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More 3D printing nonsense. Seems fitting 😁

Reassembly is fun. Still have flare and bumper fab and paint work to do yet.... She gets a fresh windshield next week :cool:

For those keeping track.... Fenders stripped and modified to include liners, doors and tailgate stripped.... then hit with 2 solid coats of epoxy primer. Reassembled and entire rig sanded and prepped for Monstaliner. I had a leftover gallon of Monstaliner from 2020 when I painted the camper...

I fabbed up a simple and lightweight fold-down spare tire carrier for the little tracker, and its "BIG" 31" spare 😁

Every region is going to have its best practice with regards to tires. Here in North Idaho we see a decent amount of snow, typically have 2-3 weeks that never gets above 20 degrees or so. But the most difficult is before and after that period, when we see snow daily/weekly, but also see...

I've regeared a few. And NONE of them penciled out except for one. That one exception used "junkyard" axles that practically fell into my lap for free. And in that instance, I UP-GEARED to taller gears. It was our old 7.3 powerstroke that came with 4:10s and a 4-speed auto. Damn thing was...

Yep, todays gear has greatly reduced the "need" to regear based upon heavy load and/or big tires. Engines that have a wide torque band and transmissions with more gears than ever. The largest benefit will be seat of the pants. The truck will feel marginally better. And considering the cost of...

You definitely need to know how short of a jack thats needed, if you intend to jack from the axle housing or knuckle. For my superduty, I found a simple "shorty" bottle jack that not only fits with a flat tire, but has enough throw to do a wheel/tire change without resetting. As for two...

Im not interested in fancy shocks either. I also have a suspicion that the last couple blown shocks (before suspension upgrades) had been destroyed by bottoming out. From what I understand, the 4600 and 5100 series shocks are the same, except for suggested ride height, be it stock or lifted...

From somebody that has reliably traveled more than 150k miles well over max GVWR, and more than 50k at near 20% over max GVWR on the current truck, I can say dollar for dollar, with safety and reliability in mind, without a doubt for any "modern" 3/4 or 1-ton your best upgrades will be in the...

We sit at 10'3" and spend 90+% of our time in the PNW. In the past 10+ years with this setup, only a handful of times was height a problem. In those instances, only once did it result in turning around. The others, it was simply a matter of ratchet strapping a limb out of the way, or cutting...

Actually I did. Regardless of what you want to believe, all of this is a compromise. Hence the "meh who cares" <--- your words mentality. While at face value it seems short minded, it is anything but. And with regards to gasser vs diesel fuel consumption and emissions, the entire thing is...

Different strokes for different folks, but if MPG is a legitimate driving force, then overall COST really is. There are plenty of ways to manage cost, but MPG is likely one of the last things to consider, unless you are comparing a Westfalia to an Earthroamer. Personally, we sided with simple...

From over here.... https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/aux-fuel-tank-idea-tell-me-why-this-wont-work.244594/

Our aux tank has its own fuel filler and also has the ability to transfer from aux to main in motion, simply by pumping into the main tanks filler neck. I also added a fuel switch that allows you to transfer fuel via a fuel filler from aux tank to gas can or other vehicle. The truck is a...

FYI, due to safety, gravity feeding gas is illegal. Still A-okay for diesel though, but may vary based upon location. You can run an aux tank for gas, but it must be pumped, not gravity fed.

We have been running this "3-channel" unit for years. 3 transmitters plus the base and you have 4 readings I have one sensor in the freezer, one in the fridge, and one outside. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JGRBZBB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I cannot say enough good things about the Toyo AT2 We have near 40k on this set, and if I wasnt worried about winter traction, would easily get 50k out of them. As well as these have done, Im more than thrilled to step into a set of the new AT3 when its time. Stable, predicable, dont chunk on...

Personally, for front bumpers its all about safety and the ability to take a hit and still get home. And around here animal strikes are far more of a concern than anything. So it needs to be engineered with factory crumple zones and air bag sensors in mind. It also needs to protect the front...