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I have first hand experience with my brother's Kodiak tent so I know how this style of canvas tent works (which is why I want one). I also like the idea of Springbar's metal/rope stake out loops and the American made aspect over the Kodiak tents. I am getting a good deal of info from the replies...

Are Springbar's awning poles adjustable so that you can make the front of the awning lower than the tent side so that rain can run off in a storm? Also does anyone with the Outfitter 3 model wish they would have upgrade to a more deluxe model from the get go or are you perfectly happy with your...

Thanks for the input so far. Spressomon, you make a good point about the awning making going in and out in the rain a little easier. Still not sure whether it is worth the extra cash or not. Any one else want to convince me either way?

So, I will be buying a Springbar tent before May (gotta be ready for Cruise Moab). I will let it be known that I am dead set on a Springbar tent. Although all of the following are well made, I am not interested in input on Kodiak canvas tents, Oz tents, RTT's, or anything else (unless the Kodiak...

I already posted once on your Toyota side of the forum but I have something to add after reading the Rover side of the forum. Yes; I am a Toyota guy! But, I especially love seeing other rigs on the trail that aren't Jeeps (anyone can build; or have one built for them, that will go anywhere). So...

Tire is heavy. I can access the two ratchet straps holding it in from the driver side really easy. I've got about 6" of spare room between the tent and tire; so enough to work with when necessary. Once it's untied I can roll it up over the box and kind of lay it on top of the box and the tent...

I vote gx470. Toyota quality with Lexus luxury. Actually looking for one myself for the wife to replace her 4Runner. Wheeled with a couple of them this summer and I was impressed! Get rid of the airbag suspension and replace it with something more trail friendly and you are good to go. Really...

Took one last pre-winter trip to the San Rafael Swell in Utah in order test out my new setup. It worked well! Better than I could have expected. Rear tires rubbed minimally on the frame rails, so minimally that I am not going to worry about it. Organization of camping gear, tools and parts was...

Function before fashion!

Sweet build thread. Wish I had the space and tools you have. I have some SERIOUS garage/tool envy!!!!!! Thanks for taking the time to detail the build steps on your truck. Its fun to see the fab work involved. I never find time to take pictures. My build thread sucks compared to yours.

Could be turned into a great trail rig. I say ditch the body lift; trim a little if you have to, although you shouldn't have to with 6" of lift. Re-gear for your tire size and throw a Detroit in the rear end. Then wheel the heck out of it. You'll be surprised with where a locked rear end, proper...

Grill is chrome too. Gives me some uptown street cred when I wheel with my buddies in their 100 series Cruisers with leather seats, burled wood dashes, and air conditioning. Thanks for noticing the one shiny thing on the truck!

Thanks. Just turned 150,000 miles. She's still getting broken in.

Haven't updated in a while so here goes: my truck and camper worked great all summer long. I had over 20 nights camping on the trail. I did have a few problems that kept nagging at me and always has since I bought the truck. As I have stated in past posts, my garage is small and my truck never...

The body and interior sure are clean!; BUT, it has 300,000 miles. Lots of parts are going to be worn out and need replacing. If it was the rare '85 with a solid axle and fuel injection it would be worth a fair bit more than an '88 with the crappy torsion bar ifs front suspension. Either way...

I agree with the post above. Although I am a Toyota guy, I say stick with the rig you have. They are good trucks. Although I recently stepped up to 35's on my rig I wouldn't recommend it to most. It opens up a whole new can of expensive worms. You wil need to re-gear your axles on top of the...

I live in Crested Butte and put the AT3's on the wife's 4Runner and they are o.k. in winter conditions. The General Grabbers that I have experience with are great in the winter if off-road sidewall strength isn't a priority. The BFG KO2's are a happy spot in between the two if you are looking...

When we sold our Wildernest we looked at many different options as a replacement. Bought a small pop-up trailer and hated it (time consuming set up). I built my truck (the main trail rig) with an aluminum commercial shell and a sleeping platform. This set up works great but my wife doesn't like...

I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread. Problem for me is I probably won't see a your potential new thread as I only frequent the Toyota build section. Sad day! Good luck with the new truck and hopefully a buggy build will be Toyota based so I can follow along again.

I haven't had a chance yet to test out how the commercial camper is going to work out yet as far as sleeping quarters go. But I always liked sleeping in the bed of my truck when I just had a normal topper. The extra head room that I have with the commercial topper and actually having a sleeping...