Adventure Rig DCLB Build

Not much in the way of building the truck but I did get some cool shots with my DJI spark yesterday. Spend the weekend at the river while the water was up!

 

My avid off Rd bolt on sliders showed up!! Going to spend the day prep, prime and painting them. Hope to get them installed tomorrow

 

Sliders were painted black and then coated with truck bed liner to give them texture. Got them installed and they look great! I'll get picture of them on the truck soon

 

Working on the camping space in the Taco last night. Built an easy to remove sleeping platform and got some insulation cut to fit in the windows to keep the light out. Also ordered some Velcro cargo netting I am going to try placing on the roof of the shell for small storage items. Should be delivered friday so I can test them out

 

Out chancing some rain looking for rivers to run. Taken above Tellico River

 

Tested out the sleeping platform this weekend while traveling to WV for a race. Platform worked perfect. Wife was happy...so everyone else was happy! Plus came in 2nd in my event which made the trip that much better!

 

Got a great deal on a warrior products roof rack platform. Picked it up yesterday and got the side rails installed today. Just waiting on some paint to dry on the top rack before I put it on.

 

Paint dried and rack install is finished. The platform feels very sturdy and looks great! Cant wait for our trip out to CO next month!!

 

I'd like to see some more pics and info on the tear drop. Sorry, I know this is for your truck which i like but I guess I've developed a thing for ter drops and tiny campers especially set up for off road

 

Let me look and see if I have any pictures if not I'll get some next camping trip i take

 

@brvermilli21

If you are looking for a low profile piece of front recovery kit, I'd HIGHLY recommend the bumper insert from US Offroad. Super low signature, and it pretty stout to do snatches and block and tackle winches off of. After last weekend yanking much heavier race trucks bogged in the sand with great results, I'm sold.

 

Sweet build.

Be careful with those "sliders". I had the same ones and you can't use them as a jack point or to land the rig onto them. Would do more damage than protection..like bull bars.

 

agreed they are not "rock sliders" I got them more for steps not planning on rock crawling just gravel roads, river access points, and to camp with

 

Nice!! How much did you have to cut from the front bumper? Any install pictures?

 

You just have to cut off the shipping tie down on the driver's side and chop the lower center valence. It is pretty soft, so a hacksaw could do it if you had the arms. I borrowed a friend's plasma cutter and angle grinder though, because why not! Took about 6 hours, in line with USOR's instructions. Granted I also redid my negative terminal and cleaned some stuff up while I was doing it. Very clear directions too btw!

 

looks good!

 

Where’d you find the warrior products rack. I need a rack but prinsu and rhino ate so damn expensive

 

Craigslist find!!! Got a great deal on it

 

Finally getting around to posting some of our pictures from our road trip to CO. What a trip!! The Taco did great driving out and back....not an issue at all. We slept out of the back of the truck for a week and it worked perfect! I cant wait to go back out west and do some more exploring.

 

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