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hendersonc047
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So, I have had this truck for about 3 years and I have finally started doing some modifications to it. I pretty much just stayed on social media too long and followed a whole bunch of outdoors members

Madcow2020
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The sponsor (fiancé) bought me this today as wedding gift. She told me I need a place to put all my tools to build the truck and her Jeep. God I love that women. Can’t wait until the wedding next week

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I plan on doing a build like that on mine in the future! Truck looks great can’t wait to see more of the progress as it goes


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Do we need to start a overland section, and do we all just become best friends. Lol


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Yup!

Hell of an idea actually lol
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Do we need to start a overland section, and do we all just become best friends. Lol


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Not a bad idea!


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On 5/8/2018 at 6:38 AM, RK44 said:

Been doing the same thing myself.  This is where Im at. Looking for a decent 50" LED curved bar that wont break the bank w/ mounts if anyone has any suggestions.  Also been looking at the are ascend roof rack, but its pricey. 

 

 

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Not sure of the quality . There is 50” curved light made by Rough Country. With brackets it’s around $350-375. Still new to this not sure how to submit a link.

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Madcow2020

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Still trying to decide what to do with mine.  The only sponsor I have (wife) is hit or miss lol. 



Fortunatley mine wants to build a Jeep. We are doing that after we are done with the truck.


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Anyone in Houston want to help build a bed rack like the one below. I found this rendering on a you tube video.

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We are just starting to get into overlanding here also. SO far have the truck and not much else. I am the sponsor along with the wife so it'll be a slow build . Try this site out, lots of good stuff there. https://www.overlandbound.com/

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4 hours ago, Madcow2020 said:

Anyone in Houston want to help build a bed rack like the one below. I found this rendering on a you tube video.

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This may be helpful in your designing. http://www.leitnerdesigns.com/

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I really don't like the term overland on simple builds, seems silly to me. Either way here is my setup. Only had the truck 3 months or so, so still basic. I had the aluminum rack built locally.

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It's builds like this, that make me wish I hadn't bought a High Country. Some days I wish I had bought a Regular cab long box fully loaded instead. Rigs look good guys...

 

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Off topic, sure.  But next weekend we are headed up to a state park in MS, and the skeeters will be out for blood.   We rented a cabin but the boys want to truck camp.  Any safe/effective products out there best for keeping them (mosquitoes, not the boys) out of the camper shell so we can camp with the shell/tailgate open?

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Skeeters are attracted to CO2. Dry ice in a styrofoam cooler with holes in the lid placed 10 yards or so is supposed to attract them to it instead of you. Not sure how well it actually works.


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