Author Archive for Jason Lancaster
Jason Lancaster is the editor and founder of TundraHeadquarters.com. He has nearly a decade of experience on the retail side of the auto industry, and another decade of experience of the part and accessory side of the industry.
Truck Tent Comparison – Napier vs. Camp-Right
Last Spring, we offered up a basic Napier truck bed tent review. The general consensus was that while there were a few gripes we had regarding features that could probably be improved, in general, it was a very practical and well-made tent that provided nice sleeping space high up off the wet ground. With hunting season upon us (or nearly upon us, depending on your game of choice), we thought it might be nice to look at truck camping again.
The Camp-Right Truck Bed Tent
There are a few pickup truck tents available on the market that are worthy of investigating should you be tempted to transform your Tundra into a full-on recreational vehicle. One of which, the CampRight, is an interesting competitor to the Napier Sportz tents.
Intro-Tech and Covercraft Sun Shades – Overkill or Luxury?
If you spend any time at all flipping through parts catalogs or browsing internet auto parts shops, one thing eventually becomes clear: pretty much anything you can imagine as an accessory for your truck has already been designed, built and put on sale at a hard to resist price. Want LED lights for you windshield washers? They’re out there. Want to dangle a nasty representation of the male anatomy from your trailer hitch? It’s a mouse click away from being shipped to your house. The array of products available for the Tundra is really quite impressive, and it represents a very large market of people that are looking for ways to make their trucks nicer and easier to enjoy.
Custom sun shades are a nice accessory, but they might be overkill.
Sometimes, however, you run across a product that at first seems to make sense but after a little bit of research turns out to be impressively over-engineered and over-priced for the task at hand. The Covercraft Car Sun Shade and Intro-Tech Automotive Windshield Sun Shade might fall into this particular category.
Wi-Fi Flowers For Prius and Eli Manning Buys A Toyota
Here are a couple of odd pieces of Toyota news:
1. WiFi Flowers. Toyota is sponsoring an art project that will place giant flowers in public spaces around the USA. The flowers look kind of cool, but what makes them really interesting is that they contain wireless routers for free public wi-fi and a handful of power outlets. Seems like a smart way to publicize the 2010 Prius on the cheap. Good idea.
Toyota’s Puzzling Marketing Blitz
Toyota is acting strange lately.
- During the 90’s, Toyota led the charge in hybrid technology despite the fact they made little or no profit on every hybrid they sold.
- Last week, Toyota announced that they will not significantly invest in all-electric vehicles, nor will they choose to use Lithium-ion battery packs in upcoming vehicles.
15 years ago, Toyota rolled the dice on hybrids with no regards to costs.
Franky’s DOC – A Supercharged 2007 Toyota Tundra RCSB
There are many, many awesome Tundras on the road. One of them, a 2007 Regular Cab Short Box (RCSB) Tundra, is owned by Franky. In addition to having a cool nickname (Franky calls his Tundra “Doc”), this Tundra also has the big motor, a supercharger, and a ton of extras.
Here's "Doc" - a Supercharged 2007 Toyota Tundra RCSB. Be sure to note the smoked headlight lenses.
As you can see, the Doctor is “in.” This thing is suhweet. Here’s the low-down:
