Recent content by shine

Camping in the Oregon rain!

Yes.

Thanks for your thoughtful response, it sounds like you're wanting a much more disconnected vehicle than the one that Toyota designed. Nothing wrong with that, many posts on this board from members who want to modify their vehicle. As for the use case explicitly mentioned by OP - - this can...

Genuine question here - why not just go through the privacy portal settings in the Toyota app and disable whatever reporting you don't want? Do you not trust Toyota to respect your settings, or is there another reason?

Plenty of nice dispersed camping option near the "city" of Redmond OR. I camped at my usual spot on Friday night and found a new one on the way home on Saturday. Enjoyed the expo, especially getting to chat with Braden from Solid Wood Worx and Justin from Dissent Off Road. Many cool rigs as...

Went camping in the rain! Slept well on my Solid Wood Worx drawers and sleeping platform.

I'm heading there on Saturday, should be fun!

I did indeed remove the rear spoiler, there’s a picture in the original post where the spoiler is on the ground and I’m drilling holes and mounting the rear camera. I do not however remember how I fished the wire through on the left side of the rubber hose, no recollection of there being tape...

Not on this trip, but I was in 2H most of the time. I did see rising trans temps while in 4H on an earlier day trip, and knowing about this problem definitely makes me more likely to stay in 2H or 4L. I never ran it to where warnings started popping up. Do you see the same problem with your...

My everest color was holding up fine until I spent last weekend in the back country... It's so liberating when you get your first pin stripes!

Yup, added a 12v outlet directly on the 12v battery and plug the fridge into it. Did the same thing with my 4th gen and a larger fridge, had it running for at least 36 hours without starting the 4Runner and had no problems. I do carry a jump starter just in case.

Camping / shakedown trip on the hills near Lake Chelan last weekend. First time with my new drawers and fridge. Added new swooping lines on the side of the 4Runner and found the turnbuckles on the drawer shell need a little loctite.

I've been getting Blackstone's $50 oil + tbn analysis and it works for me. Gives me numbers + a short paragraph of editorial. I also check the box saying I'm interesting in longer oil intervals (even though I'm not) to get an opinion on how long an interval they think I could try next time...

The trailhunter wheels aren't that much more - just sayin' https://autoparts.klamathfallstoyota.com/products/product/alloy-wheel-ptr56352405f?intSrc=pco%3Anational-pdp%3Adealervisit%3Adealer-pdp Might be worth it to watch for a sale / free shipping promo

Pictures of the 4Runner on that website link get funnier the more I look at them... Like this one - two start buttons? Hazard button inside the volume knob? Both miles and kilometers on the speedo? https://lexland.com/products/4runner-driver-side-grab-handle-a-pillar-assist-handle-for-toyota...