NW WA Meet / BS Thread

It all depends on what you want to do. I do probably "more difficult" trails that require some armor to make it through even with my short bed. It's not so much that a long bed couldn't physically go through, but you might need to do like a 20-point turn through some tight sections that a shorter and narrower truck could make it through with less hassle.

I'm only 5'8 so sleeping in the bed isn't a problem and if I'm camping with my family we just use a big pop-up ground tent. My truck is my daily too, so a quad cab short bed just made sense to me.

 

I wish I had an ACLB.

 

I would keep it if your not wanting a hard core offroad truck. Just spent four five days wondering around the Gifford Pinchot and Wenatchee National Forest and was wishing I had a long box at times. We ended up on some pretty washed out roads that would rival some of the easier trails I've been on, but not anything that a long box couldn't make. You just might need to make a few more points on a turn than a short box. I would put your money into armor and a locker. I did need the sliders and a locker once on one of the roads that was washed out.

 

Where do you take it? I dont want to be inconvenienced.

 

The best configuration

 

I'm almost positive we're doing son/daughter mod #2 now.......

Next I'm going to need the vasectomy mod

 

Long beds on tight trails are fine as long as you're willing to use your sliders for their intended purpose. Also, I recommend having kickouts so you can pivot on stuff.

 

@PugetSoundTaco ordered the dual maps today. They are in stock just so you know.

 

Says they’re sold out. God damnit. I was mowing the lawn.

 

Change of plans for me, so I won’t make it this Saturday. But they do testing in Renton every third Saturday, just show up with $15 cash/check.

Details here:
http://www.mikeandkey.org/vesessions.php#ve_mikeandkey

 

HAM RADIO TW STUDY GROUP!! @Nimitz

 

HAM me up fam, ive been thinking about taking that test for like two years

 

haha only 2 months for me. I don't feel so bad.

Drinking beers and nerding out on HAM radio sounds like fun.

 

Been sitting on it for a year.

I want to play too!

 

It sold out that god damn quick wow

 

I missed your notice by only 15 mins and they were gone. Maybe next time.

 

Question, I am looking for a place to shoot that isn't a gun range. I am willing to drive about an hour ish. I live in Vancouver. You can pm me.

 

What made you want the longbox? I stuff a longbox with camping gear for two adults and two kiddos but I know I could fit it in a short box with a platform and cutting out the fluff. Would be nice to get rid of the 20 point turns on trails and around town in parking lots but maybe I'm being a pedant. I know I could get thru probably everything id give a go with just a rear locker but the atrac(MTS) sure is nice insurance.

 

Just having a little extra space would have been nice. Right off the top I loose almost two feet of bed due to a tool box. Add in a large dog kennel and cooler, and the bed is pretty much full. If it wasn't for the tool box it wouldn't be half bad, but the box is a necessity for work, not to mention all my recovery gear and tools are in it. Part of my problem is I'm use to the room of a crew cab F250 with out a dog kennel. The wife and I could throw what ever we wanted in there and still have room to spare. Switching to the Tacoma has definitely made us more efficient at packing and what we really need. The attached picture if from a few days ago on our five day trip.

 

@Lost In The Woods Topper time! The ability to stack bins goes a long way.