1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site
    Quick Links: Safe way to haul your dog in the bed of truck. Sold - Go Rhino Black Textured Sidestep FEELER: Local bed bar group buy from Heavy Metal Off-Road (check OP for GB link) Stolen Tailgate Park and Ride Petaluma TRD Quickshifter, knob, and boot... What is your favorite NorCal guide book? Recommendations please...

2019 NorCal Camping, Wheeling, Shenanigans and Don Conquered The Rubicon

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by FirstTimeFirstGen, Jan 1, 2019.

Page 5 of 158
  1. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:42 PM
    #81
    Don5352

    #81
    Don5352 Liberty or Death

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2014
    Member:
    #138567
    Messages:
    10,290
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Don
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 AC TRD OR
    Some really cool shit
    1. Winches were on three of four vehicles.
    2. Not ill prepared. 3 sets of treds total. Lots of slings. Plus, getting stuck wouldn't have been that big of deal. I have sleeping bags, and pads, and food, and a stove. extra clothes. I'm prepared.
    3 & 4. Probably a poor decision on my part electing to travel down the road to Gold Lake boat ramp. It looked pretty solid, and good packed base. Just got pulled into ditch. Narrow road. Trying to back out is difficult as any time you try to turn the wheel at all the nose swings to one side or the other depending on which way you turn the wheel. Kept getting sucked into one side or the other. Then reluctant to bring anther vehicle down to me for fear of that one getting stuck, as well. We got my truck out a few feet at a time using skids. But as time passed, the storm moved in full force.
    Wasn't that much snow in the beginning, but it began to pile up quickly.

    As for CalTrans, it was just a passing comment by me. I wouldn't expect them to assist. Though I doubt they'd just blow us off. Not really an issue, as we got out fine.

    Plus, how fun would this story be if we didn't embellish some?

    If only you had been there.
     
    Last edited: Jan 9, 2019
    Don5352, Jan 6, 2019
    #81
    drewhaus, FirstTimeFirstGen[OP], HAVING FUN and 8 others like this.
  2. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:45 PM
    #82
    Fernando

    #82
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    Not everyone is as cool as you bruh.... #EAF fasho!
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #82
    rob1208, FirstTimeFirstGen[OP], HAVING FUN and 3 others like this.
  3. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:55 PM
    #83
    Don5352

    #83
    Don5352 Liberty or Death

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2014
    Member:
    #138567
    Messages:
    10,290
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Don
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 AC TRD OR
    Some really cool shit
    CHP Truckee page 35 minutes ago.

    49578004_2215388428673116_5343739361257062400_n.jpg

    Traffic Alert:

    I-80 westbound is currently closed due to multiple collisions and spin outs. No Estimated time of Re-opening.

    Chain Control:

    I-80 is R2 Truckee to Alta in both directions.

    Trucks are Maximum.

    SR-89 is R2 Markleeville to El Dorado County Line.
    R2 Pickett’s Junction to Sugar Pine State Park.
    R1 Sugar Pine to I-80.
    R1 Truckee to the Plumas County Line.

    SR-267 is R2 Northstar to Kings Beach.

    SR-28 is R2 Tahoe City to Lardin way.

    SR-20 is R2 Dana’s to I-80.

    US-50 is R2 Twin Bridges to Meyers.

    SR-88 is R2 Dew Drop to Crystal Springs.

    Drive safely.
     
    Don5352, Jan 6, 2019
    #83
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP] and K_Sandhu like this.
  4. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:58 PM
    #84
    Fernando

    #84
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    Its a cluster fuck in town too
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #84
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP] and ian408 like this.
  5. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:58 PM
    #85
    Fernando

    #85
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    Everyone should have a badass tacoma and the problem would be solved
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #85
    ruffridha9, Red18Taco707, siznarf and 6 others like this.
  6. Jan 6, 2019 at 1:59 PM
    #86
    Don5352

    #86
    Don5352 Liberty or Death

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2014
    Member:
    #138567
    Messages:
    10,290
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Don
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 AC TRD OR
    Some really cool shit
    I'm still in sweats, sitting around watching football. I'm not going outside today.
     
    Don5352, Jan 6, 2019
    #86
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP], CalTacoma09, K_Sandhu and 2 others like this.
  7. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:05 PM
    #87
    Don5352

    #87
    Don5352 Liberty or Death

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2014
    Member:
    #138567
    Messages:
    10,290
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Don
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 AC TRD OR
    Some really cool shit
    Donner Summit now closed in both directions due to no visibility and heavy snow.
     
