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Outdoor X4 – Our New Favorite Magazine
By Brenan Greene On April 29, 2020 in Accessories, Camping, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews

OutdoorX4 – Our New Favorite Off-Road & Overland Magazine

OutdoorX4 – Our New Favorite Magazine: OutdoorX4 is a vehicle-based/overland/outdoors adventure lifestyle magazine Stuck on COVID shelter in place? Yeah me too! Whoa, we have so much in common… I’ve…

DIY First Aid Kits vs Pre-Built Kits (Like the Surviveware FAK) For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Clint Taylor On April 28, 2020 in Accessories, Camping, Gear, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews

DIY First Aid Kit vs Pre-Made Kit – What’s for you?

DIY First Aid Kits vs Pre-Made Kits (Like the Surviveware FAK) For the 5th Gen 4Runner Being prepared comes in many different forms and fashions. Perhaps it could be the…

Crutchfield Focal Integration (2-Way) Speaker Upgrade Step-By-Step Install For 5th Gen 4Runner
By Corey Fontenot On April 28, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Audio, Install, Reviews, Tech

2-Way Speaker Upgrade For 5th Gen 4Runner

Crutchfield Focal Integration (2-Way) Speaker Upgrade Step-By-Step Install For 5th Gen 4Runner 4Runner Speaker Upgrade: Improving audio quality using aftermarket speakers, adapters, Silicone baffles and sound deadening Like many of…

Apex Overland's Recovery Points Install & Review For 5th Gen 4Runner
By Chris - @Deadeye.4r On April 24, 2020 in Accessories, Gear, Off-Road, Overland, Recovery Gear, Reviews

Apex Overland Recovery Point Install & Review

Apex Overland’s Recovery Points Step-By-Step Install & Review For 5th Gen 4Runner I’m new to the 4Runner game. I got mine within the last year and immediately caught the mod…

BMC High-Performance Drop-In Air Filter Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Eryck Hung On April 24, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Maintenance, Performance, Reviews

BMC Air Filter Review for 5th Gen 4Runner

BMC High-Performance Drop-In Air Filter Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner Your 4Runner’s engine air filter is one of the most important items to replace to keep your rig running…

Extreme LED RGB (Bluetooth-Controlled) Rock Light Kit Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Trevor Varney On April 17, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Acc Lighting, Accessories, Electrical, Install, LED Bulbs, Lighting, Reviews

Extreme LED Bluetooth RGB Rock Lights Install 5th Gen 4Runner (FR)

Extreme LED RGB (Bluetooth-Controlled) Rock Light Kit Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner Why Rock Lights? Rock lights are not just for showing off your sweet suspension at the…

Black Widow Oil Change Service Ramps Quick Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Corey Fontenot On April 16, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY, Maintenance, Performance, Reviews

Black Widow Car Service & Oil Change Ramps – Review and Overview

Black Widow Oil Change Service Ramps – Quick Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner Like many of you out there, I’ve learned that using oil change ramps are a big…

Protecting Yourself and Your 4Runner's Interior During a Pandemic: A Step-By-Step Guide On Deep Cleaning For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Corey Fontenot On April 14, 2020 in DIY, Maintenance

Cleaning + Disinfecting Your 4Runner’s Interior

Protecting Yourself and Your 4Runner’s Interior During these COVID Times: A Quick Guide On Deep Cleaning the 5th Gen 4Runner We have all been dealing with the changes that the…

sPOD BantamX 8-Circuit Switch System Review + Step-By-Step Install For 5th Gen 4Runner
By Clint Taylor On April 14, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install, Performance, Reviews, Tech

sPOD BantamX Review + Install on 5th Gen 4Runner

sPOD BantamX 8-Circuit Switch System Review + Step-By-Step Install For 5th Gen 4Runner Aftermarket accessories for a 4Runner are plentiful. Whether you are looking for additional lighting, some protection from…

NashFabCo Ladder Review & Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Dan Brune On April 14, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Camping, DIY, Gear, Install, Off-Road, Reviews

NashFabCo Ladder Review & Install 5th Gen 4Runner

NashFabCo Ladder Review & Step-By-Step No-Drill DIY Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner A ladder can be a useful addition to an Overlanding rig, particularly for owners who have invested…

By Kiel Maddox On April 12, 2020 in Camping, Overland, Reviews

Oris Skottle – Review

The Ultimate Skottle Cooking Kit For Camping or Overlanding With so many options on the market, it might be hard to decide on the right cooking system for your needs….

