Where Have You Off-Roaded Today? 3rd Gen

I love my 6 ft bed so used to a 8ft bed anything shorter then 6 ft reminded me of a Sports Truck and I still need a truck. I used to drive this off road on wildfires. I built this to contract with the USFS that paid $1,000.00 a day to go out with the boys and put fires out! I really enjoyed doing that. Try going between trees and not even blinking cause you know where the sides are! Had roads break down under the weight 50,000 lbs! This Baby had 3 types of brakes, Turbo Charged and 475 HP lot of fun! It even squirted water 150 feet 800 GPM I had the best Cannon I could find to put on it a 3" with a PTO pump hooked into the engine. I built the tank and set up the truck at my home. This was my biggest project I ever did and learned how to weld doing it. Now starting to do little things on the TRD!

 

I love seeing the various home built tactical tenders at fires.

The fire camp services folks can make a killing running between CalFire contract jobs all season.

 

Afternoon fresh tracks to a local lake.

 

A little wyoming 22 degree 40 mile an hour winds. Oh, and killer bouldering and toyota crawlin

 

I saw your truck at Ubehebe on Friday. License plate gave it away. We headed out to the Racetrack then down Lippincott to Saline. Weather was perfect indeed - no wind!!

 

Was that you in the silver 3rd gen?
Yep, I snuck in for a quick peek as I was passing by.
I almost headed to the Racetrack. Was there many people?

 

Yeah that was me. There was no one at the Racetrack, except for a parked Raptor at the very far end. My first time there since ‘87. Planned to camp at Homestake but it looked like a long cold evening, so at 4:09PM we dropped down over Lippincott for my first time on that route, got through the descent before dark and were set up soaking at the Springs by 7PM. Just like my experience at Alabama Hills the night before, the lower Springs were uncrowded with a quiet mellow group of people and we ended up staying there two nights. Left Saline yesterday about 9:15 and got home to the Central Coast just after 8PM via Sonora Pass.

 

Sounds like a good trip!
I think that the Alabama Hills are hit or miss.
I grew up on the Central Coast. Lompoc to be exact.

 

Just bought the 10 acres next to my 13 where I already had my cabin in mid-Michigan. 23 acres now with trails and hills. Should be good for some fun. Excellent deer hunting. That’s my cabin on the original heavily forested property in the background to the right of the truck.

 

Added some more pinstripes on the truck. Stocko Taco killed it. 3 wheels on the ground as I waited for a group to go past.

 

Keeping my distance

 

Took the Tacoma 4 wheelin up some old service roads over the weekend, saw some great views

 

From last weekend at George Washington National Forest, Big Levels / Bald Mountain.

 

We did an overlanding trip in Utah. Started with Toquerville Falls trail in Hurricane Utah.
https://youtu.be/_AHD_zI6qmY

 

Oops, fb://photo/10158987580769926?set=a.112673869925

 

Think I’ve seen this in at least 4 groups and laugh my butt off every time. Guess technically it is “off” road

 

Well it is off of the road....

 

I don't think extended travel suspension will help with that. Hope that's not the drivers bill. Looks like some safety items were missing. Or a ramp...

 

I actually meant to put this in the what did you do to your tacoma today thread... this works though.