My camping and landscape photography platform

Hey TW. First real post here of my truck. Didn't really do build pics since I just wanted to get it done and not mess around, plus there are tons of write-ups on all of these products on TW. Let me start by saying that if it wasn't for TW, I wouldn't have had the guts to get this all done. The members here are awesome and provide great insight.

So a little back ground....I work in finance for my 'day job', but am an avid photographer and traveler in my personal life. I had always loved offroad capable vehicles since being a little kid. Having lived in Wisconsin and parents in Boulder, CO, I always 'needed' something that could handle heavy snow and my tendency to want to get off highway. Now living in the KC area I was finally able to buy my first new Tacoma (2014 TRD OR) in July of 2014. It took about another year and a half to be able to have the time and funds to be able to make this truck a platform that could take me to places I love to photograph as well as be something that my family and I could enjoy.

After getting it all built and buttoned up, I took her on a two and half week photography trip to New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. She handled great.

Mods:
superbrightled interior lights
Lux Lighting LED rock lights (8)
US Offroad winch bumper with 10K engo winch
Relentless fab bed bars
CVT Mt Shasta
Quickfists for Axe and Shovel
TRED 1100 (4)
Rotopax (4gal)
Prinsu roof rack
Heretic 40" LED lightbar
Rigid Dually ditch lights
CBI Offroad Ditch light brackets
Icom 2m/70cm radio
Bamf tailgate antenna bracket for HAM radio dual band antenna
Allpro Offroad APEX sliders
Pelfreybilt Standard Rear Bumper
Rigid LEDs for rear Pelfreybilt
RCI alluminum skids
SCS SR8 wheels
Cooper ST Maxx (285/75 r16)
OME 886s
Lite Racing UCAs
Rokblokz mud flaps
BPfab grill
SPOD with LCD

 

Damn, nice truck!

 

Love that Barcelona red, good lookin truck.
Where were you stationed as a chuck?

 

Nice roof rack

 

Thank you! There were a few moment when I was thinking that I was making a mistake or in over my head, but in the end I love it and plan to get a ton of use out of it.

 

@scocar
@justinmbowen

 

Hood. You?

 

I like the low profile of it, and it fits so nicely up against the windshield

 

I was at Richardson then Riley before I changed MOS.

 

@scottalot

 

B-E-A-UTIFUL looks great man

 

You at Bragg now? I just left there last year and actually planning a trip tomorrow to visit some old buddy's

 

I am, have been for about two years now. It's nice having some decent spots around big Texas lake to play.

 

WOW! Verry nice truck OP

 

Thanks!

 

What MOS did you change to? After 6yrs as an 11C if I had re-upped I would have had to change MOSs. So much field time and ruck marches get old after a while.

 

That is a very nice build! Hopefully someday mine will be as cool as yours.

Sub'd for updates!

 

sweet truck man. Fellow landscape photographer here. Check your PM

 

18B now, I enjoyed my time as a mortard but i was at the point of get out or try some cool guy shit.

 

Dude.... there was a point in my 20s when I thought I was a highspeed badass. You just trumped me big time with 18B. Stay safe and thank you for your service!