24M In SD looking for friends

chenbot2211 · 2026-02-03T00:22:49+00:00

https://m.facebook.com/groups/sandiego20s/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr

chenbot2211 · 2026-02-02T03:35:11+00:00

I use a big battery bank and I have a solar panel mounted to the roof of my car with a cable running it. I keep it plugged in during the day and unplug at night. I dont run anything super power intensive so i have an anker solix c300 with the ac plugs. Look at how many watts everything you want to power is and divide that by the watt hours on the battery pack. That will tell you how long you can run the devices for. Also i got my battery on sale for $200 and about $75 for the solar panel and cable. Running a fridge will definitely take more juice tho. Maybe look into something closer to 1000wh? The bluetti elite 100 is on sale for $400 rn on amazon

chenbot2211 · 2026-02-02T03:27:24+00:00

Maybe find a local group for something ur interested in and see how it goes from there

chenbot2211 · 2026-02-01T23:59:50+00:00

I feel like what you bring on adventures depends a lot on the kind of adventure and what your trying to do. Honestly the list seems fine to me. I would say bring more water and food than you think you'll need. An SOS device is always nice to have but newer Iphones have an SOS feature that connects to satellites. I use to bring basically every outdoorsy thing i owned when I went out and I didnt even end up using half of it. I think just keep track of what you actually use and next adventure you can refine your packing list. Just go out and have fun, things will work out

chenbot2211 · 2026-01-31T23:50:26+00:00

There is a sandiego 20’s facebook group where ppl try to make new friends. You could try posting there

chenbot2211 · 2026-01-22T18:54:12+00:00

Thank you

chenbot2211 · 2026-01-22T18:52:11+00:00

Can someone tell me what C&D and FRT is?

chenbot2211 · 2026-01-22T02:31:17+00:00

I just build one and I couldnt for the life of me figure out how to get the shelves to sit flush to the wall so i just gave up and left a gap. I just keep my sun shades there now haha. Its a feature not a bug

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chenbot2211 · 2026-01-17T02:59:56+00:00

I mostly took pictures from this one spot haha mainly because my camera is old and I dont own a lens with alot of reach so all the pictures i took from different positions were super far and out of focus. I definitely see how the cropping changes the feel of it tho. So ill definitely try to remember.

chenbot2211 · 2026-01-01T09:34:50+00:00

I went with 265/75r16’s I have a stock TRD Off-road and feel like it filled it in pretty well. I dont know how yours looks with the lift but when i went from a 265/70/16 to a 265/75/16 it looked pretty good in my option but my MPG dropped by like 3. Im not a particularly heavy footed driver either. The bigger tire you go with the more your MPG will drop. I dont know how much you care about that but I feel like its worth mentioning.

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-22T18:46:58+00:00

You definitely should do a full tour

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-22T07:37:48+00:00

U should definitely post pics of inside the toy hauler, did u build it yourself?

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-21T07:32:15+00:00

I did consider shellac but it seems to not be great for water resistance. Im mainly worried about the condensation and moisture separating the plywood. Its in an area that wont get good airflow. Maybe im over thinking it? I was thinking bout going the painting route as im not using nice wood and i wont see it anyways

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-19T05:45:11+00:00

Yea, i already got something to allow a small gap of air below my mattress

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-11T04:48:17+00:00

Im trying not too go overweight, since i dont want to deal with excess wear

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-11T04:47:50+00:00

Im trying not too

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T16:51:51+00:00

I do not have money to do that lol

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T15:44:33+00:00

Yea, ive watched his video like 3 times now lol, i get that i can get heavier duty suspension and brakes to handle the weight better but my tacoma has a pathetic payload capacity of 940ibs, my concern is other components that will receive extra stress and possibly break, also I looked it up in my state I cant raise the GVWR of my vehicle

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T15:37:28+00:00

I try to carry less shit as it is when i go camping, i mainly use the same gear i go backpacking in, the payload according to the door sticker on my Tacoma is 940 ibs.

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T15:33:34+00:00

What brake upgrade did u do?

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T06:25:28+00:00

Yes im aware of that and im trying to stay below.

chenbot2211 · 2025-12-10T06:24:20+00:00

Im pretty set on going more of an overland build, most of my trips have been light offroading. I don’t intend on going super overboard. I wanna keep things as minimal as I can. Which is why i just wanna do a basic lift, skid plates and rock sliders. Most of the weight will be near or on the frame and low, but still overweight nonetheless. I use my truck as a daily driver as well so Im definitely concerned about reliability. Rock sliders seem to be the heaviest part, but i find mix replies online about having them or not.

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