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Hey all, Been a minute since I've made an official post regarding the website, so I'm making this thread to quickly address that. Short version: I spent the last 100 days traveling the country and attending all overland related events that happened this summer. I thought it would be easy to...

Hey guys, As you may know, I've been working on a "2.0" version of the website for a while. The entire revision is time consuming so I occasionally try to launch some of its smaller features early, such as this one.... The search function on tacoma3g.com should now be a little more useful...

I've had a lot of caffeine to make sure the new website design would be perfect so anyone who doesn't love it is a fool!

This is a forum thread version of my monthly RotM newsletter for March 2022. I'm reaching out about: How you can help me develop our community as a T3G Supporter What's to come for the Tacoma3G.com community in 2022 Our March Rig of the Month contest is open for entries ⚠️ Funding...

Hey guys. So you all know I messaged you about this topic. I received an overwhelming amount of great opinions and ideas (over 100!). It has been a lot of work to get it up and running. I was able to expand payment options too. It was only PayPal, but now you'll be able to choose to securely pay...

This has been something I've wanted to implement for years but I could never figure out a "safe" way to do it. I think I finally figured out a mostly foolproof way to do it. How to link to your build thread in your posts: Go to your build thread and look at the URL Identify the numerical ID...

Quick update: I had a few people ask (remind) me about 2022 not being a selectable year in your T3G account preferences. 2022 is there now, as well as some colors that were missing (Wind Chill Pearl, Blue Crush, White, Celestial Silver, Electric Lime). If this applies to you, you can update...

Update: Calendars can now be purchased here: https://tacoma3g.com/account/upgrades Hey guys, I'm working on creating our T3G calendar for 2022. Each month will have the photo that won that month's Rig of the Month in 2021. The cover photo will have 2021's Rig of the Year photo. It's been a few...

I can't believe it but we're in our third year of doing Rig of the Month! I know I enjoy the monthly contest and I think you guys do too. However, some members have been entering the contest since the beginning and still haven't won. On the flip side, a few members have won more than once...

I’m working on writing a T3G update/announcement type post that I wanted to publish today. I couldn’t get it done in time. So, until I can finish that, I just want to drop some cliff notes from it: - I have been overwhelmed with some unexpected medical stuff - That is why I have been quiet -...

🏆 To celebrate the launch of their new 3rd Generation Tacoma accessories, @4 Wheel Parts have paired up with Tacoma3G to host a Giveaway, and the second winner has been selected! 🎉 The T3G member that will be receiving a rear bumper for their truck is... @bonifacio! 🤙 Congrats on being...

🏆 To celebrate the launch of their new 3rd Generation Tacoma accessories, @4 Wheel Parts have paired up with Tacoma3G to host a Giveaway, and the winner* has been selected! 🎉 The T3G member that will be receiving a set of rock sliders for their truck is... @itsthex! 🤙 Congrats on being...

🏆 To celebrate the launch of their new 3rd Generation Tacoma accessories, @4 Wheel Parts have paired up with Tacoma3G to host a Giveaway. We're giving one piece of truck armor to a lucky Tacoma3G.com Forum member! You will be able to select: a front bumper, or a rear bumper, or a set of rock...

4 Wheel Parts is looking to put some of their brand new armor on a lucky Tacoma3G member's rig. This thread is just a teaser for the upcoming giveaway... stay tuned!

New Forum Feature: WikiPost I just added a new feature to the forum called "WikiPost" which is a handy tool to allow any member to edit the first post of a thread designated as a WikiPost. I've been trying to implement this for a minute and I think I finally have it working. WTF is a...

May 1st was T3G's 3rd year of being online. Kind of like last year, I'm a bit late to make a post about it, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. Here's a snippet from what I said last year that is just as relevant today: I've said it many times, but starting a forum after 2009 tends to be a...

You might get an error when you create a post, like a post, or click some other buttons around the forum. I'm aware of this and currently trying to figure it out.

I think we should have a themed RotM in May. I want to hear some of your suggestions. Here's the list of themes I already have listed, so we could pick one of these or add a new one. THEME: STOCK THEME: FLEXY THEME: SCENIC THEME: THICC THEME: WASH ME THEME: SPOOKY THEME: FUN IN THE...

Have you ever noticed a very small amount of members have a “T3G O.G.” badge next to their username? That was originally designated to the 25 people that volunteered to test the forum before it opened to the public. As the forum grew, I gave it to the first 250 members. As we are coming up on...

