DianaT
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How much fits in your truck?
Our neighbors watched for two weeks as John packed and unpacked our Toyota Tundra for our first trip to our new place in Bahia Asuncion---think they
thought he was crazy.
I was surprised there was still room for me and the dogs.
When we first spread it out on our new front porch, I was amazed how much was in there.
But then with it spread out even further, it really looked like he had accomplished the impossible.
And we even had some living room furniture. 
And we got the red light at the border---but with the sleeping bags, ice chest, and duffle bags at the back, they just took a quick look and sent us
on our way.
Had to return too soon, but headed back soon.
Diane
[Edited on 6-26-2007 by jdtrotter]
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sylens
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brings back such fond memories. each trip south, steve loaded the highlander to the gills and upon returning north, within a couple of hours i'd find
myself beginning to take stuff to our staging area, the guest bedroom. whether we had to wait three weeks or three months to return to our house in
ensenada, the staging area was never empty
and the contents of our loads were remarkably similar to yours
as steve used to say to me when i pouted about having to go back north, "just think of it as a re-supply trip."
lili
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sylens
brings back such fond memories. each trip south, steve loaded the highlander to the gills and upon returning north, within a couple of hours i'd find
myself beginning to take stuff to our staging area, the guest bedroom. whether we had to wait three weeks or three months to return to our house in
ensenada, the staging area was never empty
and the contents of our loads were remarkably similar to yours
as steve used to say to me when i pouted about having to go back north, "just think of it as a re-supply trip." |
Guest bedroom? Ah yes, there is a bed hidden somewhere under all the stuff for our next load. 
Tis fun
Diane
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Taco de Baja
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Here's my load for a 3 day weekend....And no, the little kid did not ride in the back 
Substantially less than when packed for a 10 day trip to the beach....Then I can't even see see out the back.
Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions
-Herbert Spencer
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TMW
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When my brothers and I take our annual trip to Baja the truck is packed high with stuff including a motorcycle. As the trip goes by everything seems
to take up less room yet the only thing removed and used up is the small amount of fire wood we take and it goes pretty quick. I'm not counting the
cooler contents as they are constantly replaced.
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bajajudy
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I remember very well our first trip down in our old Toyota long bed. we furnished our entire house...mattress, futon, futon frame unassembled,
linens, all those paper products that you have. I found these tables(4) that had 3 legs that screwed into a circle of particle board and had a glass
to cover the round table cloths. We had already bought some of those local metal rockers(still have them...jim is reading in one of them as I type)
and with these tables we were all set.
Well we were all set until we arrived at our house only to find that in fact it was not even near finished, but thats another story.
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toneart
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The key getting stuff past the red light inspection seems to be:
1. No cargo or flat bed trailer.
2. Everything stuffed in one vehicle.
3. The stuff most visible looks like camping gear.
Good job, Trotters.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
The key getting stuff past the red light inspection seems to be:
1. No cargo or flat bed trailer.
2. Everything stuffed in one vehicle.
3. The stuff most visible looks like camping gear.
Good job, Trotters. |
Never traveled Baja with so little on our way back, but we did bring back the sleeping bags to put in the back once again.
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BAJACAT
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just enough stuff for five Baja crazzy people,notice the TECATE 30 PACK ON THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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Another shoot
5 slepping bags
2 tents
3 coolers
2 - 5 g fuel containers
1 folding table
tool box,with recovery gear
2 containers for food
1 box with camping mis.
1 four person infl. boat
1 5g water jug
5 camping chairs
camping stove&grill
[Edited on 6-26-2007 by BAJACAT]
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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