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A few weeks ago (prior to putting on the roof rack) myself and one of my friends decided to go take advantage of some of the snowfall we were getting in and around Vancouver, so we ventured out past to Stave Lake and beyond to do some snow wheeling. Unfortunately, he day started out with a few...

Quick update on the LX. I haven't gotten around to as much maintenance as I've wanted to over the winter, we've had a fairly wet and snowy winter even by Vancouver standards. I should hopefully have everything I need ordered in the next two weeks and then spend a few weekends early March...

I've narrowed it down to old man emu just because I've run it on my pickup with great success, albeit a slightly stiffer ride than I'd like (I'll blame that on torsion bars and leaf springs though). As for Dobinson, I've heard lots of good reviews from the land cruiser guys in my local 4WD...

Well, here goes: I've been keeping my eyes on ExPo for quite some time now. I originally got into 4wd trucks a few years ago when I managed to get an absolute steal on a 1994 Toyota Pickup. The pickup has served me well, and I intend to keep it to haul firewood/kayaks and use it as a daily...

I still really like the '94 pickup, I just also really want a 4wd with enough room for more than 2 people. The tundra would be an awesome truck for me too, but I've always liked the the landcruiser mainly for the 7 seat option and factory triple lockers in the one I'm looking at

That's a sweet looking tundra! There are definitely some huge advantages of the 07+ tundras, I'm mainly worried about the 7.5" front ring on the earlier tundras. Unfortunately an 07+ 5.7L 4x4 is probably out of my price range at the moment

Wow, its's crazy how $4/gal is considered expensive. In Vancouver a few weeks ago it was $1.70 CAD/L which is $6.80 CAD/gal (obviously that doesn't take into consideration the currency exchange, but still). Just south of the border it is about $3.50 USD/gal right now, so all us canadians pack...

It definitely seems like more people prefer the overall package of the tundra. Some of the concerns raised were that the 80 is a fairly outdated vehicle (interior wise) and that it was a pig on gas. In both cases I'm fairly used to that, my current truck is nothing luxurious, as long as the AC...

Aside from the daily driver aspect, which do you prefer as an overlanding vehicle, and just as importantly which vehicle do you trust more when in the middle of nowhere? My current truck is scoring pretty low on the trusting side. I've been trying to travel from Vancouver to Alaska but I cant...

Yeah understandable, realistically with the tundra id only be doing minor mods. The biggest thing I just started reading up on was the front diff size. Apparently they use a similar 7.5" ring gear to my current pickup. Not too sure if I'm too crazy about putting all that torque through such a...

Totally! its nice not making a huge mess in the cab. I think it could work out if I keep gear in the back while driving then when I get to a good hiking/backpacking location, just move whatever I'm not taking into the cab.

It would be a daily driver. It'll primarily see forest service roads or minor trails while travelling. I dont plan on running anything like the rubicon on it, but i definitely want to put it through its paces. I'm hoping that a bit of armour, a small lift, 33's (ish) and potentially a selectable...

yeah im kind of concerned that going to a full on SUV might not be ideally what im looking for but what is nice is that I have safe storage for my gear if I go on a trip with buddies while still maintaining the seating necessary for 4 people

Yeah the rust is a big concern for me, as long as i can keep it in check though and do my preventative maintenance i dont want it to deter me too much. Timing belt was just replaced about 6 months ago. The tundra i would pick up off my dad is a TRD offroad, with a trailer brake and air lift in...

Yeah, I think that's pretty much all toyotas at this point unfortunately. My dads tundra is very clean on the body, but id want to get the frame properly media blasted, inspected and undercoated before I start building it, just to make sure. One of the big pros for me is that the tundra only has...

Hi guys/gals, Looking for some advice on a new platform to build an overland vehicle with. I currently have a 1994 Toyota pickup, the truck is in pretty good shape, but its just not quite checking all the boxes (primarily the seating capacity, secondarily the power/fuel economy). I've been...