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Thanks It hooks to the underside of the truck topper on the inside of the truck and the straps are adjustable to level it out. A piece of rubber weather stripping keeps the back from sliding against the truck.



It's pretty sturdy and seems to get more stable with more weight:



It also lets me get breakfast going before the lazy bum gets out of her sleeping bag:

 

Oh, and related to the side shelf, I've got an awning that mounts to the Yakima tracks for our lovely PNW weather. It's not as bling as an ARB awning, but it was a fraction of the price. Here's the prototype before having a nice waterproof canvas version done up:



It mounts to the topper with a wingnut onto a threaded stud that fits into a piece sitting inside of the roof rack track:

 

Most definitely. I just wanted to try out the air mattress and see if the lack of headroom would be as annoying as I thought it would be, and it was. I'm going to go back to using a foam mattress pad.

 

AAAAAANNNNNNNDDDDDD




STOLEN! I love that idea!

 

Do you have build pictures of the drawer? I'm interested in how you have the drawer slides mounted & the top secured. Also, what did you use to fill the t-slot on the front, where you have the lock mounted in the 80/20 rail?

 

Nice.
@Crom

 

I'm too ascared to do that! Had to go all the way to Canada to find a decent NMO fender mount tho.

 

Link?

 

Westcrystal.com

They are a wholesaler so you can't buy online, but if you give them a call they'll sell you one.

 

They are in my home town. Ask for Randy.

 

I have basically the same antenna mount on my truck as well its held up great even with the trails being full of downed trees right now

 

Getting ready for another trip next weekend.

 

Carpet!

 

What're you adding or getting checked out?

 

Doing a oil change, replacing diff and transfer gear oil, recharging shocks/bumps, overall inspection, grease zerks, etc.

 

Preventative maintenance!

 

Pretty much. I get so carried away with PM that sometimes I think I have a problem....

Guess working in the service industry will do that to you.

 

I'd work on my truck every single day if I had a shop and proper tools to do so. I personally get a lot of satisfaction out of doing my own work and learning how everything works. I just don't have the means to do as much as I'd like.

 

Couple more that I thought looked neato

Lifted Tacoma by The Adventure Continues, on Flickr

Lifted Tacoma by The Adventure Continues, on Flickr

The @allpro skid has taken some hits!

 

I like the first one where you can see all the underside. The black and white / wide lens gives it a very artistic rendering / feel. Neato indeed!