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That's a strange sentiment. When I'm attempting to drive a challenging section of road I'm kind of tied up with the driving bit rather than making sure to take pictures to impress people with. My partner would also rather enjoy the ride than be out trying to take pictures. If it's especially...

Great write up and nice work on the whole system! Excellent use of the limited FJ space.

Goal Zeros' website says this: The cable is here.

Usually you can tell right away after you replace them! ;) Your description of the ride just makes it sound like the springs are flexing too much unless the overloads are engaged (and the overloads are very heavy springs). That would seem to suggest that they are not doing their job.

Well, to each his own, but I personally don't think that a vehicle electrical system is the place to be trying to save money. I find it very hard to believe that quality and longevity can be replicated for a 1/4 of the price in just about any domain, let alone electronics. As far as the SPod...

I really don't know. We're getting into a lot of complication and I've got no experience with this particular type of setup (I'm just kind of a suspension geek so your title drew me in ?). I'm no fan of air bags simply because of the additional complexity (and high failure rate). It sounds like...

According to the StableLoad website, the lowers will do 70% of the work and the uppers will do 30%. So if you just use one, it should be the lower.

Another vote for ExOfficio - for both shirts and pants. Maybe not the most stylish clothing options out there but they are crazy durable and comfortable in an extremely wide range of temperatures.

An SPod (or, I assume, SwitchPro) system is more than just "switches". It is a circuit control computer that requires no additional fuses\breakers\relays. Not only is such a system simpler to install than traditional switches (with attendant protection devices), it is also more flexible and less...

I've got an SPod BantamX with HD switch panel and I'm very happy with it. Switches are all programmable\dimmable and the switch unit takes up much less space than traditional rockers. I don't have any experience with the Switch Pros but I've only heard good things about them so I think you can't...

So you do not own any of the trailer models under discussion but you can definitively say that none of them are any good? That's bold. The fact that trail conditions may cause scratches is a design\build defect of the trailer? The "easy 2WD Camino" took a couple good gouges out of one of my...

Yeah, even though the controller has a "slot to connect" I would not recommend connecting the controller directly to the fridge (or anything else really, other than a battery). It will be best to run any devices directly from the battery. Just let the solar panel deal with charging the battery...

Welcome to the forum! Are you talking about connecting the solar panels directly to the fridge? If so, you really don't want to do that. You want to connect the solar panels to a battery (or batteries) and then connect the fridge to the battery. The battery will give a consistent output, which...

OP didn't ask for cheap, he asked for "well built".

Power Tank makes great mounting brackets for nearly any style of tank. If weight is a major concern for you, they also make 6lb and 10lb aluminum tanks. I have one of their 10lb propane tank mounts and one of their CO2 tanks. Quality is excellent.

I would not recommend "reconfiguring" any factory accessory wiring in any modern vehicle. Given that all of the electronics are monitored and controlled by computers, these systems are more complex than simply "this wire attaches here and that wire attaches there". The computer is expecting to...

This is where it's important that the distance from the rear wheel of the tow vehicle to the trailer wheel matches the wheelbase of the tow vehicle as closely as possible. My Expedition will follow in *almost* the exact same track as the Tacoma - it swings maybe an inch wider. I haven't yet...

I've been wearing Olukai boat shoes for a while and I'm really happy with them. Very lightweight, breathable, full foot coverage and fast drying. Comfortable in town or in the woods.

In terms of switching I use a Blue Sea ML-ACR with manual control switch. It can be set to "auto" which will link the batteries when the main battery is above 13v (i.e. the alternator is running) and unlink them when the voltage drops (i.e. the truck is off). It can also be set to completely...

I have separate 12v and USB sockets installed in the cab that are attached to the secondary battery. Those get used when the truck is parked, the factory ports only get used when the truck is running. We also use a portable, rechargeable speaker for campsite music. More versatile than using the...