63Blackseries
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Yeah i like the KC racks cause they have the flood lights on the side great for rocky terrain at night. Those prinsu racks are real nice all the Tacoma guys love it, been in one with it and had almost no wind noise.
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Yeah i like the KC racks cause they have the flood lights on the side great for rocky terrain at night. Those prinsu racks are real nice all the Tacoma guys love it, been in one with it and had almost no wind noise.
The Raven
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LOL @ the epic music. Check out all the trolling and flaming in Arabic in the comment section too. As a dumb American, I am entertained by this.
swathdiver
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There's likely no perfect vehicle for all men because all approach this from different perspectives. If a young man wants to go Overlanding in America and his dad gave him an old Avalanche, then that would be his most economical starting point. Such vehicles also have a large payload rating allowing them to be loaded up with gear and not affect their ride and handling as much as a smaller vehicle.
If I was 25, fit, healthy and money no object, I would consider a Land Rover Defender 90 or 110 or maybe even a Suzuki Samurai! I was the guy who thrived when told it couldn't be done.
Now, old and sore I'm driving my Overland vehicle right now! I have no desire to cross any other continents but the good 'ole USAs! They'd probably throw me in jail and steal my car anyways.
Or maybe a White Duece and a Half with a Continental Mult-Fuel Motor? Then again I always liked the 5-tons too!
Those Top Gear shows had some fun with "Overlanding" out west with 4x4s too.
If I was 25, fit, healthy and money no object, I would consider a Land Rover Defender 90 or 110 or maybe even a Suzuki Samurai! I was the guy who thrived when told it couldn't be done.
Now, old and sore I'm driving my Overland vehicle right now! I have no desire to cross any other continents but the good 'ole USAs! They'd probably throw me in jail and steal my car anyways.
Or maybe a White Duece and a Half with a Continental Mult-Fuel Motor? Then again I always liked the 5-tons too!
Those Top Gear shows had some fun with "Overlanding" out west with 4x4s too.
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Mickey_7106
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As i mentioned before, i would love to do some light off road camping. Was planning on doing a 4x4 conversion on my 30' Class C. I believe conversions start at $18K+
Mickey_7106
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And if money was no issue an Earthroamer will be awesome
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Thebesta94
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I guess I should have been more descriptive in my OP... lol, really i was in search of groups within this thread that go overlanding, and what things people have specifically added to their tahoe/yukon in order to assist in this. If anyone has ever experienced certain issues on trips with their tahoes I should maybe bring certain tools for... I do basically all my own work so im mechanically inclined to fix most issues. Really looking to experiment and dip my toes i nthe water before deciding if I want to try and build a dedicated rig
Currently Im running a full 8" suspension lift (all fox shocks), so i have pretty decent ground clearance before anything is going to get touched in addition to the 37" ko2's im running... would prob get down to 35s for the adventures to have a little lower center of gravity. I run it all over my ranch, thru creeks, up and down rough hills, and I have done some rough trails out in colorado as well.
Not looking to carry crazy ammounts of extra weight, maybe 2 passengers, a rooftop tent, spare, and some supplies but nothing extreme... just looking for 5-7 day adventures really with the girlfriend an dog. Im not looking to do any extreme offroading, and would advoid doing so as this is also my daily driver and im not trying to ruin it. Really just looking to do some exploring, see some beautiful views, and enjoy the outdoors.
I have a samuri that I use for crawling/offroading... and i have no fear of beating the shit out of that but its not comfortable for long trips and not street legal to get where i want to go.
Currently Im running a full 8" suspension lift (all fox shocks), so i have pretty decent ground clearance before anything is going to get touched in addition to the 37" ko2's im running... would prob get down to 35s for the adventures to have a little lower center of gravity. I run it all over my ranch, thru creeks, up and down rough hills, and I have done some rough trails out in colorado as well.
Not looking to carry crazy ammounts of extra weight, maybe 2 passengers, a rooftop tent, spare, and some supplies but nothing extreme... just looking for 5-7 day adventures really with the girlfriend an dog. Im not looking to do any extreme offroading, and would advoid doing so as this is also my daily driver and im not trying to ruin it. Really just looking to do some exploring, see some beautiful views, and enjoy the outdoors.
I have a samuri that I use for crawling/offroading... and i have no fear of beating the shit out of that but its not comfortable for long trips and not street legal to get where i want to go.
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Thebesta94
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just read what I posted and it is all over the place... but covers most of what im trying to get across... everyone has valid points to take into consideration but I have to agree with @Tozan as I have see some tahos do some crazy as shit I did not expect and they were relatively stockk... (the driver had big ol balls) and i think mine would do fine and serve the purpose Im trying to get out of it
swathdiver
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Miss my Sammy! That little thing could go just about anywhere too! It even went head first into a concrete barrier and saved my butt but sacrificed itself.
