A Guy A Girl and a Trail: Adventures in a 4Runner Limited

10lb or 5 ? I’ve managed to accumulate a 4.25, 5, and 10 and still not sure which one to run.

 

Technically it’s an 11 pound Wellington (first fill was 10.45 pounds). The Expedition Essential quick mount fits 10/11 pound tanks and you can buy an adapter to fit 5 pound tanks. I’d figure try the 11 and see how I like it, worst case scenario I switch to a 5 pound tank and use this one for the weed torch for killing weeds in the rocks at home.

 

I gave my new springs time to settle, I readjusted ride height, and got those Dobinsons adjustable links installed so I dialed in my alignment for the final time. The rear links are only adjustable 1 full rotation at a time so you don’t have super fine adjustment, but I’m very happy how it all came out. Almost no thrust angle in the rear, front camber is just a hair negative, more caster on the right to make it less susceptible to road crown. I had to torch the jamb nuts on the toe rods but got the toe spot on as well. It came out perfect!

 

NICE! How many miles on her?!

 

140ish

 

Not bad

 

An inspiring thread!!!

 

Saturday was the first trip out for the season with my Minion. Unfortunately lots of rain Saturday evening and then late into the night.

Looks some walking dead stuff right there.





First time trying the winter liner in the tent, it’s affective but to big and bulky to be very practical.


Views were great once the fog burned off












Bacon and eggs are overrated I guess...

 

From there we hit the trails













Because we got rained out the night before we had to make up for lost s’mores in the driveway when we got home.

 

Nothing better than a good sidekick You're both fortunate

 

Thanks

 

The Prerunner hoop makes for a great hammock mounting point








Tortillas, mexican cheese, shredded chicken, bacon, spinach, and a little rice cooked into quesadillas

 

Sunrise




Boiling water for the french press


relaxing with a cup of coffee




wild flower

 

Best camp dinner I've ever had. Mix up and heat precooked jasmine rice, add bacon, spinach, and 2 packages of smoked salmon (either cook the bacon then do it all in the grease, or use pre-cooked bacon and spray the pan), a little bit of salt then top it with a couple of seared crab cakes and wash it all down with some sake.

All in maybe 10 minutes of work from the start of prep to enjoying your view over a delicious meal.

 

Clean burning propane fire under the awning funnels all the heat up into the tent.

 

coffee on a cold damp foggy mourning at 8,000 feet


Someone stole the mountains




not a typical 9am in Colorado


so we opted for smores for breakfast




the rain finally let up so we went for a little hike to get out of camp and moving for a bit








I mean if it's there you might as well get a pic....

 

Camping in a 4Runner in dense fog returned or a Close Encounter of the Third Kind?

It was so creepy and surreal watching a wall of fog roll in and blanket everything

 

Damn! That's a beautiful spot!

 

#sunrise #nofilter #justkidding

 

packing up and rolling out when wet is awful

 

It really was, I'll be back for sure, especially since it's only like 45 minutes from home

 

That's awesome! Hard to beat that.

 

Loving your adventures , just bought a 2011 limited 4Runner , planning to build minimal overland rig just like yours.

 

Colorado has some beautiful land. I’ve been enjoying seeing your adventures.

 

Nice, I love mine, obviously.

 

Thanks

 

I finally went through and updated my mod list. One day I’ll go through and calculate a ball park price lol

Exterior/Protection:

• Hefty Fabworks aluminum plate prerunner hoop front bumper
• Southern Style Offroad Trailgator rear bumper with tailgate, tire carrier swing arm, and back up camera and rear plate relocation
• Expedition Essentials Propane Bottle Quick Mount
• Wellington 11 lb propane tank
• Southern Style Off-Road full length roof rack
• iKamper Skycamper 4X hardshell rooftop tent in Rocky Black bedliner finish
• Shrockworks Trail rocker panel trims
• ARB Safari snorkel
• RCI Metalworks aluminum engine skid plate
• RCI Metalworks aluminum transmission skid plate
• RCI Metalworks aluminum transfer skid plate with crossmember brace
• RCI Metalworks aluminum fuel tank skid plate (not installed yet, shipping snafu sent it to the wrong place)
• RCI Metalworks 20° rock sliders
• Shrockworks Trail rocker panel trim
• Finn Fab hood rack with traction board mounts
• Bullet Proof Fabrications rear King rock protection shin guards
• ARK full coverage splashguards
• Matte gray TRD Pro 17” wheels
• Nitto Ridge Grappler 255/80/17 E
• Full size matching 5th wheel and tire
• New OEM ‘14+ taillights
• New OEM ‘10-‘13 Trail headlights
• Phillips Vision LED reverse light bulbs
• Phillips Vision LED puddle light bulbs
• Thule T2 XTR 916 & 918 bike carriers
• Debadged “Limited” emblems

Suspension:

