So the “build” begins.
Found a wonderful deal on a very lightly used CVT Mt Shasta tent. OEM crossbars installed and the RTT.
Need to see about a lift now… tires… ahh it begins and my wallet screams.
Treasure Valley is the valley that Boise, Idaho is located in. It's a small valley, and before a few years ago was pretty low population density too.
Those photos were from the South Fork of the Boise river, just near the Anderson Dam Reservoir.
Father-in-law was in town this week. Took the chance to explore our Treasure Valley more. Scouted some great camping/fishing spots. About 14 miles of washboard roads with some "roads" leading to some camp sites that were pretty great way to test what this rig is capable off stock. It was very...
I've seen your build thread, really love it! That's great to hear that the iKamper maintains a nice temp inside. I definitely haven't dipped down the RTT rabbit hole yet, but glad to know this!! Definitely feels like I'll need to be looking for something hard shell.
Also, I was questioning the...
I really appreciate your experience in this realm. I have plans (not near future, house about to close.) for a build and I've been leaning towards RTT for a year or two now. They make some really nice hard shell tents that I've been considering, but like you mentioned the insulation is something...
Awesome info @Arailt I appreciate it. I will definitely stay away from negative offsets. The thought of doing a Cab Mount Chop on the taco made me shudder. I'd like to try and maintain as much as the OEM geometry as possible. Definitely lots to learn and plenty of time!
I hear that. Funny enough when we were in San Antonio are there weren't that many running these wheels. When we moved up to Boise area it's same as Dallas it sounds like.
Appreciate the 17" info. I do know that the offset for those TRD wheels make it alluring for most, basically plug and play...
They're certainly another thing Toyota has done right. They're super light, too, which was more of a concern when I was pushing that Sienna engine... Definitely will be looking at something forged, thanks! I have been eyeing some Fifteen52s but I have plenty of time to find more wheels I'd want...
Never considered it and honestly haven’t gone down the rabbit hole for the GX yet when it come to specifics on tire sizes and offsets.
Also… I think I’d like to go with a wheel that says “luxury” a bit more than the TRDs.
It’s getting obnoxious to see these wheels on every Toyota around town...
I had originally planned to build out my Tacoma, lift, wheels/tires, camper shell, RTT, the works... I still have the lift and TRD wheels sitting in my storage waiting to find a buyer... haha.
The plan is to lift her up a bit, some Wildpeaks, throw a RTT on it. Eventually all the cool...
Always fun to get the first post out of the way..
Recently traded in my '21 Tacoma (TRD Sport 4x4... pretty much fully loaded) for this '14 with 96,XXX on the clock. Soon to hit 100K!!
All I can say about the trade is... SO GLAD I DID IT!
She's the luxury version with Nav. Has seen 3 owners...