Go Fast Campers Rooftop Tent
By Brenan Greene On April 11, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Camping, Overland, Reviews

GFC (Go Fast Campers) Platform Wind Skid

GFC (Go Fast Campers) Wind Fairing – Everything you need to know about the Platform wind skid A conversation came up on the gram’ about the GFC wind fairing, which…

Coastal Offroad Low Profile Rear Bumper Review & Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Steve Offutt On April 08, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Install, Off-Road, Overland, Rear Bumpers, Reviews, Trail Tested

Coastal Offroad Rear Bumper Install & Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner

Coastal Offroad DIY Rear Bumper Kit – Review & Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner I will admit, I’m a bit of a minimalist and I love the look of…

2020 Adventure & 4x4 Off-Roading Expos, Rallies, and Shows You Don't Want To Miss
By Trevor Varney On April 08, 2020 in Camping, Expeditions, News, Off-Road, Overland

Overland Events For 2020: All The Expos, Rallies & Shows For Adventures & Off-Roaders

2020 Adventure, 4×4 Off-Roading & Overlanding Expos, Rallies & Shows You Don’t Want To Miss Overlanding, Off-Roading, Rock Crawling & Mudding Events A big part of Adventuring, whether that’s Overlanding,…

By Max Sheehan On April 07, 2020 in Accessories, Gear, Overland, Reviews

Strawfoot Handmade Window Covers For Privacy, Theft Prevention & Temperature Control

Product Review: Strawfoot Handmade Window Covers for the 5th Gen 4Runner In every vehicle, windows are the lenses to the surrounding world. They are the thin buffer between inside and…

Gibson Dual Side-Exit Exhaust Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Jeff Steffens On April 07, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, DIY, Gear, Install, Performance

Gibson Dual Sport Exhaust Install 5th Gen 4Runner

Gibson Cat-Back Dual Side-Exit Sport Exhaust Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner This is a pretty simple overview of how to install the Gibson cat-back dual sport exhaust. I…

Diode Dynamics 42" Stage Series Light Bar Review
By Kiel Maddox On April 05, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Acc Lighting, Accessories, Lighting, Off-Road, Overland, Trail Tested

Diode Dynamics 42″ Stage Series Light Bar Review

Diode Dynamics 42″ Stage Series Light Bar Review If you like off-roading and tend to do night runs or late trail runs, odds are you’ve found yourself needing better lighting…

General Grabber Arctic Tires Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Dan Brune On April 01, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Reviews, Tires

General Grabber Arctic Winter Tires – Review

General Grabber Arctic Studdable All-Terrain Snow Tires Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner The 5th Gen 4Runner is one of the most capable off-the-lot 4x4s available today—so why would it…

By Eric Ellis On April 01, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Gear, Off-Road, Overland

Element E50 Review: A Compact, Longer-Lasting and Easier-To-Use Fire Extinguisher

Element E50 Fire Extinguisher – Benefits Of It’s Compact Design & Easy-To-Use System Over Conventional Options How does it work? Element fire extinguishers are compact units that operate by vaporizing…

Alpine Halo9 iLX-F309FRN Step-By-Step Install and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Frank Rebelo On March 31, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY, Install, Reviews, Tech

Alpine Halo9 Install & Review on 5th Gen 4Runner

Alpine Halo9 iLX-F309FRN Step-By-Step Install and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner Why Upgrade the 4Runner Head Unit? We all know the factory head unit has a lot to be…

Yakima LockNLoad Roof Rack System Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner: Final Thoughts
By Ryan Gibbons On March 26, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Gear, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews, Roof Racks

Yakima LockNLoad Rack For 5th Gen 4Runner – Review

A Versatile Rack System That Utilizes The Factory Roof Rails In the not so distant past, dinosaurs ruled the world and for us, 5th Gen 4Runner owners, we had very…

Baja Designs Chase Lights (S2 Chase Lights on 4Runner)
By Kiel Maddox On March 23, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Acc Lighting, DIY, Install, Lighting, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews, Roof Racks

Baja Designs S2 Chase Lights on 4Runner Roof Rack or Bumper

Running Baja Designs S2 Chase Lights on 4Runners Roof or Bumper – An Overview and Review When it comes to lighting Baja Designs is one of the most respected names…

Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift (2.75" Front Lift + 1" Rear Lift) Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Martin - @martymotoring On March 23, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, DIY, Overland, Reviews, Suspension

Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift Review for 4Runner

Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift (2.75″ Front Lift + 1″ Rear Lift) Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner This lift kit from Eibach raises your 4Runner to 2.75″ in the…

By Max Sheehan On March 22, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, DIY, Maintenance

5 Things You Can Do To Your 4Runner During the Quarantine

Corona Virus Got You Locked Up? Here are 5 Things you Can Do To Your 4Runner While Stuck at Home We are dealing with some strange times here in the…

