Heading to Moab Ut. next week. Today I'm gearing up and doing equipment checks. Fourth multi day overland trip, will start in Moab again and see where we want to go from there. So far this rig has 4wheeled much of AZ, Utah, and done almost all of the Alpine Loop in CO. It is a 2021 TB LT, 32,000 miles, 3,000 of them off pavement. On these overland trips I go out of my way to stay off highways and keep it on dirt as much as possible. Getting it geared up today I realized how much it has evolved in 3.5 years as an off road rig. Some of it has been detailed on this forum.
Here is where it is at:
34" BFG KM3
Front end level
Mud flap delete
Custom fabricated rear differential skid plate
Go Rhino Dominator D6 Rock Sliders (second set)
RC 30,000 Lumen light bar and Ditch Lights
Console vault
Receiver hitch skid plate
Lasfit reverse lights
Back seat storage full of tools, recovery gear, and tire repair kits
After three years of desert pinstriping I did a paint correction to repair as much damage as I could. Bad paint is just a price for all the fun
Customized bed to hold tools and gear that lives there
Just one advantage of 4wheeling a full sized rig is being able to take everything I like to have with me. I don't hesitate to load it up. I carry:
Survival gear and lots of water
5 gallon gas Jerry Can
Trauma kits
Hi-Lift with winch kit
Traction boards, 30 foot dynamic rope, 30 foot static strap, hard and soft shackles and a bunch of other stuff
That's how I roll anytime I am 4wheeling. When I go overlanding add camping gear to that. I love my Trail Boss!
My mods are not pretty but it all gets put to work.
I started building this survival bag in 2017. In 2018 it came in handy when I spent an unplanned night in the desert. It was not a survival situation because I go prepared. It was just another comfortable night alone in the desert while I waited for a buddy to rescue me the next day. Once a year I dump it out and refresh it like I did today.
So today was first day of gear and truck getting ready. I head for Moab on the 17th. Some of you guys have been really kind about my trip reports. I will write one up when I get back.
Steve
