What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (20 Viewers)

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Just did my entire front axle service in May. Well, my DS caliper locked up and the pad delaminated taking the rotor with it. Awesome. This happened a few days ago but my calipers and master cylinder finally showed up. Time to get to work.

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nigelsiam said:
Not sure when you are leaving but maybe meet you somewhere on the road as I plan to do the MN-SD-WY-MT and maybe up to Banff
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excellent I "plan" on rolling west ward sept 6th should arrive out west say the 10 11 or 12th ish shoot me a PM
 
NLXTACY said:
Yeah that was last Thanksgiving. It's 20 years old with 360k. These things are bound to happen. It's why I decided to just do the master at the same time.
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what did the master run you and where did you find one?
 
Modified my cheapie Chinese 5W LED floods and spots for use on my truck-wide L-Track. Mounted a chunk of L-Track on my attic rack to stow the lights (I've cleaned up the wiring storage a bit since that pic, the cords stow on top secured by a single clip). The spots are adjustable from nearly straight down to 90* out, the spots are mounted on Ram mounts to allow full articulation. These can be used for ditch lights, backup lights, work lights, camp lights, etc. I've put together a 2' mount that goes up vertically at a 45* angle to provide overhead light at camp so I don't have to stare into the lights on the truck (not pictured). Also stuck an old Optima Yellow battery in a NOCO box and connected to my solar setup for the camp lights, it has a status charge plug / indicator light to monitor it's charge state.
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Drove up to Scottsbluff for the total eclipse. Mind. Blown.

I'm getting my camper in a week or two and the clunker needs a lot of work (all new suspension bushings, castor correction) before I will consider it "interstate ready" with a trailer. I wrestled it the whole way there to keep it in the lane without a trailer :o
 
Consolidated all my camping gear into Ridgid Pro Toolboxes. They stack and latch together, they have a dirt/water o-ring seal and they are very rigid to double as a camp seat. I have a single roller for all the sleeping gear that lets me stack it all up and roll it into the house for storage.

I don't have a pic of it installed, but I found this little LED that has a light and a battery mount, encased in silicone that is meant to clip onto a shirt or a book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I9FWISE/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1SHRAO99X8G4&colid=39Q5Q5S1UU33U I removed the magnetic part from the silicone and used some 3M tape to stick the magnet into the recess of the lid then cut the silicone off the light part (if I removed the silicone, the button went with it) and now have a removable magnetic light inside each tote to see the contents. I highly recommend this setup!

This layout is the best for my truck given the large container (Sleep Kit) with the wheels. Without the wheeled kit, I turned everything 90* and can fit two columns of Med/Small boxes quite nicely. I can ratchet strap these in place nicely and it easily accommodates my Tepui Tent ladder and my 4' folding table.

Two columns with Large wheeled tote (buried in the back):
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Two columns without Large wheeled tote (probably a better fit for most people):
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My Sleeping Kit (hammocks, tent, inflatable mattresses):
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My Hot Dog Kit (kitchen part 1 for grilling, day camp, dehydrated meals, sandwiches, etc. The No Cook kit):
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Mess Kit (kitchen part 2 when cooking is required):
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Dissent said:
Put my LCP tire mount back in with a new beige cover. The cover is there to keep the tire mess off of jackets, packs, sleeping bags, etc. I also added a soft strap and a chunk of L-Track to the base to help tie down my cargo boxes.
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If anyone's interested in a pretty-close-to-Oak-Interior matching tire cover, I found it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E99X5C2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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