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[1world1love]

Nice! I learned to drive in a willys in low range. Hard to get into too much trouble at 10 mph.

Ha! Exactly.

The first thing we went over was how to control the truck using the transmission. Once we got going, I had him put it in 4lo and he asked if we needed it. I said no, we probably don’t, but your dad in the back seat might

 

[grinchy]

Ha! Exactly.

The first thing we went over was how to control the truck using the transmission. Once we got going, I had him put it in 4lo and he asked if we needed it. I said no, we probably don’t, but your dad in the back seat might

I’ve had my 14 yr old run around in 4L since she was 12 when we’re in appropriate situations (no cliffs deep boonies) Her Mom doesn’t drive, so I’m trying to get her used to the idea. My parents were the opposite, they had me sitting on the center console steering when I was 8, and my dad was setting cruise and sleeping when I was 10. But I didn’t get the pedals until I had the permit.
I shUdder to think about seat belts accidents and the immaturity of minors. Gotta love the 70s.

 

[adventurefam]

We have, however, had a couple of minor issues. First, the USB plug stopped charging.

In case you haven't fixed this yet - it's likely a fuse problem addressed here - LX 570, no power from cigarette lighter/power outlet

 

[wiseinvestor]

I love this thread. Beautiful truck, grand trips, and fun gear reviews... perfect.

 

[1world1love]

I love this thread. Beautiful truck, grand trips, and fun gear reviews... perfect.

Thanks. I really appreciate it. I have benefitted greatly from this forum and it is nice to have a place to contribute.

 

[1world1love]

Well, aside from the cross-country trip, things have been uneventful. I did order and install an “attic” from Kaon. What a great piece of hardware. Really top notch engineering and build quality. I cannot believe that I hadn’t heard about this before:

 

[adventurefam]

Well, aside from the cross-country trip, things have been uneventful. I did order and install an “attic” from Kaon. What a great piece of hardware. Really top notch engineering and build quality. I cannot believe that I hadn’t heard about this before:

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Super cool! I hadn't seen this either. Did you find it stateside or pay the intl shipping from AU? Am I to assume that even when empty, it largely blocks the rear view? Installation was simple?

Also, did you build or buy your drawers?

-Barrett

 

[1world1love]

The kids had a long weekend so we made a last minute decision to get outdoors. Work has been crazy busy for both me and the wife since the new year and we decided that we needed to disconnect and get away. Far away.

I had heard about a place called Corrizo Plains National Monument and have been wanting to check it out. Corrizo Plains is a relatively small valley between two small mountain ranges. It sits in between San Luis Obispo and I-5 and is adjacent to Los Padres National Forest. Although it is probably only 100 miles or so north of Los Angeles, it is incredibly remote and not particularly easy to get too. Combined with the fact that there are no services anywhere In or near the park, and it makes for a lightly trafficked locale. Excellent! There are two small, primitive campgrounds in the valley, but dispersed camping is allowed in the surrounding foothills and mountains.

There is one “paved” road on the west side of the valley going north/south, but all of the other roads are unimproved and only a couple seem to be maintained at all. They all seemed to be on par with other forest service roads in the area. There is no shortage of options for setting up camp and I wish we had more time to explore because there were some cool trails that we just didn’t have time to check out.

The park has two major geological features. One is called Soda Lake, which is a endorheic lake that dries out shortly after the winter rains and leaves only the concentrated minerals on the bed. It looks like baking soda from a distance and probably has quite a bit of sodium bicarbonate in it. The other feature is the San Andreas fault which runs along the eastern side of the valley. It is one of the best places to actually see the fault and there are roads and trails over and within it. Very cool.

Soda Lake:

 

[1world1love]

We came in from highway 58 in the north and it was already afternoon so we decided to find a camping spot up in the Caliente Mountains above the valley. There is a steep but decent trail that goes up to the main ridge line. We found a nice large, flat spot with a relatively good amount of trees. Nothing that would provide shade, but good for wind blocks. The site had great views of Soda Lake and the surrounding valley.

 

[1world1love]

Soda Lake in the distance

The sun setting over camp

A couple more gratuitous sunset shots

Not too shabby. Beats the hell out of Zoom.

 

[1world1love]

And not to be outdone, the sunrise says “hold my beer”

 

[1world1love]

This is what I call getting away

 

[1world1love]

A lot of the existing ranch structures are in good shape and can be explored. I guess BLM keeps them up because they are good habitat for the owls.

There is apparently a lot of wildlife in the park and a few endangered and rare species. We did not see any, but we heard a lot of coyotes and owls at night. It never gets old.

 

[1world1love]

Although we camped on the west side, next time we will head straight over to Elkhorn Road on the east side. It is even more remote and there are trails all over. I am not sure how technical some of it is, but there were a few trails that were steep and rocky and require 4-lo and high clearance. Another thing to note is that the soil is some sort of clay that turns into a sticky yet slippery muck that is probably note safe no matter what you are driving. Although it was mostly dry while we were there, it did rain a couple of days prior and we ran into a couple of wet spots and it is no joke.

 

[Broncobroke]

Awesome trip report and pictures. Thanks for sharing

 

[04UZJ100]

great report. How is the finish holding up on your Icon wheels?

 

[1world1love]

Super cool! I hadn't seen this either. Did you find it stateside or pay the intl shipping from AU? Am I to assume that even when empty, it largely blocks the rear view? Installation was simple?

Also, did you build or buy your drawers?

-Barrett

Hey. I couldn’t find a distributor for any of their stuff. It was ~300$ US with shipping. Honestly, I would expect to pay the same or more for something domestic or custom. I doubt you could find somebody to do a better job on the hardware. It is pretty slick. It does not block line of sight at all. That is one reason I wanted something like this. I can fit two sleeping bags, 4 Helinox chairs and a fold out potty seat and the privacy tent. Here is a shot. I already unpacked a couple of the chairs and the privacy tent, but you get the idea.

I built the drawers. I think I posted about it earlier in this thread if you are interested In more details, or if you have any questions, just let me know.

 

[1world1love]

great report. How is the finish holding up on your Icon wheels?

Thanks. The wheels are fine, but the lug nuts are not fairing so well.

 

[1world1love]

Just had to post one more tonight. I turned around at one point and saw this.

He actually fell asleep like this and stayed that way for 30 minutes.

 

[1world1love]

I also want to give a shout to @eatSleepWoof for the suggestion of a cheap and seemingly frivolous piece of gear, but it turned out to be ingenious. In his thread he mentioned using a rechargeable pump for a 5 gallon water cooler jug that just happens to fit on the pour spout of a scepter water can. It was about 13$ on Amazon and worked great. I charged It before we left the house and we used it for two days at camp without a hiccup. It’s like an instant galley faucet.