Welcome back to Off-Road General. Where we discuss heep culture, oberlanding, toyota supremacy, and even do a little woodlands bromance larping.
Discuss northern winter offroad maintenance or southern trail paths and what you're doing in the season.
Post sick rigs or taylor swift.
First for Toyota
I wish us Americans got sick toyota "overlanders" besides tacos. Tacos are easily compared to Rangers, too so even that overlander isn't as unique.
I guess they know their market :^(
It's a real shame that overlanding in general isn't that popular in the US.
I see a lot of crawlers and prerunners but you'd think there'd be a bigger overland community seeing as how easy it is to just drive off into the desert and camp for a few days
What's the new gen FJ Cruiser like off road? It looks pretty fat parked next to a H2. Trying to find something for a DD but also a decent off reading vehicle for 2 people.
The FJ is also available in manual, should I go for that one? I'm reading manual got full time 4x4 vs the auto is part time.
>that fucking picture
>FJ cruiser hanging off a noose
>nissan altima in the back is more clear than the centre of supposed attention
Kinda a dedicated offroader but sits in a weird spot. As mentioned, it's not an oberlander because Americans don't want an oberlander. They want rock climbers and mudders which the FJ Cruiser kinda sets out to be. There is no carrying space as it's left to the roof rack (which is a pretty large sin in the overlanding community) and features something like 25cm of clearance to the rear differential (for mudding and rock climbing porpoises). That along with the naturally thicker tyres try to make it into a good "replacement" for what the US should've gotten (a fucking back trailer).
That along with its pretty bad gas mileage doesn't make many people buy it other than muh Toy Yoda reliability (which I think it keeps up pretty well).
Funny thing with the FJ is that I see it driben more by hipsters than by mudders who opt more for Jeep due to cost, fuel efficiency, customisability (in the US), compactness, and fun.
There's just something eerie about the FJ Cruiser, though. Something that's going to cause me trouble sleeping tonight.
Taco taco. hehe
Is the US military falling for the "Angry Grill" pattern, too? I mean, I'm surprised it took so long but god damn it.
When you goto bump the old thread but it image maxes.
Yep. It's a Suburban. Used to be an Ambulance, so the back seats were removed for medical cabinets and stuff. Another added bonus is I have a 50a shore power plug and a complete 120v household power system wired throughout the truck. The previous owner swiped the inverter so it's not usable atm. The truck makes a great base for an overlanding rig IMO.
>Not buying a CUCV blazer
Back when I was in school I would go out every 1st snow and yank out everyone who slid off into a ditch for $20. I'd always make bank till the state cop stopped by and told me to GTFO so I GTFO'D...........
......over to the other highway.
YES!
Just tried doing it too.
Nice. You made a little montage of the Jeep.
It's on the Michigan (I'M SORRY) Craigslist, eh? Or is that just a weird slew of instagram pictures that you put up?
Offer still stands that I'll pay you $4000 if you drive it up to Canada (;