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    Do you feel the need to be unarmed and defensless while camping?

    The right to bear arms can still have licensing requirements, skills test, every x months along with firearm inspection. If you dont have your firearm, dont have it secured etc then your license and ability to bear arms should be placed on hold till you can prove that your a responsible gun...
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    Modding a Wrangler to Match Land Cruiser Reliability?

    The LC is still a unique vehicle in the Toyota line up. The Tundra based Sequoia is longer and designed to directly compete with the GM Yukon / Short Suburban in the US Market which is also the largest auto market in the world. Two Neighbors have 2015 LC's parked next to their Tesla's the LC in...
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    Do you feel the need to be unarmed and defensless while camping?

    I just returned from Ireland. Interestingly enough I picked up a nail in the rental tire and while waiting to get it plugged one of the shop kids was cleaning a hunting rifle and welding anothers barrel closed. The gun being welded was old and worn out and being set up for a mantle piece. He...
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    Modding a Wrangler to Match Land Cruiser Reliability?

    Reliability and modifications are typically two different things. Reliability being the goal you purchase a vehicle thats capable in stock form and thats your standard for best reliability. If you want increased capability with mods typically reliability drops with each modification. So what do...
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    Do you feel the need to be unarmed and defensless while camping?

    The unskilled and possibly unrational that view a gun as a problem solver tool are always seen as high risk to anyone around them. Replace the gun with a sling shot and everyone would be happy. A gun is a tool. The user chooses how it gets used. Wrong tool available at the wrong time results in...
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    Do you feel the need to be unarmed and defensless while camping?

    Off duty cop over confident meeting craigs list person at 10pm at night on a dark street. Yea like common sense some how was ignored in that case.
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    New Subaru Outback or Explorer?

    2010-12 was the old 2.5 no oil use history with that engine. The 3.6 either. The 2013 new ground up 2.5s had some teething issues and oil consumption numbers. If you need load hauling ability go Ford. If its just you and a passenger or two the 2015+ Subarus are fine.
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    Lockhart Basin North to South - Nissan Frontier

    As a side note I've found its not uncommon to cross paths with people operating under the influence out on the trails. Plenty of people take on the mean pissy drunk persona after a couple of refreshments, best to just limit your interaction and words with those types given they typically dont...
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    Colorado FWC Ute Flatbed Build

    The seating position across the back seems to make a large impact on the functional space.
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    why a po up camper

    Lol we hauled it with a 1 ton Dodge that hauled almost a cord of valley oak in the fall and could do 22 bales of Alfalfa in the spring. Its only weakness was the 318. The Super Bee 440 we pulled out of a built up wrecked Super Bee fixed that issue. Doing 70 over donner pass with the Alaskan and...
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    2007 Sequoia...aka The BigTree

    Sold our cherry 93 LC with 150,000 miles on it for the 07 Sequoia. Ride comfort and 3rd row space were the big reasons. The 4.7 power and the 13mpg jump to 17-18mpg on road trips was really nice. In stock form with running boards ditched its pretty good the downer is no rear locker, that was the...
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    2007 Sequoia...aka The BigTree

    I spoke with him in July great guy. He had some ideas for a rear bumper design but didnt have time to fool with it. I was very very close to picking up a front bumper given our stock one was split and damaged. Got lucky local body shop was able to ABS weld and fix it $600 fixed and painted. If...
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    FWC Purchase and Camper Prep for Tennessee To Argentina Road Trip

    I added my own portable set up same Idea but on a ultra mini scale. We have a popup tent on a trailer. I built at 50caliber ammo box with a 18amp hour deap cycle battery for a couple of LED lights and 12volt charging station for Gopro/ipad/phone etc. Our daily power burn worst case was about...
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    How Much Longer Until Diesel Is Phased Out?

    I read a facinating write up by an engine designer a few yrs ago. He explained how the diesel engine 2as decades behind in research and development compared to the gasser. He pointed out that the diesel engine had huge potential in the future as we seek out more powerful more efficient engines...
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    Am i reading this correctly? 2016 taco still has rear drum brakes...

    O7 Sequoia is basically just competing with the Suburban wide lazy boy style front seats with marginal support. The limited lacking lumbar on the passenger side is a cheap out move. I think any vehicle pushing 35+k should come with 6way or greater front power seats and any vehicle pushing 40+...
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    Am i reading this correctly? 2016 taco still has rear drum brakes...

    Nothing beats a cooled seat after a great MTB ride or hike in the summer months. Heated I could skip, but the wife likes heated seats, just discovered her heated steering wheel in the 2016 Fusion she just informed me its her #1 top favorite thing. I would be happy with 6spd manual rubber floor...
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    Am i reading this correctly? 2016 taco still has rear drum brakes...

    I'm waiting for more competition and more competitive pricing vs MSRP BS that GM and Toyota dealers are demanding right now. The Taco is pretty much out due to interior comfort anyway, doesnt matter what it is if the seat comfort doesnt pass the wife test its off the list. Too bad GM went ultra...
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    why a po up camper

    I grew up with an alaskan camper. My dad had one and the new ones are pretty much identical to what my dad had 40yrs ago. I will say one thing it was super heavy, and we didnt have the cab over model. Lots of wood.
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    Am i reading this correctly? 2016 taco still has rear drum brakes...

    GM builds big heavy trucks and Big powerful Sports cars. Toyota builds small trucks and city cars always takes a conservative nothing ground breaking approach both in design and money invested. Really you guys think Toyota used drums on the taco because they were better than disc? It was all...
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    2015 GMC Canyon

    All smart phones can double as a hot spot anyway. I found it reaaly funny GM made it such a big deal especially in adds targeting younger people who probbably use teathering ability on their phones often.
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