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I pulled them out of my Colorado. I replaced them with a simple platform for the dog &/or gear. It's low enough to make access to the ARB fridge reasonable, leaves enough room in front of it for a National Luna PPP, & retains the storage area that is under the OEM seat. It's a simple enough...

FWIW - Chris is still in the Tucson area, & still has his Tacoma. As noted above, he doesn't visit the forum much anymore - but he's definitely enjoying life.

Helinox will probably never be the low cost option. But if you're sensitive to [packed] size and weight (IE: backpacking, traveling on a motorcycle, etc), their products become much more attractive. One additional advantage that their cots have over most is that there are no spreaders at the...

Move somewhere warmer. (sorry).

IMO - the first thing you should do is take a week off. Don't think about it, don't work on it, don't buy anything for it. Better yet, go on a week long vacation. Go camping. Go fishing. Ride a mountain bike. Paddle a kayak. Do what ever it is you like doing (as long as it doesn't involve...

Depending on how cozy you wanted to get - I'm a fan of Blackpine's Turbo tent. The 6-person version is 10' x 10', and just shy of 7' tall in the middle - so maybe a bit small for a herd as big as yours. IMO, it is much more usable than the Oz-tents (due to the standing height in the center...

That pretty much sucks. It might be tough to find one place to do it all - maybe consider hiring a couple different businesses that specialize in certain areas? Company A for the wiring/plumbing, company B for cabinetry, . . . Adventure Trailers up in Prescott does some custom work - they...

I'm happy with mine. Not only is it light, relatively inexpensive (new they're half the price of a quality roof rack), holds a huge volume of gear, & is easy to put on/take off - but it also goes a long way towards keeping you from being mistaken for one of those overlander people. IMO, you...

Yup - better call Paul. I don't think he'll be able to repair it - but I'm sure he would be happy to point you in the right direction.

They may never be the "right" bike - but they're also never the "wrong" bike.

Roof racks & snorkels . . . I never understood them (at least for what 99.9% of us do). I put a Skybox on the factory rails of my (older than yours) 4-runner. Stooopid [sic] amount of room for the light weight stuff, and narrow enough that I can put the MTB or kayak next to it.

There are re-routes every year . . . but when I rode the western half in 2008, some parts of it were too narrow for a truck - even a small truck. I believe 54" was the max width on the section that comes to mind. By that I mean, there were steel posts limiting access. But, given what the TAT...

I think you meant "if you don't run into **anything**" - like dirt, or pavement, or bugs, ...

Probably hantavirus. You should have taken the opportunity to upgrade to tires more reliable than your average KTM. :sombrero:

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If you're considering a pop-top on a sprinter van - any reason to not consider a pop top on a camper? That would allow it to fit in a container without dismounting the camper. It would also free up some of your relatively limited space and load capacity since you wouldn't need to carry...

I believe you're referring to the "Habitat" - which is made by Adventure Trailers. The Flip-Pac was made by a different company - FRP. I believe that the "Adventure Trailers" version of the Flip-pac (the fiberglass, forward opening, camper) was built by FRP to Adventure Trailer's...

I'm in the Jetboil camp. Simple, fast, and for the amount of use (backpacking & moto trips, but not 4WD trips), the cost of fuel isn't a concern. I *might* use one full canister per year. The only problem I've had is that the ignitor isn't very reliable - so I just use a match. I don't know...

The time has come to sell my 800GS. This is was the Overland Journal project bike a few years back. Along with a factory low seat & all the standard features that most of the F800GSs had (ABS, heated grips, center stand, etc), the bike currently has: 31,xxx miles Jesse Luggage panniers...

Any idea what the backspacing is on the OEM wheels? It would be good info to have in the thread for the next person who is researching.