O'erlanderwagen build
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mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Went up to Ape Caves in Washington. Rainy day, lots of mud on the off-pavement.
This is after we went into what appeared like a small rain pond in the trail (it actually was up past the bottom of the doors and very rocky once we got into it);
Headed the back way on the way home, found snow at about 3500'. No one else on the roadway at that time = bliss;
Picked up a new Hutchinson cover on the way up there :elkgrin:;
Lots of great dispersed campsites up that way! This one even had a homemade outhouse;
This is after we went into what appeared like a small rain pond in the trail (it actually was up past the bottom of the doors and very rocky once we got into it);
Headed the back way on the way home, found snow at about 3500'. No one else on the roadway at that time = bliss;
Picked up a new Hutchinson cover on the way up there :elkgrin:;
Lots of great dispersed campsites up that way! This one even had a homemade outhouse;
traveller09
New member
Awesome! Where is Ape cave?
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mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
So awesome!
With the rain, the water leaks through and down into the lava tubes, so it's great to just turn out your lights(head/flash) and listen to the drips in the pitch blackness.
SW of Mt. St. Helens, NE of Vancouver, WA; http://mountsthelens.com/ape-caves.html
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Did a Christmas tree run yesterday with some other rigs from NW Overland Society. I'm ducking as I type this; we even had a newer Dodge Minivan AWD on non-winter tires tag along(this non-overlanding family started the trip tradition with an overlanding family, and now we've all piled onto their tradition, so hence the minivan), it made it the entire way up, although it couldn't go exploring where we all went, but I was impressed how well it did in the snow up until that point.
At base camp where we built a fire, dogs run around, discharged some firearms, etc;
Still found a bit of mud amidst snow;
Found even more mud on the way home. Now this is the proper shade;
As I may have mentioned, next up is more protection;
--f/r diff guards
--transfer case protection plate
--sliders w/ rocker protection
Then I'll probably do the big auxiliary light project. Been heeing and hawing about which to go with. Was set on Hella 4000's originally, but IPF's are looking more robust. I was incredibly impressed with their XT HID's at WA Overland Rally, but the price stings. For the same money I could get 4 halogen IPF's and re-wind my alternator...was planning on 6 aux lights altogether (2 on brush guard like the IPF dual beam, 4 on roof rack--I already prepped rack for them).
--LED's are too pricey for me and technology is still improving on pattern but super low draw
--HID's are less pricey and low draw and great output but on certain roads leading if there's any potential oncoming trail traffic, by the time they warm I may have to shut them off
--Halogen's are low cost and still decent output, there when you need them, but power suckers
Anyone have any wise feedback?
At base camp where we built a fire, dogs run around, discharged some firearms, etc;
Still found a bit of mud amidst snow;
Found even more mud on the way home. Now this is the proper shade;
As I may have mentioned, next up is more protection;
--f/r diff guards
--transfer case protection plate
--sliders w/ rocker protection
Then I'll probably do the big auxiliary light project. Been heeing and hawing about which to go with. Was set on Hella 4000's originally, but IPF's are looking more robust. I was incredibly impressed with their XT HID's at WA Overland Rally, but the price stings. For the same money I could get 4 halogen IPF's and re-wind my alternator...was planning on 6 aux lights altogether (2 on brush guard like the IPF dual beam, 4 on roof rack--I already prepped rack for them).
--LED's are too pricey for me and technology is still improving on pattern but super low draw
--HID's are less pricey and low draw and great output but on certain roads leading if there's any potential oncoming trail traffic, by the time they warm I may have to shut them off
--Halogen's are low cost and still decent output, there when you need them, but power suckers
Anyone have any wise feedback?
I run HID's on my motorcycle, they would be fine for you. Warm up time is seconds, usually. If you had to momentarily turn them off and then back on you'll get the majority of your light back.
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
My experience with HID's is that full warmup time is usually like 5-10secs or so. Pretty quick yes.
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Thanks to our local epic stereo shop which also houses Tim who designs all of the brackets for Rigid Industries, I checked out some of their lights on Tim's amazing JK. Looks like I'll be going with a 50" E-series on my FrontRunner rack(nicely tucked inside the rack, in front of the RTT), set of D2 Dually's in rear, and 1 D2 Dually on each rear side, shining down towards the sides of the truck.
I'm also finalizing the details on some incredible new 7" bi-LED headlights. My standard H4 housings with the PIAA Night Tech bulbs are pretty good, but the light still gets sucked up at night in the rain. I'll be upgrading the headlights first, then the aux lights.
Custom front/rear diff covers are currently on hold. Still need to do something regarding sliders....and build the rear cargo platform.
I'm also finalizing the details on some incredible new 7" bi-LED headlights. My standard H4 housings with the PIAA Night Tech bulbs are pretty good, but the light still gets sucked up at night in the rain. I'll be upgrading the headlights first, then the aux lights.
Custom front/rear diff covers are currently on hold. Still need to do something regarding sliders....and build the rear cargo platform.
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krnnerdboy
Adventurer
Got done putting on my 40mm front and 30mm rear poly spacers from zimm and ran it through its paces on the highway and some trails. The alignment is fine with zero driveline/suspension noise or shimmying. In fact the most noticeable change was the solid isolated feeling I got from putting the spacers on top between the suspension/body. They're combined with my fox reservoir shocks for an amazing ride that feels more planted\german car feeling than ever. Makes my lc100 on ome nitro chargers feel like a boat.
Granted the loss in caster from the lift makes the steering slightly more sensitive at highway speeds, but still feels well within tolerances
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Yep! What were you in? I'm always scanning for cool rigs in oncoming traffic.
OregonGX
Member
silver gx470 with some ski racks and fat salomon powder skis. other than that... vanilla grocery getter status
mk216v
Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
silver gx470 with some ski racks and fat salomon powder skis. other than that... vanilla grocery getter status
Oh, a Prado, sweet.
Honk and wave next time!