MacNobody's Adventure Build

Hello all, I am coming from owning a few Jeeps. This is my first Toyota, and I am the proud new owner of a '19 Cement TRD Off Road DCSB.

Overall plans are to build something that allows my wife and I to take our son on adventures and see new things off the beaten path. We have the belief that life is to be lived and that's what we plan to do.

Mods that I am thinking of are armor to protect the truck skid plates, rails, etc. along with things to help it stay moving or make it get un-stuck, and things to keep us outside longer like tents, onboard water and camp stoves.

I'm excited to learn about it and get outside and live some life.

 

I received my mid-height bars from Tacomapocalypse about a week ago. I was feeling a bit under the weather that morning so I stayed home. I got to feeling much better when the FedEx guy showed up, though.

I had to run to Walmart to get some things first and saw this monstrosity in the parking lot. I love it, so I had to snap some pics. I didn't realize there was some people sleeping in it until I was walking away... I am pleased with the packing and organization of the bundle of metal I received. Cutting it open was a lot like field dressing a deer, and I love that. Maybe I'm the only one? The bubble wrap kept me from banging the ends into my truck and doing damage. I like that. The pieces seem to be welded really well, and I can't find any evidence of a bad weld or areas that were ground.

The cargo/accessory panels and the mounting hardware came wrapped in a burrito. Inside of that was another bag of bags. I really don't like being a billboard for anyone, but I also know that it's not easy to get anything without the maker's mark or brand. I think this logo cut I to the bars and panels is really well done and simple.

The hardware is all individually bagged. Nice attention to detail and customer-centric packaging! I cleaned, sanded, cleaned, and now I am spraying some primer and Rust-Oleum flat black.

 

Normally I would have gone with sliders, but we want to spend some time exploring Arkansas this spring and summer so we did the tent and camping stuff first.

 

Worst decision I ever made was trading this truck for a Gladiator, then a 2 door Wrangler. The aux battery and main battery were both replaced a few months ago and I still had ghost issues where the vehicle wouldn't start back up at random times if I didn't turn the start/stop stuff off.

This was becoming increasingly frustrating so I just traded for a 2023 TRD Off Road that I am currently waiting for delivery on.

 

Ha. You’re not the only one. @crashnburn80

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/crashnburn80s-supercharged-gladiator-mojave-build.700918/

Welcome back to the dark side.

 

Welcome back.

And Semper Fi