Saddletramp
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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (86 Viewers)
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No surprise there.
Our club, Ohio River Four Wheelers, hosted the SFWDA meet and greet this past weekend in Slade Kentucky. It was the "grand opening" of sorts for the Daniel Boone Backcountry Highway. We had 135+ rigs of all makes and models. Easy, Moderate, and hard trails. The DBBB is a long loop (98.7 miles) in some of the most remote and scenic territory in the State of Kentucky including the Red River Gorge. It was made possible through support from local counties, Southern Four Wheel Drive Association, and Ohio River Four Wheelers. We had SFWDA members come up from Georgia and Alabama... pretty awesome. I'm in Cincinnati and it's a little over a 2 hour drive but totally worth it. The camping, hiking, and wheeling trails are great. My wife and I tent camped in 30 degree weather and still had a blast. Here are a couple pictures and videos.
and drove home.
And upside down?
I could do some in the front if I do another run.
Keep me posted!
Today I discover what else my General Grabber AT2s like to pick up.
7.62 links from our latest training rotation. Found about a gazillion of these in my treads; am thinking about billing the government for my clean up efforts.
7.62 links from our latest training rotation. Found about a gazillion of these in my treads; am thinking about billing the government for my clean up efforts.
Had our first Central Oregon Landcruisers Club run and it was a huge success. Had 12 vehicles that showed up and had a fun day of exploring and wheeling. Land Cruiser people are the best!
dubyahard
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Need to do this. Which color did you get? Do you have pics of the process somewhere? New seat cushions too?
I love the Bend area. My LC was purchased back in August from Bend.
So you'll sleep beside the fridge, and he'll sleep between the fridge and the back of the front passenger seat? (That's not a criticism; I'm asking if my mental picture is correct.)
LS1FJ40
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I'll sleep beside the fridge and he'all sleep between the fridge and front passenger seat. At a bit of an angle.
May end up pulling the trigger on a RTT. Will test out the sleeping arrangement this weekend to make sure. The fridge only extends 2" further than the cooler we used to take with us.
If it doesn't work I have a plan b to extend the sleep platform on that side further on to the back of the passenger seat with it folded forward.
This is exactly what I ordered, cut and pasted from @RiFF RaFF s email to me when I saw his seat pics.
- 1 x 1990-1997 Toyota Land Cruiser J80 Custom Real Leather Seat Covers (Front)
(Leather Color: S0014 Bisque, Stitching Color: L014 Bisque) - Comes with seat skins, headrests, console, and armrests.
I would suggest testing out a RTT from a friend first before you pull the trigger. Go over to their house and go through the whole process from opening the cover, setting up the tent including rain fly, and putting it all back together again. I have been using one for a couple of years now and I'm ready to sell it. Not trying to create a sneaky classifieds posting.
It was fun and somewhat of a novelty at first but frankly I'm getting tired of the hassle of setup and breakdown. You have to climb up and down multiple times to unzip and open various straps/zippers/ladder/etc. Peeing at night is a pain, especially if you don't put on shoes while descending the ladder! You can't drive anywhere until you put it away. You have to dry them out thoroughly before storing for extended periods of time or else it will get moldy, not that you don't have to do that with a regular tent.
I have the Tepui Ayer which is their smallest model. My wife and I do enjoy the elevated view and being up off of the ground but I'm over it now. I would consider it again if I had it mounted on a trailer where it's much lower to the ground. I'm starting to build a sleeping/storage platform inside. Sorry for the thread hijack! Just my $.02.
LS1FJ40
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I would suggest testing out a RTT from a friend first before you pull the trigger. Go over to their house and go through the whole process from opening the cover, setting up the tent including rain fly, and putting it all back together again. I have been using one for a couple of years now and I'm ready to sell it. Not trying to create a sneaky classifieds posting.
It was fun and somewhat of a novelty at first but frankly I'm getting tired of the hassle of setup and breakdown. You have to climb up and down multiple times to unzip and open various straps/zippers/ladder/etc. Peeing at night is a pain, especially if you don't put on shoes while descending the ladder! You can't drive anywhere until you put it away. You have to dry them out thoroughly before storing for extended periods of time or else it will get moldy, not that you don't have to do that with a regular tent.
I have the Tepui Ayer which is their smallest model. My wife and I do enjoy the elevated view and being up off of the ground but I'm over it now. I would consider it again if I had it mounted on a trailer where it's much lower to the ground. I'm starting to build a sleeping/storage platform inside. Sorry for the thread hijack! Just my $.02.
Good info. This is why I've waited for years. I've always just liked sleeping inside better. I really want a CampTeq RTT. I think that is the best of both worlds. Unfortunately I think that Eric is out of the game.
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It's not really designed to be run in a day. But you can. There is camping along Tunnel Ridge Road and several other places. There are also plenty of campgrounds in the area. All of the trails are public roads, or county maintained roads that were once used for logging or oil. So your truck must me licensed and legal to drive on the road.
My wife likes hard sides and is not a big fan of any sort of tent (my dream setup would be a pickup with a flip pack). So I have given this a lot of thought. In your situation, a small trailer for the fridge and gear would free up space so you and the little man can stay in the truck as he grows. Or just get a full on camping trailer like a teardrop or hiker style.
Bludozer
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Call me the stinkbug lord
LS1FJ40
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I can't bring myself to buy a camper or trailer. I know it makes sense for the camping aspect but I don't want to store it or pull it.
I will probably break down and buy a RTT in the late winter but for now we will kee our storage totes on the platform then throw them on the roof rack at night or in the front seats.
Bludozer
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I feel the same way about them. Nearly everything is logical about them, I just dont want to deal with pulling it up the mountain...
