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Our VIAIR 300P has worked well for our Tacoma tires, easily handles 20-62 psi for rear and 15-45 for front, and doesn't seem to get boiling hot. Plenty warm though. But I let it cool for a few minutes before putting back in the bag cuz I'm paranoid about melting the bag. Sometimes I pour a...

It’s the shorter wheelbase, due to shorter cab. Has the locking rear diff, etc. in newer trucks. My wife has been a good spotter but we ain’t got ten years!

Make sure to get one appropriate for your tire size.

Is Steel Pass doable with stock lift? Our Tacoma has E rated tires and Sumosprings, but no further upgrades. So we are stock height.

I was just at Ebbetts Pass last week. I rode my bike from near Markleeville to the summit and a bit beyond to the west. Looks like there are boondocking sites here and there, right?

Yes, divide by 2 for each tire, but you don't use the chart numbers directly. According to the method I used (see post #4), I would use 44 front, 71 rear before adding payload. In our setup, most of that weight goes to the back. Those numbers seem extreme, so I might round off to about 46 front...

I really like the pano mode on my iPhone, which substitutes well for wide angle. I've also given up on fancy heavy cameras since I stopped printing photos.

Nope, ours is a slide in. I understand the flatbeds are heavier.

Hey "Taco around the world", you might want to weigh each axle at a truck weigh station. We have several in Washington state, for example. On ours, the front axle load is about the same as our empty truck, 2700-2800 lbs or 90-94% of Toyota's rated front axle load. But the rear axle load empty...

I'm not sure how the F-150 hybrid will work. But on our Prius, you can't get to the "traction" battery power unless the car is turned on. I suppose you could turn it on, but the system wants to keep the engine warmed up, so every so often it'll fire up the gas. Maybe the F-150 will have an...

We also removed the pull out bed. In our (regular) Fleet, the pullout board was 28 lbs and the pads 14 lbs (total 42 lbs). We also removed one of the propane tanks, which filled weighed 27 lbs. We won't talk about how overweight we still are! OK, we will: 300 to 700 lbs over GVWR.

We got this stool: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gorilla-Ladders-1-Step-Plastic-Stool-with-300-lbs-Load-Capacity-GLP-1S/206618097 Which gets us half way up. Then I built a platform that plugs into the trailer hitch and lays over the bumper. Unfortunately I don't have a photo handy. It's made of...

The 45/55 pressures I use are based on industry recommendations for my tire loads and highway speeds. If pressure is too low, you can overheat the tires which reduces their life and can lead to failure. (But it seems heating will raise pressure and help alleviate that to some extent...)...

I have nearly the same setup, and settled on 45 front, 55 rear. But it could go higher in the rear depending on axle weight. We leave the camper on full time, but if not we'd use 45 front and rear with an empty truck. Here's more...

Movinon, were your previous tires that punctured the stock Wranglers?

Yes. What I like about Gaia is having multiple maps. I really like the historic 1915 and 1930 60' maps. It's fun to follow where you are in the boonies and see if others were doing it 100 years ago (probably with mules). Also having the US Forest Service maps, USGS 15' series, satellite photos...

Maybe I use the GPS differently. I map out the route at home, studying maps and guidebooks. Then upload it to our Gaia app. Of course, sometimes roads are closed and we have to backtrack and find another route, but I don't generally do routing on the fly (off pavement anyway). I do the same for...

I'm the opposite. After decades of map, altimeter and compass and teaching navigation courses, I'm lovin' the GPS. My brain cells are fading due to age, but the basic skills are locked in tight, fortunately. It's like riding a bike. Um... how do you turn those pedals again? Uh-oh, time for an...

Let us know about your fairing.

Is that with a camper, or an empty truck? By the way, the 46psi for E rated tires corresponds well with the 30 psi for P rated tires, using the method in the Toyo link above. Since we tend to overload the rear, more pressure for the rear tires seems like the right plan.

Here's my take on tire pressures with our Fleet on the Tacoma. Starting with the original tires from Toyota: Toyota's placard pressures for the P rated tires are 30psi, front and back. The empty weight of our truck, fully fueled with two people (we weight 160 and 120 lbs) was 2700 lb front...

I've also used the pump to drain water into the sink when in a hurry. But I try not to run it too long. I'm sure replacing a pump is a bigger deal than waiting (but impatience still comes up!). It takes a really long time to drain. On trips I drain the last day while driving. It really helps to...

I also use the half-turn-past-hand-tight method. But instead of a screwdriver, which I used to use, now I use an open-end wrench that's for the jam nut. It fits well in the turnbuckle, and then I can also use it on the nut. I put the wrench in about half way, and can turn the extra 1/2 turn by...

By the way, we have been very happy with the simple "Sumosprings". Even overloaded, the truck is stable, level, handles well on and off pavement. So easy to install -- took me 30 minutes and I'm a dufus.

The "cruise control" feature for rough terrain is also in our Tacoma (called "crawl mode"). It's pretty amazing, especially in the lowest gear. It makes some strange noises which I believe is basically the anti-lock brakes going on and off, sometimes many times a second. I'm new to four wheel...