Scott Brady
Founder
Great progress Dave. I dig the coffee maker. Nice! 
Doc's 05 Tacoma Build Thread
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Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Thanks Scott!
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Dave Bennett
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Expo Pics
All mods and no action is kinda pointless IMO so here's a couple of my favorites from the Trophy courtesy of Scott and Stephanie Brady. This truck can really move!
All mods and no action is kinda pointless IMO so here's a couple of my favorites from the Trophy courtesy of Scott and Stephanie Brady. This truck can really move!
mountainpete
Spamicus Eliminatus
:campfire: "Dave, Dave, Dave is on fire!" :campfire:
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
I like cool stickers...
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
snowbrock said:
Thank you!
I have a full size spare. It BARELY fits in the stock location (rubs the diff a little) so I carry it aired down a bit. I will be adding a spare tire/hi-lift cross-bed rack similar to DesertDude's setup soon... stay tuned!
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Eezi-Awn 1600 Series 3
Yes, Santa finally made it... and all he brought me was this Eezi-Awn 1600 Series 3 from Sierra Expeditions... :drool:
I slept in it already, took me a nap right there in the driveway (imagining I was somewhere south of San Felipe, enroute to Cabo). Today I will let it air out, it smells too new!
Here it is sitting in my driveway. Setup takes only a couple of minutes, unlike my old ground tent. This thing is heavy duty, Mil-Spec construction all around. The Strand mattress is actually pretty comfortable too.
I really like how all the windows and screens zip out for max airflow. Zippers are all well sewn and heavy duty.
Getting it mounted to my standards is the next challenge...
Yes, Santa finally made it... and all he brought me was this Eezi-Awn 1600 Series 3 from Sierra Expeditions... :drool:
I slept in it already, took me a nap right there in the driveway (imagining I was somewhere south of San Felipe, enroute to Cabo). Today I will let it air out, it smells too new!
Here it is sitting in my driveway. Setup takes only a couple of minutes, unlike my old ground tent. This thing is heavy duty, Mil-Spec construction all around. The Strand mattress is actually pretty comfortable too.
I really like how all the windows and screens zip out for max airflow. Zippers are all well sewn and heavy duty.
Getting it mounted to my standards is the next challenge...
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Scott Brady
Founder
Congrat's Dave! That is awesome...
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
Rack Ideas...
Here are some racks I'm using for inspiration :drool:
Brittan's rack keeps the tent low, I like this "tucked" style.
http://homepage.mac.com/brittansmith/PhotoAlbum17.html
This is Pasquale's setup. I like the way his rack and entire bed are tied together for maximum useability. My bed configuration will end up similar to this.
http://homepage.mac.com/desertdude/PhotoAlbum133.html
Here is Mark's setup, using a CanBack as the foundation for his Eezi-Awn.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=941&page=7
The tricky part for me is tying in the rack to the composite bed. More than likely will have it tie in the the bed bolts/frame.
Any suggestions?
Here are some racks I'm using for inspiration :drool:
Brittan's rack keeps the tent low, I like this "tucked" style.
http://homepage.mac.com/brittansmith/PhotoAlbum17.html
This is Pasquale's setup. I like the way his rack and entire bed are tied together for maximum useability. My bed configuration will end up similar to this.
http://homepage.mac.com/desertdude/PhotoAlbum133.html
Here is Mark's setup, using a CanBack as the foundation for his Eezi-Awn.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=941&page=7
The tricky part for me is tying in the rack to the composite bed. More than likely will have it tie in the the bed bolts/frame.
Any suggestions?
I have been thinking of building a bed platform for my 06 similar to scott's. I wanted to build it flush with the top of the bed and make it out of metal like he did to keep rain, dust and thieves from the stuff inside. My concept consists of an aluminum-skinned frame made out of angle iron. The l-shaped angle iron would sit partly on the on the top and the other side could be attached to the rails using bolts and hardware. You would have to crawl inside to undo to bolts in order to get it off and you would have to install a lock in the tailgate to keep things secure, but I think you could easily make it tough enough to handle the weight of the eezi awn. I don't think the rails are tough enough, but the angle iron would put the weight on the top- not on the rails themselves.
Scott Brady
Founder
Good idea, and you could have tabs come down from the frame to bolt to the load channels.
My cover is a little overkill for just the tent. I can actually stand on it (it weighs 80 lbs. with the Rhino Lining)
My cover is a little overkill for just the tent. I can actually stand on it (it weighs 80 lbs. with the Rhino Lining)
slosurfer
Adventurer
'07 Taco Dcab TRD checking in. We just got a taco about a week ago. I haven't read the entire thread yet, but am working on it. Lots of good info. I also have a '93 4runner that I am working on. The plan is to build my trailer and have some kind of expedition storage system that can be easily transfered between vehicles. I would like to have my choice of vehicles, 4runner for more heavy offroad travel and the taco for longer trips with minor offroading. I look forward to reading this whole thread for ideas. My wife made me promise to not "mod" the taco, so I have to be stealth and mod the runner and make my storage system work in both.