• King OEM Series 2.5” front remote reservoir, custom valved, extended travel coilovers
• King 3-14-600 front springs
• Superpro front lower control arms
• JBA caster corrected upper control arms
• JBA upgraded Cerakote coated high articulation upper ball joints with the new style accordion boots
• JBA upgraded EZ Lube upper control arm bushings
• Overland Custom Design adjustable forged ball joint front sway bar links
• DuroBumps front bump stops
• Toytec stainless steel extended front brake lines
• King OEM 2.5” rear remote reservoir, custom valved, extended travel, custom length shocks
• Toytec Superflex Extra Duty rear springs
• Dobinsons adjustable rear track bar
• Dobinsons adjustable rear upper control arms
• Dobinsons adjustable rear lower control arms
• OME 10mm trim pack spacer
• Overland Custom Design adjustable forged ball joint rear sway bar links
• DuroBumps rear bump stops
• Toytec stainless steel extended rear brake lines

Electrical Setup:

• X2 Power (Northstar rebranded for Batteries Plus) BCI Group 24F 76ah AGM dual purpose starter battery
• Arc Light LEDS voltage booster for AGM batteries
• C4 Fabrication passenger firewall battery tray
• Vmax Charge Tanks BCI Group 24 SLR85 85ah deep cycle accessory battery
• RedArc BCDC1225D 12volt 25amp dual input DC and Solar onboard charger
• NOCO Genius Gen 2 10 amp 2 bank shore power battery charger
• BlueSea CB285-40 40 Amp Circuit Breaker (x2)
• BlueSea 7615 Low Voltage Disconnect
• Shrockworks Power Distribution Module tray
• Bussman 15305-5-2-4 RTMR Power Distribution Module
• BlueSea CB285-80 80 Amp Circuit Breaker
• BlueSea 100 amp common busbar (x2)
• Contura II switches and Blue Sea 1039 dual USB fast charger custom fitted to new OEM 2014+ dash cubby
• Custom plug and play wiring harness made with TXL spec wire, Metri-Pack 280 series, Delphi Weather Pack, Molex Mini fit Jr, and Anderson SB50 terminals, seals, and housings
• Baja Design Squadron Pro amber driving/combo flush mounts
• Baja Designs S2 Pro amber wide cornering lights on Cali Raised low profile ditch light brackets
• Baja Design S2 Sport white passenger side reverse light
• Baja Design S2 Sport red drivers side rear foglight
• Aurora LED roof rack flush-mounted scene camping lights (2 per side)
• Roof Top Tent Electrical Box - controls rack camping lights, tent power outlets, red interior tent lights, and white interior tent lights
• Dometic CFX35W refrigerator
• Overland Solar BugOut 130 solar blanket
• Radiantz LED rear plate frame/light relocated to swing arm

Powertrain:

• K&N drop in air filter
• Fujimoto oil drain valve
• ARB rear diff breather

Interior:

• Weather Tech floor liners
• Canvas Back cargo area liner
• ARC Light LEDs Icarus eXtreme white/red map lights
• ARC Light LEDs Icarus eXtreme white/red dome light
• ARC Light LEDs Icarus eXtreme white/red rear hatch lights
• OEM cargo area retractable cover
• DFG Offroad FX35/40 fridge slide with custom mounting plate
• Raingler attic storage
• Heat Shield sunshades for all windows

Recovery/Emergency:

• Warn Evo VR 10K winch w/ synthetic line
• Factor 55 flat link
• Factor 55 cable protector
• Arb tree saver
• Maxtrax MKII
• ARB Weekender Recovery Kit
• ARB E-Z Deflator
• Smittybuilt 5.65 CFM 12v portable air compressor
• Boulder Tools heavy duty tire repair kit
• Adventure Tool Company tool roll with Icon tools
• Garmin InReach Mini
• Emergency kit: Life Straw, Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel, knife, folding wood saw, hatchet, manual chain saw, small shovel, Adventure Medical Kit Mountain Weekender, emergency blanket, tarp, stormproof matches, toilet paper, tarp, self contained Jet Boil, emergency meals, 400 watt space heater (compatible with OEM power inverter), extension cord, collapsable bucket, gorilla tape, self-vulcanizing emergency tape, zip ties, gloves, hand warmers, foot warmers, emergency blanket, storm whistle, raincoat, lighter, grill lighter, no rinse shower wipes, camp suds biodegradable soap, hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, paper maps, etc.

Miscellaneous:

• Trasharoo
• Nemo Roamer sleeping pad
• North Face One Bag sleeping bag
• Jetboil Genesis Basecamp stove
• Lava Box Vol-CAN-no ammo can fire pit
• REI Flexlite Air camping chair
• Adventure Tool Company Camp Kitchen bag
• Upgraded rear hatch struts
• iKamper Skycamp 4X awning with upgraded poles
• iKamper Skycamp 4X winter liner

 

Regardless of what all of that totals out to be, looks like you are legit using it to live your best life. And you can't put a price on that. Full props buddy!

 

Learning to use the ARB tire deflator, we had to flatten the driver's side and park on the legos on the passenger side in order to get leveled in the campsite we found.


not a bad view from camp


cooking up some brats for lunch