Top Heavy 3rd Gen Tacoma on 37's take on the Rubicon Trail for the Marlin Crawler Roundup '23 Part 1

Описание: I head up to Loon Lake side of the Rubicon trail with ​⁠‪@overlandx4x440‬ to meet up with a bunch of dudes from the Marlin Crawler Forum to attend the MCR 2023. This is the first roundup in awhile as the last 3 years got cancelled due to Covid and fires.

We start off the trip with 6 total Toyota rigs. We have an array of Toyotas on this trip. One second gen Tacoma on RCLT's, a 2nd gen 4runner on SAS, an FJ cruiser on doublers, an 80's Hilux, and a 5th Gen 4runner on RCLT's and doublers. The second gen Tacoma had to be turned around due to a steering sector shaft issue but he was able to get out of the trail. I was wondering how the trailer would make it up but I guess it wasn't meant to be.

We left on Friday, August 19th morning and was able to make it up to Buck Island. We were met with pouring rain and mud once we got past the Granite Slabs. Right before we hit Buck Island, we made a quick stop at Soup Bowl. I gave it two attempts. The first attempt was a no go as I didn't have the approach angle. I get a lot of help from the group and some spotters during my attempt. Big shout out to all of them for the support! It is very tough to get traction with the rain and mud. Check out the end of the video to see how I fared against it. Enjoy!