It’s got some weight in the back. Rear bumper 34” spare trasharoo. Storage drawer 63qt fridge and a 5 yr old.
What rear springs do you run?
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It’s got some weight in the back. Rear bumper 34” spare trasharoo. Storage drawer 63qt fridge and a 5 yr old.
Crazy build and thread.
Since when does SF cover mechanical break downs???
Hi Cole - bumping your thread because I am considering airbags on my 2016. Our trailer has 375# tongue weight.
Could you kindly take a few minutes and provide some feedback now that you’ve had them for awhile? Many thanks!!!
Cole, great photos above. Looks like the trip was a fun adventure, and awesome you are getting to catch up on some loose ends.Aside from some boiling gas I had zero issues with the truck on this past trip. This was one of the few trips where I hadn't done any modifications or changes leading up to the event. There are still a lot of public lands restrictions in our area so I'm taking care of some maintenance work that I've been putting off for a bit.
Maintenance Items
- Grease front UCA bushings (they're squeaking a bit)
- Apply some anti-seize to the skid plate hardware
- Repair some chips in the windshield
- Invite the local PDR guy over to repair 5-ish small dents
- Take the truck to the body shop to repair a stick-out dent with paint damage on the hood (I accidentally drilled too far when installing an under-hood light a couple years ago... oops)
- Repair some nasty interior door panel gouges from carelessly tossing loading cargo in the middle row
- Review trail scares on bumpers, sliders, etc., clean off any rust, and hit with the rattle can
- Relocate the rear-view camera... I'd been relying on a camera that syncs with the Garmin Overlander but may not be hanging on to the device
- Redo my rock light electrical as the split loom has deteriorated... the funny thing is that I used two different brands and one brand is fine and the other isn't but I have no way of knowing which brand is which!
- Clean up the cockpit a bit by moving the fire extinguisher to the middle row (yet still accessible), getting stuff off of the dash, and further streamlining the ham radio wiring
- Full detail
Garage Clean-Out
A couple times a year I go through my gear and supplies and sell off what I'm not using. I'll post something in the classifieds soon but here's a preview:
- 200-Specific Stuff: the V1 Trekboxx middle row storage system, the 3D-printed cupholder (BH3D?) that one of the vendors here makes, a coolbox insert, V1 Trail Tailor front recovery points.
- Major Camping Stuff: Eezi-Awn Stealth RTT (condition 6/10), XV-3 Trailer (still for sale... just haven't done a very good job marketing it), QuickPitch Ensuite shower awning... I just had a hard time mounting this to the K9 roof rack and ended up buying Eezi-Awn's offering.
- Small Stuff: Tiny Manfrotto tripod, Gitzo carbon fiber tripod, National Luna white light, National Luna red light, 2 x National Luna battery monitors, a bunch of heavy duty Blue Sea terminal bars / power bars, tiny Snow Peak capming stove, a couple OBA + SB50/175 Wits End brackets, Redarc SBI, Niteize suction cup mount, Victron Battery Monitor, set of MaxTrax pins, Eezi-Awn Maxtrax Mounts, Cobra CB radio, Garmin Overlander GPS thing, probably some other minor stuff
I might be interested in the recovery points. Will shoot you a pm.Aside from some boiling gas I had zero issues with the truck on this past trip. This was one of the few trips where I hadn't done any modifications or changes leading up to the event. There are still a lot of public lands restrictions in our area so I'm taking care of some maintenance work that I've been putting off for a bit.
Maintenance Items
- Grease front UCA bushings (they're squeaking a bit)
- Apply some anti-seize to the skid plate hardware
- Repair some chips in the windshield
- Invite the local PDR guy over to repair 5-ish small dents
- Take the truck to the body shop to repair a stick-out dent with paint damage on the hood (I accidentally drilled too far when installing an under-hood light a couple years ago... oops)
- Repair some nasty interior door panel gouges from carelessly tossing loading cargo in the middle row
- Review trail scares on bumpers, sliders, etc., clean off any rust, and hit with the rattle can
- Relocate the rear-view camera... I'd been relying on a camera that syncs with the Garmin Overlander but may not be hanging on to the device
- Redo my rock light electrical as the split loom has deteriorated... the funny thing is that I used two different brands and one brand is fine and the other isn't but I have no way of knowing which brand is which!
