Recent content by SoCalHeadhunter

We tend to move camp everyday when we're out, so setting up and taking down ground tents every day gets tedious. That's why we decided to get an RTT. It takes less than 5 minutes to pop it of or take it down. I don't have to stuff the sleeping bags, since I just leave them up there. In the...

I'm planning to extend the coverage on the roof from the OEM rack (which ends just behind the moonroof) to go all the way to the front of the roof. With the OEM rails, my Roofnest Condor XL hangs with no support 24.5 inches in front of the front cross bar. This is well within the engineering...

It's a fair question! I'm weighing everything this time around. When I look at what I carry in my Jeep, I find that it's easy to add a couple of hundred extra pounds over lots of items. A few pounds for a shovel, a few pounds for a compressor, etc. If I shave a pound or two or more off of each...

I'm looking for a full size rack and the Sherpa Matterhorn looks like a nice product and compares to the Prinsu for almost the same price and weight. I'll keep them in mind. Thanks!

I'm trying to find out how much the factory roof rack system weighs on my 3rd Gen 4Runner. I've been doing Google searches and searches on this forum and have not been able to find the answer to my question. All I keep finding is the capacity of the roof rack. I'm pretty sure people have posted...

I found a nice stock 1999 4Runner SR5 in Portland, OR. I drove up on Monday from Los Angeles, looked at it and bought it on Tuesday (today). The 15 hour drive to Portland was a bit long, so I'll drive it back to L.A. on Wednesday and Thursday. I'll probably register it at the DMV on Friday...

Ideally, I'm looking for a stock 1999 4Runner Highlander (aka Limited) model with a 3.4L V6, 5-speed manual transmission, e-locker, 4.30 gears and factory tall coils. I'd like it to be in very good condition, but that's a relative term for a 22-year old vehicle. It's not a perfect world and I...

Most of my vehicles and hobbies seem to end up in the obsession category. As soon as I can find a 1999 4R with a V6 and manual trans, I'm ready to add it to the list of obsessions! :) Christian

For hiking, backpacking and off-roading, I used a Garmin 60CSX for years and loved it. It's super accurate, but has no color screen and it does not have a touch screen. This is still my backup unit. I replaced that with a Garmin Montana 680T and also love that one. It's nice to have a larger...

It's nice to know that Union Pacific Railroad has filled in the spot for the water crossing with crushed rock. I know that it may not make it quite as much fun as not knowing if you are going to make it through, but it probably helps keep erosion down considering how many people cross there...

I've been researching this lately and from what I've learned, so far, Skydio is the best for an automated following technology, but the imagery that I've seen posted on YouTube is less than stellar. For the best imagery that also does a good job with their automated following technology, I...

I'm new around here, but I'll also welcome you, as a Jeep owner looking to supplement my Jeep ownership with a 1999 4R with a V6 and manual trans. JEEP does, after all, stand for Just Empty Every Pocket. ;) Christian

Since you never go off-road and this is basically a "sacrificial" vehicle for commuting to and from work, you may be one of the few people that I would say could benefit from leasing a vehicle that has all maintenance included. Whenever it's time you just trade it in for a newer or different...

For what it's worth, I'm looking to buy a 1999 4Runner with a V6 and manual trans, but am running the ARB single on my Jeep with front and rear ARB lockers on a Dana 44 and trussed AMC 20 on my '85 Jeep Scrambler with 35" KM3s (used to run Krawlers) and 4.88 gears. I have never felt the need...

I've run the original KO and the newer KO2 for years on my Jeeps and always been happy with them both on and off-road. I've run everything from a 31" - 35" with these tires and had a great experience. More recently, I've switched to the KM3 in a 35" tire and really like it, but I don't have...