doubleroses
Adventurer
Hello my fellow Overlanders! My name is Joe. I've been checking out this forum for about a year now and I figure its time to introduce myself.
My ride is a 2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD OR 4X4 Spruce Mica. I have owned this truck for just over a year and love it! I was stationed at Ft. Eustis, VA for a while but recently got orders to Kuwait for a year. I moved my wife and 1 year old daughter back to Colorado to stay with my parents while I'm gone. Luckily my parents are kind enough to let me keep my truck parked inside the entire year!
I know it sounds kind of lame but what really got me interested in Overlanding was the Expedition Overland series that was broadcasted on Youtube. I instantly fell in love with the idea of going on an adventure with my family and experiencing the world.
I don't know if you would count traveling back and forth from CO to Va "Overlanding" but those were my major distance trips. Before I left for Kuwait I spent some time with my wife in Ouray and Telluride, CO. The San Juan Mountains were amazing and I couldn't have been more happy with my stock truck. It was a short trip but I was able to check out Black Bear Pass, Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, and a couple other small exploring Basins. My skid plates sure got a workout on Black Bear Pass but overall I was very happy to not fall to my death!
As far as my philosophy on modifying my truck….
Owing more than $30,000 on my truck is reason enough to justify not spending money on modifications, rather most of the extra money be sent paying off the truck. That said, I have only added a few extras to the truck for functionality and not looks. I plan on having the truck paid off before I return home from Kuwait this time next year.
So far this is what I have:
- An ungly, but functional, Jeraco camper shell that currently doesn't color match my truck.
- Got some used Wrangler Duratracs for a couple hundred which I was extremely thankful while coming down Black Bear Pass.
- Picked up some Steelies for $50 from a guy in the Navy. HOOYAH!
- My favorite addition would be my Camo Wet Okole's that I got for $300! Complete back and front from a guy who had them for 6 months!
- Lastly was my OEM roof Rack.
Here are some pictures from my adventures!
http://tinypic.com/r/263ghfp/8
http://tinypic.com/r/maure8/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2cqz5zk/8
http://tinypic.com/r/k15zb/8
http://tinypic.com/r/zlop04/8
http://tinypic.com/r/ose2ys/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2888bxv/8
http://tinypic.com/r/16hotav/8
My ride is a 2013 Toyota Tacoma TRD OR 4X4 Spruce Mica. I have owned this truck for just over a year and love it! I was stationed at Ft. Eustis, VA for a while but recently got orders to Kuwait for a year. I moved my wife and 1 year old daughter back to Colorado to stay with my parents while I'm gone. Luckily my parents are kind enough to let me keep my truck parked inside the entire year!
I know it sounds kind of lame but what really got me interested in Overlanding was the Expedition Overland series that was broadcasted on Youtube. I instantly fell in love with the idea of going on an adventure with my family and experiencing the world.
I don't know if you would count traveling back and forth from CO to Va "Overlanding" but those were my major distance trips. Before I left for Kuwait I spent some time with my wife in Ouray and Telluride, CO. The San Juan Mountains were amazing and I couldn't have been more happy with my stock truck. It was a short trip but I was able to check out Black Bear Pass, Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, and a couple other small exploring Basins. My skid plates sure got a workout on Black Bear Pass but overall I was very happy to not fall to my death!
As far as my philosophy on modifying my truck….
Owing more than $30,000 on my truck is reason enough to justify not spending money on modifications, rather most of the extra money be sent paying off the truck. That said, I have only added a few extras to the truck for functionality and not looks. I plan on having the truck paid off before I return home from Kuwait this time next year.
So far this is what I have:
- An ungly, but functional, Jeraco camper shell that currently doesn't color match my truck.
- Got some used Wrangler Duratracs for a couple hundred which I was extremely thankful while coming down Black Bear Pass.
- Picked up some Steelies for $50 from a guy in the Navy. HOOYAH!
- My favorite addition would be my Camo Wet Okole's that I got for $300! Complete back and front from a guy who had them for 6 months!
- Lastly was my OEM roof Rack.
Here are some pictures from my adventures!
http://tinypic.com/r/263ghfp/8
http://tinypic.com/r/maure8/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2cqz5zk/8
http://tinypic.com/r/k15zb/8
http://tinypic.com/r/zlop04/8
http://tinypic.com/r/ose2ys/8
http://tinypic.com/r/2888bxv/8
http://tinypic.com/r/16hotav/8
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