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I have the 5spd manual tranny so it's just a matter of selecting the right gear the the 2.7 will pull in the situation. generally I'm keeping up in traffic even in the hills but ur not going to do 80 on the freeway with this combo lol. I try to keep the revs up between 3-4k so it's 65-70mph in 4th and if it won't pull that up a hill shift down to 3rd and 4k rpm for 60mph and it goes up about anything but the steepest of hills. off road in 4 low it has tons of torque no issues there

@@BirdPhish any suspension mods? Did you add a bigger leaf pack or airbags?

@@LUNAdaniel1234 I have an Icon stage 3 kit for a 2” lift that came with a added leaf spring and I have Firestone air spring in the rear

My pleasure roaddog....it's been pretty awesome...I've seen more sunrises this past year than I'd seen in my whole lifetime prior to Kimbo life.....thanks for watching and commenting!

I like my coffee black....thanks for watching!

hahaha....I hate doing laundry... but living out of the Kimbo it's a necessary chore every few weeks ...

Lots of Hummingbirds in the deserts....when we lived in Paris, CA for awhile it was hot desert out there and we had litteraly hords of hummingbirds feeding off our feeders....but that bird at the top of the cactus in this video was not one....not sure what breed but I think it was feeding on insects that were harvesting pollen from the flowers. There were some birds with strange calls out there...loved it hahaha. Thanks dog for watching and commenting!

My pleasure roaddog! I used to camp on the beach at Pismo Beach and also down at Imperial Sand Dunes by Glamis to ride the sand dunes with my ATV....these dunes the sand is different, more hard packed, unfortunately they suspended camping out in White Sands dunes for the time being. The grassland were very nice...loved it there.

Glad to have you subbed...thank you! Costly lessen the trailer was...life goes on tho. This weekend we've been at Overland Expo West and Off Grid is here showing their new trailers....they've fixed all the issues I had with mine but looking around the Expo I've seen so many better trailers out there imho.... Cheers...thanks for watching and all!

This place was truly amazing…. I will never forget it that is for sure 👍

@@BirdPhish wow, that sounds amazing! I'd love to hear more about it.

@@abirhossen3361 the crazy weather....very humid one day like on the east coast and then dry desert air like you'd expect there combined with the abundant wildlife was all sort of unexpected for me....we just needed a place to hang out to see the Eclipse and got a lot more :)

Thanks as always K...this place I liked a lot...the weather made it feel real strange tho being an arid desert environment and yet have some days with so much humidity...

thanks man....uploading new content is always fun but ...I couldn't wait to post this one

Thanks Steve

Thanks roaddog... I appreciate the views and comments. I love posting new content and having a great time trying to create it so no plans to stop any time soon....

Thanks 🙏 K! Straight out of the camera …raw and unaltered lol

Thanks Jason...really appreciate your visit and comment! I do love time laspe vids...

Spiders give me the creeps and that one was the creepiest! It was chill though and kind of cool to see it. Thanks for watching K!

LOL....the wife loves my french toast...the rams were a huge unexpected bonus to our stay...we had one guy get spooked about being the last one around and took off at full speed right past the Kimbo....wish I could have captured it but it happened too fast...it was quite impressive

yeah we were fortunate to get some clearing...the forcast was looking pretty bleak and that morning it didn't look good but we stayed put and it cleared just enough...maybe I can last 20 years for the next one lol...

lol...did ya notice Ana was pruning her nails most of the time...casually sitting there not to be bothered with such things like solar eclipses...lol

The Kimbo was designed specifically for/to fit exactly in the Tacoma. Plus ..I'll bet any overland rigged Taco owner will admit to being over ..but the good rigs have been built up to handle it. My regular cab 4/cyl. Tacoma is a bit lighter than a V6 extra cab or 4 door and thus has a higher payload. Still I'm sure I'm a bit over with all my gear! So ....I've added an Icon Stage 3 suspension kit for a 2" lift and added Firestone Air springs to the rear...ride is great with the air springs, pretty much don't notice the Kimbo on board. Tires are important too! Took my jacks off the Kimbo to save 100lbs. thanks for watching and the comment!

@@BirdPhish, yeah, I just want a midsize truck from the factory, with rear lockers, that can handle the weight of a Scout Yoho or Kimbo camper (with people and gear included), within the factory payload, and without mods.

@@colbybrady2187 I suspect even with a full size truck and 2000lb payload when you put 1500lbs of Kimbo and gear in it the truck will sag in the rear some and you'll want to have something to handle the weight bring it back to level...you don't want to back that guy with the head lights pointing up with low beams and blinding everyone lol...I imagine most people towing and with slide in campers are doing something to their stock trucks so the nose of the truck isn't pointing up n the air. Also...shocks are a wear item...when my shocks needed replacing I put the Icons shocks on and it made it like a completely different truck...in good way...much, much better ride than stock shocks...good luck and thanks for watching and the comments!

