Venice 570 - new member

[CSL]

Hi y'all! New member intro here.

I live in Venice, CA. I have a 2011 Lexus 570 and, as life permits, have been putting it more and more through its paces off road.
When I got the truck a few years ago, I also bought an iKamper Skycap 2.0 tent, and went from developed campgrounds to now seeking more dispersed campsites.
When I bought it, the Lexus rack wouldn't hold the RTT, so I got an LC 200 roof rack and installed that - I made some mistakes in the process which turned out to be valuable learning experiences for me if I ever change a roof rails again!

I've been loving it stock and it's treated me well, but figure it's time for some mods - looking first at sliders, then maybe some skid plates, and bigger tires.

ih8mud has been an invaluable resources as a lurker, and figured it was time to say a proper hello

 

[ryanCA]

Hello neighbor,


Nice truck

 

[CSL]

Here are a few more photos.
The last one shows why I want to put sliders on, came down on a rock and caught the stock step.
Probably gonna go with TKO LX rock sliders based on what I've seen and read on here.

 

[Sandroad]

Nice photos……welcome!

 

[TeCKis300]

Love seeing an LX get properly dirty. Looking good!

 

[CSL]

Thanks for the welcome - excited to benefit from y'alls knowledge - I hope to get the LX even more dirty this year.
I have a lot of love for being out in the middle of nowhere.

I worked on the marketing team that launched the FJ Cruiser - as part of that project, we went down to Baja twice. First to test it on parts of the Baja 1000, and then we worked with two teams to enter the FJ in the 2006 Baja 1000, one professional and one amateur. That experience definitely changed my life and probably has a lot to do with why I'm here on ih8mud today. I can try and dig up some photos from back then.