No good deed goes unpunished. Vendor report.

photogod · 03-28-08, 01:28 PM

Chad Darbin, Chado, Chad or Jenny Cruiser needs recognition here. Sometimes we over look the little guys trying to make a few dollars to fund their addiction to Land Cruisers. I thought I would thank Chad in public for being a stand up guy and supplying me with more than I expected. I ordered a RTT from Chad and it arrived well packaged and in great shape. It took a little longer than I expected and I got nervous about it and bugged chad relentlessly but all is well and I am very pleased with the purchase. So.... Sorry for bustin your chopps Chad

and thanks for a great tent!

Skillet · 03-28-08, 02:57 PM

chad, chad-o, the chadster.

Comin' through with the cop-ayyy.

Corey · 03-28-08, 04:06 PM

If you truly are a photogod, we need pics of it installed

Glad to hear of a good customer/vendor relationship.

bigndn · 03-28-08, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey

If you truly are a photogod, we need pics of it installed

Glad to hear of a good customer/vendor relationship.

YUP, YUP!! Pics, please. Bonus for the kudos!

photogod · 03-29-08, 12:58 PM

I am working on my trailer today to to get rid of the 17/8 hitch that some ya hoo put on there and restore it to the lunette. As soon as that is finished I have to rig up something to secure the tent to the top of the trailer and I will surely post photos.

The photo thing is really just a cover for my real duties as black opps for the Firm....

Ducks · 03-29-08, 01:09 PM

(from a different Chad)

photogod · 03-29-08, 06:06 PM

Not photos of the tent cause I haven't set it up yet but something to keep you all satisfied. My trailer had a 1 7/8 receiver on it that someone, PO, put on. They actually cut the top off the lunet casting and welded the Y receiver on. And they did one hell of a job. I tried to cut it off but the welds were so deep I couldn't save the original C channel. Unfortunately the same C channel is not a stock item so I had my steel yard fab some up for me and they did a perfect job. $94.00 for 12 feet. I added another 13 inches to the original length so I could swing open my tire carrier without unhooking the trailer. I also cut out the box gussets from the old stock and reused them on the new stock to box the frame. I have had a NOS lunet casting and a NOS lunet in the workshop drawer for over a year and figured it was about time to have some fab fun. I used a cut off wheel to slice a notch in the C channel because the extended length changed the original angle from the C channel to the casting. After it was bolted up I welded the slots shut ground and painted. Grade 8 bolts and hardware. Looks a sight better than the original.

Photos of the tent to come later this week.

photogod · 03-30-08, 04:33 PM

Photos of the tent mounted to the truck. Great quality and the changing room will fit inside or outside of the open tire carrier. The ladder is JUST long enough and I did add a couple more stop holes to extend it ever so slightly

Corey · 03-30-08, 05:54 PM

Very cool.
I want to get an awning later for my RTT.

trdparts4u · 03-31-08, 06:40 AM

There is a ladder extension available for that model tent. We have them in stock.

reffug · 04-01-08, 03:13 AM

very nice.

I especially like the changing room that whole set up is sweet.

Niner · 04-01-08, 07:55 AM

Does Chad have a website?

photogod · 04-01-08, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niner

Does Chad have a website?

No site but can be reached with a PM, jenny cruiser. Be patient...

Niner · 04-01-08, 08:50 AM

thanks

Skillet · 04-03-08, 08:22 AM

Very nice. Now you will know the wonders of the RTT.

I personally will never go back to the ground unless I am backpacking.

photogod · 04-03-08, 05:55 PM

Right. Never again sleep on the ground. I am not going to keep it on the roof rack though. It is a bit top heavy. I am fabbing up a mount to put it on the top of the trailer so I won't have to pack it every time I want to use the truck. Can't wait to give it a trial run.

Niner · 04-03-08, 08:00 PM

Plan is to use it for expeditions on top of the truck and later build a trailer to mount it on for Base Camp Trips.

Corey · 04-04-08, 06:42 AM

This is my future plan for my RTT.
I want to get the same Chaser model from Adventure Trailers to mount mine to the top of.

I like how it flips up revealing the cargo area.

mot · 04-04-08, 08:36 AM

Who is Chad?

