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Not really relevant to the OP's question, but last time I checked, Toyota's plant in Baja California, which builds Tacomas, was not in the US. It's in Mexico. I've owned 4 Japanese-built Toyotas and currently own a Mexican-built Gen3 Taco and so dark it's quality is fine. I suspect the OP's...

Or do like I do, carry a door mat and use it at the base of the ladder as an entry mat, then fold up your tent, zip the cover on, and realize you forgot to stick it between the ladder and the platform before packing up.

Trust me, you're wrong :) With my wife's bike, the bars clear but even with the dropper seat post all the way down, the saddle rubs the top of the window frame when sliding the bike in vertically. And my my bike clears neither the bars nor the seat lowered all the way. Even with the bed mat...

With my current cab-high shell, the bikes have to be tipped slightly to fit under the rear window frame, with fork mounts, even without the added height of a bed slide. 29" mountain bikes ... they do fit, but it's like making a puzzle to get them in. And I don't want an even taller shell.

We are "get up at least once in the night" old. Not yet "get up several times" old. But I hope to have many years of camping and exploring ahead of me.

For what it's worth, my wife and I are both "older" and this really isn't much of an issue. I think once you have a ladder, 6 steps or just 4 may not make much of a difference. And for me, it's easier to go up and down the ladder than to get up out of a ground tent. But, if I do re-install my...

Thanks for the comments. Just to be clear, I have a shell (cab high) and I'm considering removing it. With a 5' bed squeezing two 29" mountain bikes in is tight; fitting even one let alone two under a tonneau is a no-go. Anyone out there who's removed their shell and been happier?

Thanks @Kerensky97 (is that your name or are you a student of Russian history?) and @Nd4SpdSe. The idea of a height adjustable rack is interesting; I had looked at the one that Thule offers but the Tacoma DCSB wheel well arrangement limits its height range, and something custom is not in the...

I posted a question about removing my shell (topper) in another thread, and just going "open bed", but I'm particularly interested in doing so to lower my RTT (Tepui soft shell) which is currently mounted on top of my cab-high shell. I'd probably want to use my existing crossbars mounted at or...

I have a double-cab short bed Tacoma, first double-cab pickup after 3 extended cabs. Used for everything from daily driver to extended camping trips in the Western US. I bought it with a shell, and recently added an RTT which I've already used about 20 times. I wanted the double-cab specifically...

Reviving an older thread ... After returning from a 5 week trip I'm trying to reduce or at least compact all the crap I carry "just in case". My jumper cables take up a lot of room considering how rarely I need them, so I'm considering a LiPo or LiFe or similar battery pack. AntiGravity seems to...

I have Yakima or Thule (ARE standard fitment) tracks on my fiberglass ARE Z Series shell with Yakima towers and two Yakima round crossbars. I've now carried my Tepui tent which weighs about 130 lbs over 10000 miles of everything from desert washboard to miles of choppy interstate at 75-80 mph...

This is an interesting observation (I didn't check your math but assume it's correct). I worry about even slight tire pressure differences from side to side affecting tire diameter and diff behavior, but in reality it seems like slight curves, road camber, bumps etc will have just as much...

I've only had my Kukenam for a few months but have used it 20 times. It's holding up well. A few observations: - it's really tempting to leave too much bedding in the tent when folding it up. I have the anti-condensation mat which adds about 2" total thickness when folded, so that may add to the...

I have a Tepui Kukenam which I think weighs 130-140 pounds with anti-condensation mat. It's mounted on two round Yakima crossbars with Yakima towers. I've put over 20K miles on it with a lot of high-speed freeway miles in heavy crosswinds plus several hundred offroad/washboard miles and it's...

I'm not sure this is correct, though I have no specific knowledge of Thule's rating policy. But racks go on vehicles that are driven so by definition (or at least logic) the stated load capacity would in fact be the dynamic load capacity. Also, when I went to engineering school, before the...

My FlipPac is gone now but this is great news!

I've already forgotten their name, but it was in Orem. It was a 15K "ToyotaCare" free service which means they basically look at stuff and rotate tires, as oil changes are now every 10K on the Gen3 Tacomas. But they got me in and out in 90 minutes with no appointment. I did go to a self-serve...

Slightly off-topic observation on the popularity of RTT's ... I just got home from a 5 week, 10000 mile trip cross-country and back, in my Tacoma plus Tepui, with lots of wandering about through 25+ states. Not truly "overlanding, all in the US and at least half on Interstates (time and...

I now have about 10000 miles on my Tacoma with ARE Z series camper shell with ARE-installed mounting tracks and two Yakima crossbars, and a Tepui Kukenam tent. Mostly pavement, but about 100-150 miles of dirt/gravel/washboard and a few miles of real trail. No cracks, no issues.