    Don5352, Jan 6, 2019
    #87
    K_Sandhu likes this.
  8. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:12 PM
    #88
    Fernando

    #88
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    Same...drink in hand
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #88
    TOP TACO likes this.
  9. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:12 PM
    #89
    2BeersPlease

    #89
    2BeersPlease Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 22, 2017
    Member:
    #208304
    Messages:
    5,237
    Gender:
    Male
    Mine's not badass. A little ill-tempered maybe. Does that help?
     
    2BeersPlease, Jan 6, 2019
    #89
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP], HAVING FUN, Anderson and 2 others like this.
  10. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:13 PM
    #90
    Fernando

    #90
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    Liar. . yours is badass too
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #90
  11. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:25 PM
    #91
    Katchaser00

    #91
    Katchaser00 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 16, 2016
    Member:
    #189782
    Messages:
    2,353
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Luke
    10,000 lakes
    Speaking of badass, you ever gonna paint the 4Runner wheels?
     
    Katchaser00, Jan 6, 2019
    #91
  12. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:30 PM
    #92
    2BeersPlease

    #92
    2BeersPlease Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 22, 2017
    Member:
    #208304
    Messages:
    5,237
    Gender:
    Male
    On hold for the moment. I have some other wheels I need to finish painting so I can sell them.
     
    2BeersPlease, Jan 6, 2019
    #92
    Katchaser00[QUOTED] likes this.
  13. Jan 6, 2019 at 2:30 PM
    #93
    Twizted

    #93
    Twizted 1GR FE

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2014
    Member:
    #132313
    Messages:
    8,611
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Rob
    America
    Vehicle:
    '15 DCLB TRD Locked 4WD & '17 Tundra DC SR5 TRD Offroad
    stock af, but hover if you think you disagree... RV living: Vagabond Drifter (6' bed) Custom bed cabinet buildout 175w Renogy solar panel 40a Rich Solar MPPT solar controller 1000w Wagan Pure Line inverter Lavaner Pro 2kw diesel heat exchanger Suspension/wheels: Toytec Aluma 2.5 front shocks with resis 13x700 coils (soon 14x700) Toytec Aluma 2.5 rear shocks SPC UCAs Deaver Stage 3 rear leaf springs Wheeler's 3 degree axle shims Wheeler's U-bolt flip Wheeler's Super Bumpstops 18"x9" XD Monster (x5) 275/75/18 Cooper ST MAXX (x5) EBC Stage 3 pads/rotors Electronics: Kenwood DNX773S iDatalink - Maestro RR Stubby Antenna No-name Switchback LEDs Hella Sharptone horns (no relay) Relocated backup camera w/DIY bracket Armor/recovery: BruteForceFab Rear HC w/swingout BAMF Sliders (DOM, 10 degree w/kick out, rattle-canned) BAMF IFS Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Mid Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF TC Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF LCA Skids (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Rear Diff Skid (early model, powder-coated) BAMF CMC Plates US Offroad Winch Bumper Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic rope winch Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners ARB compressor w/air-up kit DIY cowl snorkel ARB rear air-locker Interior: Husky Floor Liners (F&R) Rear 40% seat-delete Hinged fridge platform in place of rear seat Exterior: CaliRaised Low-profile Ditch Light Brackets CaliRaised Side-projecting LED pods CaliRaised Faux TRD Pro Grille Morimoto amber LED fog lights One-of-a-kind 1GRFE plate (second iteration) Removed: OEM Bed Mat CaliRaised bed molle panels
    2018 trip, but this was on the way out of BRD NV



    :D
     
    Twizted, Jan 6, 2019
    #93
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP] and Fernando like this.
  14. Jan 6, 2019 at 3:18 PM
    #94
    essjay

    #94
    essjay Part-Time Lurker

    Joined:
    Nov 29, 2018
    Member:
    #274276
    Messages:
    3,120
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Chris
    Concord, CA
    Vehicle:
    2011 Tacoma SR5 (V6/AC/4WD)
    My 2019 camping report thus far:

    1/6/19, San Jose: Crawled my way through the Valley Fair Mall parking structure and found about 125 people camped out in line for some new ramen place. As I do not speak Japanese, I was unable to communicate with any of them that there was, in fact, *another* ramen place in the mall. I presume that they have all since perished of starvation. A sad tale to start the year.
     
    essjay, Jan 6, 2019
    #94
    crnasdaTaco, ian rogers, Silver02Taco and 14 others like this.
  15. Jan 6, 2019 at 3:32 PM
    #95
    K_Sandhu

    #95
    K_Sandhu Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2016
    Member:
    #204941
    Messages:
    1,731
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Karan
    Castro Valley, CA
    Vehicle:
    2017 Double cab TRD off-road 4x4 long bed
    How you plan on fixing stupid drivers?
     
