Toyota Owners of New York (TONY) offroad club

I'm so stupid, I thought that was in 3 weeks, as in next month. Hopefully I can make it, and then that would be my first "real" off road experience! I've never camped before though... Is this a bad place to start?

 

I've never camped either

 

Fuck. We are all green around the gills ! I do know we will need a cooler full of beer and a bag of chips

 

I mean, I've slept in the woods in the Army, but I'd hardly call that camping. And honestly, I've become addicted to my TV/phone/computer... Drinking can only occupy me so much lol

 

Most of us have become dependent on our phones and the internet in general. We are all getting soft.

 

the trick to camping is to drink enough so the sounds of the woods don’t keep you up.

Looks to be a wet one Saturday. There is no such thing as bad weather! Just shitty gear!

 

Where are you guys camping ?

 

I am not, as of this moment, but I think AOAA has campgrounds

 

Viele pond Road or Bear town road?

 

Just part of the little road off Route 9 past exit 22 . Its where you go through the tunnels under the NorthWay and up to that little resevoir . If you follow the road/trail it actually will bring you up to the top of Prospect mountain . I did it years ago with my friend in his built FJ40 . Its REALLY rough , rocky and narrow. You wouldn't want to try it with a stock truck .

 

Recovery point. Similar to the BPF one. 1/2 inch steel. CNC plasma cut. Maybe more effort than it’s worth. Once I build a bumper it gonna go.
Was in the shop today trying to get this done and on the truck for show and tell tomorrow but alas the bolts won’t arrive until next week.
It was way more of a pain in the ass to bend than anything, ended up snapping the bends after cutting almost all the way through by accident. So relying on the welds for strength now..
Still have to make the passenger side. Those other pieces are “washers” to go inside the frame rail to weld the nuts onto, figured it might help beef up what I see as the weak point. The actual part of the frame the stock recovery hook mounts too.









see y’all mañana!

 

How appropriate, we will see the Taco-Ria food truck at West Kill tomorrow. Taco-Ria is my new favorite term for what happens to my bank account. reminder the place is BYO chair, BYO tent in the rain.

 

So uh... Anyone else running a little late?

 

1220 ETA

 

Of course

 

A couple of us just arrived. I'm headed into HD for a bit.

 

I had a great time meeting the fellow NY Tacoma owners. I look forward to the next get together.

 

Had a great time today. It was great meeting everyone. Looking forward to the next meet up.

 

That was fun! Let's do it again soon