery to dead on my annual week long dirtbiking trip into the desert. So I bought a...

haha - totally feel you on the propane tank thing. if we're going out for more than 2 nights we will usually bring the big *** campchef stove now which also has a sweet little grill box that goes on top of it + the 11lb composite propane tank, but that combo weighs as much as the kitchen box...

Tongs are definitely something useful for the larger group particularly when doing meat - but we're a mostly vegitarian family so we get by without for now =) Compared to the 3 cast iron pieces the knives and even the cutting board weigh next to nothing so I'm not too worried about the weight...