Chuckles' 98 Manual SR5 4Runner

[Chuckles89]

Holy crap, 700th reply to my thread lol

 

[Chuckles89]

[MENTION=106527]Erickson[/MENTION] [MENTION=102266]SRQ-Runner[/MENTION] [MENTION=102253]Neil_R[/MENTION] and myself were rolling the trails in style this weekend

When Matt got there at 5:30 AM lol


Camp 4Runner


Watching the sunrise a few hundred feet from camp






Jeff flinging some mudddddd


Dat booty


Matt about to come up the rock ledge

 

[Chuckles89]

Letting the clutch cool down a little




Tea Cup Rock


Neil getting some shots from the roof of his 4Runner


Me being goofy


Then, we went back in to Tennessee and went all the way to Yellow Doors

 

[Chuckles89]

After that, we headed back up the trail to one of my favorite campsites.

I made pizza in my new dutch oven and it turned out great!






My procedure:
Cover bottom of dutch oven with canned biscuits
Cook them about 75% of the way
Add sauce, cheese, and other toppings
Cook till the top looks done
Enjoy!

I made French Toast for breakfast. Super easy, cheap, and delicious!


Clean


Dirty


On my way home, I thought the road/ woods looked pretty, so I pulled over and got some pics

 

[Neil_R]

Great shots [MENTION=97483]Chuckles89[/MENTION]!

Had a fantastic time with y'all. Hope we can make it happen again soon. I don't have many excuses after seeing the trip [MENTION=102266]SRQ-Runner[/MENTION] made!

Full album of photos I took here: Neil Reagan

And here's some embeds of the best ones:

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Pickett 1/28/17 by Neil Reagan, on Flickr

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[Chuckles89]

Nice shots!

 

[Neil_R]

Thanks!

 

[habanero]

YUCK!
Wicked jealous, except for the muck. Looks like a super awesome time.

 

[Chuckles89]

YUCK!
Wicked jealous, except for the muck. Looks like a super awesome time.

It was the worst mud I've ever seen up there... even the guy that lives 15 minutes away had never seen it that bad :mmph:

 

[Neil_R]

YUCK!
Wicked jealous, except for the muck. Looks like a super awesome time.

It was the worst mud I've ever seen up there... even the guy that lives 15 minutes away had never seen it that bad :mmph:

Yep, back during the drought I could get to Teacup without having to worry about getting stuck at all. Most of the time before that you could get through even in the spring with a little help. Now it's just nasty haha. They don't bulldoze it nearly as often as they used to!

 

[Chuckles89]

I just ordered an AAE steering rack! I probably won't put it in till mine starts leaking worse, but I mainly just wanted to get it before they went out of stock again.

 

[NotKewl]

That's one good looking T4R buddy!

 

[Chuckles89]

That's one good looking T4R buddy!

Thanks Brent!

 

[Chuckles89]

Nemo trip!

We went last Saturday. It was my first time not in the snow lol.

 

[Chuckles89]

We had a fun little spontaneous wheeling trip yesterday. Waaayyy better than the normal place we go lol

 

[Chuckles89]

Oops...





I need to pull the fender support out, hammer the bumper back, and swap the headlight backing plate stuff.

 

[habanero]

They need a dislike button because nobody likes getting poked in the eye with a tree (?).
I'll like when you get it sorted back out, and stop kissing stuff that hits back!

 

[Rock_Rat]

I was enjoying your pics until...dang sorry about the bang up. The great thing is there's no body damage. Bumpers and lights can be repaired.

 

[Chuckles89]

Ohhh yeahhhhh! Roof basket should be here next Monday! I'm going to have it set up for camping only use. I'm going to use some u-bolts with wing nuts for easy installation and removal on to my current galvanized pipe cross bars.

Plans for it is to have a ghetto version of a "waterport" (it's a fancy pressurized water thing) made out of ABS pipe on one side. It should hold almost 4 gallons if I did my measurements correct. I'll have a fill/vent at the top w/ caps on each end and a spigot siliconed/screwed in to one of the caps. It'll just be used for washing hands and showering if the sun heats the water up enough.

Then, I'm going to make an awning out of a tarp, conduit, and adjustable poles. (6'x8') Here's the how-to: How to build a quality awning for less than $100 - Expedition Portal

I guess the only other things I'll carry up there are my shovel, pick axe, and grill grate.

When I go camping, I'll also load up on firewood if I see a good dead hardwood on the side of the trail.




I also ordered some tire deflators, so I'll be testing those out soon

 

[Chuckles89]

Please excuse the horrible cell phone pic, but I got the front end looking decent. I pretty much need a new bumper. I also need to swap the headlight bases because the adjuster snapped.