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braziliantaco · Nov 26, 2018

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to introduce myself and say reading your threads is incredibly informative as I look into the overlanding life.

My wife and I are frequent campers -- car camping with our lil' sedan, through hiking / overnight camping in sequoia / inyo / etc, and other such fun. We've been reading a lot about upgrading the experience to have more fun adventures on this side of the Rockies (west coast) and we went into a bunch of rabbit holes:

Class B or C RV's

Some SUV / crossover with a teardrop in tow

JKU with an Ursa Minor camper

4Runner with a platform bed and drawers underneath

Tacoma with a shell and RTT

etc

After lots of hemming and hawing, we think we want to go the Tacoma or 4Runner route.

Our end goal is to practice with a lot of overnights on the west coast and then eventually do a much bigger trip. Ideally Los Angeles -> Florida -> Montreal -> Prudhoe Bay and then follow the Pan American all the way to Ushuaia, Argentina (other than the whole Darien piece, of course). We'd probably head back up the east coast of SA to see Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil on our way back home to the states. This could easily be a 40k mile trip over 6-12 months, which we'd like to plan for in 2020.

This gives us time to get a rig, modify it to our liking, practice in different environments, try our hand at recovery in safer spots, etc. We're open to a stock rig that we mod ourselves, an already modded rig that will just do the job from day 1, or something inbetween. Wish us luck!

irayfz6 · Nov 26, 2018

Welcome and good luck on your search!

buckhuntin-tacoma · Nov 26, 2018

Welcome to TW!!

Bigdaddy4760 · Nov 26, 2018

Welcome to TW!!

HarrisonHopper · Nov 26, 2018

This works well for us
2014 TRD Tacoma with canopy ,westcan adjustable rack, and tapui ruggerized tent, Oldman emu lift with heavy duty leaf springs in back, medium coils up front KO2 tires. We go for 3-7 days at a time 3 people. A full day's drive into the bush or just travelling like regular folk. Even for an over night stay somewhere...it is sooo cozy. Welcome to Tacoma world...join us

braziliantaco · Nov 26, 2018

HarrisonHopper said: ↑

This works well for us
2014 TRD Tacoma with canopy ,westcan adjustable rack, and tapui ruggerized tent, Oldman emu lift with heavy duty leaf springs in back, medium coils up front KO2 tires. We go for 3-7 days at a time 3 people. A full day's drive into the bush or just travelling like regular folk. Even for an over night stay somewhere...it is sooo cozy. Welcome to Tacoma world...join us
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Looks like you have a great and straight-forward set up to get the adventures started!

boogie3478 · Nov 27, 2018

braziliantaco[OP] initial post: ↑

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to introduce myself and say reading your threads is incredibly informative as I look into the overlanding life.

My wife and I are frequent campers -- car camping with our lil' sedan, through hiking / overnight camping in sequoia / inyo / etc, and other such fun. We've been reading a lot about upgrading the experience to have more fun adventures on this side of the Rockies (west coast) and we went into a bunch of rabbit holes:

Class B or C RV's

Some SUV / crossover with a teardrop in tow

JKU with an Ursa Minor camper

4Runner with a platform bed and drawers underneath

Tacoma with a shell and RTT

etc

After lots of hemming and hawing, we think we want to go the Tacoma or 4Runner route.

Our end goal is to practice with a lot of overnights on the west coast and then eventually do a much bigger trip. Ideally Los Angeles -> Florida -> Montreal -> Prudhoe Bay and then follow the Pan American all the way to Ushuaia, Argentina (other than the whole Darien piece, of course). We'd probably head back up the east coast of SA to see Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil on our way back home to the states. This could easily be a 40k mile trip over 6-12 months, which we'd like to plan for in 2020.

This gives us time to get a rig, modify it to our liking, practice in different environments, try our hand at recovery in safer spots, etc. We're open to a stock rig that we mod ourselves, an already modded rig that will just do the job from day 1, or something inbetween. Wish us luck!
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Welcome to TW!

ODNAREM · Nov 27, 2018

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