I've never bought anything from him, but he's always been a great customer of mine whenever he's bought stuff from me in the past, pretty laid back and very patient.

I would not hesitate to buy his products.

03-28-08, 01:28 PM	#1
photogod I'm really very humble Join Date: May 2004 Location: MN Posts: 1,276	No good deed goes unpunished. Vendor report. Chad Darbin, Chado, Chad or Jenny Cruiser needs recognition here. Sometimes we over look the little guys trying to make a few dollars to fund their addiction to Land Cruisers. I thought I would thank Chad in public for being a stand up guy and supplying me with more than I expected. I ordered a RTT from Chad and it arrived well packaged and in great shape. It took a little longer than I expected and I got nervous about it and bugged chad relentlessly but all is well and I am very pleased with the purchase. So.... Sorry for bustin your chopps Chad and thanks for a great tent! __________________ 94 FZJ80, factory locked with mods worth more than the truck.

03-28-08, 02:57 PM	#2
Skillet oh no you didn't Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: КАГІҒОЯИІА TLCA# 16078 Posts: 2,345	chad, chad-o, the chadster. Comin' through with the cop-ayyy. __________________ 1993 FZJ80 1973 FJ40 oh no you didn't "...mud is a hotbed of leftist chat/activity." - swank

03-28-08, 04:06 PM	#3
Corey IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, WA. Posts: 627	If you truly are a photogod, we need pics of it installed Glad to hear of a good customer/vendor relationship. __________________ Corey '07 FJ Cruiser, '91 4Runner is gone ARB bumper, Warn XD9000, OME lift, custom rack goodies, so much more, see my website My Forum - My Website - My Rigs Build-up - Roof Top Tent - Video Of My Penthouse

03-29-08, 12:58 PM	#5
photogod I'm really very humble Join Date: May 2004 Location: MN Posts: 1,276	I am working on my trailer today to to get rid of the 17/8 hitch that some ya hoo put on there and restore it to the lunette. As soon as that is finished I have to rig up something to secure the tent to the top of the trailer and I will surely post photos. The photo thing is really just a cover for my real duties as black opps for the Firm.... __________________ 94 FZJ80, factory locked with mods worth more than the truck.

03-29-08, 01:09 PM	#6
Ducks IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Davis, CA TLCA# 17334 Posts: 1,110 Blog Entries: 2	(from a different Chad) __________________ Chad... K7DUX.......1984 FJ60 - Daily Driver......Web Album ................"Non impediti ratione cogitationis" - Conloquium Currus ..

03-29-08, 06:06 PM	#7
photogod I'm really very humble Join Date: May 2004 Location: MN Posts: 1,276	Not photos of the tent cause I haven't set it up yet but something to keep you all satisfied. My trailer had a 1 7/8 receiver on it that someone, PO, put on. They actually cut the top off the lunet casting and welded the Y receiver on. And they did one hell of a job. I tried to cut it off but the welds were so deep I couldn't save the original C channel. Unfortunately the same C channel is not a stock item so I had my steel yard fab some up for me and they did a perfect job. $94.00 for 12 feet. I added another 13 inches to the original length so I could swing open my tire carrier without unhooking the trailer. I also cut out the box gussets from the old stock and reused them on the new stock to box the frame. I have had a NOS lunet casting and a NOS lunet in the workshop drawer for over a year and figured it was about time to have some fab fun. I used a cut off wheel to slice a notch in the C channel because the extended length changed the original angle from the C channel to the casting. After it was bolted up I welded the slots shut ground and painted. Grade 8 bolts and hardware. Looks a sight better than the original. Photos of the tent to come later this week. Attached Images __________________ 94 FZJ80, factory locked with mods worth more than the truck.

03-30-08, 04:33 PM	#8
photogod I'm really very humble Join Date: May 2004 Location: MN Posts: 1,276	Photos of the tent mounted to the truck. Great quality and the changing room will fit inside or outside of the open tire carrier. The ladder is JUST long enough and I did add a couple more stop holes to extend it ever so slightly Attached Images __________________ 94 FZJ80, factory locked with mods worth more than the truck.

