imcolej
New member
Hello Team Tundra! Long time lurker, first time post. Love to camp and backpack and found this website and have been financially doomed ever since. I wanted to add some overland adventures to my outdoor resume. The 91 Camry wasn’t going to cut it for these new goals ( love that Camry though and the lady is driving it for now, found it 4 years ago with only 25k on it from and a grandma who drove it a couple time a month to the store).
After months of research on these forums I decided that the Gen 1 Tundra DC fit my needs the closest.
• good daily driver
• good power for long distance road trips
• good offroad capability right out of the box
• enough room for a young family which will hopefully include a few kids here pretty soon.
• Mpg’s seemed pretty good for a truck this size and you could carry a lot with a rig like this and wouldn’t even notice.
So in August I bought a 06DC 4x4 with 35k on it and have been slowly upgrading some stuff.
I plan on keeping this beast for a good long while so I wanted the dependability of a Toyota. Thanks to all the Tundra guys on here and a special thanks to Haggis’ and Jim65Wagon, you guys helped me decide that this truck provided a capable and practical platform to go with.
The more I read the more I want to keep the truck pretty stock. This is partly because I’m woefully inexperienced with offroad vehicles (and what I would need to upgrade) and partly because I am stoked on how this truck rides as is! I definitely want to lose the soccer mom tires asap and put something else on. I’m not sure if I want to put a lift on it (thinking I should get a bit more trail time to see what I actually need). Any suggestions for new tires on a stock set up would be welcomed. It currently has 265/65/17 tires on it that basically suck everywhere but on the road. Not great in the dirt and real bad in the snow.
Since I bought it, I’ve added:
• Snugtop Hi Liner
• Line-X
• Husky Floor Liners
• A simple sleeping platform with (4)2x6’s along the lip of the snugtop shell and (2) 3/8 4X8 pieces of plywood cut to size across the top.
Can’t thank you guys enough for all the information you’ve provided on the site. So excited to have a tundra and look forward to all the adventures to come. I’m testing the sleep platform with the lady and our k9 “George” tomorrow night.
I’ll post some pictures when I get back.
After months of research on these forums I decided that the Gen 1 Tundra DC fit my needs the closest.
• good daily driver
• good power for long distance road trips
• good offroad capability right out of the box
• enough room for a young family which will hopefully include a few kids here pretty soon.
• Mpg’s seemed pretty good for a truck this size and you could carry a lot with a rig like this and wouldn’t even notice.
So in August I bought a 06DC 4x4 with 35k on it and have been slowly upgrading some stuff.
I plan on keeping this beast for a good long while so I wanted the dependability of a Toyota. Thanks to all the Tundra guys on here and a special thanks to Haggis’ and Jim65Wagon, you guys helped me decide that this truck provided a capable and practical platform to go with.
The more I read the more I want to keep the truck pretty stock. This is partly because I’m woefully inexperienced with offroad vehicles (and what I would need to upgrade) and partly because I am stoked on how this truck rides as is! I definitely want to lose the soccer mom tires asap and put something else on. I’m not sure if I want to put a lift on it (thinking I should get a bit more trail time to see what I actually need). Any suggestions for new tires on a stock set up would be welcomed. It currently has 265/65/17 tires on it that basically suck everywhere but on the road. Not great in the dirt and real bad in the snow.
Since I bought it, I’ve added:
• Snugtop Hi Liner
• Line-X
• Husky Floor Liners
• A simple sleeping platform with (4)2x6’s along the lip of the snugtop shell and (2) 3/8 4X8 pieces of plywood cut to size across the top.
Can’t thank you guys enough for all the information you’ve provided on the site. So excited to have a tundra and look forward to all the adventures to come. I’m testing the sleep platform with the lady and our k9 “George” tomorrow night.
I’ll post some pictures when I get back.