All Pro Off Road rock rails have been on my Toyota FJ Cruiser for over 2 years with lots of trail miles. For those considering rock rails here is my impression of the performance of these rails. I short, the have performed very well. Having the rail under the rocker panel is critical to protecting…
Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews, Trail Armor
All Pro Off Road Next Gen Front Bumper
by tomas •
How do you make a good product even better? By listening to your customers. This is what All Pro Off Road did with their front bumper for the Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have been running the original All Pro Front Bumper on my FJ Cruiser for the last 3 years and I have been very…
Electrical, Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews
Replacing the FJ Cruiser Battery with an Odyssey
by tomas •
With the goal of replacing my primary battery in the Toyota FJ cruiser with the best possible replacement I spent quite some time researching what battery would work best. My goals were to find a battery that would fit in the current location of the primary battery, provide good starting characteristics, supply plenty of current…
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Need a 60 inch Hi-Lift?
by tomas •
After spending time with Bill Burke this last summer learning more about vehicle recovery I determined that I really needed the 60 inch Hi-Lift. When I purchased my Hi-Lift I did so with out much thought and ended up with the 48 inch jack. The Hi-Lift can be many thing and one is a hand…
Trip Reports
Colorado Flat Tops
by tomas •
Colorado offers many remote areas with scenery that rivals the best of the best. The Colorado Flat Tops are one of these area. In the summer of 2008 we had a chance to traverse part of the flat tops via county and 4 wheel drive roads. We took fours days with 2 camps to complete…
Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews
ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Annex – Review
by tomas •
The Annex for the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent is a fantastic addition. It provides an area under the tent platform that is protected from both the bugs and the elements. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking for this review. The annex is mounted to the tent platform by sliding the edges…
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Throw out Bearing Issues
by tomas •
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…
Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews, Other Stuff
Brunton Gorb XB LED Lantern
by tomas •
Light is key to having a workable camp. I gave up on gas lanterns last year after finding that the mantles where breaking almost every time I moved camp. Gas lanterns are very bright and can light an entire work area. Initially I thought I would try to replicate this with LED lanterns. I purchased…