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Baja California:
Catavina Desert
Catavina Desert
Bahia Concepcion
Bahia Concepcion
Los Cabos
Playa Coyote
Outside Los Cabos
Outside Los Cabos
Santa Rosalia?
Mainland Mexico:
Guanajuato
Think it was outside Guanajuato
Puerto Escondido
Mountains outside Oaxaca
Catemaco, nothing but adventure...and a pink flower here and there
Central America:
Tikal, Guatamala
Down the road from Playa Tela, Panama
Colombia:
Tatacoa Desert
Villa de Leyva, I can see my house from here! Slept here for the night.
Outside Parque Tayrona
Outside Parque Tayrona
Outside Parque Tayrona
El Penol, outside Medellin
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Catavina Desert
Catavina Desert
Bahia Concepcion
Bahia Concepcion
Los Cabos
Playa Coyote
Outside Los Cabos
Outside Los Cabos
Santa Rosalia?
Mainland Mexico:
Guanajuato
Think it was outside Guanajuato
Puerto Escondido
Mountains outside Oaxaca
Catemaco, nothing but adventure...and a pink flower here and there
Central America:
Tikal, Guatamala
Down the road from Playa Tela, Panama
Colombia:
Tatacoa Desert
Villa de Leyva, I can see my house from here! Slept here for the night.
Outside Parque Tayrona
Outside Parque Tayrona
Outside Parque Tayrona
El Penol, outside Medellin
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
Colombian back roads
2guys1truck.com: 2004 AWD Chevy Astro from California to Colombia!
want to follow along, or think our paths may cross, Facebook kjswiley
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Getting to camp in Death Valley,
testing approach and departure... Camp
testing approach and departure... Camp
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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Re: Post your advanture photos.
Awesome pictures once again!
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Wiley, great photo's and looks like a spectacular trip.. thanks for sharing.
I'v been a Jeeper the last few decades, but I'm having a hard time justifying keeping it. Threads such as this confirm my desire for an Astro. Back to lurkin'..
I'v been a Jeeper the last few decades, but I'm having a hard time justifying keeping it. Threads such as this confirm my desire for an Astro. Back to lurkin'..
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three day backcountry ski outing.
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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- I sleep in my van
- Posts: 592
- Joined: Wed May 18, 2011 4:38 pm
- Location: 7000' in the Mountains of California
Re: Post your advanture photos.
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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- I sleep in my van
- Posts: 592
- Joined: Wed May 18, 2011 4:38 pm
- Location: 7000' in the Mountains of California
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a few more from the desert
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
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Awesome pics as usual! Makes me want to go camping now except its only 11 degrees out!
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Only picture with the van in it is the one while driving..... that's the Astro dash. Went to Pulaski, NY to buy the rod and reel in the pic. Used it and got that nice brown trout. Was my first winter steelhead fishing trip. I was dressed for it and it was ok but the second night my heater blower quit. I was stealth camping in it. Then my driver side window quit working while open 2 inches.....
1998 Astro. Sterling Hi-top Conversion. 1st Second gen owned.
Former ....
90 Astro shorty conversion,$500 short term driver
91 ext Astro bad body,bad motor $325, became a 350/4bl cruiser with all under hood acces working.TOTALED..my fault
88 Astro shorty conversion 177k-270k,threw rod. $2500
85 Astro mint body ...totaled 9 days later...not my fault. Paid $1k, insurance gave me $2k
86 Astro shorty 147k-242k, $2500. sold running!
Former ....
90 Astro shorty conversion,$500 short term driver
91 ext Astro bad body,bad motor $325, became a 350/4bl cruiser with all under hood acces working.TOTALED..my fault
88 Astro shorty conversion 177k-270k,threw rod. $2500
85 Astro mint body ...totaled 9 days later...not my fault. Paid $1k, insurance gave me $2k
86 Astro shorty 147k-242k, $2500. sold running!
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Couple of picture from testing Astro's capabilities.
2004 Astro AWD, 90k miles, 2" Lift, 225/75R16 Cooper Discoverer A/T3, Tru-Cool LPD-4490 Trans cooler
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Holy cow, great contributions, everyone.
Three Forks, Owyhee. I should have emailed Snow Geek to join us, Boise is not too far.
http://youtu.be/e16zvYf-EOs
http://youtu.be/tUuPMWI6f5A
Three Forks, Owyhee. I should have emailed Snow Geek to join us, Boise is not too far.
http://youtu.be/e16zvYf-EOs
http://youtu.be/tUuPMWI6f5A
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Incredible photos and locations! It reminds me why I got an Astro van in the first place.
2001 Astro LT AWD "Redneck Edition", 4" Custom Lift, 30x9.5R15LT on stock wheels, Hightop conversion, custom interior, custom roof racks, external solar shower, front recovery points. SOLD
1997 Astro LS AWD Starting build soon.
1997 Astro LS AWD Starting build soon.
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photo_van wrote:Getting to camp in Death Valley,
testing approach and departure... Camp
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It's difficult to tell what's going on here. Are you crawling and the holes are just that deep ? (Wow)
Or are you carrying that much speed that you're bottoming out?
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It's from speed. A bit of a long story, but we have time right? I'm a crawler; I drive slow, I like to save my van, it's important to me. In this case, this was a recently washed out gully across the road, probably only 20' lip to lip. It had been crossed a couple of times by some very short wheel based Jeeps. On the way out I got hung up pretty good with the departure angle and almost got stuck (or at least almost had to pull out the HiLift!)T.Low wrote:photo_van wrote:Getting to camp in Death Valley,
Are you crawling and the holes are just that deep ? (Wow)
Or are you carrying that much speed that you're bottoming out?
This was on the way back, I carried a little speed (a very little) so I wouldn't get hung up again. After seeing the photos, I realized how little it takes to compress the suspension in these vans and lucky I didn't loose the oil pan that time!!!
Nice No Cascades photos!
1998 AWD/4WD
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710
4" lift, 31x10.50's, NP 242j/c hybrid, 4.10 gears, S10 front disconnect, rack & pinion steering, trans cooler, rock sliders, ARB fridge, house battery and 100w solar, swing out rear rack with foldout camp table, bed and passenger swivel chair
dirt bag camping rig
1981 Toyota 4x4 pu
1974 John Deere 710