​@@BirdPhish, indeed, I figure something minor like airbags rubber bed mat, and even new shocks is fine, I just don't want to throw $15K or so into mods. Also, I just want something that is engineered from the factory as apposed to a small shop's recommendations, recommendations that might change substantially between various shops. For example, the guy on Trail Recon said that when he beefed up the suspension on his Powerwagon build with new shocks and springs, that it didn't handle quite right after that. So just trying to avoid an expensive headache like that without compromising my ability to lightly off-road too much. I'm glad your build is working out, I've always liked those regular cab Tacomas.

Thanks so much....getting ready to hopefully have a view/film some of the eclipse here in Texas so gotta go...clouds may spoil the occasion but we'll hope for the best....thanks for watching!

love the tip...rocks of all kinds lol...Montana we've yet to explore too...this will be on our list...thanks for the tip and thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching...sorry to hear you didn't like the video. Have a great day.

Very fortunate you are indeed to reside in Utah...my favorite state without doubt! Thanks for watching and commenting! My other video if you've not seen it..."The Capital Reef" was also shot in Utah. czcams.com/video/ojurzLSsQIA/video.htmlsi=PYAvYUiqM6cbcr-Z

yeah I believe people need to or should go out of their way to make themselves uncomfortable in today's comfy world...thanks for watching and commenting!

When do we eat looks good bird

I do love my coffee!

Avocados and bananas....you gotta eat 'em when they're ready or else lol

My pleasure....thanks for watching! Our's is still good a year later....

Thank you...we'll be celebrating 1 year in the Kimbo full time in a few weeks so I think it's time...I'm trying really hard to have a full tour /one year review video put together soon

Thank you! Utah is incredible and I'd never been in that part of it before...so nice. I looked at ehe Scout a Overland Expo PNW and I've seen many in the field in use over the past year...I could probably be happy in a Scout and of course love the Kimbo. With a Scout you'll blend in with other RV's in the campground and not really be noticed....not possible in a Kimbo lol. Thanks for watching...commenting!

Awesome comment! I've noticed the same thing about overlanding channels...seems to be a rule they have to move everyday lol....trying to do some things different with this channel sometimes at least. I hated to include the video clips with wind noise but decided to...the cowboys caught me by suprise and the first shot I didn't have my mic and sock on the camera. Just picked up a new mic too this week should help with sound hopefully. thanks for watching and the comment!

Alway grwat fun to post new content....thanks for watching!

This is my second time watching and I do think I will be watching this video over and over it is a beautiful place

thank you roaddog!@@roaddog7793

Thanks K! Try to be safe out there but every once and a while a burr comes along lol...

Thanks for watching and the comment!

Thank you....love the "unique" compliment!

We still are living out of and loving our tiny Kimbo home! Thanks for the comment!

Thanks K! I just try to put together stuff that I like and figure others maybe like it too...thanks for watchin"!

yes it has the 2.7l 4 cyl. with a 5spd manual...2" lift with stage 3 Icon kit and Firestone air springs in the rear do real well with the Kimbo and all my gear. Getting 13-14 hwy mpg and it does well in the mountains...gear selection... keep the revs up

Fair question...it was my way of unveiling, showing the viewers that I had a new camper... without getting in front of the camera and saying "I got a new camper"...also I made the coffee with an induction hob which a Kimbo owner would know a stock Kimbo will not do... so there was that tidbit too. thanks for watching and commenting!

Because some of us love this shit! Unless you've done it, morning coffee out in the great outdoors, I guess you don't get it

Thanks K! ...the comment section has been very kind ot me...with you leading the way

thanks for watching and commenting....you can't control what comes at you in life....and for sure i can't control the wife lol... but never forget you always have control over how you act yourself

thank you !

looking around at campgrounds I've been to it seems like more people have hard folding panels than these fabric based types....a bit more bulky but that is what I'd recommend to go with for portable panels.....thanks for watching and commenting!

Yeah... "so bad"... says it all lol.......thanks for watching and commenting!

Glad to be of help...good to have you K in the comments...thanks for watching!

I've yet to cover that topic in any of my videos lol...thanks for watching and asking! We have a bucket-like container that I've made a seat for...we put bio-degradable bags in and dispose of them accordingly depending on where we're camping at. Sort of like the Thunder Box you can purchase but my own DIY version that closes and has a seal to keep the orders contained. thunderboxusa.com/

Lol. Well thanks for covering it for me. Do you find the kimbo pretty doable to live in, in warmer climates especially if you were living in it by yourself?@@BirdPhish

absolutely doable...very comfy space but it is small so you need to be well organized and keep organized or else it can get frustrating moving things to get to other things...i'd say the first 4 months it felt like bailing water that was coming in as fast as I could bail but now I feel things are where they need to be and it's easy. So glad to have made the move into our Kimbo! @@tyb3542

Thank you!