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Stumptaco has gone over to the darkside..XJ style. The time has come for me to start the new thread showing my buildup of my recently acquired 1996 XJ. This is the vehicle I decided to replace my 98 Taco with since Toyota is buying it back. I decided to BUY an XJ here instead of shipping ours...

I bought a new Crossover GPS a month ago from a local shop here on the base. I was told by the sales guy, that Magellan made Europe maps for this device as well. He even sold me the europe maps, unfortunately, they do not work with the Crossover (not the US version anyway), and Magellan does not...

I have a question, can anyone tell me what the two black straps that are hooked to the aluminum poles inside the tent is for?? You can see them in the below photo, the bottom picture. In the photo, they are just laying on the mattress, but the ends of them are stitched together with two loops...

Ok, well it IS her birthday today, but I guess this is more for me than for her... :D Although, I have heard no complaints once she saw what all the huge boxes turned into. Camping will be much more comfortable now! I picked this stuff up yesterday at a German distributor about 2 hours from my...

So, in a nutshell, when Toyota buys back my 98 Taco because of the frame rust issue, I am going to be needing a new vehicle. I am on the fence about two vehicles, the 08 Toyota FJ Cruiser, and the 08 Rubicon. Because we are over here in Germany, we are limited to buying what is offered at the...

Well, the wife and I just got back from a 3 day camping/wheeling trip to Inor, France. We were invited by a German friend who belongs to a local Off-road club, so we took him up on his offer. The trip consisted of 7 vehicles including my Tacoma, 2 Nissan Patrols, 2 Nissan Turrano's, and 2...

Just thought I would start this thread on the light I got from Martyn and the guys at Adventure Trailer. I am going to use it as a camp/work light, as I already have enough lights mounted on my truck... :) I am using the light this weekend, so I quickly machined an aluminum handle, and added...

Finally got the chance to do some wheeling with "tacosupreme" and a few Jeep guys at the offroad park around here. It had been raining for a few days prior, so needless to say it was muddy....but wheelin is wheelin. I'll start off with the highlights of the day. My Taco winching out a stuck...

Well, several weeks ago, I was reading a thread on hot water showers and someone posted a link to a good deal on the Zodi extreme showers from Costco. I had already aquired the items needed for an onboard hot shower system using a 12 volt pump, 16 gallon water tank for under the bed where the...

Hi guys, just wondering if anyone here has any experience with this brand of RTT. Its called "Prime Tech Tents USA". I can get them here in Germany for a reasonable price, and was just wondering what everyone thought. The wife is complaing about our tight/cramped sleeping quarters on the...

Ok, I want a GPS. My head is spinning from looking at all of the options available, and my requirments/wants. I can replace timing belts, transmissions, fab bumpers, roof racks and do darn near anything mechanical, but when it comes to electronics/software/topo/laptop/do-dads, I am...

Ok, so I know this is nothing new for you guys, but me being a die hard Toyota fan, I wasnt real familiar with the Nissan Patrol. My wife and I live in Germany right now, and are here with the US Government (Wife is a civilian Civil Engineer) So I have seen many cool Hilux's, Unimog's and...

Since everyone else has one, I figured why not start my own.... I just (today) got finished with my custom made rear bumper with swing out gate, so I will post it up first. I went with the Demello styling as it seemd the easiest to do. I had originally planned to copy Chris's "Baja Taco"...

What is the purpose of running a lap top in your vehicle? I see the talk about mounts and ideas, but why? what programs are you using? GPS or what? Educate me please. ~James

Well, I managed to build myself something that im pretty proud of, atleast at this point. Im sure there are countles threads on roof rack build ups, but I still wanted to share. When I got my Tacoma about 8 months ago, I couldnt decide what I wanted to do to it first... Rear Bumper, Front...

Ok, please forgive my ignorance on this subject, but I need afew questions answered. A little background first. My Wife and I now live in Germany. My Wife is a Civil Engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers (civillian) and works on Ramstein Air Force Base. I am finishing up a college degree...

Anybody want to share some pics of a swingout gate on the back of a tacoma? I am in the process of making this happen, but would like to see some other ideas before I get to far along. I actually picked up an entire swingout unit from the back of a 1989(I think? 80 something...) 4x4 Chevy S10...