Hey guys. I’m probably going to do a “working” theme for February — photos with the truck being used to haul stuff in the bed or on a trailer. What other RotM themes would you like to see in 2021?

We lost him due to dementia at 61 years young. He also caught covid while in the hospital for his conditions. He was suffering and now he isn’t. Something I wrote: A stranger, distressed, alone in the rainy night. Daunting to most, telling to you. You are the one who gave your hand and...

You know the alert bell at the top of the forum? The one that gives you a little red number if someone liked your post or quoted it or whatever? When you click that bell to see your unread alerts, the red number will no longer disappear. So, if you have 6 alerts and click the bell and only...

{name}, Hey guys! Tyler here with some Rig of the Month/Year updates and a little gift from Rago Fabrication! 15% off Rago Fabrication catalog for Tacoma3G members Rago Fabrication were kind enough to offer all Tacoma3G.com members a 15% discount on their products during the week of Black...

@ragofabrication were kind enough to offer all Tacoma3G.com members a 15% discount on Rago products during the week of Black Friday. Use the code below at checkout to apply your discount and be sure to post photos of your new goodies here on the forum! https://www.ragofabrication.com/ And...

It has been brought to my attention that the RotM photo currently in first place has a political flag on the truck. I didn’t notice the flag when I accepted the photo, which I consider a big mistake on my part. I would not have accepted the photo if I did, regardless of the type of political...

Hey guys, I have some end of the year RotM changes and info on Rig of the Year and calendar to share. ----- Rig of the Month: Bonus votes for November and December Rig of the Month has probably been one of my favorite additions to T3G since T3G's launch. I look forward to them every month even...

I started with a weekend camping trip. It was fun, I’ll post some photos eventually. But my father is having some serious medical issues. He is suffering and we can’t tell what is about to happen next. Then yesterday another one of the closest people to me got some bad news medically related...

Hey guys! Creating useful content on YouTube for the Tacoma3G community is something that I have wanted to do for a few years. But I'm very particular with how I present content under the T3G name on the website and social media and I also have a lot of pet peeves with the way popular YouTube...

I have to admit, I never use these things and find them annoying. BUT... I know a lot of people love them, so... Let there be GIFS! To add them to your post, just click the 'GIF' icon in the bar above the text editor when you're typing:

Sorry about the delay in announcing this. I'll get right into it... While plenty of people were receiving credit for this contest, the top handful of posters were: @Tacomadad18 -- 406 @Tyler -- 217 (hehe ;)) @TRDcement_taco19 -- 133 @Mr. Nobody -- 58 (hehe ;)) @nickyreno -- 55 And the total...

Hey folks! Tacoma3G.com is currently undergoing a live update. This includes interesting new website features and server optimization. As a result, you might occasionally see some weird bugs or pages that look unfinished. For example, where the heck did these icons come from: I’m also aware...

I want to bring up an important topic regarding mental health. Mental Health and the State of the World The world, and more specifically our country, is obviously in a state of gloom right now. Bringing this up in a message coming on a Tacoma website might seem odd at first, but I don't think...

Hey guys! We have a pretty cool milestone coming up and if you've been here for a while, you've probably seen that I like to pair contest giveaways with significant milestones when possible. In terms of numbers that we commonly consider significant, 50k is one of those, so I want to give...

Just a quick FYI for anyone that hasn't noticed it is the 10th, or who has noticed and you're wondering where RotM is at. RotM and a separate contest will go live in a few hours, I just haven't gotten around to typing the contests up yet.

Hey guys. Paige and I are taking our camper on its first true maiden voyage over the next few days for our anniversary. We're going from New York to Maine. I just wanted to let you know that I might be a little less active on the forum during that time (especially for those of you that PM me a...

I'm to reaching out to inform you of an upcoming forum giveaway (separate from RotM), Instagram giveaway, an update to the future of our Rig of the Month contest and, if you read far enough, there will be a little T3G-2G teaser at the end (the T3G 2.0 overhaul). Upcoming Forum Giveaway Roughly...

Hey guys. Quick FYI: We have, and have always had, a dedicated section for website suggestions and support: Tacoma3G: Feedback / Website Support I don't think most people knew it was there due to previous placement of it which was a little hard to find. I'm assuming this based off of the...

The following message is a copy of the newsletter I sent out for this month. Posting it as a thread as well so it can be commented on if anyone actually wants to. ----- T3G, Tyler from Tacoma3G here! I'm reaching out to let you know that our August "Rig of the Month" photo contest is open...

