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do you still have the slide out cargo tray?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Can’t wait to set this up the right way because of you sir.

Hey, was wondering, are these the heavier ply version? Thanks love your stuff!!

Holy smokes. Wish every day car tires were like that.!!

Why can’t you use a 4xe for over landing, I do it all the time?

Hey Colonel, Glad to hear your going to do more hiking video's in the future. Sorry to hear you had such a trying year, but it sounds like your on the road to recovery. Good Luck and I'll be looking forward to that Colorado scenery!

Howdy Steve, Wishing you the best with your health issues. Hope you can get everything squared away and get back on trail as planned. I may just see you somewhere on the AT in 2026. My tentative plan for that year is a flip flop starting at Harper's Ferry in April.

Hope you have a good recovery. Your persistence is admirable. Good seeing an update.

I’m sorry to hear you health issues, but your hiking plans are very exciting. Can’t wait to watch. Rooting for you!

Rooting for you Big Bird. I've followed since the beginning and I hope and pray your back heals well and you can knock out those last miles of the AT. Thanks for the update and Godspeed.

Thank you Big Bird! Your experiences on the AT inspired me to lose weight. I'm proud to let you know that I went from 344lbs. to 170 this week. Good luck and best of health to you and your family.

I hope you get better soon. That happened to my brother also, fatty liver disease. Hang in there

I hope your recovery continues to go well. I gleaned a lot of good information from your AT videos that I ended up using in preparation for my 2018 NOBO. I am glad to hear you are still thinking about finishing the AT and I look forward to seeing those videos.

time fly's by...ive been following since "pink lady slippers" glad to see a new video of you pop up.

Wow, you’ve had a lot going on. Hoping the surgery heals well and you can get those trails done. 🥰👊

Awesome Big Bird 👍

Holy crap!! It's been that long?!?! You get what you pay for I guess. over a decade ago, I had one on my 4th gen 4Runner and as you mention, nothing but smooth sailing. Great company, great products!! 👍

I have the hood scoop, had a wrap done over it with satin black, works well

How does the lift affect the warranty? Any issues?

Great video I have questions.😊 1.) Thank you for pulling it out and showing that the tray has two index locations, half and fully extended out of the vehicle. How far out does it extend? 2.) regarding The rating of 400lbs Does that apply at full extension, half extension or only when fixed in the interior. 3.) The small opening you showed at the rear of the tray was difficult to see because it was pushed back into the vehicle. It would have been good to showcase that compartment while the cargo area was fully extended out. I say this because I never knew it existed and I was very intrigued to learn more. 4.) in speaking with my dealer they told me that this is a factory option and not something that is added at the port of entry. Can you verify that this is an after market add-on assembled upon arrival from Japan at the port or the dealer? 5.) your presentation was very helpful and showcased exactly the leveling of the full rear cargo area with the seats folded down. This is exactly what I needed to know.

Did you drill the risers/piping for the plywood to the floor or have the turnbuckles alone kept things pretty stable? I'm looking at options to keep my Dometic more stable without drilling into the vehicle and this looks promising

Nice setup! I'm still working out a solution I like for mounting propane on my truck.

I was looking for scenes of a road up around this area which has a very steep drop-off. I have been on that stretch of road and I thought its name had "Paradise" in it, but I might be mistaken. It is in that area, not far from Crested Butte. I saw that one of my friends who has moved to Minnesota was on what looked like the stretch of road I'm thinking of, but I wanted to ask her if it IS that stretch...and can't remember its name. Maybe you know.

I have the exact same Jeep 4xe and it’s actually 375 HP and 470 torque.

Ive never seen a 4runner with those gaps you have.

Just want to give you a heads up. It's best to keep the hood closed when you're running your compressor. Opening the hood on the 4XE shuts off charging to the 12v battery and starts the engine as a safety precaution. You can end up draining your 12v this way if you pull enough power. Instead keep your hood closed so the IDCM module maintains charge to your 12v battery since we don't have an alternator on our engines like a traditional vehicle would. All the charging is coming from the high voltage battery to the 12v so we don't want to stop that while running the compressor.

Awesome video. I just got one today and I am so happy with it!

Just came back from a weekend sleeping in the 4runner w/o a cargo deck. Now I'm here looking at cargo decks while medicated on Advil.

I thought I would see you rocking the catalyst lol. Good seeing you are still keeping busy. Enjoy

$330 option on MSRP. $2,000 to add it yourself.

Perfect timing for this content, prior to backpacking this weekend! Thank you!

great information, thanks for sharing

Great Video. I just got a 2024 ORP and it has everything that I wanted, but after ordering the Lumo airbed and watching videos, I realized that I need something to level the rear. So, looked for a video to see how this works and if it is worth it. Thank you for a great insightful video!

I've had my Camo Duplex since 2016 and I still love it!

The 27.3 mpg is over the 22225 miles lifetime of the jeep.

The Constantine you met on this day has his own TH-cam channel and has hiked all the national scenic trails!

Hi Steve, many thanks for useful review. Can you tell me what's the name of color of this Osprey backpack ?

I didn't know Gregg Popovich was so outdoorsy

I bought a different brand does your lift gate glass hit it when you open it? I have several buddies who have that same rack you have, and they have all said that there lifts gate glass hits the rack! So unless they adjust it to the very front of the tire or as far from the glass as possible it’s going to hit. How much weight dose your rack say it supports? Dose your rack need a HD tire hanger to support the weight of items it holds? Thanks for the reply and looks good on your Jeep!

What I used to do is get the precooked meals and use them. I forget the braqnd name, but now the same product is the Hormel "Completes". Precooked, sealed, works very well. Not THE answer, but great in combination with other foods. Furthermore, get a vacuum sealer. Rival makes a good one. Instead of using the ziplock bags, which even the freezer bags are temperature sensitive, you have a more heavy duty plastic bag. Put the meal in it, vacuum seal it, and when you're ready you cut the end off and add water. Stir well & then, using a binder clip, close it somewhat and put it upright in a pan of water. Bring the water to a boil, and you're now heating your meal. You can fix an entire dinner this water and not waste drinking water as regular creek water can be used to boil as you're not consuming the creek water.

If you watch the real time MPG when you are in electric mode it says 99 mpg. Obviously that is not correct but I think that contributes to the confusion.

Great video

It’s not the most efficient Stove If that’s ones absolute priority but it’s amazingly light and small and you can get it dirt cheap as I said in my other post.

are you concerned about voided warranty with suspension?

Great man

reuse those bags!

Hi, Have you had any issues with regard to your lift and the KDSS system? Thank you in advance for your answer.

Congratulations on your rig. It looks amazing. Would you please share where you got the Teraflex camera third light kit? Thank you.

How many recharges of your battery, and what was the electricity cost? These have to be taken into consideration.

Hello Big Bird! Very different scenery from when I last followed you while you were on the AT. Safe travels from us here in Middle Georgia.