We took a shovel along but never used it. On a long trip out west, to say Moki Dugway, Goosenecks State Park, Valley of the gods and Monument Valley, I'd bring some extra fuel along in Wavian jerry cans. Probably 20-30 gallons and 10-20 gallons of water.
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Tozan
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I stripped all but the front seats out of mine this helps reduce weight and it gives me a lot more storage space down low. My rig is still under 7,000 pounds full tank and fully loaded with two people on board. With the bed platform I have it is easy to access gear under there and my refrigerator is easy to get to. I love the idea of a RTT but, I also like the comfort of a 5 inch memory foam mattress and being able to stop and crawl in back to sleep with no set up. I wonder how a RTT will affect it with the weight on top. I am trying to find someone with a loaner so I can test it out. I also wonder how it will affect the 17 - 18 mpg I get now.
My rig does great I have been to some very cool places with it often for months at a time. From Phoenix to North rim of the grand canyon, Moab Utah, Colorado, Rubicon, Joshua Tree California, Oregon and of course all over Nevada. It is also my daily driver and a vehicle I use for work. My work often takes me into very remote and very limited access areas for short and long periods of time. So putting some money into what I have is certainly worth it I have a ham radio and sat phones and a locator beacons just in case. I have 4x4 friends who would come help if needed. I love my Tahoe it has never let me down in 175,000 miles. Just in the last month or so I have put over 600 miles off road with it. Take a look at my build thread and you can see most of my mods. If you have any question feel free to ask.
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@Tozan I'm interested in how your achieving that mpg... I'm lucky to get 13-14 on hwy
With the proper air and cabin filters you would be fine, after all the Hummer has been at it for a while now, I drove a few hours of "sandstorm" in my NBS, I did get sand in every crack and crevice and it took a while to get most of the visible sand cleaned out I also ended up with sanded headlights and front bumper, the lower valance which had previously been painted to match was now stock plastic color, I should have stopped and waited but it would have been a few days, this was a trip from Vegas to Barstow and there was I think at the time a couple solid weeks of heavy winds which were also stoking heavy fires in a another area to the south. I passed numerous vehicles parked on the side of the road I guess trying to wait it out, I didn't see the point you were going to get sandblasted either way unless you found cover.
Tozan
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What year is your Tahoe?
What gearing and tries are you running?
Don't you have a 8 inch lift too?
Mine has a 4 inch lift so the aerodynamics are a little better with a lower frontal area.
I am also running 35's
My gearing is 4.10 until I re-geared mine got terrible millage as low as 12 mpg...
Tozan
Overlander
My wife was having a lot of problems with dust in our rig she would suffer for a few days after a trip. When I removed the vents and opened up the rear AC area for cleaning I was surprised by the amount of dust inside. So I installed a charcoal impregnated cabin filter it reduced amount of dust coming in drastically.
For reducing dust the first step is keep windows closed and the Air conditioning on recirculate. But even on recirculate your system will still mix some outside air into the cabin so installing the cabin filter kit will be needed to clean things up.
K2 Kaiju
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Hmmmm. Overland is not rock crawlin'. Think these do much overlanding? Seen the same front bumper mod on all of em, and probably isnt too hard...
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swathdiver
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My experience as well. I have read that the recirc doesn't completely close off the outside by design. We can still smell the city dump when we drive by. Then again, that is one of two actuators that are acting up in our rig.
Tozan
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Overland is NOT rock crawling and most real over landers would not consider any rock crawling unless there was absolutely no way around it. Not to many of the overland people traveling the world on EP have vehicles that could handle it.
Contrary to some incorrect statements on here if you go to Expedition Portal and look in the full size rig section or the Full size rig section in Overland Bound you will find plenty of people using big GM SUV platform vehicles for getting out and having fun.
One of those would work out great. It would give you as much approach angle as a steel bumper at a fraction of the cost and I would imagine it has done a lot of off pavement travel in it's life already.
Pick one of those up and even if you put $5 grand into it you will be way ahead of buying or building a more extreme vehicle. You will have something that will hold the weight of extra gear and supplies. How many miles do those have on them?
Tozan
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Yes, it is designed into all cars otherwise on a long trip you would die... lol In the same manner if you turn off the AC / heater completely there will still be some airflow coming in.
To test that idea just wash your windows and you will normally smell the washer fluid. There actually was a company who sold car air freshener you put in your washer fluid. You just hit the windshield washer to freshen it up inside... I tried it out and it did work.
swathdiver
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I get an earfull from my lady passengers when I hit the washer fluid to clean the windshield! They hate the smell of the Windex Bug Cleaner as it is most unpleasant! LOL
Switching brands...
Tozan
Overlander
Try a few drops of their favorite cologne.
Ilikemtb999
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I can tell you they do more than overland them lol
