Peace.....
I,ll jump on this post. I am loving my lil 4runner. I recently did a coast to coast trip from the bay area CA to RTP NC. I hit most of the national and state parks on the way,my biggest regret was due to time I missed Yellowstone, and some of the fav spots of UTAH....but next yr.
Currently my tardis/ship/ the little rhino or as I like to call her sometimes, the mobile operations command vehicle/mobops......is geared with the following for a 2week trip.
1-ram horns or scratch guard in the front
2-under carriage armor or skid plate
3-KC 100's - learned the advantage of these very quick driving down mountains at night
4-Voyager top storage also called my upper deck storage or my rhino's backpack
5-extra bonus previous owner gave her the two tone paint , so in some light shes dark hunter green, in bright light she is USAF or Tardis blue
6-added a few stickers to personalize her
7- there are many places to improve......but thought i would share
Backpack contains:
-Air Pump
-roadside emergency-oil, coolant, cables, tools, etc
-human emergency kit ( 4 people)
-small wood/charcoal grill
-20lb bag of charcoal
-10lb of wood
-mil spec 3 in 1 sleeping bag (2)
-large alice pack
-med alice pack
-hammock
-dry bag of extra clothes
-rei inflatable/blow up air matress for sleeping bags
-tow rope
150 ft of climbing rope/emergency only
100ft of parachord
2 tarps
1 quick tent (sleeps 3)
2 fleece tops
4 skull hats
2 pair leather gloves
4runner inside storage
-5 MRE's
-8 cans of food
-case of clif bars
10 gal of water
2 headlights
-extra flashlights
usual navigation stuff (maps, compass, binoculrs, etc)
bear spray - oh yeah
finally a back seat cooler for easy to reach drinks when in Death Valley
always keep iced, 4 cans of coco nut water, 5 bottles of water
and under my seat- a fire extinguisher
hope this wasnt too detailed, but i have to say, not only did i use everything always (except roadside emergency) but i had the best time of my life.
humping a pack in the mil was good for my body , but humping a pack on my own on trails in the middle of nowhere are good for my soul.
** special note , I like to use the moonroof/sunroof as a hatch, its perfect for me to take pics, as well as my night in yosemite, i was able to chill and watch bears walk around the parking lot at 2am from the safety of the rhino...
Here is my rig
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