Broker
Well-Known Member
I just missed the shot.. he did have his Monster energy drink sticking out the window.
man glad i hid that in time.
Hill Country Expedition Thread
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man glad i hid that in time.
Broker
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main reason this was prob my last trip like this, dust allday long
had to wait for the cows to get out of the road
tried to get a pic with one of them with their nose out the window but wont stay there long enough to let me get a pic
have some video but it will be awhile before i get around to post it
Valkyrie
Member
It was Ok, a little much(driving) on Sat, clocked 124.7 miles 95% I was in 4H made 18.5mpg, Sean 13.7mpg.
It was nice with the radios, got heads up for the 5 or so cars of traffic. I might have caught some air off a few of the cattle guards...some drifting around turns..
On Saturday, Chris and his wife were lead, she drove pretty good while he navigated us unto private land a few times..At one of our breaks, she asked "am I driving to fast, I saw a silver truck sideways in a turn?" I said no I was just having a little fun.
The "navigator" was the only one without the waypoints... go figure!
SamSter0077
Frack me..
The "navigator" was the only one without the waypoints... go figure!
I heard the second day was much better, sounds like I chose the wrong group anyhow.. Welcome Aboard Chris, thanks for Leading the pack. Put up a link to your build on your rig!
SamSter0077
Frack me..
Sorry to miss the second day, it certainly looks more fun for sure. Don't have a documented build thread, nothing's been done to it that hasn't been done to a thousand other Tacos.
You had a tube cage on the bed, and a fabric shell that looked integrated... who sells that and do they have one for the 2nd gen? It was dark, and I was drunk.. so it may have looked cooler than it actually was j/j..
Valkyrie
Member
Can-back went out of business many years ago, sold the deal to some outfit called truck candy who supposedly makes them the same way (quality, load-bearing, etc.)... they are here: http://www.truckcandy.com/TC/CanBack/canback.htm and list your era trucks. From what I've heard nothing is stocked, it's all built to order so expect long lead times.
Lots of folks use the Softopper: http://trdparts4u.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?brand=SofTopper
It's not load-bearing, so it would require an external solution. Jacque of TP4U (that's his truck in the pic) is doing just that for his.
I love my canback, except it's old, rusty, a little tweaked and needs some sewing work.
Lots of folks use the Softopper: http://trdparts4u.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?brand=SofTopper
It's not load-bearing, so it would require an external solution. Jacque of TP4U (that's his truck in the pic) is doing just that for his.
I love my canback, except it's old, rusty, a little tweaked and needs some sewing work.
SamSter0077
Frack me..
hmm, $1,200 vs $589... I have seen a few of the softoppers, they seem ok but certainly not load bearing on top. I am not sure that is really a big deal anyways, but I like the way you did your lights. Thanks for the info!
Valkyrie
Member
Thanks, lights are these: http://www.jbr17llc.com/plb630--3-led-projector-light--1-watt-white-power-leds-500.html
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
The "navigator" was the only one without the waypoints... go figure!
Your wife did a good job driving...No bullet holes, so you must of done something right to get us out of there.
SamSter0077
Frack me..
Sean will definitely want that info. Thanks Chris!
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Thanks Chris!
I personally thought you did a great job at navigating and keeping a good pace for the group. Thanks again.
AlienXtx
Nignog
cool, Just signed up over there.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Broker/TacoLoco... what kind of cameras did you guys use? I'm not really impressed with mine. Your photos came out great so I'm curious as to what camera you used.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Figured out Scott used a Fuji Z10fd and Broker used a Sony DSC-W230. Amazing what you can get out of an image's information.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I use a cheap digital fujifilm 7.2M camera @$70 bucks, and just set the camera on action or sports mode. Fuji makes some of the best small compacts... look at their Z or XP series cameras.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Fuji z10fd correct, 7.2M camera
