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    Is a Land Cruiser the right choice

    The small part about 4 kids not two seems to be missed by the LC club. Its why I sold my LC and replaced it with a gen 1 Sequoia. The 3rd row in the Sequoia is actually usable beyond the occasional in town overflow seat found in the LC. I suggest Suburban for plenty of room, passengers and...
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    Colorado diesel narrowly beats Tacoma in head to head comparison

    I think the fancy shocks and lockers make it far more interesting then the TAco. My last three trucks were Toyotas and to tell you the truth none of them were anything special regarding durability or longevity. My current 05 Sequoia is the first one that hasnt needed major rebuilds to correct...
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    Colorado diesel narrowly beats Tacoma in head to head comparison

    Brakes at 115k? Umm that would be exceptional life regardless of traction control. Especially if its seeing any kind of loaded dirt treking
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    Wet weather jacket advice please

    What he said look at sailing gear. Most sailors today use a top thats sort of a hybrid between a kayaker smock and shell. Gasket at the neck that can be left open or closed to prevent water down your back, same at the sleeves and waist. There are varying levels of sealing and cost, all are...
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    Cummins 2.8L Diesel "Repower" engine kit

    The Cummings 2.8 has been sold as a crate engine in the marine world for yrs its no more specialized than the road crate engine. Marine kit is pushing 30k btw. My 12hp is super basic its also a tractor engine. As I said no way its in the 8-10k range.
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    Minimalist Lightweight Gear ... who else aims for less?

    I do. But I have a wife. Enough said. The RV industry was created by married men trying to gain as much time away from the house as possible "with wifes blessing"
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    Family camping in a TC

    Toy hauler then take the skiff and have a very very skilled boat bulider make it into a nesting Skiff. Then stuff it into the toy hauler. Thats actually one of my own ideas for me. BUT! Toyhaulers even with say 900lb boat gear plus people and people stuff your looking at 250/2500 sized full size...
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    2010 Jumping Jack Trailer

    These are great trailers and hard to find used. That price seems like a screaming deal.
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    AT Tacoma Habitat: Official Thread

    Bears have discovered sawzals. Been opening up minivans like tin cans looking for kids crumbs between the seats
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    Lets talk insurance for home built trailers

    My racing sailboat is kinda the same deal very specific local builder its replace value was tough because that local builder hadnt built them since 1997. Its value had gone up. I told our State Farm Agent that I wanted it covered so I could get a replacement which the new boats were 40k. My big...
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    Trailer wiring - what are your tricks to keep it working

    Ive had a few boat trailers. The small trailers really struggle with grounding. My fix is to run a dedicated ground wire around from tongue down the right side across the rear to the left fender. Then all lights get their grounding mount bolt tied into the ground wire. The ground wire then gets...
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    Drilling holes in Thule cross bars?

    The bars arent very thick. Ive fooled with mine a bunch. Its mild steel tubing rusts easily. Id leave the bar intact. Maybe rig a hard wood cap that straps down over the bar that you can screw into. Ive thought about that idea. I sail alot so my first idea was a lashing of finished planks across...
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    Airstream Nest

    My wife and I are Airstream target customers. And to tell you the truth I cant ever picture us finding their products acceptable due to cost. Just way too many decent builders today at a fraction of the cost. I really honestly can say Airstream better remake its self or in 10-15yrs theyll be...
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    Market for $80k complete truck and camper - mini earthroamer?

    I think my neighbors new rig was darn close to 80k. 8ft bed custom ordered F150 heavy load package 3.5L duel turbo, sporting a fully tricked out FWC. Your not getting past a pickup/camper combo for that price range. And nothing wrong with that either. But if your thinking Super RV type rig at...
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    Towing Question - Need more Power!

    If parking isnt an issue go full size. In my case it is which case Full size will never work unless we move. I recall a long term review on the 2.8 duramax towing a Airstream in the 4500-4700lb range was something like 16mpg averages being fairly typical. The V6s used in the little trucks these...
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    campsite pics..lets see um

    Madison Camp West Yellowstone. 6 days in this spot. With kids we park it in one place and do day trips.
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    Airstream Nest

    They need a intro product that falls into a price bracket that first time buyers might go for. Airstreams biggest issue today is they are pricing them selves out of the market by not having younger buyers interested in their products. Even their small trailers are way to pricy for younger...
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    Can I recharge my portable battery from vehicle 12v port while running engine?

    I have two 10watt panels that keep my setup charged. But my burn rate is about max 8 amps in a 24hr solar cycle. 22watts of solar in CA will do about 1.5amps per hour generation. But your fridge is burning around 2-2.5 amps an hour. So youll still be loosing juice. If your short on resources for...
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