After a few recent wheeling adventures my factory skid plate was hanging on for dear life. Found a local company that makes pretty sweet aluminum skid plates for the 5th gens so I ordered one up! This is from GreenLane Offroad here on the Island.
Small update - wired up some new LEDs in my front bumper, in addition to my roof bar and ditch lights. Pretty happy with my front lighting now. I think I'll add some rear LEDs and maybe rock lighting at some point too.
4Runner with a factory rear locker - extremely capable and extremely reliable. Big enough for all your gear and will get you anywhere you need to go. I've had a number of 4Runners over the years and have never been let down.
My second choice would be a Jeep JK/JL only because they're probably slightly more capable off road out of the box, but you sacrifice some reliability. Either option would be great for your needs though, and both have great aftermarket support if/when you do decide to do some upgrades.
After a few recent wheeling adventures my factory skid plate was hanging on for dear life. Found a local company that makes pretty sweet aluminum skid plates for the 5th gens so I ordered one up! This is from GreenLane Offroad here on the Island.
Ah Nahmint is sweet, in fact I know a really good hidden hike in camp spot there. Message me when you're heading that way and we'll meet up!
That ice was surprisingly thick - pretty sure I could have driven my truck on it (though I wouldn't)!
Small update - wired up some new LEDs in my front bumper, in addition to my roof bar and ditch lights. Pretty happy with my front lighting now. I think I'll add some rear LEDs and maybe rock lighting at some point too.
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4Runner with a factory rear locker - extremely capable and extremely reliable. Big enough for all your gear and will get you anywhere you need to go. I've had a number of 4Runners over the years and have never been let down.
My second choice would be a Jeep JK/JL only because they're probably slightly more capable off road out of the box, but you sacrifice some reliability. Either option would be great for your needs though, and both have great aftermarket support if/when you do decide to do some upgrades.