03-30-08, 05:54 PM	#9
Corey IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, WA. Posts: 627	Very cool. I want to get an awning later for my RTT. __________________ Corey '07 FJ Cruiser, '91 4Runner is gone ARB bumper, Warn XD9000, OME lift, custom rack goodies, so much more, see my website My Forum - My Website - My Rigs Build-up - Roof Top Tent - Video Of My Penthouse

03-31-08, 06:40 AM	#10
trdparts4u IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 116	There is a ladder extension available for that model tent. We have them in stock. __________________ Jacque , Gerone , Phil or Barb info@trdparts4u.com 866 233 4305 www.trdparts4u.com www.fjcruiseroffroad.com www.toyotapartsales.com www.toyotaoffroadoutfitters.com

04-01-08, 03:13 AM	#11
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 4,133	very nice. I especially like the changing room that whole set up is sweet. __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

04-01-08, 07:55 AM	#12
Niner IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Readfield, WI TLCA# 13372 Posts: 865 Blog Entries: 1	Does Chad have a website? __________________ Chris Hannis, TLCA #13372 2008 FJ Cruiser, Bud Built 5, Warn Bull Bar, 9.5TI, OME Heavies all around. 1971 FJ 40, 400 SBC, th400, Dana 20 Tcase, F/R Dana 44's, Front 4 link, rear spring over 1993 4 Runner (the Girlfriends) Stock for sale. A bunch of stuff thats for sale

04-01-08, 08:50 AM	#14
Niner IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Readfield, WI TLCA# 13372 Posts: 865 Blog Entries: 1	thanks __________________ Chris Hannis, TLCA #13372 2008 FJ Cruiser, Bud Built 5, Warn Bull Bar, 9.5TI, OME Heavies all around. 1971 FJ 40, 400 SBC, th400, Dana 20 Tcase, F/R Dana 44's, Front 4 link, rear spring over 1993 4 Runner (the Girlfriends) Stock for sale. A bunch of stuff thats for sale

04-03-08, 08:22 AM	#15
Skillet oh no you didn't Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: КАГІҒОЯИІА TLCA# 16078 Posts: 2,345	Very nice. Now you will know the wonders of the RTT. I personally will never go back to the ground unless I am backpacking. __________________ 1993 FZJ80 1973 FJ40 oh no you didn't "...mud is a hotbed of leftist chat/activity." - swank

04-03-08, 05:55 PM	#16
photogod I'm really very humble Join Date: May 2004 Location: MN Posts: 1,276	Right. Never again sleep on the ground. I am not going to keep it on the roof rack though. It is a bit top heavy. I am fabbing up a mount to put it on the top of the trailer so I won't have to pack it every time I want to use the truck. Can't wait to give it a trial run. __________________ 94 FZJ80, factory locked with mods worth more than the truck.

04-03-08, 08:00 PM	#17
Niner IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Readfield, WI TLCA# 13372 Posts: 865 Blog Entries: 1	Plan is to use it for expeditions on top of the truck and later build a trailer to mount it on for Base Camp Trips. __________________ Chris Hannis, TLCA #13372 2008 FJ Cruiser, Bud Built 5, Warn Bull Bar, 9.5TI, OME Heavies all around. 1971 FJ 40, 400 SBC, th400, Dana 20 Tcase, F/R Dana 44's, Front 4 link, rear spring over 1993 4 Runner (the Girlfriends) Stock for sale. A bunch of stuff thats for sale

04-04-08, 06:42 AM	#18
Corey IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, WA. Posts: 627	This is my future plan for my RTT. I want to get the same Chaser model from Adventure Trailers to mount mine to the top of. I like how it flips up revealing the cargo area. __________________ Corey '07 FJ Cruiser, '91 4Runner is gone ARB bumper, Warn XD9000, OME lift, custom rack goodies, so much more, see my website My Forum - My Website - My Rigs Build-up - Roof Top Tent - Video Of My Penthouse

04-04-08, 08:36 AM	#19
mot I ruin surprises. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,844	Who is Chad? I've never bought anything from him, but he's always been a great customer of mine whenever he's bought stuff from me in the past, pretty laid back and very patient. I would not hesitate to buy his products. __________________ JDM ToysNEW!!! R/C FJ40 OEM foglights and HID's JDM LC60/62 Goodies LC70 Goodies JDM LC80 Goodies JDM LC100 Goodies

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