Overlanding Build - 4th Gen

[coloradoe9x]

My preferred camping destinations contain black bears, moose, and bobcats, unfortunately haven't seen any snakes lol. I absolutely love camping. I have a dining room with no table or chairs filled with gear. I've gotten quite good at storing food in coolers but admittedly the melting ice is annoying. It'd be nice to go from an hour setting up basecamp to 15 minutes, having all my main things in or attached to the truck already. It will definitely be a process as I get more things of convenience, but I can totally get away with filling the bed with my current stuff till that happens. I have an extensive shopping list ready to go!

 

[crazykid1994]

I’ve looked into doing the split rear bench seat in my truck and removing the single side and using it for a fridge mount in the cab. I’m planning on building a bed storage setup out of wood. 2 long drawers and some storage compartments so I can put a grill and other stuff. But if I do a trailer I can keep all that weight off the truck and do the propane and grill on the trailer and fridge on the trailer as well with an RTT and annex.

 

[4xdad]

I have a big plywood box that opens up to a shelf it’s on conduit legs got it from my father in law a small propane bbq and camp stove 12 volt fridge is all we need the big thing for us is comfortable sleeping warm safe and dry there is only me and the missus and maybe one dog so we don’t need a bunch of stuff a trailer would be apita to turn around on the trail so I like to keep everything just on the truck

 

[crazykid1994]

I have a big plywood box that opens up to a shelf it’s on conduit legs got it from my father in law a small propane bbq and camp stove 12 volt fridge is all we need the big thing for us is comfortable sleeping warm safe and dry there is only me and the missus and maybe one dog so we don’t need a bunch of stuff a trailer would be apita to turn around on the trail so I like to keep everything just on the truck

That’s why I’ve also looked at removable soft bed canopy’s or truck bed tents over doing an RTT. I can build the drawer box just tall enough and use a mattress pad or a thin foam mattress on top of the box that it’ll still fit under my tonneau cover.

 

[4xdad]

I have a sea to summit queen size air mattress very comfortable and the little diesel heater worked awesome

 

[4xdad]

Buying a good mattress is a good investment we found the elcheapo ones from Canadian tire to noise and not very comfortable

 

[4xdad]

Queen size sleeping bag too lol wink wink

 

[Travelin Ram]

Personally I prioritize reliability more than capability in my exploration rigs. It’s more important to me to get out and back without breaking something rather than have the ability to conquer a bigger obstacle vs the trade off of a more fragile vehicle. Just watch what happens on the trail and it’s seldom stock vehicles that break; it’s a rig with big tires and poorly engineered mods.

Which is not to say I don’t mod mine, just that I’m mindful of how much and whose engineering I trust. For suspension I would choose a respected vendor and buy a complete system rather than a pieced together DIY from multiple sources.

One of the biggest improvements in capability, especially for your terrain, would be selectable lockers. Not sure if that’s even an option for the IFS. There’s a world of difference between slipping tires on a ledge and waiting/hoping traction control can reduce the slippage compared to being locked up and all four tires rotating together.

Best of luck on your build, have fun with it!

 

[4xdad]

I agree build for bulletproof walking sucks

 

[odinjunior]

Yeah lockers would be a good choice.