Got some mud on the tires of 2024 Tacoma rig built for wildlife photography

[bking]

Hi everyone. I did my first offroading last weekend with my Tacoma. My big hobby is nature photography and as I've been chasing after larger mammals, I'm sometimes finding I need to venture out farther to find them. This is what I built the Tacoma to do.

Last weekend I headed out to Pennsylvania to find some Elk. The usual places near roads, etc.. are pretty much played out plus I wanted something different so I headed off into the mountains to find some animals. I ended up on some pretty cool trails that varied from fields, mountain ridges, and trails through the woods. Tons of mud.

I have a Westcott Lift and 33's. In the end, the Tacoma performed flawlessly. The most exciting part was probably climbing a hill that looked almost straight up for about 20 ft and the truck not even breaking traction. That was in 4L, but I didn't need to lock the diff or anything. I will have to say that the Westcott lift definitely makes the ride much stiffer. I had the truck articulating pretty hard and it beat me up pretty good. In the end we found Elk and I had a great time learning some offroading.

Got some pinstripes for my trouble, but I'll have to work those out. Worth it!

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[4thGenOffRd]

Nice pics. I love taking my new Taco out on 4x trails. I don’t have much experience with off roading but so far the stock TRD OR has impressed me. Recently, I used the crawl control on large river rocks with steep inclines and the truck kicked ass. What brand of tire are you using?

 

[bking]

Nice pics. I love taking my new Taco out on 4x trails. I don’t have much experience with off roading but so far the stock TRD OR has impressed me. Recently, I used the crawl control on large river rocks with steep inclines and the truck kicked ass. What brand of tire are you using?

I am running Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT. I work for Goodyear so not much option there. Fantastic tires. 3 Peak rated and ripped through the trails with no issues. The only thing is with 33's they are 10-Ply. I wish they had lighter ones, but it is what it is.

 

[tacoboutit]

Hi everyone. I did my first offroading last weekend with my Tacoma. My big hobby is nature photography and as I've been chasing after larger mammals, I'm sometimes finding I need to venture out farther to find them. This is what I built the Tacoma to do.

Last weekend I headed out to Pennsylvania to find some Elk. The usual places near roads, etc.. are pretty much played out plus I wanted something different so I headed off into the mountains to find some animals. I ended up on some pretty cool trails that varied from fields, mountain ridges, and trails through the woods. Tons of mud.

I have a Westcott Lift and 33's. In the end, the Tacoma performed flawlessly. The most exciting part was probably climbing a hill that looked almost straight up for about 20 ft and the truck not even breaking traction. That was in 4L, but I didn't need to lock the diff or anything. I will have to say that the Westcott lift definitely makes the ride much stiffer. I had the truck articulating pretty hard and it beat me up pretty good. In the end we found Elk and I had a great time learning some offroading.

Got some pinstripes for my trouble, but I'll have to work those out. Worth it!

These pics are fantastic. Nice job!

 

[Photo_Nerd]

Hi everyone. I did my first offroading last weekend with my Tacoma. My big hobby is nature photography and as I've been chasing after larger mammals, I'm sometimes finding I need to venture out farther to find them. This is what I built the Tacoma to do.

Last weekend I headed out to Pennsylvania to find some Elk. The usual places near roads, etc.. are pretty much played out plus I wanted something different so I headed off into the mountains to find some animals. I ended up on some pretty cool trails that varied from fields, mountain ridges, and trails through the woods. Tons of mud.

I have a Westcott Lift and 33's. In the end, the Tacoma performed flawlessly. The most exciting part was probably climbing a hill that looked almost straight up for about 20 ft and the truck not even breaking traction. That was in 4L, but I didn't need to lock the diff or anything. I will have to say that the Westcott lift definitely makes the ride much stiffer. I had the truck articulating pretty hard and it beat me up pretty good. In the end we found Elk and I had a great time learning some offroading.

Got some pinstripes for my trouble, but I'll have to work those out. Worth it!

Nice! And hey, fellow wildlife photographer here! I’m anxious to take some real trips soon. When you’re too close to the cities, birds are the most readily available subjects. Don’t get me wrong, I love shooting birds. But I need some variety. My old 2wd Ranger could only get me so far.

 

[bking]

Nice! And hey, fellow wildlife photographer here! I’m anxious to take some real trips soon. When you’re too close to the cities, birds are the most readily available subjects. Don’t get me wrong, I love shooting birds. But I need some variety. My old 2wd Ranger could only get me so far.

Thanks. I've shot lots of birds as well. In the past few years I've been chasing mammals. This is one of the reasons I'm building up the truck. As soon as I get some time I have Molle Panels for inside the bed. I've designed some printable brackets for tripods that will rest just inside the WinDoors on the cap so I can pop it open, grab and go. Also setting up a battery charging rig in the back near the 400W Outlet so I can charge as I travel. Plenty more to come! Good luck with your Photography!

 

[Photo_Nerd]

Thanks. I've shot lots of birds as well. In the past few years I've been chasing mammals. This is one of the reasons I'm building up the truck. As soon as I get some time I have Molle Panels for inside the bed. I've designed some printable brackets for tripods that will rest just inside the WinDoors on the cap so I can pop it open, grab and go. Also setting up a battery charging rig in the back near the 400W Outlet so I can charge as I travel. Plenty more to come! Good luck with your Photography!

Thanks. You too! Do you have an IG I can follow? Would love to see your work.

 

[Pootklopp]

Can you make this a regular thing here? Would love to see/hear about the outings. Or if you have other places you post (YouTube, Insta, etc) could you share.

 

[bking]

Sure, I can do that. I'm working on my new site now. I'm heading for Maine next week to find and photograph Moose. I'm not sure how heavy the off-roading will be, but at the same time I did't thihk I'd find anything in PA.

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