    K_Sandhu, Jan 6, 2019
    #95
    HAVING FUN, Fernando[QUOTED], jberry813 and 1 other person like this.
  16. Jan 6, 2019 at 4:05 PM
    #96
    Twizted

    #96
    Twizted 1GR FE

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2014
    Member:
    #132313
    Messages:
    8,611
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Rob
    America
    Vehicle:
    '15 DCLB TRD Locked 4WD & '17 Tundra DC SR5 TRD Offroad
    stock af, but hover if you think you disagree... RV living: Vagabond Drifter (6' bed) Custom bed cabinet buildout 175w Renogy solar panel 40a Rich Solar MPPT solar controller 1000w Wagan Pure Line inverter Lavaner Pro 2kw diesel heat exchanger Suspension/wheels: Toytec Aluma 2.5 front shocks with resis 13x700 coils (soon 14x700) Toytec Aluma 2.5 rear shocks SPC UCAs Deaver Stage 3 rear leaf springs Wheeler's 3 degree axle shims Wheeler's U-bolt flip Wheeler's Super Bumpstops 18"x9" XD Monster (x5) 275/75/18 Cooper ST MAXX (x5) EBC Stage 3 pads/rotors Electronics: Kenwood DNX773S iDatalink - Maestro RR Stubby Antenna No-name Switchback LEDs Hella Sharptone horns (no relay) Relocated backup camera w/DIY bracket Armor/recovery: BruteForceFab Rear HC w/swingout BAMF Sliders (DOM, 10 degree w/kick out, rattle-canned) BAMF IFS Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Mid Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF TC Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF LCA Skids (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Rear Diff Skid (early model, powder-coated) BAMF CMC Plates US Offroad Winch Bumper Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic rope winch Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners ARB compressor w/air-up kit DIY cowl snorkel ARB rear air-locker Interior: Husky Floor Liners (F&R) Rear 40% seat-delete Hinged fridge platform in place of rear seat Exterior: CaliRaised Low-profile Ditch Light Brackets CaliRaised Side-projecting LED pods CaliRaised Faux TRD Pro Grille Morimoto amber LED fog lights One-of-a-kind 1GRFE plate (second iteration) Removed: OEM Bed Mat CaliRaised bed molle panels
    ...but where's your #mallcrawler poser photos?
    Pics or it didn't happen! :rolleyes:
     
    Twizted, Jan 6, 2019
    #96
    FirstTimeFirstGen[OP], HAVING FUN and Blue Canary like this.
  17. Jan 6, 2019 at 6:42 PM
    #97
    Fernando

    #97
    Fernando Hammerdown

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2012
    Member:
    #85507
    Messages:
    23,448
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Fernando
    Sacramento
    Vehicle:
    04 Tacoma DC 4x4
    Too many, See Build
    I fail
     
    Fernando, Jan 6, 2019
    #97
    K_Sandhu[QUOTED] likes this.
  18. Jan 6, 2019 at 6:48 PM
    #98
    K_Sandhu

    #98
    K_Sandhu Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2016
    Member:
    #204941
    Messages:
    1,731
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Karan
    Castro Valley, CA
    Vehicle:
    2017 Double cab TRD off-road 4x4 long bed
    And and is with a good bottle of single malt....just saying :thumbsup:
     
    Last edited: Jan 6, 2019
    K_Sandhu, Jan 6, 2019
    #98
    Fernando[QUOTED] likes this.
  19. Jan 7, 2019 at 6:58 AM
    #99
    Don5352

    #99
    Don5352 Liberty or Death

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2014
    Member:
    #138567
    Messages:
    10,290
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Don
    Oakland, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 AC TRD OR
    Some really cool shit
    So, who's up for snow wheeling this Saturday, the 12th?
     
    Don5352, Jan 7, 2019
    #99
    CalTacoma09, BudMan, K_Sandhu and 2 others like this.
  20. Jan 7, 2019 at 8:03 AM
    #100
    FirstTimeFirstGen

    #100
    FirstTimeFirstGen [OP] Less active than most

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2017
    Member:
    #207059
    Messages:
    3,343
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    David
    Pacifica
    Vehicle:
    2004 4WD 3.4L Tacoma (Manual)
    Not enough to have a build thread.
    Not I. Back in the bay for more welding lessons. :rain:
     
    FirstTimeFirstGen, Jan 7, 2019
    #100
    Fernando likes this.
Page 5 of 158

Products Discussed in

Rhino USA D Ring Shackles (2-Pack) - 41850lb Break Strength – Heavy Duty 3/4" Clevis Shackle with 7/8 Pin for Towing & Off-Road Use - Pairs with Tow Strap for Vehicle Recovery (Black)
$29.90
Murcia Vintage Stripes T-Shirt
$21.99
Manchester Tank & Equip 10054.3 5lb Propane Tank , White
$84.03
To Top