PNW EXPEDITION MEET THREAD

Just got off work. But I'll be down for sure next Friday. The school will be closed so I'm inn100%

 

Do weld aluminum by any chance??

 

Seems a rarity to find one on tw located in the pnw

 

For whoever was wondering if a tire gate would get in the way of the canopy - yes, yes it does. The gate doesnt block, but any tire you get up there is going to be the blocker.

I'm obviously not going to be around for stuff today - I have a possibly bad battery.
I'm also out the 25th doing the family thing and work.
I know everyone is hugely disappointed

 

Sorry i dont weld aluminum yet. I want to soon

 

Yeah i know. I kind of descided to start my side business on the fact that theres no one doing Sliders and cab mount chops for Tacom's in this area.

 

this guy is smart ^

 

i recently acquired some DIY bumper kits on craigslist.

Relentless Alum front
Relentless steel rear
Relentless Sliders (tack welded)

I'm not so worried about the sliders as they are pretty easy to manage, but i'm a little concerned about having john doe do the bumpers.

 

i regret not ordering a swingout for rear, it gets tiring storing a full size in the bed.

 

a swingout will be added at one point for sure

 

I thought about making bumpers for myself but I really don't want to. too busy!
plus theres soo many options out there or ready. Ive descided when the time comes to get bumpers. I'm going with Pelfreybilt

 

you think you could make a tire carrier that could connect to the tow hitch?

 

Yeah I probably could. Once my shop get all repairs fixed and I'm back up and running. have to run all new power out there also. sucks!
But that sound like a good idea and easy build.

 

Keep me in mind once that happens

 

Im a new member in the area. I haven't had a chance to do much yet but would love to meet up whenever the next meet is.
Maybe a mod day so I can get help on putting on my hood Struts.

 

As far as I know, there hasn't been a "meet" day in a long long time. That's why a few of us are shooting for 7pm on the 25th at Buffalo Wild Wings in Tanasbourne area. Feel free to join us
We could do the struts in the parking lot ;-) haha or make it happen another time as well!

 

Can't promise but I'll try if not next time.

 

word of advice, you would be better served with a tire gate than a hitch-mounted carrier. If you are the type to do offroading, you will be dragging the thing around on steep pits, and you'll have to remove it if you need a recovery unless you are using an aftermarket bumper with recovery points. If you intend to do any towing, you either won't be able to bring the spare with you, or if you can integrate the carrier such that it can also plug in more hitch stuff, it ends up affecting your tow rating. That said, the idea has been done before, so it's not like you are crazy, either.

 

Meets kind of trailed off as people moved and life got in the way for others.
Also, it's getting hard to keep track of all the goings-on since the threads keep splintering. The Oregon/Washington BS thread was the standard go-to, and only Oregonians really said anything. Then, we created a NW WA Meet/BS thread, which is highly active and is more or less the general Washington thread, and there is also the NW WA BS Thread (Whatcom, Skagit, Island counties) thread, for people who are so far north that even Seattlites don't venture that far.
Now there's this thread for Portlandites