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Kayak shops have simple webbing straps they call hood loops for like $5. Or you can make a set your self easily. I added a set to my Sequoia they are held by front fender bolts about mid hood on each side. For shorter hulls on the longer roof line they are nice to have. No straps rubbing the...

Xellent point. I've passed guys like that on the highway while in my Subaru. And think that would suck. In one case i saw the same truck a day later parked in the same dirt lot I was in. LOL Modding trucks can be fun but not all mods are practical for lots of long pavement miles before you...

I wonder if all the media attention on the Oregon stand off has bolstered confidence in those who think they run remote areas even when its Public Land. I had a roommate that was hard core Millitia back country pnw. He really felt that if you weren't a "known" local you had no buisness playing...

Wow about to get interesting. Flipac better get that new aluminum cap going soon or they might have outsiders cutting into their home market.

Been hauling a 17ft Kevlar for a few yrs on different vehicles. Canoes by design have beefy rails and are some of the easiest hulls to transport. The only issue with non decked hulls is twist from wind loads on the long ends. This is fixed by simply doing two ties side to side at the bow and...

Shhhh ;-) Spent 6 days out there last summer. For sure going back.

At one point FWC was offering hard sided shell models of their popups. They were probably 700ish in basic trim no real interior beyond a bench and bed.

Agreed. The thing that gets people is that even small rigs take labor and time to build so they still are going to cost a pretty penny. Just the nature of the beast. The Sailboat business is the same way. For the past 20yrs builders have built bigger and bigger boats. The typical family...

Only good complaint about spacing was a snow boarding buddy, his board and binding spacing didnt work with the clamp style rack due to the bar spread. I've hauled plenty of long costly hulls on narrow bar spreads its only an issue if you havent tied the ends to take up side wind loads.

Stack rocks get traction devices etc. 99% of the Land Cruisers sold here had open diffs and center locker. Just means you need to pay closer attention to off camber spots where opposite tires might lift.

With the stock rails in the stowed position and railgrabs clamped to them there really isnt any flex because your clamped at the ends of the bar where its mounted. Works great.

Another one they give you the idea. The true racing sailboats this is all you find inside besides very a crude galley and typically a toilet mounted center line in front of the mast no privacy walls. The most important interior elements are the Navigation Station/ desk and the crew bunks. Weight...

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Zimm in the sailboat racing world we cram lots of crew into tight spaces. Do some googling on "pipe rack bunks" basics are bent pipe, hinged off the wall with canvas stretched over it. The rack typically has two simple harken adjuster lines that support the rack and adjust its angle. When not in...

Wife took man card when she hated the ride quality of the LC. Duel climate control and fancy power seat adjustments in the Subaru made her happy again. That and snowy road travel the Subaru runs circles around the LC and the Sequoia. Our OB is always to go to car for trips as long as its 4 or...

I use my 2004 yakima rack gear on the current stock OB rack with no issues. Simply clip my railgrabs to the stowed sock rails. I car top a 13ft long 54inch wide racing dinghy on 66inch bars occasionally, zero issues but it looks nutz. Everything else canoe, bikes etc are easy.

Not to throw a curve ball in the mix but the Subaru OB is very popular because it easily does all that and surprisingly well. All while being a very good daily driver. I have one, and had a LandCruiser at the same time replaced with an 8 seat Sequoia the OB for 4 butts or less in seats takes the...

Ideally you want your battery gear and controller in the same box especially if the controller has temp tracking capability. I think most controllers were designed with off grid static systems in mind like parking lot lighting or say backup cell tower power etc. Those applications drove the...

The cool charge controllers are designed to sit in the battery box and track box temp also and will shut things down if the box gets too hot. I built exactly this type of set up but small 18amp hr battery by design. The whole system is in a 50caliber ammo box. In my case bolted to my trailer...

My 4runner got 18-20mpg on trips the LC got 13 on the same trips. My Sequoia gets 17-18 on those same trips. My Subarus get 25-32 on those same trips. Yes it matters. Even to someone that has the money.