2026 What's the Plan?

I’m so late to this but better late than never, right?!

•read more (went from reading 51 books in 2024 to 6 books in 2025) 😭
•read the whole Bible (going strong!)
•practice shooting way more frequently
•lose weight because I can only blame the baby for so long 😂 it’s time to be a MILF! I’ve lost 35 before, I can do it again. (Omg is Andrew embarrassed by this post yet?!)
•more off-road driving practice
•survive teaching my first college course 🤓 which hopefully leads to being offered more 🤑
•actually learn cool truck stuff from checking in here more so I can hold an intelligent conversation about cool truck things?!
•more trips! Besides Barstow…or Lucerne…🤪

Hope everyone’s doing well striving toward their goals!
 
HAHAHA this is Chelsea's gripe! Everytime she can make it to the desert it's in beautiful Barstow lol
Barstow is trash.. or maybe I just think that on 33x10.5 with 13 inches of travel up front... the 2 track is so deep, I have to drive with a tire on the side and one in the middle to make it through most of the race course.

I feel like there is endless exploring to be done to waste time at a spot that's just moon bumps everywhere...

Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe my truck just sucks ? or both ?
 
Barstow is trash.. or maybe I just think that on 33x10.5 with 13 inches of travel up front... the 2 track is so deep, I have to drive with a tire on the side and one in the middle to make it through most of the race course.

I feel like there is endless exploring to be done to waste time at a spot that's just moon bumps everywhere...

Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe my truck just sucks ? or both ?

It's not much fun in my truck, either. I've never even taken it down main lol.

For her she wants to see pretty things if she's gonna spend a weekend in a loud, dusty truck.
 
I’m so late to this but better late than never, right?!

•read more (went from reading 51 books in 2024 to 6 books in 2025) 😭
•read the whole Bible (going strong!)
•practice shooting way more frequently
•lose weight because I can only blame the baby for so long 😂 it’s time to be a MILF! I’ve lost 35 before, I can do it again. (Omg is Andrew embarrassed by this post yet?!)
•more off-road driving practice
•survive teaching my first college course 🤓 which hopefully leads to being offered more 🤑
•actually learn cool truck stuff from checking in here more so I can hold an intelligent conversation about cool truck things?!
•more trips! Besides Barstow…or Lucerne…🤪

Hope everyone’s doing well striving toward their goals!
Get it gurllll!
 
It's not much fun in my truck, either. I've never even taken it down main lol.

For her she wants to see pretty things if she's gonna spend a weekend in a loud, dusty truck.
Yaaass I agree with Chelsea. Barstow is just convenient and holds sentimental value at this point for most but it’s not what it used to be (from what all you old farts tell me) lol
 
2026 is coming in warm. What's the game plan. Truck wise /Life/ Fitness/whatever.

I'll go first some of this is carry over from last year some new challenges. I'm sure ill come up with some more nonsense but this is what I got for the moment.

4runner:

Rebuild front axle
install Cromo rear axles ✅
fix parking brake ✅
Hydro Assist
Cage
3 link front
swap rear springs
Sort out EGR vacuum lines to delete check engine light
fix door speakers
install Tach
Spare Tire carrier

Mouse

Motor Swap 22re

Install parts I've had chillin in cabinet for a few years
-install short shifter
-prep front end uni balls hiems
-install bluetooth stereo

Trips:
point to point prerunner trip (TBD)
Mojave road with the family
make a few day runs or one nighters to watch desert races with kids
Hammers ✅
Motino Wash ✅
Big Bear
Fordyce/Rubicon
Calico
Colorado
Idaho run with backcountry boys
make it up to Canada to Fernie area with the Canadian boys.
Baja run


MTB
-hit 52 rides (get out atleast once a week)
-100,000 ft of climbing
-1000 miles
-Snow Summit Wheel and Ride - Motino wash/ Rattlesnake canyon to snow summit bike park

Fitness/Life:
Read 10 pages a day
Get down to 190 lbs 198.8
Squat/Bench 225lbs hit 185 on bench new PR 02/10
Set up Syn Ice in shop ✅

For Bad Lines Good Times

King of the Canners
- KOH 2026 ✅
- TDS 2026
Expo 2026
Big Bear Trail Clean up run
Cougar Buttes Clean up
Continue to grow the forum (2230 members now )3500 by this time next year
Hit 50 EP on the podcast (Currently EP 29)
More YouTube longer form videos of (trips and vehicle walkarounds)


2026 Let's fucking goooooo!

E
Would love to know when you come out to Colorado 🫶
 
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