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zoo, I'm thinking a gas truck also with your budget in mind. But beware of the '90's to 2005 Ford frames. Too much flex. Not good for a truck camper,especially if you are going to XTC it. As recommended by a poster above, look for an already built up unit: truck and camper already mated. There...

Amazing country. You've traveled the rarest of the rare. Thanks for the ride. jefe

If you stay off main roads and used several 10K ratchet straps, the move could be made with the wind. Just don't get them so tight they flex the camper box or rental fenders. Maybe some 4x4's at the edge where the strap drops down on both sides. Just remember, after a certain year, which i...

Two-wheel-drive? I don't see a transfer case lever. jefe

https://slo.craigslist.org/rvs/d/lance-camper-and-ford-f450/6754046848.html I found this after a couple minutes of looking. For this long a trip, something like this would fit the bill and still be worth something when you are done with it. jefe

After re reading your original post, there is one other avenue to pursue: buy a used truck and camper already mated and ready to go. They are out there, and big ones, but you need time, patience, and a very wide net to wind up with a nice rig. A couple guys above are dreaming if they think you...

jmodz, i took your seasoned advice and am not going to lift the 2019 Xtrek we bought this week. We still have mongo off-road rigs, so the Xtrek will fit into the small, high mpg, all weather, all road slot. Here are my initial impressions of the car: (find another thread if this is too much down...

Next fall, Jeanie and I, a mating pair of septuagenarian love birds and ex-hard core 4 wheelers are set to embark on a clockwise, circumnavigation around the U.S.A., 4 month trip with these parameters: 1. stay within 200 miles of an international border or ocean. We've already covered the...

on youtube describes a 1.5 inch lift by ADR that looks very good. There is a w-i-d-e variety of price and quality lift kits for subies. I joined a forum with the unlikely name of, Club CrossTrek. This could get interesting with a lift and a very small and light matching fiberglass trailer, more...

I had a lot of trouble with my 16x12 inch super single aluminum rims. At 3600 pound capacity, they were just not up to rock crawling and chipped easily. My solution was to have Stockton Wheel whip out some steel wheels to my spec: 16x10 super singles with a stupid high load rating. These...

With no replies, it looks like we are in Terra Incognita for this idea. We still have a well prepped truck camper, the XTC, an XJ and WK-2, so that's not the goal, but need a small, trouble free AWD for touring and (not-real-fond-of-the-term), "overlanding" (not camping) in any season, over any...

It's finally time for Jeanie and I, a pair of septuagenarians to downsize our all weather, all season, all road traveling vehicle. We've had a parade of 4WD's over the past 1.7 million miles that fit the bill for that time. The one currently in my cross hairs (is that a pun?) is a 2019 Subaru...

Beast, thanks for your input. What would be the difference in getting a similar year Lexus GX470? They seem to be more available and slightly cheaper than the L.C.'s of the same year on the same platform. Too much electronics? jefe

Thanks for your considered thoughts. A good friend had an '88 FJ-60? on which we did an SOA and a lower geared transfer case swap. It still had the old stove bolt 6 and definitely smogged to death. There were so many little tubes, pots, and circuits to try to keep the emissions in check, that it...

Gbean, good to know. Thanks. What did they go to after dropping the rr. locker? Traction Control? It's been a long time, and I've had a lifetime of jeeps and trucks after the L.C.'s. jefe

I owned an FJ-40 and an FJ-55 back in the day, and together assembled at least 250K miles on them. Every manufacturer has a golden period or two when all the stars align and the product is near perfection for that era. What model number and year(s) are the best for the 100 series L.C.? At...

For some clarity, Jeep Corp. let their 'Scrambler' logo off copyright some years ago and a quad company picked it up. It won't be coming back. In the meantime, this was my built-to-the-max Scrambler (1986-2015): Among other things it had 5 different tops: the factory half cab hard top; an...

Tex, one last thing if you are indeed looking for another rig. You need to have your cash ready to pounce, once you find the best candidate. You'll also have to not be in a hurry: just the patience to know when to jump once the candidate is located. jefe Our layover in OR. after camping on...

Tex, I've seen yours or variant of your predicament over and over again on RV.net's Truck Camper section. You've already taken a hit with the new PW. There's no way to get that money back unless you find a PW hungry/crazy buyer that might take up some of your loss. The PW is in demand. The...

I had a 1973 Gladiator (Kaiser or AMC?, right near the changeover) J-4700 for a while. I paid $300 for it, but had to tow it away on my car trailer. This was the one-ton model, long bed with a sturdier frame than the half-tons had. The frame was similar to the largest Jeep ever produced; The...