SableRunner · A 2015 4Runner Overland BuildA first-time overlander's 2015 Toyota 4Runner build in Colorado: the plan, parts and costs, trail days, and what went wrong.https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/en-us5th-Gen 4Runner Overland Build: Live Tracker and Shopping Listhttps://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/the-build-tracker/https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/the-build-tracker/Every part, every check, every dollar, including the ones I haven’t spent yet.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTplanhi@mikehirsch.net (Mike Hirsch)The plan, in seven phaseshttps://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/the-plan-in-7-phases/https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/the-plan-in-7-phases/Mechanical Ready through Solo Ready: how I'm sequencing the build, and the one place my plan disagrees with the instructors.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTplanhi@mikehirsch.net (Mike Hirsch)Duckling with a V6https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/duckling-with-a-v6/https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/duckling-with-a-v6/My intro off-road class on the Switzerland Trail west of Boulder, following a red Jeep, and the news about rock sliders.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTloghi@mikehirsch.net (Mike Hirsch)How I'm using Claude to plan and run this buildhttps://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/how-im-using-claude-to-plan-and-run-this-build/https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/how-im-using-claude-to-plan-and-run-this-build/A dedicated AI project, primary sources over forum lore, one home for every kind of information, and an honest list of what it caught and what it got wrong.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTplanhi@mikehirsch.net (Mike Hirsch)Meet Sablehttps://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/meet-sable/https://mikehirsch.net/sablerunner/meet-sable/A 2015 4Runner Trail Premium, the safari that started all this, why I picked an older truck on purpose, and where the name came from.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTloghi@mikehirsch.net (Mike Hirsch)