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Full 2012 Power Wagon Build List
Interior
Cobra 29 CB
Manually switched lockers
Raised the drivers seat 2”
Exterior
Cross over tool box with all the tools and recovery gear
High lift jack and mount
Cobra quick disco CB mount
Yakima bedrock rack
Kinzer front bumper
Randy Ellis Sleekster rock sliders
Suspension
Thuren 2” coils which equals an 1” of lift for a PW
Daystar 1” coil spacers
Thuren adjustable track bar
Thuren sway bar links
Thuren control arms, these are a 1/2” longer than stock
Thuren overland shocks, inexpensive twin tube nitrogen.
Thuren adjustable shackles set at 1.75”s over stock
Moog ball joints
Moog upper tie rod
EVO manual sway bar disconnect
Engine
Sultan’s of spark 40,000 volt coils
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#allterrainfamily #ram #PowerWagon #overlanding #4x4
Full 2012 Power Wagon Build List
Interior
Cobra 29 CB
Manually switched lockers
Raised the drivers seat 2”
Exterior
Cross over tool box with all the tools and recovery gear
High lift jack and mount
Cobra quick disco CB mount
Yakima bedrock rack
Kinzer front bumper
Randy Ellis Sleekster rock sliders
Suspension
Thuren 2” coils which equals an 1” of lift for a PW
Daystar 1” coil spacers
Thuren adjustable track bar
Thuren sway bar links
Thuren control arms, these are a 1/2” longer than stock
Thuren overland shocks, inexpensive twin tube nitrogen.
Thuren adjustable shackles set at 1.75”s over stock
Moog ball joints
Moog upper tie rod
EVO manual sway bar disconnect
Engine
Sultan’s of spark 40,000 volt coils
![9 Things Every #Vanlifer Boondocker Needs
#vanlife #boondocking #overlanding
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X-Bull Traction Board: https://amzn.to/3qQWA5U. [PAID LINK]
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If youre in Reno Nevada, check out Rack2Roam: https://www.rack2roam.com
We recently rented a 2 wheel drive van and went on a 10 day adventure over spring break. On that adventure we logged a lot of miles on dirt roads. Not just short dirt roads to get to the camp ground, we did miles and miles of dirt roads through remote terrain all by ourselves. Its OK to take chances, just be prepared. Even if you dont consider yourself an off roader, if youre logging a lot of miles on dirt roads in any vehicle, you need to think about this.
On the last night of our trip we woke up and realized we were parked in sand and had to use our recovery gear to get out. But we were prepared, had the equipment we needed and the experience to get ourselves out.
Fortunately, Mark at Rack 2 Roam here in Reno has your back. Hes started carrying some basic recovery gear, in addition to anything you need to cary all your overlanding and adventure gear on your vehicle. Even if you arent doing gnarly off roading, any adventurous soul will eventually find themselves in need of this gear.
Lets head down there and check some out the three levels of recovery gear that I recommend every vanlifer, boondocker or adventurer should carry.
Level 1: The basics, if you only get three things, get these.
Max Trax (at least one set)
MaxTrax is a brand of traction board that you can place in front of or behind the drive tires of your vehicle if you are bogged down in a loose surface. You can also use them to bridge a gap or make a step up or down less harsh.
Shovel
The shovel and the traction board go hand in hand.
Gloves
If you protect your hands itll make all of this work a lot easier.
Level 2:
Level up for those times when youve really made a bad decision. With this stuff all you need is another vehicle and you can get out. Its easy to find another vehicle, but if neither of you has this stuff youre hosed.
Snatch Strap / kinetic rope
A snatch strap or kinetic rope is a stretchy length of webbing or rope with fixed loops at both ends. With a little momentum, a smaller vehicle can pull out a larger vehicle with the magic of physics. Dont attach it to a trailer ball.
Soft Shackle
A soft shackle is a light weight and incredibly strong way to connect a recovery strap to a hart point on a vehicle. Its flexible and can go around tubes and through eyelets. Do not connect this to the trailer ball either.
Bubba Rope Gator Jaw:
Receiver Pin x2
The one kind of hard point that is most reliably on most if not all vans, campers, RVs and random vehicles you may encounter is a trailer hitch. The best way to connect to a trailer hitch is with a receiver pin which is rated for a high load and easy to cary. I recommend carrying two of these with your snatch strap. You can insert the loop into the receiver and secure it directly with the pin.
