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Brit, I don't know how 'aggressive' you are concerning going out on a limb with traction. If you are not looking for trouble, you usually won't find it and visa versa. I'm in the 2nd camp and enjoy the smell of the traction free ozone and the way out of trouble. So, if you are trying to just get...

It does have the 'Expo-look' badging with all that stuff hanging on the outside. I wonder if he'll be camping in Jackson, say Feb. 10th to 25th? No? Maybe a fair weather camper. There is no limit to the amount of money you can throw at an, 'Expo-look' machine. We were in Death Valley a few years...

When Toyota actually gets around to a rebuild, they will determine what actually happened to your engine. The clues will be there. If it hydrolocked, the clues are there. If oil starved, it will be obvious. I've seen complete roll overs where the engine kept going but oil was leaked into the...

As has been stated, all the shear force on a receiver hitch comes down to the central pin point. This might work with a direct line straight out pull, but add a side pull in the mix and you are asking the improbable of the set up. The other obvious question is, "can you lift the winch into...

The reason I went with heavier steel rims: 6800 pounds on the Dana 80, 35 spline rear axle- tire max per that axle: 7720 pounds. These are aluminum wheels after a week in Death Valley: going over rocks like this, which also bent my rear driveshaft:

For anything that big, look for the front axle super single wheels for a cement mixer. The important number is the back spacing. The wheels must not interfere with the brakes. The best backspacing is when the inner rim is closest to the brakes. On a smaller scale, I see those 10 inch wide wheels...

Jack, I like your choices, all of them. Your fine pictures were very revealing on what a great package this has turned out to be. The idea was to make a bulletproof camper on a bulletproof truck platform, which will survive in 3rd world countries over any road surface, season, or weather and it...

Be sure to use water proof grease. I brought one of my manual jacks back after cleaning up to get the dirt out using white lithium grease that won't wash off, freeze or melt. It does attract dirt, however, which is the big problem on my jacks. jefe

It's good to see actual 'Expedition' style travel and not the current, 'faux expeditions' that effortlessly glide over real estate in slick new rigs that has been already trod, over and over again. Terra incognita is no more. The 1957 L.R. had major drivetrain woes with a weak transmission...

Cool eye candy, but not very practical for off road use and probably has never been in a hard core situation. Good thing. Just some rich guy in his last hour trying to use up his kids inheritance. The problem I see is the choice of a Ford chassis for this project. Why? The Ford frames of this...

We too have a 2011 Grand Chero LHD with the factory supplied AGM battery under the pass seat. After 7 years with the AGM I recently replaced it with another factory recommended AGM. Maybe they're just trying to stay away from any possible litigation with this but it is the Jeep recommended...

Umnak, I like your minimalist style. Like buliwyf, it would be good to see a longer term review. The rules of thumb with a truck camper are: 1. Get one that will fit on (clearance all around, approach, breakover, and departure angle), has big enough tanks for your purposes, and can traverse the...

My daughter bought this one with 20K miles on the clock and it has good reviews all around, but many of these are 'not-user' reviews and only serve to make the brand look good. As a long time 4WD person (13, 4WD's including an 1966 FJ-40; Canyonlands UT, 1971. the kid in the pic is now 49 years...

If inside the cabin, be sure it's a fully sealed AGM or equivalent. Not much room under the hood for another battery. Torklift makes a battery box that bolts to the frame under the tub. Pricey but bullet proof. jefe

mrfoamy, I'll bet all your recoverees did not drop one pound of pressure from the tires. With on board air, there is virtually nothing else to add for sand that will help you as much as the regulation of the air in those meats. It may feel like work, but no more than getting out the Max Trax or...

For the biggest bang for the buck and for desert use, this is what I would recommend: This is assuming you have a Ford Dana 60 front end and locking hubs, and Ford's factory LSD for the Sterling axle. 1. a front Eaton-Detroit Tru Trac torque biasing, all gear driven, limited slip (aka: Torsen...

Jorgen, we're always running near the truck's registered max load when on the highway with the truck camper. 4200 pounds front axle and 6400 pounds rear axle. Dana records their Dana 80 AWR @ 13200 pounds. Not close to the tire max (7720 pounds per axle loading) and not even close to the wheel...

My choice, specifically for 65-80 PSI truck tires is the Viair 440. It seems to be the best match for higher pressures in my 35 inch truck tires on wide super single rims. But this is a portable that comes in a bag, a plus as far as I'm concerned, since it can move from rig to rig and can be...

Zbane wrote, "There is a reason that truck campers aren't "expedition vehicles" when slid into pickup trucks. Those things start to have problems going over large pot-holes, let alone off-road and stay in one piece." jefe here. This has certainly not been my experience. I can tell zbane has...

I don't have any current pix since I sold both my L.C.'s long ago. 50 years ago with their relatively stiff suspension they were known as, "gland bruisers". Here's my 1966 FJ-40 with Toyota factory PTO winch.; Pinion Mountain in chains CA winter 1970. 2nd pic Canyonlands, UT coming down...