Headlight Revolution Level 3 GTR LED Headlight + Reverse Lights Install and Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Trevor Varney On March 19, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Headlights, Install, LED Bulbs, Off-Road, Overland, Tail Lights

Headlight Revolution Level 3 Reverse Lights for The 4Runner – Features Diode Dynamics & GTR Lighting

Headlight Revolution Level 3 GTR Lighting & Diode Dynamics Tail as Turn Reverse Lights – Install and Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner Why Upgrade? Reversing in the backcountry can…

Marlin Crawler Lower Control Arm Frame Brace
By Brenan Greene On March 18, 2020 in Armor, DIY, Install, Maintenance, Off-Road, Overland, Skid Plates, Suspension

Marlin Crawler Heavy Duty LCA (Lower Control Arm) Frame Brace – Camber Tab Kit

LCA Cam Tab Reinforcement Gusset and Frame Brace Kit from Marlin Crawler It may come as no surprise that the cam tabs (camber tabs) on Toyotas can get bent pretty…

Trail Special Edition 4Runner - Cement
By Konrad Chojnowski On March 15, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, News, Off-Road, Performance, Reviews

2021 4Runner Trail Edition – Toyota Brings Back The Trail Edition with New Styling

2021 4Runner Trail Special Edition – “Gear Up and Get Out” It’s that time of year again! The Chicago Auto Show debuted Toyota’s new lineup of Trail Special Edition trucks…

Prepping and Painting Rock Sliders: A DIY Mod To Keep Your the 2019 TRD Off-Road 5th Gen 4Runner
By Cory - @trd4x4is16 On March 14, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, DIY, Install, Off-Road, Rock Sliders

How to Prep and Paint Rock Sliders

Prepping and Painting Rock Sliders: A DIY Step-By-Step Overview For the 5th Gen 4Runner or Any other Truck Getting the best bang for your buck. There are tons of options…

Morimoto XB LED Headlights DIY Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Felix - @gun.rnr On March 10, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY, Headlights, Install, LED Bulbs, Lighting, Reviews

Morimoto XB Headlights For 5th Gen 4Runner – Install & Review

Full Housing Upgrade With Amber Or White DRL So, you saved all of your pennies and finally decided to pick up a pair of the Morimoto XB headlights for your…

Zarges Overland Automotive Storage Box
By Brenan Greene On March 08, 2020 in Accessories, Camping, Gear, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews

Zarges Aluminum Gear Storage Boxes – Our Initial Thoughts, Review & Overview

Meet Zarges Storage Boxes: An Aluminum Storage Box That’ll Change How You Pack Your Off-Road, Overland or Daily Storage Gear Storage boxes are important for the type of travel we…

Motivx Tool Set Review (Metric for Toyota)
By Kiel Maddox On March 05, 2020 in Accessories, DIY, Maintenance, Off-Road, Overland, Reviews

Motivx Tools 1/2″ Metric Drive Set Review

Motivx Tools 1/2″ Drive Ratchet Socket Set For DIY Work With so many options on the market for tools, it may be hard on deciding what route to take. Do…

By Konrad Chojnowski On March 04, 2020 in Accessories, News, Tires

Cooper Tires Continues to Be a Driving Force + A New Tire For Smaller SUVs

Are new tires on your list? Follow along as we dive headfirst into Cooper Tires! We all know that choosing the proper tire for your 4Runner is essential to performance,…

GTR Ultra 2 LED High Beam Step-By-Step Install and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Trevor Varney On March 03, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Headlights, Install, LED Bulbs, Lighting, Reviews

GTR Ultra 2 High Beam Install & Review on 4Runner

GTR Ultra 2 LED High Beam Step-By-Step Install and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner Why upgrade lights? The 5th Gen 4Runner is a new “Old School” vehicle. Meaning that…

Here’s Why You Need Eyebolts in Your Hatch For The 5th Gen 4Runner
By Andy - @atwprojects On March 03, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY

Adding Eye Bolts for Ceiling Cargo Nets and Accessories on 5th Gen 4Runner

Here’s Why You Need Eye Bolts in Your Hatch For The 5th Gen 4Runner It’s amazing what you can find on the plethora of 4Runner forums and message boards out…

Introducing the Nomad Kitchen – An Camp Kitchen Off-Road Gear Essential for Any 4Runner Enthusiast: What's included?
By Ariel - @nomadkitchenco On March 02, 2020 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Camping, Off-Road, Overland

Introducing Nomad Kitchen – A Slide-Out Kitchen System for the 5th Gen 4Runner

Utilize Full Kitchen Convenience Anywhere with This Slide-Out Camp Kitchen Including a Stove, Sink, Cutting Board, Drying Rack and more! Nomad Kitchen Co. is launching its first vehicle-based camp kitchen…

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