Hurricane Isaias just got done doing its thing on the area that I live. As a result, I’ll be without power for around 2-3 days. I’d normally hotspot my LTE to my computer so I can still work on the forum but even cell services aren’t working well yet. Just thought I’d let you guys know why I...

Hey guys. I sent this info out in an email, though it is hard for me to know if most people are getting my new emails or if they are going straight into spam boxes. Surprisingly, sending "healthy" newsletters is an extremely difficult thing to do. There were already a few complaints against the...

Hey guys. RotM is late to open again so I’m reusing this old thread to let you know I haven’t forgotten about it and will try to get it live tonight. IRL stuff gets in the way sometimes.

I try to keep it professional within T3G. I almost never use T3G to spread awareness of anything, despite multiple requests to do so. However, today I had to. You may have seen my posts on the Instagram today, regarding July 4th: I knew I would get plenty of backlash and hateful comments...

FINALLY! I’ve wanted to implement this for a very long time now. You should all be seeing the dark theme, but if you aren’t, let me know. You can’t switch off the dark theme at the moment, but later today you will be able to switch back to any of the light themes if you would like to. You...

I'm trying to get us a dark forum theme as I'm sure a lot of you guys are using dark themes for your apps and other websites. I want to show you a preview and maybe get some feedback on it. There are bugs that still need fixing, but besides that, how do the colors feel on your eyes?

This used to drive me crazy; if you quoted someone's post that had images in it, you wouldn't see the images in the quote box. That should be finally updated. Images should appear in all quoted posts, so you can actually tell what people are replying to.

This won’t apply to most of you guys, but it’s a change worth noting nonetheless. Thanks for understanding.

RotM will open later today when I get the chance to get on my computer. Just letting you guys know I’m case anyone was waiting for it. :)

This was an annoying bug that we've dealt with for about a month, but it should be fixed now. While on your iPhone, if you like a post, it should simply like the post. If you want to use a different reaction, you long press the like button, just as it used to be. I know this is super minor, and...

I regularly decline paid ads and partnerships on my IG account. I also keep the forum 100% ad-free, despite offers. (Forum vendors are not obstructive ads; they are community members). While I appreciate the offers, I do not want to push paid advertisements. I also don’t want influencer...

We had SO many this month. It results in a dilution of votes, essentially lowering everyone’s chance of making it to the top. Say there are 40 different members who voted in that thread so far. If those 40 members only had 10 photos to vote on, the outcome might be totally different. But is it...

@Mr. Nobody on behalf of T3G, and Fab Zone Armor, have paired up to give away a brand new skid plate. This is an Instagram giveaway and to enter, all you need to do is meet the requirements noted in this post: Original link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0RbMvnZg6/?igshid=7ypjeav49ail Good luck!

May 1, 2020 was our forum's 2 year anniversary! I apologize for being a little late on celebrating my own website's anniversary. Paige and I have been going through unusual days and weeks due to COVID, just like most people. So, I honestly didn't notice the date until today. :( Nonetheless, I...

I love organizing things. I have been working for two full days to revise our forum structure. It is still a work in progress, but since a lot of it is noticeable now, I figure I should ask if you guys want anything changed. Since I am not done, some of what you see is not fully functional yet...

You guys have given great feedback on our Rig of the Month contest and I'm glad to see everyone really likes its implementation on the forum. After four months of doing this, pretty much everyone agrees there are two major problems with it: 1. If you don't submit your photo pretty quickly...

It took a little longer than expected, but we’re back up and running on the new server. I moved servers because the old one would often go down for about 5 minutes, multiple times a week, for no reason. Unacceptable. So I moved to a different provider but I also upgraded the power of the...

Hey guys. I have decided to pursue a new hobby, which is rock stacking. I will be creating a forum for that instead. I’m selling the forum and my truck in a bundle pack for $60k. Please contact with ridiculous inquires only.

If you upgraded to iOS 13.4, which just launched, you might’ve noticed that reacting to posts with a “like” is requiring two clicks instead of the original one. Prior to this update, hitting like would simply like a post, as expected. A long press would pull up the other reaction options (love...

Original link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UInFOnNf5/?igshid=41o2d61ab16l

Holy crap, I didn't even notice how close we were, so this came as a bit of a surprise to me. We just broke 40k forum posts, which is an awesome feat! Thank you guys so much for using the forum. Without you all posting, the forum wouldn't be what it is! I can't tell you how much I appreciate the...

