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I permanently mounted my Viair 450. Works great!

 

Lightning deal.

Baofeng Radio US BF-F9 V2+ 8-Watt Hi-Power (USA Warranty) Dual-Band 136-174/400-520 MHz Hand Held Ham Radio Two-Way Transceiver - With Battery, Earpiece, Antenna & Charger (Black)

$50 Baofeng Radio US BF-F9 V2+ 5-Watt Hi-Power Dual-Band 145-155/400-520 MHz Hand Held Ham Radio Two-Way Transceiver - With Battery, Earpiece, Antenna & Charger (BFF9V2BLACK)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PTJ43FU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8icXybYGV86GW

 

@uurx

 

I picked up the

$50 uv-5r ham radio handheld long range (UV-5R 8watt) UHF/VHF radio with 2 rechargeable battery, portable radio for adults with earpiece, GV-771 antenna, BAOFENG programming cable (3rd gen)

uv-5r already
I didnt do that much research so not sure what the difference is between the two diff models

 

5 watt vs. 8 watt I believe
Edit: there's other differences, too. That's just the big one.

 

Well shits been escalating quickly for me

2 weeks ago I ordered a prinsu access rack, did a re and re on my icon 2.5s and upgraded the coils to 14" kings installed my winch and today I bought a 50qt arb fridge

 

So I've kinda underestimated the size of the 50qt fridge lol.... has anyone seen it stuffed inside an access cab?. On paper it fits I'm gonna remove the rear jump seats and possibly the cargo thingies and build a platform maybe with some pull out drawers kinda just lookin for ideas

 

Saw this setup on a highly modified hilux, clever idea. I don't think this was posted before but theres still a couple hundred pages for me to read through.

 

Look super safe in the event of a crash. That axe would be flying at your head.

 

Only if you're driving in reverse..

 

Awesome!

 

Thanks for answering all my questions @tacomgee

 

Hey guys. Im taking a trip this year From California To Alaska in September.
Anything you guys recommend on adding to the truck and taking certain spare parts?? It's gonna be a 2 week road trip so ill be making stops along the way. (first long road trip ever). Im going to try and hit some trails.
I have an RTT.
Front tube & Rear w/ swing out bumper.
Adding rock sliders and some fog lights. Getting 33's this month and possibly a SC by May.
And of course getting a
Other then Food, Water and Gas what was to prepare?

 

Mxpatriot wrote up a nice article on Expedition Portal that I found insightful.
http://expeditionportal.com/going-alone-single-vehicle-offroad-travel-safety/

Other overland checklists
https://www.*****************/overland-checklist/
https://www.*****************/camping-checklist/
https://www.*****************/camping-in-a-box/

Some items I felt I wouldnt use, but its a good brainstorming activity.

Hope this helps some.

 

Thank you! Much appreciated!!!

 

This^

 

You folks that visit auto salvage yards would you keep me in mind when you pass Mercedes or BMW cars and look for the spare tire fuel cans please. Looking for three or four of them. Mercedes offered two kinds, one for oil and the other for fuel. Look the same but the oil cans never came with passenger cars. Think BMW only offered them as fuel cans.

 

A little project I've been working on. I've had the idea for a while and finally getting around to it now that i have a welder!

It's going to replace the side window of the topper. At the bottom is a filler neck for my 12gal water tank that's just inside the window. The quick disconnect is for water so i can connect a hose or faucet. There is a switch next to the QD. Left room for expansion.



It's going to be wrapped in gloss black so it'll be somewhat unnoticeable. I'll add some sort of mounting system to the inside for things. I'm pondering the possibility of some kind of slide out for small items. Who knows.