Mmmm strider knife, always wanted oneWorld is a little different up at 9000ft in Sequoia National Forest this past weekend
and some good fishing #goldentrout
Where Has Your 80 Taken You?: 80 Series Camping/Overland/Adventure Thread
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It (my 80) took me up to Beasley Knob in N. Georgia.
And then down the other side.
Most northwest point in the contiguous us states you can drive onto the beach.
My rig took me on the Fall Yota Run with Exploring NH 2 weekends ago. We ran a number of trails including the infamous "Angry Trout Guy" trail. It was beautiful with the fall colors.
Here's a video that a friend took, showing what the trail was like. My Cruiser even made it into there a few times. (I'm happy to report I never needed to winch)
Here's a video I took, showing our Jeep trail lead getting stuck and needing to winch by the end.
It was a fun time!
Here's a video that a friend took, showing what the trail was like. My Cruiser even made it into there a few times. (I'm happy to report I never needed to winch)
Here's a video I took, showing our Jeep trail lead getting stuck and needing to winch by the end.
It was a fun time!
My rig took me on the Fall Yota Run with Exploring NH 2 weekends ago. We ran a number of trails including the infamous "Angry Trout Guy" trail. It was beautiful with the fall colors.
Here's a video that a friend took, showing what the trail was like. My Cruiser even made it into there a few times. (I'm happy to report I never needed to winch)
Here's a video I took, showing our Jeep trail lead getting stuck and needing to winch by the end.
It was a fun time!
I'm in full armchair quarterback mode this morning so please forgive me but..... Do people on the east coast not air down for the slippery stuff?
Haha, I can see where you'd say that. You can't tell in the video but I was aired down to about 12psi. I'm guessing that was about average for the day. I used to air down to 15-17psi in Colorado but, like I'm sure you're thinking, the slippery terrain here made me drop my pressure down farther. I think the added weight of the Cruiser helps me stick better than the Jeeps or Tacoma guys, but I am admittedly biased!
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
So my 80 took me down to Va again for a RTT rally 3 days of dudes setting up thier tents, awnings flashing doo dads etc. and not one person even thought to take a few of these 250 plus very well equipped rigs down a trail the entire time, so I went i looked and its not my thing. I travel 10s of thousands of miles to get to ouray,moab uwharrie (thats overlanding) and then I wheel whatever is considered the real trails, the epic ones. Not sure what the overlanding thing is, but parking and walking around all that rubber for days and no trails just aint my thing. and there were many sweet 80s and loads of tacomas.
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
I saw this, makes little to no sense I get the its expensive if you break it but crawling and knowing how to fix it or beter yet keeping it maintained keeps it all good.Overlanding is look, I got more toys than you! It’s a size thing.
People don’t know how to fix basic issue on their rigs should not be out there wheeling. My neighbor and I was chatting about LC and he has a LX570 but his comment was “I got people to work on that” when we talked about wrenching. So i won’t be going out wheeling with him any time soon.
He brings his mechanic with him while wheeling
My rig took me on the Fall Yota Run with Exploring NH 2 weekends ago. We ran a number of trails including the infamous "Angry Trout Guy" trail. It was beautiful with the fall colors.
Here's a video that a friend took, showing what the trail was like. My Cruiser even made it into there a few times. (I'm happy to report I never needed to winch)
Here's a video I took, showing our Jeep trail lead getting stuck and needing to winch by the end.
It was a fun time!
Poor little FJ cruiser, should of stayed home and play video games instead.
We travelled to Genoa in Italy ( where the recent bridge collapse is) and took a ferry to Sardinia. For those who know , the north east area of the island ( Casta Smeralda ) is very nice but it has a price tag to go with it, so we headed south west and we have a great road book ( off road book?) which took us on some great trails straight away, each night we stayed at either a hotel or what’s known as “ Agri tourismo” accommodation. Basically country houses or farmsteads that provide hospitality. The standards are very high with lovely food and great attitudes. My choice would be to camp out but the girls ( old girls) insist on the luxury bit for their share of the holiday. The trails very very interesting with some very nice quite demanding bits here and there and a 4x4 is needed, the three drivers are all old hands at ‘froading so we faired quite well.
My Bruiser has 330+ thousand miles on the clock and is in good fettle, I try to keep it reliable because it’s old, ( 1994 turbo diesel, auto Trans) and after 3 days the alternator retired, however a new one was sourced, fitted, back into action, I lost one day, so after that I now carry the complete set of electrical replacement parts for the starter motor with a plan to refurbish it soon.
The trip was a complete success, we averaged around 65 miles a day , saw a wonderful place, met charming people and enjoyed the hospitality and fine fayre of the place, not really “wild and woolly” but a great place nonetheless.
We all returned home safely with no issues, a further drive through Italy and France of around 800 miles.
I had a week at home to prepare for a trip to Corsica and I went with a company called “ Grand Randonees Motorises” or GRM. We know this company very well as they put on tough off road events in southern France, the toughest and most famous is the “ Trophee Cevenol” this event in Corsica they call the “ Alta Rocca” and its really an off road tour of south east Corsica, make no mistake this event will test anyone’s driving ability and vehicle sympathy must be observed because off road recovery is virtually non existent, I’ve been on this event 4 times over the last 10 years or so and they are always finding new trails, for example it took all morning to achieve a rock strewn track nearly 5 miles long to get to a mountain retreat for a lunch, and yes the food trucks had to traverse the same trail. The descent was by another trail and I would say even more difficult. The emphasis is to drive with a technique to suit the terrain, not a “ bash and crash” turnout, but with finesse and allow the vehicle to do the work, correct tyre pressures and all the other things that go to driving excellence. And yes, this is FRANCE, Toyotas rule, a few Landrover’s, ( well one) Mercedes G wagons, a few, but this is Toyota country, trucks from the 1980s, 70 series in abundance and of course the French guys have their perpetual passionate affair with 80 series cruiser, the model of choice? The 12 valve HDT diesel, the absolute dream of 4x4 perfection. In the UK it was only available in limited choice of the “VX” 4.5 petrol or 4.2 diesel, auto or manual, or a lesser vehicle “GL” manual. But in France, a bigger choice of options. I’ve gone on a bit so I’ll finish now, some of the pics are shown, but you’ve all seen the countryside before, best regards to all, Bill Westley
( I may post up some pics of my intercooler etc, the diesel boys might find interesting)
RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
I totally agree I learned thru the forum thru the FSM and thru sheer refusal to pay for OEM parts And yota mechanics to wrench on her. Im even rebuilding(or desroying) my supercharger its a big step but Im doing it new bearing the whole nine.
best canoe that Mad River ever made. I have one just like it.