I don’t know how @Malcolm pulls some of the stuff off that he does, but this is pretty awesome nonetheless. This is the first time Toyota somewhat showed they might know we exist. Granted, the person who posted the photo probably didn’t even see the logo on the truck, but hey. Original link...

The first RotM contest had a $50 Amazon gift card and T3G patch/sticker for the winner. For our second month, I upgraded that gift card to $100. The gift cards are nice because a lot of people shop on Amazon so it allows you to get whatever you need. But I'm not opposed to switching the prizes...

T3G fam, I am ecstatic to announce this special milestone for our community! In less than 2 years of being online, we have broke through the 5,000 member threshold! T3G would not be what it is without every single one of you, and I am very proud of the tight-knit and friendly environment that...

I wanted to make sure the server would be able to handle this before I ever enabled it. But all members are finally able to upload videos directly into your posts, just as you would with your photos. This can be done from your computer or on your phone/tablet. Let me know if it doesn't work for...

Hi guys, I know I'm a little late on getting this color scheme added to the forum, but we now have the option to view the website using the 2020 Army Green color scheme! I don't think many of you guys own a Taco in this color yet, but you can switch to it by clicking here...

A lot of you probably noticed the site not loading today for around 15 minutes. The server unexpectedly shut down and it took me a minute to get it rebooted. This isn’t the first time this has happened and considering the price I pay for what should be a premium server, I’m getting a little...

Edit: This parts store has been officially taken offline. Sorry. :( Hey guys, Brad from Limbaugh Toyota was kind enough to provide us an exclusive promotional code for Toyota service parts ordered through their website, http://parts.limbaughtoyota.com/. The code is TACOMA 3G in all caps and...

Our first monthly "Rig of the Month" contest is now OPEN! Post a photo of your truck in the submission thread to enter the contest. Vote for your favorite truck by hitting the "like" button on the post. The first place winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and a T3G patch and sticker. This...

After a many requests over the last couple of years, T3G patches are FINALLY available for purchase! If you would like to purchase one to support our website AND donate FirefighterAid.org, please visit this page: store.tacoma3g.com. As always, thank you for your support!

INTRODUCTION TO TACOMA3G.COM My name is Tyler Winterfield and in April 2018 I set out to create an organized and friendly community dedicated to 3rd generation Toyota Tacoma and overland enthusiasts, known as Tacoma3G (T3G). I was unhappy with the existing Tacoma and overland communities due to...

The server unexpectedly went down for about 20 minutes today. It should now be working for everyone. If you see anything weird happen for the rest of the day, please let me know. It scares the crap out of me whenever this happens. (n)

There is a current server error when you try to submit any type of comment on the forum. I don’t know what happened but it’s being looked into. Sorry for any inconvenience while using the site.

I just added some links to certain forum descriptions that, when clicked, will take you to a page listing ALL threads about said subject. For example, if you click the suspension link, it will bring you to this page: https://tacoma3g.com/forums/wheels-tires-suspension-armor.8/?prefix_id=2. Those...

One of the most important things about any forum is the structure in which topics are organized. Other forums often have a long list of categories you can post in, which becomes confusing and the content starts to spread too thin. I have always tried to maintain the most straightforward and...

I’ve been reading through a lot threads lately and one thing I noticed is that it can sometimes get confusing when a few discussions are going at once. There’s nothing wrong with it happening, it’s just sometimes hard to remember who asked the original question. So I added a little “Thread...

This is something that I wish we had since day one, but we have it now so I’m stoked nonetheless! Ever notice when your little alert bell at the top of the forum has a red number on it, 5 for example? So you click on it so you can view who quoted your post or liked your post or whatever it is...

The site has been steadily growing and as a result we grew out of the server that we were originally hosted on. Today I upgraded the server to a much more powerful (and expensive) one. It is supposed to be able to handle way more traffic to the site, image uploads, and be generally faster...

T3G fam, Tacoma3G.com's one year anniversary is this month! It actually came and went already on May 1st (April 12th for you soft launch people). I wanted to create this thread on the day of but real life got in the way and that is actually want I want to address for a minute. I hate to get...

Posting here for extra visibility. It would be awesome to see some of you guys there, though it is understandable if you can’t make a drive into San Diego on a Tuesday night.

T3G fam, You may have seen the recent announcement about T3G seeking forum moderators. Well, to my surprise, I got more applicants than I was expecting, because you guys are rad. So, while I intended to add two, maybe three mods this time around, we got five! The way I see it is like this...