- Clean up the cockpit a bit by moving the fire extinguisher to the middle row (yet still accessible), getting stuff off of the dash, and further streamlining the ham radio wiring
- Full detail
Garage Clean-Out
A couple times a year I go through my gear and supplies and sell off what I'm not using. I'll post something in the classifieds soon but here's a preview:
- 200-Specific Stuff: the V1 Trekboxx middle row storage system, the 3D-printed cupholder (BH3D?) that one of the vendors here makes, a coolbox insert, V1 Trail Tailor front recovery points.
- Major Camping Stuff: Eezi-Awn Stealth RTT (condition 6/10), XV-3 Trailer (still for sale... just haven't done a very good job marketing it), QuickPitch Ensuite shower awning... I just had a hard time mounting this to the K9 roof rack and ended up buying Eezi-Awn's offering.
- Small Stuff: Tiny Manfrotto tripod, Gitzo carbon fiber tripod, National Luna white light, National Luna red light, 2 x National Luna battery monitors, a bunch of heavy duty Blue Sea terminal bars / power bars, tiny Snow Peak capming stove, a couple OBA + SB50/175 Wits End brackets, Redarc SBI, Niteize suction cup mount, Victron Battery Monitor, set of MaxTrax pins, Eezi-Awn Maxtrax Mounts, Cobra CB radio, Garmin Overlander GPS thing, probably some other minor stuff
Cole, great photos above. Looks like the trip was a fun adventure, and awesome you are getting to catch up on some loose ends.
How come you are selling the Garmin Overlander? Just not necessary when you can use an app like Gaia?
What lands are restricted in Northern California?
Awesome that they are now all open! Butano is pretty sweet.Actually, now that you mention that it looks like all the local state parks are open now (i.e. Butano, our fav). Guess I can now put this maintenance work off and do some camping
Re: the Overlander... it's a cool device but I prefer Gaia GPS and have not found a good workflow for transferring that information. The rear cameras have also not worked out as well as I'd planned. I'd much prefer Carplay and will be observing how the add-ons in the other threads work out for people.
Very nice details, well done.Finished the first iteration of utilizing the area below the middle row storage system and the door. I was originally planning on sewing some saddlebag-style solution but ended up going this route.
The passenger side has our main first aid kit on a quick release mount and a wool blanket. The tank plumbing/electrical also runs in this area but isn’t shown.
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The driver side has a couple features. First, some framed storage netting. There are two large nets on the side of the Trekboxx and a couple attaches to the underside of the platform.
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What’s up with those D-rings? I use a simple bungee cord to store quick access stuff. Currently, two camp chairs and another wool blanket.
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Very nice details, well done.
Who makes your water tank in the second row?
Found the company on the internet and bookmarked, thanx!Thanks!
The tank is a custom project from Tek-Tanks. They can make virtually anything at a reasonable cost and timeline though they are in the UK so shipping is expensive.
This one is around 21 gallons (a bit over 20 usable) with baffles, standard inlet/outlet with pickup/vent plumbing, and an electronic sensing unit for monitoring fill level.
I use a couple rubber blocks to level it over the transmission hump and then double up blocks on one side once the tank is running low to angle the water toward the outlet.
Or you can go to a place that makes tanks for RVs. I had one fabbed that holds 15 gallons, added fittings from a hose retailer for about $150.00. Doesn't have a sensor for water level, but works great. Can fill from either side and move the spigot to either side as well ( only before filling).Very nice details, well done.
Who makes your water tank in the second row?
Stupid question: why are the black scepter water cans so rare? I had to have black to match my murdered out rig, but this was the only place i was able to find them. Is there a disadvantage to them?
Stupid question: why are the black scepter water cans so rare? I had to have black to match my murdered out rig, but this was the only place i was able to find them. Is there a disadvantage to them?
might as well go ahead and relent. once you've done the BMC no reason to prevaricate.
- I'm doing most of this to simply make 34s fit better but I'm not ruling out larger tires in the future