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I've had worse camping spots.
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We tooled around Moab a little on Fins and Things and a couple of other trails. Unfortunately the stock rear bumper took on some battle scars.
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Soon after Moab we took a trip close to home to do a little fishing and hike around our local mountains. There is a very long and rough dirt road to get back in where we camped. The 200 handled it like a champ.
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Quick weekend trip with about 160 miles of dirt road. We started 1/4 mi from my driveway and finished the loop in the same spot so my 14 year old son drove the Tacoma the whole route alone. He had a blast driving but gained an appreciation for the ride quality in the 200 that trip, ha ha. I moved the tent to the Tacoma and slept in the rear of my 200 on a make shift platform to see how I liked it. The RTT is great, but if I'm solo I wondered if I'd rather just sleep on a platform - easier to prep for a trip as I don't like having the RTT on all the time. Still debating that one.
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On the white rim trip we rolled back into town on fumes. We would have liked to explore a bit more - but we were restricted due to fuel range. Some of these other trips fuel was an issue as well. So I started thinking about an Aux fuel tank or a rear bumper for Jerry cans. I ended up dropping the 200 off at Slee for a week and had them install their rear bumper, 24 gallon LRA tank and Slee skids. I flew back down and drove it home through Rocky Mountain National park. The bumper and skids are excellent quality and the fuel range is so nice to have.
I took as many dirt roads as I could on the way home to WY. The Scenery was decent.
I took as many dirt roads as I could on the way home to WY. The Scenery was decent.
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In the middle of Wyoming on a backroad I ran into this guy I had seen the day before in Laramie. I stopped to make sure he was good because he was pretty old and we were very remote.
He told me 20 years ago he was in a bind and his brother sold him this 80 series at a really good price to help him out. All these years later he still really appreciated his brother doing that for him. So he had the 80 repainted and cleaned up. He then drove all the way from Idaho to Louisiana to surprise his brother and give him back his 80. He said when he got there his brother didn't want it. He was pretty upset he had wasted all the gas to drive down there, but was happy to be exploring dirt roads on his way home. He offered to sell it to me, but I already had an 80. You know I considered it anyway though.
He told me 20 years ago he was in a bind and his brother sold him this 80 series at a really good price to help him out. All these years later he still really appreciated his brother doing that for him. So he had the 80 repainted and cleaned up. He then drove all the way from Idaho to Louisiana to surprise his brother and give him back his 80. He said when he got there his brother didn't want it. He was pretty upset he had wasted all the gas to drive down there, but was happy to be exploring dirt roads on his way home. He offered to sell it to me, but I already had an 80. You know I considered it anyway though.
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Forest Cleanup / Firewood extraction machine.
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Camping with the 80
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I've been enjoying the mods so far.
those moguls look like red cone!
My homebuilt slide using the cheapest drawer slides rated for the weight from amazon also doesn't rattle. Sounds like a conversation with the vendor is in order as you say.
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Nope, in Northern UT. Red Cone is on my list though.
I took my 2006 Earthroamer on the White Rim last spring. About 1/2 way through we came across a group of LC guys coming from the other direction and the lead driver jumped out of his 100 and came over to chat, he was a big stereotypical biker looking dude (likely on mud somewhere), he said hello and asked me if I had done the trail before, I told him no and he said "you can't do it". We made it through but by the grace of God. For all intents and purposes he was right. Never again in a rig that big, but one hell of a trip!
Very interesting this thread is on the front page, I’ve just spent the last hour or so pouring over a few Wyoming maps planning for a trip this June. I’d love to pm you a few questions if you wouldn’t mind a north Georgia red neck with his wife and kids roaming around your neck of the woods.
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You bet.
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Oh man, I have to admit I am incredibly impressed that you were able to complete it in an earthroamer. I mean most of the trail no problem, but there are a few spots that would be super sketchy with a rig that big. Well done!
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Since adding the extra fuel tank and rear bumper I had to swap out the springs for the heavier duty (2724). If your not running extra weight back there (other than a fridge) the 2723s are great. I really liked the ride quality when I had them. With the added weight of the bumper and a full 24 gallon tank the 2724 are pretty close to how it rode with 2723s but I would say a bit firmer. I think they are designed to compensate for drawers as well though which I currently don't have.
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Very clean, attractive, and purposeful build! I have fond memories of exploring down in your neck of the woods quite a few years ago, what a perfect rig to do it in.
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Thanks, I have loved owning it and making some mods.
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