Builds XPLOR R - 2014 200 Series Build

[Doc Bones]

Bad mistake, great recovery. I'm glad to see that beauty of a truck is still whole.

 

[ethernectar]

Sat in on Adam's (step22gear.com) recovery gear clinic at the American Adventurist SoCal Mountain Rendezvous, it was informational and instructional. It made me take a harder look at my recovery kit and make some changes to bring the gear up to grade, including one of his beefy recovery straps and anchor plus some quality hard shackles.

All of the hilift parts go into a small 5.11 Tactical hard case and the recovery straps, anchor, dynamic strap, shackles, snatchblock, gloves and etc goes in a 5.11 Wingman bag. It all gets lashed down to the front side of the Goose Gear

cabinets in the rear of my Land Cruiser.

 

[ethernectar]

Finally a new blog post from this year's 200LCDC:

Mineral Creek Mistake, 08.18

 

[ethernectar]

The #xplorr got new shoes this week after 55,000+ hard miles on its last set.

 

[ethernectar]

Working with some new fun digital paintings... Follow along on Instagram @overlandart

 

[ElJayBird]

Thanks @linuxgod for the video of the recovery. Here's a 4min short version...

#200lcdc

That was pretty intense to watch - can't imagine being in the cabin. Yikes! Recovery was really well planned and executed!

 

[ethernectar]

Hit 100000 miles today! (Excuse the dirty dash, the truck is a mess.)

 

[ethernectar]

Got the truck washed today (long overdue) and then finally got around to installing some ditch lights with the CBI brackets. Went with Vision X as I've run them on a couple trucks now and like the looks and performance. Still need to wire them up to another switch but the brackets went on easily. Start with the top/forward bolt.

 

[gentimmy]

There’s no reason those ditch light brackets won’t fit an LX...right?

 

[christianleeboy]

@ethernectar for the switch, did you get the cbi's optional rocker switch? Just curious how the switch looks... The web don't show any pics besides the bracket.

 

[ethernectar]

@ethernectar for the switch, did you get the cbi's optional rocker switch? Just curious how the switch looks... The web don't show any pics besides the bracket.

No, I'm going with a switch like what I have already installed.

 

[ethernectar]

While the XPLOR R wasn't actually in the wedding party, it was present

 

[kevinfoutch]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[Tommy Dwyer]

While the XPLOR R wasn't actually in the wedding party, it was present

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Congratulations!

 

[ForrestGrump]

Great pictures and looked like the day was gorgeous!! Congratulations!!

 

[linuxgod]

Now that's a fine limo!

 

[Hatteras]

Congratulations!

 

[RET2]

Congrats, you both picked a wonderful spot to say join in marriage.

 

[Union]

Congrats!!!

 

[ethernectar]

Installed some Vision X ditch lights with the CBI brackets a while back and tonight installed updated RotoPax mounts on the ARB flat rack. (New commuter in the background, a 2019 Mirai.) Will be out at Overland Expo West in a few weeks. Will be camping wherever I end up, but daytimes will be based in the 5.11 booth.