Ontario BS Thread

Rangers are awesome trucks.
I'm just going to say it.
There better than Tacoma. Lol.
10.spd trans. Turbo and first on race day.

 

Hey that looks familiar





Been thinking about upgrading the Hobo RTT to have a solid cover for when i'm on the go as right now i have a canvas tarp that i sprayed a can of silicone lubricant on as a bag atm. Looking for ideas is all since the 2 times i went to Ardbeg, it was damp / wet throughout the trip.
Would also be nice if i could have a storage cavity inside it to be able to leave pillows and sleeping bags all inside it.

 

Flying off the shelfs...

 

doodling and looking at old photos again, i have decided against a hardshell as it's too much bullshit to figure out a mechanism that'll work.




gonna look at better tarps...
maybe if i made money on all these Kinetic rope sales, i'd be able to afford an IKamper mini

 

why not waxed canvas?

 

because i had a can of silicone lubricant, no wax, and about 12 hours before leaving the Ardbeg 2 last year.

 

so maybe it's not a tarp you need, but time.

 

If you want to go hard-shell, have a look at how the pop-up campers work.... might give you some Mcgyver ideas.

Or a hinged side fold down box...

Inflatable tent.... (then you have another justification for on-board air!)

 

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/never-wet-multi-surface-liquid-repelling-treatment-0670011p.html

That stuff is amazing. A true water repellent surface is created when you put that shit on.

 

Check out places that make truck/boat tarps. They can custom make a cover for you any size you want. If you want hard shell it wouldn't take much to make a lightweight cover out of plywood/aluminum. If I had a hardshell cover I'd just make it fully removeable and forget about any hinge system.

 

Was thinking of modifying a kijiji Truck cap and creating a 2x4 frame with gas struts off a For f150 from a scrap yard and a regular piano hinge from the Home Despot. Basically what i doodled.

I shall take that into consideration. would be certainly helpful but i would need to take a look it to see if it's good with flexible materials. Rigid might be good, but sometimes it's not great for fabrics.

a boat tarp would be an awesome thing to get. but i can see it getting a bit pricey, would need to look into that. the sketches i did above tried to fit it in but i found an issue where the solid cap/ frame wouldn't have room to flip up if i was to mount anything to the backrack (ie the watertank). if i were to design it as a fully removable cover and figured to use the

$17 STETION Quick Release Latch License Plate Lock Clip 1.25" Diameter Aluminum Alloy Car Hood Pins Lock Clip Kit for Bumper Hood License Plate (2 Pack - Black)

push-style hood pins to snap them into place.

 

Today I learned some companies ship tires in cardboard boxes



Tread pattern on the Kenda Klever RT is slightly more aggressive than Duratracs, with deeper side lugs and provisions for #15 studs. The bead area has a rim protector bevel as well. One tire weighed 65.4 lb. Real Commie tire made in Vietnam!

 

Funny, I have a '17 OR also and replaced my battery the 2nd week of January. I had the fortune of replacing it again last week, but I thankfully just had the misfortune of getting a dud.

 

What battery did you upgrade to?

 

I just grabbed the Carquest special for now. Once I decide on the dual battery setup I'll be getting a pair of matching but not sure which ones.

 

I would like a dual battery setup but no one in Ontario makes a cage for the 2nd battery.
I wish someone would do it.

 

That is one good lookin tire

 

OK guys, any paint type recommendations to restore the white “4WD” logo on my mudflaps?



https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ontario-bs-thread.249665/page-1881#post-25290633

 

The shelves must be getting close to being empty by now.

Ok @Shveet you sucked me in again.....FOMO.....Since I don’t eat brownies for breakfast I ordered this morning so that I didn’t end up with 5 recovery ropes. Now I have something to put in my ammo boxes!



I had to buy a couple other little things to get over $50 for the free shipping.

 

Couldnt say what to use. Oil-based paint would latch onto the rubber a bit better.