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Has anybody explored the use of aluminum grating? I would think it's much cheaper than the glass reinforced options. http://www.directmetals.com/dm/bar_grating_aluminum.asp#

Received today, 03 Feb '11.

You just wrapped up several chapters of my life.

Firestone Destination M/T 235/85/16 on OEM wheels (16 x 7.5) with a 2.5in lift.

Just picked up a Die Hard Platinum today for my '02 Taco. Price in southern Colorado, USA, as of this post (Dec '10) was $200.

Sorry I haven't checked in lately but never fear - the Can-Back is sitting in a temperature controlled garage on a set of sawhorses. I'll be back in August '11 if i don't get nuked by a pressure-plate surprise gift package from Tommy Taliban :smiley_drive: .

I wouldn't pretend to have insider information or special rapport with FWC but when I was there in July to have my Fleet installed, I mentioned to Tom that my wife and I were planning a trip to Chile. His reply was that he was working on some new initiatives, that they would be on the market in...

I dunno but it can't come soon enough....the current Tundra appearance is an abomination. I'm a function before form kind of guy but that thing is just plain fugly.

1st generation Toyota Cressida station wagon (red) in the late 70s. 1st car I ever drove before I was old enough to get a permit or license. I wanted to put a lift kit on it and bigger tires. Then we bought a 1st generation ForeRunner in 1984 which later became my faithful Rocinante for many...

Zidaro, I probably don't have to tell you this but you got a screaming deal on your camper. Bask in your glory, you are the victor.

I'd skip the RTT and go for either a trailer (sounds like the best option for you based on what you've written) or a pop-up camper. I went with a pop-up camper since my wife and I are planning an international trip and I didn't want to diddle with a trailer while crossing borders. With the...

You might want to contact James at Renazco Racing (www.renazcoracing.com). He just purchased my Technitop RTT so he has one on hand to use as a template. He fabircates motorcycle seats but could easily make a cover.

Never fear, Can-Back fans....I'll be back in a year to offer y'all this amazing deal once again :victory: . In the meantime, the Can-Back will be in the garage out of the weather :coffee: .

Yep, same for me and my fully-loaded Fleet on a 1st gen Taco (although I'm a cheap bastard and I don't have the TRD S/C). Momma, the baby, the Fiamma awning, a tabletop BBQ grill, full fridge, camp chairs, and the rest of the creature comforts take me down to 16mpg going over big mountain...

Thanks, gents for the positive comments! Here's a coupla shots below Owl Creek Pass on our way to Ouray that shows the Fleet's no wider than the 1st Gen Taco's mirrors. This shot on the east side of Cottonwood Pass near Buena Vista shows the available space underneath the sides of the...

Ttt...c'mon, folks - nobody could get one of these fast enough a few years ago when Wil started sporting one :smiley_drive: . (Picture below shamelessly and selfishly lifted from the www.sierraexpeditions.com website which I imagine violates some kind of copyright law but I don't care because...

Isn't that a jazzy little piece of kit for wandering around with a few modest creature comforts? I'm assuming part of Trey's signature is actually true...."not quite old enough for a license". If I were 16 again, I'd be all over a DP motorcycle with a small trailer like the Trail Tail and make...

Trey, Knowing what I know now looking back on 25 years of bicycling, hitch-hiking, backpacking, ski-touring, dual-purpose motorcycling and camping around the US, Europe and Central America, if I were you I'd skip the car and go for a dual-purpose motorcycle + a lightweight, all terrain...

'09 FWC Fleet on a '02 Tacoma. Park County, Colorado - ranch country. Looking west towards Mt Shavano - Salida, CO is down in the valley. Navigating avalanche debris from this past winter on FR 888 which parallels Tomichi Creek. Campground about 2/3 the way up FR 888. Top of Tomichi...

The extra wide dimensions of the Fleet on a 1st Gen Tacoma are quite manageable and the extension out of the bed is much more negligeble than I anticipated :victory: .