Intruder's build and off road pics thread

IMO the OEM's are a nice set of lights (that work) to simply get boxed. I noticed [MENTION=47763]hofs05[/MENTION] had a budbuilt bumper that incorporated them, I might do it a little bit different but I like it. I really like the top portion of his bumper design, the bottom though is a bit too angular for the truck. I would like to see them in a [MENTION=89562]bimrunner[/MENTION] style of bumper, you would have to tweak a few angles, hey custom right ;):

I'm also hesitant to use LED exterior lighting because it doesn't heat up enough to melt snow - yes I've had ice build-up all over the front of my truck in winter except for over the lights that were on while driving.

QFA, much overlooked, right there.
 
So yesterday I was reminded why I always bring extra food and water on the trail. We hit the trail around 9:30am and didn't finish airing up until 11pm. Lots of deep snow means lots of recoveries. We didn't even bother spooling up our winches after we used them because we knew we'd need them again. I didn't get a lot of pics because it's hard to carry a camera while you're shovelling, carrying recovery straps, and pulling winch line. I also tried playing around with Lightroom a bit and oversaturating or desaturating some pics.


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1. Your T4R is awesome!
Thanks!

2. I would LOVE to troll around with you and all my camera gear!
Heh, the problem with being "the camera guy" is that you end up getting dynamic shots of everyone else but only posed static shots of your own truck (usually with footprints in the snow going from the driver's side door to where the camera is).

I picked up a Gorillapod for my DSLR but I haven't had a chance to try it out with the remote yet. It'll have to wait until there's only a few of us on the trail and nobody minds waiting for me to set it up.
 
Thanks!


Heh, the problem with being "the camera guy" is that you end up getting dynamic shots of everyone else but only posed static shots of your own truck (usually with footprints in the snow going from the driver's side door to where the camera is).

I picked up a Gorillapod for my DSLR but I haven't had a chance to try it out with the remote yet. It'll have to wait until there's only a few of us on the trail and nobody minds waiting for me to set it up.

Well, just let me know. You would be surprised how long I can go on foot! :bowl:

Have camera...will travel!
 
Went out on the weekend and took a few pictures. Had gorgeous weather that just made everything that much better.

Airing down.


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Waiting for everyone to catch up.


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Who doesn't like to have fun in the snow on a nice day?


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Hmm, this looks like it could be a stuck.


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Yup, definitely stuck.


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Never should've let him drive.


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And a simultaneous stuck.


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Some lunch time grilling from the back of the Cruiser. Jerk chicken sandwiches because that's how we do on the trail.


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More 4Runners.


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Always plenty of stucks when you play in the snow.


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And one of the reasons there are so many stucks in the snow. This looks like a flat, wide open field but there are actually massive trenches buried in there. Because it's so wide open the wind levels everything out.


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5th gen posers.


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Ron having some fun.


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Stuck Jeep, no recovery points. Made getting him out of there lots of fun.


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Ok, that was all the truck pics so here are the scenery shots. Never get tired of these views.


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These last two are almost identical because I wanted to do some camera comparison. The first pic was taken with a Sony A7 and 35mm f/2.8 Zeiss and the second one with a Nikon D600 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4. Both full frame sensors but the Nikon is a DSLR and the Sony is mirrorless at half the size and weight.


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How have I never noticed your Fiberglass Manifesto sticker?! Cameron is really great dude. Met him at the F3T in Columbus Ohio when Dave from Pile Cast and I were tying.

Also…the Moldy Chum sticker..A+

Hah, I think a pic of the FM sticker on my truck was posted on Cameron's twitter feed a couple years ago. I get so many questions about the Chum sticker followed by a puzzled look when I explain both meanings to them. You can probably also guess that my username comes from Ed Ward's fly.

Ok, so here's a funny background story. I used to drive an Acura TSX which was a great car and I loved it in the city. The lease on it was coming up and I decided it didn't make much sense for a guy who goes out to small creeks and remote areas to fly fish, so I wanted to buy a truck. My 4Runner was originally just going to be my fishing truck and I swore up and down that I wasn't going to off road it beyond getting to a fishing spot. Being my first 4WD I decided that I wanted to learn how to use it properly so I wouldn't be one of those guys who thinks it's invincible then gets himself stuck in the middle of nowhere and dies of exposure or something. I found a local Toyota group that had some courses and trail runs, so I took the courses and took the truck out on the trail two days after making my first payment on it. I had such a good time that I became an off road addict and it all went downhill from there. Not sure if I've ever told that story on this forum before.
 
Hah, I think a pic of the FM sticker on my truck was posted on Cameron's twitter feed a couple years ago. I get so many questions about the Chum sticker followed by a puzzled look when I explain both meanings to them. You can probably also guess that my username comes from Ed Ward's fly.

Ok, so here's a funny background story. I used to drive an Acura TSX which was a great car and I loved it in the city. The lease on it was coming up and I decided it didn't make much sense for a guy who goes out to small creeks and remote areas to fly fish, so I wanted to buy a truck. My 4Runner was originally just going to be my fishing truck and I swore up and down that I wasn't going to off road it beyond getting to a fishing spot. Being my first 4WD I decided that I wanted to learn how to use it properly so I wouldn't be one of those guys who thinks it's invincible then gets himself stuck in the middle of nowhere and dies of exposure or something. I found a local Toyota group that had some courses and trail runs, so I took the courses and took the truck out on the trail two days after making my first payment on it. I had such a good time that I became an off road addict and it all went downhill from there. Not sure if I've ever told that story on this forum before.

Yea I had wondered where your name came from.

Similar story for my truck. Bought it as a fishing truck, but it is slowly developing into something way bigger than that.
 
Great Pics

I'm on the bandwagon to come and wheel my T4R with you guys once as soon as i get my lift. Like always amazing pictures Intruder
 
Haven't wheeled in a couple weeks but I wanted to post a few pics. I've been shooting a Sony A7 as much as my Nikon D600 lately and just got a 55/1.8 Zeiss lens for it Thursday night. Went out with it for the first time today and I'm pretty impressed so far.


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I thought this was completely out of focus at first until I realized the AF caught the little twigs coming toward the camera instead of the berries. They're super sharp if you look closely.


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Killer bokeh on it wide open for portraits too.


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Preview of today's wheeling...

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Yeah that says -31C.
 

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