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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 2737511" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>[USER=12952]@Baba gounj[/USER] Officially placing the order in about an hour. We tried to get close to a match out of existing inventory and then complete the truck via dealer add on but we couldn't find a truck close enough. So I'm going to bite the bullet and special order. They officially say it will take 3 months for delivery but they tell me on average it's usually 5 to 6 weeks. Next is to order the top. Gonna get the wife a new ride next year and she was thinking about a Scatpack Charger with 392 hemi but after going through this process with me, she's thinking about a tricked out 4 Runner. We'll see where this goes. Here is a pick that closely resembles what the truck will look like. Color is a match and wheels almost are. I'm getting full running boards and leaning towards a Smittybuilt from bumper with winch but that is later this year. Also probably going with a suspension kit from Icon with Icon adjustable shocks but upper control arms that allow for more suspension articulation. It won't be a pure overlander but it will be close. </p><p></p><p>One trip I'm already planning after I retire is a road trip from Georgia up through the midwest across Canada, up through the Yukon and then over into Alaska and Fairbanks. From there we head up the Dalton Highway through the Brooks Range and into Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay. The plan is to dip a toe in the Arctic Ocean. Before we had kids I had a Dodge Powerwagon and we did a lot of winter backpacking and wilderness camping (along with caving) and so we are now re-gearing towards a serious return to at least cool and cold weather wilderness camping in retirement. Ironically my son is at this very minute is at a climbing school, and loving it, so the wife and I might even pull some of our old gear out, refresh it and join him for some fun. No RV for me! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q88/p526x296/17498969_1373246386029772_674069973061204828_n.jpg?oh=0e6d76cd99519a2ca49308e6028623a7&oe=595552EF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 2737511, member: 2189"] [USER=12952]@Baba gounj[/USER] Officially placing the order in about an hour. We tried to get close to a match out of existing inventory and then complete the truck via dealer add on but we couldn't find a truck close enough. So I'm going to bite the bullet and special order. They officially say it will take 3 months for delivery but they tell me on average it's usually 5 to 6 weeks. Next is to order the top. Gonna get the wife a new ride next year and she was thinking about a Scatpack Charger with 392 hemi but after going through this process with me, she's thinking about a tricked out 4 Runner. We'll see where this goes. Here is a pick that closely resembles what the truck will look like. Color is a match and wheels almost are. I'm getting full running boards and leaning towards a Smittybuilt from bumper with winch but that is later this year. Also probably going with a suspension kit from Icon with Icon adjustable shocks but upper control arms that allow for more suspension articulation. It won't be a pure overlander but it will be close. One trip I'm already planning after I retire is a road trip from Georgia up through the midwest across Canada, up through the Yukon and then over into Alaska and Fairbanks. From there we head up the Dalton Highway through the Brooks Range and into Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay. The plan is to dip a toe in the Arctic Ocean. Before we had kids I had a Dodge Powerwagon and we did a lot of winter backpacking and wilderness camping (along with caving) and so we are now re-gearing towards a serious return to at least cool and cold weather wilderness camping in retirement. Ironically my son is at this very minute is at a climbing school, and loving it, so the wife and I might even pull some of our old gear out, refresh it and join him for some fun. No RV for me! ;) [IMG]https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q88/p526x296/17498969_1373246386029772_674069973061204828_n.jpg?oh=0e6d76cd99519a2ca49308e6028623a7&oe=595552EF[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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