tomas

Tomas has lived in Colorado since age 5. Having grown up on the Western Slope of Colorado lots of time was spent in the Desert Southwest. Tomas' father introduced him to the love of 4 wheeling at an early age in the high mountains around Aspen, Colorado. While an avid Mountain Biker, Tomas and his Family enjoy adventures in the mountains and desert in the remote locations that can only be reached by 4wd. Day hikes are always a must when on the family trips. While enjoying outdoor activities he wants to share his love as a certified 4wd trainer and ski instructor. Tomas also enjoys caving and cave exploration. Tomas currently resides in Colorado Springs.

Throw out Bearing Issues

My Toyota FJ Cruiser is back in the shop this week. The goal is to resolve the problem with the throw out bearing making noise as well as some issues with syncro not working well. After getting a call from the service manager that they had the transmission out I stopped by to shoot a…

My FJ Cruiser Site Updates

I have been reworking myfjcruiser.org over the last week to make the post and articles more accessible to my users. The main changes will be seen in the top menu bar. There is now a fast link to product REVIEWS and MY MODS. The FJ PARTS menu item leads to a list that I have…

Brunton Helios Lighter – Review

This summer I decided to give a quality wind proof lighter a try. I ordered the EXPENSIVE Helios lighter from Brunton. Out of the package this looked like a quality product. Using Ronson Butane Fuel I filled the lighter and tried to light it. From the first attempt I was never able to get the…