What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

This is an Australian-built Norweld. They’re all aluminum and extremely well built. In this case you get what you pay for cry once, buy once. Others are cheaper but don’t have the extreme build quality.







There’s lots of other photos on my thread at, https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/taking-a-tacoma-around-the-world-need-advice.585792/

 

I live in Allen and there have been folks without power here all day long. Thankfully, knock on wood ours has stayed on today. We have an older friend who lives in Lucas and his power has been off all day long too. He and his dog are here tonight. Another friend in Plano has his power out as well. Been out all night and day today and still off. He has a generator and ran out of propane. I told him I had a full new tank over here with his name on it. He came and got it. Tied into his gas furnace, TV, and Modem on the same power strip and he is just fine now.

 

Re-torqued bolts on my lift and received Kenda 33/10.5/17 tires today. Awaiting the FN Fx pro wheels. Invoice from FN says ship date is 2/22.

 

It's currently 10 degrees here in north MS where I'm at. We haven't lost power. Yet. but we're expecting another round of snow on Wed and Thursday. Luckily, those are my days off. Or supposed to be.

 

I’m in Allen too. Nice to meet you. Ours was off from 2am-9am but it’s been on since.

 

Friends in flower mound where I used to live said it's been on and off since 2 am.(more off than on) Another half a mile down the road hasn't had 1 outage. Overall no super long extended outages from what I've heard from them.

 

You as well. Voodooo Blue, I will look for you when this mess gets gone. Mines a 2020 Quicksand, 4x4, changed the back bed sticker to all black Matte. Glad your power is back, stay warm and safe. N5WOI, and Allen CERT.

 

I snagged my kids from their moms. She hasn’t had power in Northlake. Southlake has some out still too. I haven’t lost any yet. Old ass neighborhood. I think we are good. Lots of old people around me too.

 

I’m thinking a similar style/color rear bumper would make that front bumper look even better. Maybe just my OCD of seeing a black front bumper with a color matched rear bumper though.

 

Check that it’s 7 and will get as low as 5 tonight. Wow.

 

Yeah wife nixed that idea, she likes the OEM. But she approved the winch, and helped with the install, so there's that.

 

@Kenstogie Which glove box organizer did you use? I've a 2021 rig and the Salix/OCD organizer was about 1/2 inch too deep (i.e., too big) on the RH side. Or did you shave yours down?

 

Believe me, I completely understand keeping the wife happy. Even still she sounds like a keeper if she is helping with the mods/upgrades.

 

Hope everyone stays safe down there! We just went through a week of -30F up here, but our infrastructure is equipped for it, hopefully it’ll be a short lived event.

 

Go CERT! (Member of two CERT groups and supervise comms in one of them)

Here in the PNW, we just got out of the snow and ice. Left work early to throw my generator and tools into my rig and went to rescue my 96 y/o house-bound dad. It was 54 degrees in his place. He has a gas fireplace that requires sparky to work. Started the generator, ran to power lines, and we got the place from 54 to 63 when the utility company brought the power back online. Left my gear there with instructions for my brother on how to start it again should the falling branches bring the powerlines down again.

It's nice to have the gear and the rig to haul it.

 

Yeah utilities and road crews aren’t ready.

 

I will keep an eye out for you, I love the Quicksand color so I usually notice them anyway.

If radioqth is right, I should become W5DFZ tomorrow. But today I’m still KI5NFY. I may have to bug you about the K5PRK repeater that I can hear but can’t seem to transmit on.

 

This is the one I installed in my 2021 a few days ago: JKCOVER Compatible with Tacoma...

$19 JKCOVER Compatible with Toyota Tacoma Glove Box Dividers Organizer 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Accessories,Insert Box ABS Secondary Storage

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LQ5KL4Z?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

Lol... considering I get the munificent mil pay and she makes high level GS13-14(equiv) pay.. I'm lucky she keeps me around. She also likes to drink and shoot (not at the same time, obv). We matched up awesomely.

True that. Luckily we had no issues besides power hiccups (our lines are buried in my area) but we have solar and a couple of batteries around just in case.

 

Plastic

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