Level 3:
Arguably, this should be level 2, but its less likely to work, so I put it in third place. A lot of times, lowering the air pressure in your tires will give you enough traction to get out of trouble. Plus, tire punctures can ruin your day if you arent prepared.
Tire Deflators
Tire deflators are a tool that lets you lower the air pressure in a controlled way. They run the gambit from super nice ARB Deflator kit to the basic and useful kit from TeraFlex
Air Compressor / Inflator
If you deflate your tires, its smart to have a way to re-inflate them. Rack2Roam carries a compressor kit from Ironman 4x4 that includes everything you need to air up the tires.
Tire Repair Kit
If you have the compressor, you might as well have a way to repair a punctured tire. A tire repair kit is simple and easy to use and you can recover from most, not all, punctures quickly.
If you want to see any of this gear, or ask Mark or myself about any of these things, come down to Rack 2 Roam on Saturday April 9th from 2 to 6 for an overlander meetup.
Ok, Happy Trails. 9 Things Every #Vanlifer Boondocker Needs](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VuA0XpqeTuY/mqdefault.jpg)



![Minimalist Overlander: 1st Gen Toyota Tundra
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Video Chapters
00:01 Introduction
01:17 Minimalism in Overlanding
01:40 2002 Tundra
02:21 4.7 L iForce V8 engine
03:26 Headlights and Light Bar
04:04 Bumpers (stock)
05:05 custom rock sliders
05:16 Wheels and Tires
05:55 The Bed
08:08 Suspension
10:49 On Board Air Compressor
12:07 Relentless Skid Plate
12:50 Interior
15:40 Outro
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The hum and rattle of the road is the background noise of adventure. You can never chase down all the creaks, and ticks and rattles a truck makes, even in a new one. If youre OCD an have to have everything perfect, youre going to lose your mind. Best you stick to the pavement. But at the end of the trail, when youve been driving and hiking and exploring all day, all weekend, all week, those noises sink into the background and all you hear is the sand and gravel scattering in your wake. Youve got a place to stash your water bottle. Theres cold drinks in the fridge. The ride is nice and smooth. Youre not too concerned about anything going wrong, but if it does, you can deal with that too. You havent brought anything you dont need because you know that what you dont bring is as important as what you do. Out of your element is your element. Youre an adventurer. Youre a minimalist. Youre an Overlander.
Welcome to installment 2 of the Minimalist Overlander Series. I admit I first thought of this concept as a way to get more views and as a way to justify the budget build on my 3rd Gen 4Runner. But I keep coming back to the same idea when I think about the things I bolt onto my truck and the things I stuff inside it: Do I Really Need This? Is this going to make a difference?
Like when you go backpacking, bike packing or just out for a run. What you bring either allows you to do things, or hinders your ability to do things. So minimalism is about getting the MOST out of what you have, rather than cramming the most INTO what you have.
So my friend Harry Wagner really likes the idea of the Minimalist Overlander. If you know harry and follow his writing and photography, you might have just snorted some beer up your nose. But hear me out. While Harry is a mega off-road enthusiast and has the wheels to prove it, hes been driving and working on his simple 1st Gen Toyota Tundra for a few years now and it REALLY embodies the ethic of minimalism in adventure. Ive long admired the Tundra as an adventure vehicle an Harrys in particular, So Im stoked to bring you the story of what he decided to add to the already great platform.
Suspension
Overlanding is about exploring the Earth, but lets face it, Earth is a rough place to travel if you want to get to the cool places. The one thing that will affect the comfort and performance of a truck more than anything else is the suspension that protects you from the Earth. So thats where Harry spent most of his money. If youre spending a few hours or more cruising down dirt roads the bumps and sways will take their toll on your body and morale. 2.5-inch ADS Remote Reservoir shocks take the sting out of those bumps and dont fade like stock mono-tube shocks will. The Tundra runs these front and rear. ADS are comparable to Fox and King in my opinion, Harry says. I have ADS air shocks on my Tracker and Ben [Swain] has them on his Ultra4 car that I race in. I had Kings on my Tacoma and have Fox on my Ford and my Ram, but the off-the-shelf shocks on my Ram took six months to arrive. These ADS shocks for my Tundra showed up in under two weeks.
Read More: https://wp.me/p1CTh9-V0 Minimalist Overlander: 1st Gen Toyota Tundra](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y9aGmvsQi40/mqdefault.jpg)





