What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Hit up Rauch Creek off road park on Sunday with the fellas and a fellas and a few ladies. The regear and air lockers really worked out well.

Totally awesome! I've got to make it out there one day. I'll probably be sticking to the easier trails for the time being, though. Mine's not built up like yours.
 
life's a beach

Took my 6-week old son on his first "off-road" adventure and drove on the beach of Cle Elum Lake.
 

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Totally awesome! I've got to make it out there one day. I'll probably be sticking to the easier trails for the time being, though. Mine's not built up like yours.

We stuck to blues and greens. All you need are tires and maybe a lift for those. Sliders are also a good call.
 
Hmmm... it’s not the USPS infrastructure or delivery personnel. They handle billions of pieces a year. Plus they contract with Amazon and other package delivery services to go the last mile to your house. They have the capability and efficiency. The problem is the bureaucracy and politics. Something’s recently changed and it’s not only covid.

How is the bureaucracy and politics to blame when the tracking info stops at the NJ facility? It's the USPS infrastructure and personnel. It left the vendor, went into the system, then disappeared at a main hub. That has nothing to do with politics, a virus, nor anything else other than the USPS.
 
How is the bureaucracy and politics to blame when the tracking info stops at the NJ facility? It's the USPS infrastructure and personnel. It left the vendor, went into the system, then disappeared at a main hub. That has nothing to do with politics, a virus, nor anything else other than the USPS.

USPS has been forced to not allow overtime for its employees. In turn, less mail/packages are arriving on time to "prove" overtime is required (or more employees) to successfully handle the volume. It indirectly relates to a virus and politics in that the virus has highlighted an inefficient process that was being propped by additional labor hours (at a premium labor rate). The challenge is understanding how much of this is real, or have the USPS employees just been exploiting a system and it's finally caught up with them due to a pandemic.

But none of this has to do with modding our trucks, so back to that.
 
How is the bureaucracy and politics to blame when the tracking info stops at the NJ facility? It's the USPS infrastructure and personnel. It left the vendor, went into the system, then disappeared at a main hub. That has nothing to do with politics, a virus, nor anything else other than the USPS.

Unfortunately there is some blame due to politics.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/14/postal-service-trump-dejoy-delay-mail/

US postmaster general tells postal workers to leave mail behind if it slows down their route
Postmaster general says to leave mail behind if it delays routes - Business Insider
 
Made my Yakima 16cf box fit on top of my 2020 PRO.

I had to put the front crossbar in front of the limiter screw to make this box fit... and I also had to dremel a little bit off the bottom part of the lid in the back. This rack is a pain to use!
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Installed Boss Strong Box!

I installed my 4Runner Boss Strong Box today. It looks really good and it will be a pretty nice box for security and carrying camping gear. It arrived nicely packaged and in great condition. The only issue was the brackets that hold the D-loops were drilled about 1/8" off so they couldn't be bolted down. Boss called me the day before it was delivered and told me this may be an issue due to them noticing their group of brackets were off. They promptly sent me some a couple days later.

Only thing I need to do is run across the street to Lowe's and grab some Nylock nuts so the turnbuckles don't come loose.

I can't wait to use this thing!
 

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Made my Yakima 16cf box fit on top of my 2020 PRO.

I had to put the front crossbar in front of the limiter screw to make this box fit... and I also had to dremel a little bit off the bottom part of the lid in the back. This rack is a pain to use!
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Four night camping trip out in Southeast Oregon. Seattle to Bend, OR then nearly 75% off pavement all the way down to the Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain. Up to John Day, OR and back to Seattle.

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Made my Yakima 16cf box fit on top of my 2020 PRO.

I had to put the front crossbar in front of the limiter screw to make this box fit... and I also had to dremel a little bit off the bottom part of the lid in the back. This rack is a pain to use!
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The box looks great, is it easy to access without a ladder?
 

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