UPGRADE COMPLETE! T3G fam, We've run strong in our current state for almost a year now. But earlier in 2019, the platform we are running on (XenForo) received some big updates from its developers. I held off on upgrading T3G to this new version until they ironed out most of the bugs. Now it's...

Applications currently closed! T3G fam, As we approach our one year anniversary and the community continues to grow with activity, it is time to recruit some forum moderators! Our first year was very smooth in the way of moderation, with myself and @Malcolm, and then @Mr. Nobody later on...

T3G Fam, With some planned upgrades to the site coming, I'm looking for some simple data. Are you guys visiting the forum via mobile or desktop more? I have statistics like this available from other sources such as Google analytics, but I want it to compare it to your raw votes to further...

T3G fam, Since our official launch on May 1st, 2018, the forum and T3G community are thriving and growing stronger each day. As we come up on our 20,000 forum post milestone, I'd like to drop our next forum-exclusive giveaway... MISSION: Break the 20,000 forum post milestone with continuous...

T3G fam, I am excited to announce @Mr. Nobody (aka Andy) as the first T3G forum moderator. Andy has a vast history of informative posts that members have gained a lot of knowledge from. He has always been highly supportive of the website and has a strong drive to continue to provide valuable...

T3G fam, As the site is growing in activity, I've felt we have reached a point of necessary expansion to keep things organized. The general 3rd gen discussion forum had many topics related to tents, bed toppers, trailers, gear and how to mount it, and other related camping stuff. It's time to...

We did it! 2,000 forum members in less than a year of being online! Imagine 2,000 third gen Tacomas in one place... that would be insane. Your support for the website and sending me positive feedback all the time is amazing. T3G literally wouldn’t be a website if it weren’t for all 2,000+ of...

T3G fam, As we approach 2,000 total members I felt this is a good time to up the threshold for members who have supported T3G from the beginning, aka T3G O.G. members. This badge under your username was originally reserved for the 25 members who joined before the official launch of the forum...

Nerdy announcement incoming: I just made a server-side change/upgrade to our forum that should give us slightly faster loading speeds (I don't think it was slow to begin with, so you might not notice this). Additionally, and more importantly, the website is more securely protected on this new...

This week, Tacoma3G hit quite a few milestones. We've passed 15,000 posts! And just after our 4-month birthday. This is exciting news. @Tyler and I are so happy to see this community grow. Not only online, but in person as well. We've had people from all corners of the country, (and beyond!)...

New vendor program details: https://tacoma3g.com/threads/tacoma3g-com-vendor-program-how-to-become-a-vendor-and-what-the-3-different-tiers-mean.1248/ Those who are not currently a vendor because you have been waiting for this, please contact me.

So I’ve been thinking about new ideas for merch since the shirts have been temporarily discontinued. What’s everyone hoping for? Here’s what I’ve had in mind -better quality of the Original T3G T-shirt -new designs for T-shirts -tank tops -decals/die cut stickers -hoodies -hats We want this...

For everyone who joined the Sandstone Canyon meetup this weekend, thanks for coming and we hope you all had fun! Time to post the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I’m curious to know what everyone who has gotten a shirt thinks of the print quality. @Tyler and I kind of feel like it’s shitty looking and we wanna stop selling them until we figure out a better option. What do you guys think? Also any suggestions on printing companies are welcome!

UPDATE: THIS FUNCTIONALITY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED! I’ve been using https://tyler.tacoma3g.com to directly link to my build thread and I'd like to open this open to everyone. So, if you’d like a custom URL for your build thread, let me know what you want it to be (CUSTOM.tacoma3g.com) and I will...

Starting to push more content to the YouTube channel. It needs 100+ subscribers for a custom URL, so subscribe if you dig raw wheeling videos and want to see more like the one below, which I already have filmed and queued to upload. Thanks guys!

Discussion thread and info: https://tacoma3g.com/threads/tacoma3g-meetup-at-sandstone-canyon.1109/

Hey everyone. The majority of you who have purchased stickers have received them without issue. However, there are also several of you who have purchased stickers, but not received them. The majority of those cases have been resolved; whether it was due to delay on behalf of @Tyler and myself...

#T3GTuesday: Tacoma3G's weekly photo contest! Current prize: Tacoma3G t-shirt HOW IT WORKS Post one photo entry of your truck and your Instagram name (if you want to be tagged), in this thread. I will repost your entry on the @tacoma3g Instagram account and tag it with #T3GTuesday for...