In Colorado, fog lights can be a very good thing to have. In heavy snow the lights will do the best job at lighting the read ahead with out blinding you. The problem on my Toyota FJ Cruiser is that I am using an aftermarket bumper and I want the lights to be mounted as…
Trail Armor
All Pro Front Bumper Mods
by tomas •
I finally have my All Pro Off Road front bumper reinstall complete. The powder coat on the original was junk and started pealing off after a year. I figured if I was going to get it powder coated I would also make some modifications to the bumper. The first issue was do modify the bumper…
Expedition Gear, Recovery Gear
Building my Recovery Kit
by tomas •
We spend most of our off road time running solo. Our solo expeditions take us a long ways from civilization and assisted recovery or rescue. With this in mind I have customized our recovery kit to help facilitate self recovery. The main tool in my recovery kit is common sense. If possible, I avoid situations…
Electrical
Accessory Electrical System Installed
by tomas •
This last weekend I completed the installation f my new accessory electrical system for the FJ Cruiser. The system is designed to isolate all my installed accessories from the Toyota wiring harness. If you look at the Toyota harness you can see that it has been designed with SMALL gauge wires too meet the specific…
Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews
Pett Toilet System
by tomas •
For our trip into the Maze this year we needed to utilize a human waste management system. After some investigation and research I decided on the Pett Toilet. What I like about this system is that each member of the party deals with their own waste using Wag Bag. I purchase the Wag Bags by…