Camping with your 1st Gen

I take mine to the Aldrich arm of Stockton lake in southwest mo almost every weekend bass fishing, kayaking, bow fishing, or bow hunting.

 

Recent trip up to bald mountain camping and wheeling trip

 

Sub'd. Great thread OP.

Hoping to add to it if it ever stops raining here.

 

Any Southern Cal Camping crews. I'm new to my Tundra and haven't camped lately but making a lifestyle change.

 

That truck is nice . Love that bumper!

 

Any advice for straightening out rear leaf springs on my 02’? Drivers side was slightly splayed/fanned (1/4”) out for years. Passenger side also. Now with my new 5100’s on all 4 corners, starting to notice a side slippy feel during cornering going up on inclines.

Went under and seems the driver side has splayed abit more than it was an additional 1/4” (now at 1/2”).

I want to put on some leaf u-bolts to secure the leafs (existing oem clips are slightly bent open allowing the situation), but need advice on getting these things straightened first so the new u-bolts supports can slide on.

 

Use a large C clamp on the sides of the springs to straighten them. Also check the condition and tightness of your u bolts, splayed leafs is a sign of loose u bolts.

 

Thanks. Fabbed a clamp with nuts and bolts. Tightened the ends and brought it back home (close). U-bolts were tight! Think the splay happened from carrying heavy loads.

 

Did a little fishing on the Tippecanoe river

 

Is that platinum metallic?

 

I believe so

 

Love that color. I think 2000 was the only year they made it. I almost drove up to Ohio to buy one a while back, but it didn't have a towing package

 

Who makes that front bumper?

 

Very nice looking AC man. What’re you running for mods? Diggin the bumper especially.

 

I made it. The end pieces where the lights are were from a move bumper I had on it at one time, other than that everything else it homemade.

 

Legit.

 

Love Idaho

 

Clean looking rig. This picture captures it at the perfect angle and aspect. Also, there's nothing better than cooking atop a Coleman 424 in the woods.

 

Thanks, just picked it up about 2 weeks ago. 144k and totally happy with it so far. Had the Coleman for almost 20 years....never getting rid of it.

 

Out camping as much as I can, Coeur d'Alene National Forest and surrounding areas.

 

Nice setup. Where did you get your tent rack? How much was it?

 

Built it myself, had the welder and chop saw. about $120 in materials I'd say.

 

Nice. How did you attach it to the bed sides?

 

Angle iron over the bed side on the edge with four bolts through holes in the top. I'm not against drilling holes when needed.

 

Beautiful area.

 

Long list of mods lol
Fox suspension. Archive Garage suspension. Manual Hubs. Rear Harrop locker. 488 gears. Brute Force Fab armor. Rock lights and 360 led lighting. 12 hole injectors. 05-06 tundra intake retrofit swap. Projector retrofit. On board shower. Water tank and air system. Plus more

 

Fuck yeah man! Ya oughta make a build thread on it, don’t see enough good first gen builds here.

 

I have one on expedition portal but haven't kept up with it. My build doesn't quite fit here and I been very active on FB tundra page and my IG

 

Anyone know a easy OHV site in Southern Cal (preferably)???? I want to start doing some camping off OHV sites but want to start real basic, like on fire trails. No serious 4x4'r here. Just want to be out in nature and not stuck.