skygear's 2005 Desert Sand 4x4 DCSB

Might have to. I looked at the amp draw of yours vs the light output. Compared to Rigid Industries LED's

3w/3amps per Wurton pod
4w/0.3amps per Rigid Industries LED's A-Series

Cost is significantly different. Yet so are the benefits for an over lander when it comes to counting every amp in use and being able to leave without dead batteries if I'm running them all night with the truck off

 

I just hooked to a switch and turn off when i turn the running light off.

 

Makes sense. I was thinking as a low power draw camp area lighting application with the truck off.

 

Some updates I neglected to share from the last few weeks.

Children Vacation to FL went like this.

left at night, 8ish.
Stopped to eat some Kabob with the 5 of us. @9
went to fill up the fridge/ freezer @10
finally got on the road in the 1030
18 hours of driving. No sleep.
Picked up some grits @ South Of The Border
Stopped for breakfast @ Waffle house
Stopped for Lunch @ Waffle House
Unpacked and had dinner at the house.
Took the kids to the beach and had ice-cream.
came back to the house and had popcorn, watched movies until late in the morning with the kids.
Got a couple hours sleep.
Next day, more beach time, lots of playing in the pool.
Caught a bunch of lizards, and a black rat snake with the kids. Lots of fun.
Was asked to remove a couple plants on the side of the house. One was an Agave about 9' in diameter, and the other was some sort of Security Palm Tree.
Used the winch and a machete. Ended up with 1.5" thorn in my knuckle @3pm
Finished up the yard work, ate dinner
Watched a movie with the kids and played in the pool a little.
9ish, put the kids to bed.
915 went to the emergency room and was there until 5am.
got an hour of sleep and started the day again.
Breakfast, lunch and then to the beach.
Dinner at a Pirate Pub on the boardwalk with the kids and ice-cream again.
get home and my son can't sleep. Having a severe respiratory attack.
Back to the emergency room @ 10. We got back 4-5 am again.
Did some laundry, cleaned the truck. Made breakfast. Went to the beach. Fished a little and played in the surf.
Cooked a couple meals on the beach then back to eat dinner at the house.
More pool time.
Then back to the beach to camp out and have a bond fire.
Did that, had a blast with the kids.
Cooked italian sausages over the fire and made burgers.
Slept at 3am
early breakfast on the beach. More water play. Packed up the tents and cleaned up the fire.
Went to another house. Played in the pool and put on the ROTORA BBK
Dinner and now my daughter was having a severe allergic reaction to something. Face was puffed up real bad. Yeah, another all nighter a the ER>
Rest of the week or so was relatively peaceful. Back and forth from the beach to pools to camp spots. was fun with vary little sleep.
Then the long drive home. Another 18 hours projected.
Richmond elongated the trip by another 4 hours due to traffic.
Home in time for easter and dinner with the wife.
Then back on the road to OBX for a couple days.

Back in town.
I see the storm brewing here.
Day later, someone hits the truck
Couple days later, someone backed into me.
Thursday night, up all night due to a DUI checkpoint that happened to spring up at random on the main road in front of the house.
Now this past Friday, truck is parked in the front of my house. Woke up to a loud BOOM and an engine redlining. Neighbor took out the truck, and the vehicle next to mine.

Rear bumper, ARB Deluxe Bull Bar, quarter panel, UCA, LCA, Spindle, knuckle, bearing, headlight, and who knows what else...

Now fighting with the USAA people to get the vehicle fixed in a timely fashion. These people move super slow. I still do not have checks from the 2 other accidents and these jokers have not done the proper assessment of the damages. Really stressed over this nonsense/

There was a couple more unique occurrences. No one wants to hear about the nonsense though.

Pics to follow.

 

Yeah keep us updated man sorry for all the bad luck it seems going on for you.

 

She built that fire to its glory all by herself. Started it with a fire steel






One of many they caught after I taught them the grass noose trick



RIGID Industries, this ones for you\ check the hat.

 

this fuel tanker circled over us 5 times before disappearing off in the distance.

 

Dang, hopefully everything gets worked out!

 

on flip flop cleaning duty.

 

Hope so too. My UCA'S are more than the estimate for the whole accident!

 

She was so excited she caught the alpha Male in the garden/

 

I bet those UCAs are baller

 

All they needed was a rebuild before this accident. Friday morning, accident. 3pm, New ICON Vehicle Dynamics UNIBALL kit comes in the mail. Couldn't believe the luck I have.

 

For when the insurance people pay up.

Reinforced Spindles - http://www.demello-offroad.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_60&products_id=230

LCA's reinforced, TC race version - http://www.chaosfab.com/accessories.php?id=96504#86500r

I think I'll go with the Color Matched ARB Deluxe Bull Bar again, unless anyone has any suggestions on something as feature rich as it is. http://store.arbusa.com/ARB-Deluxe-Bar-Toyota-Tacoma-2005-11-3423130-P3661.aspx

Should I go glass if they replace the fender? No one does the Snorkel cutout yet so thats a huge negative in the book for me.

My UCA's have to be bought in pairs, just like all the aftermarket UCA's/ -- Back to the Icon Billet Uppers? - http://iconvehicledynamics.com/shop...oma-uniball-billet-upper-control-arm-uca.html

Headlight passenger side.

I was nickel and dining to afford the RBS? stock length ifs axels/ Now I have to replace the front end. Insurance better stop this tight pocket nonsense they are doing with me.

 

Sorry to see the carnage... But glad things are on the up n up... The ARB bar looks good on your truck, but have you thought about an aluminum Pelfreybilt?? I'm good friends with Satin and I can put in a good word for you since you have helped so many people on TW! A decent discount perhaps...

 

Kc135. My old plane and I miss it. If you were in Florida, it was circling MacDill AFB. We do a lot of approaches during training missions.

 

Damn, it always breaks my heart when I see so much time and money invested in a truck and someone else fucks it up by through their carelessness. Hope you get things resolved quickly and back on track.

 

Same here/ I need to literally get on the road to the mid west in a hurry here.