SanDiegoOverland
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Diego
Not going to make it the upcoming trip, but I recently had a talk with a friend of my wife's husband and son about possibly going next summer (they've been every year for the last 7 years). I got all stoked, and just went through a few threads that chronicled the build up to last years trip. I gleaned a bunch of great info and from what I could gather, these seemed to be some important points:
-Have the rig in tip-top mechanical condition including belts, hoses, fluids, u-joints, grease points, cooling system, brakes, basic tune up, etc.
-Carry small common spares - brake hose, cap/rotor, Map sensor, handful of fuses, CPS, TPS sensors, spare fluids.
-Carry good compact but comprehensive tool kit with fluid catch container and ground cloth. (also a good bottle jack for repairs)
-Tow points front and rear
-Winch if possible with accompanying rigging gear
-Lockers in at least one axle, if not both.
-spare long side and short side front shafts, one spare rear shaft (if the same side to side), spare rear driveshaft.
-good 31"+ tires, 32's-33's will make your trip less "scrapey", but 31's will work ok.
-Pett toilet system (we use Wag-bags and a luggable-loo already, so this is an easy one to check off) with a dedicated spot for "full" poo-bag storage.
-engine, axle, control arm, tcase, door rear 1/4 and gas tank skids a very good thing to have to avoid body damage
2.5"+ lift recommended, but 3.5-4.5" will put the rocks that much further from your rig.
CB radio with good antenna, Ham radio for emergencies and longer range communication.
-Tire carrier to open up cargo area a bit
-Rooftop cargo storage box for camping gear [my addition - 3 kids
]
-Make campground reservations well in advance to secure a spot near trailhead.
That about cover it for my rig, if I want a fairly low-drama trip up and back from San diego (no tow rig)?
Also, Did everyone do ok with their stock 20 gallon gas tank, with respect to fuel range?
JCR has a nice tire carrier with rotopax fuel storage, and I have a nice wedco nato can that I could probably integrate into any carrier design, but if I don't need it, I'd rather not carry the weight...(or spend the $$$$ to buy it...did I mention 3 kids?! haha)
-Have the rig in tip-top mechanical condition including belts, hoses, fluids, u-joints, grease points, cooling system, brakes, basic tune up, etc.
-Carry small common spares - brake hose, cap/rotor, Map sensor, handful of fuses, CPS, TPS sensors, spare fluids.
-Carry good compact but comprehensive tool kit with fluid catch container and ground cloth. (also a good bottle jack for repairs)
-Tow points front and rear
-Winch if possible with accompanying rigging gear
-Lockers in at least one axle, if not both.
-spare long side and short side front shafts, one spare rear shaft (if the same side to side), spare rear driveshaft.
-good 31"+ tires, 32's-33's will make your trip less "scrapey", but 31's will work ok.
-Pett toilet system (we use Wag-bags and a luggable-loo already, so this is an easy one to check off) with a dedicated spot for "full" poo-bag storage.
-engine, axle, control arm, tcase, door rear 1/4 and gas tank skids a very good thing to have to avoid body damage
2.5"+ lift recommended, but 3.5-4.5" will put the rocks that much further from your rig.
CB radio with good antenna, Ham radio for emergencies and longer range communication.
-Tire carrier to open up cargo area a bit
-Rooftop cargo storage box for camping gear [my addition - 3 kids
]-Make campground reservations well in advance to secure a spot near trailhead.
That about cover it for my rig, if I want a fairly low-drama trip up and back from San diego (no tow rig)?
Also, Did everyone do ok with their stock 20 gallon gas tank, with respect to fuel range?
JCR has a nice tire carrier with rotopax fuel storage, and I have a nice wedco nato can that I could probably integrate into any carrier design, but if I don't need it, I'd rather not carry the weight...(or spend the $$$$ to buy it...did I mention 3 kids?! haha)
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