Recent content by cdthiker

This is a good topic and one that is often missed. We seem to have no issue spending a lot of time and money on gear for our rigs to go and play outside but the number of people roaming in the back country with little or no training is a bit scary. Here are a few pointers coming from a former...

I guess for that sorta coin you probably have the money to run the upkeep on those for super duties. the 6.7 is a damn impressive and powerful motor but far from turn key and relibial. Our fleet rigs take a beating, to be fair. However the 14 has been in the shop at least five times before it...

With weight in the back and a good tire chain on the rear you would be surprised just how far off road you can get a freighted truck in deep snow. Our work tundras had to run year round in north central utah and off road at that. Now, keeping in mind it was light utah snow bumper plowing height...

The Kawi Super Sherpa or ther very near twin the baby klr 250 are both excellent choices. The Sherpa has eletric start and is air cooled, the baby KLR aka the AKwi KLR 250 is kick start only and liquid cooled. I have had the KLR 250 for a number of years now. They basically made the bike...

Seems like the price is high for the miles. At the end of the day the truck is old enough to buy a beer and has over 200k. The 3.4 is a great motor but at that age and milage and given that is the salt air near seattle you can count on plenty of little problems springing up. YMMV but if it was...

This one is for sale via the portal here. Looks like a super clean truck. Guess it depends on how one defines high mileage. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/1999-f250-superduty-7-3-crewcab-shortbed.215730/

It seems to be that you might find some options in the trucking world. Specifically, I have seen some micro AC units rigged up to hotshot trucks ( full size pickups ) A lot of those folks get a micro sleeper unit or convert the rear of the crew cab into a bed. spotted a few units similar to this...

I have a 2012 Tacoma 4x4 5 speed regular cab, 2.7 with 160k on the clock This truck is putting out similar power numbers the older v6's from toyota and others. " power" is more than fine. I live at 5,000 feet in the mountains of Idaho. This truck has been north and south east and west on...

After following this thread for some time, and also starting a one of my own looking for suggestions I finally bit the bullet and got on the 235/85 train this winter. Have always been stoked on the general look of them. For me, the bigger reason was snow traction. I spend a lot of time driving...

The topper, as mentioned is great for dogs, dry locking storage etc. For me having the regular cab it was absolutely needed due to the lack of storage in the truck. I also got it as a place to sleep. I just leave a foam bad and sleeping bag in my truck most of the time. Always nice to have bed...

DaveinDenver. This is true. I guess a better way of trying to communicate my point would have been to say something a bit more specific. Or more to the point, if one lifts a Tacoma much beyond an inch or two without making adjustments to the rest of the truck then it is going beyond what all of...

I always thought that the Topper EZ lift, with a mid high cap, a Cap Pack Sport, and a decked system would make for some awesome setups. And, thats easily five grand worth of kit at that point so the price point is not all that far off from some of the better options out there on the market...

This is the way I look at it. countless hours from toyota went into setting the tacoma up as it is stock. Anything that gets changed is going to have impacts on the rest of the truck. Lift is mostly cosmetic and I personally think over rated for what 99 percent of what most of us use the truck...

Custom Leaf pack is the way to go any time you are going to have set weight that is always on the truck. I found that for about the same price as aftermarket I was able to take my truck to a local shop and they designed and installed a custom pack in the rear of the truck to meet my...

A good friend has them on his two door late model Jeep that I have spent some time running about in up here in Idaho. In general, they are not as good as the Wild Country XTX sports I had on a former 4runner which I felt was a closer clone of the toyo AT then the back country is. On road noise...