Desert Survivor: 1993 Toyota Pickup 4×4 5-Speed (opens in new tab)

Ontario, California is between San Bernardino and Anaheim, about 40 minutes (give or take) east of Los Angeles. It's a fairly dry climate, with around 16 inches of precipitation a year on average, about half of what we get in the upper Midwest. The sun can wreak havoc on human skin (melanoma numbers are up)...