Overland Mods!

Hey everyone! I've got a 2021 Tacoma 4x4 TRD Off-Road that I'm trying to convert into an overlanding rig. I'm currently looking for a mod shop that sells front bumpers and winches. I'm living in the Columbia SC area, but also travel around Charlotte and Durham, NC pretty frequently. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Local shops you could Google up , iron pig off road is a good shop in Virginia and acc land cruiser and toyota truck in Atlanta is a very good shop .

 

How overland do we want to go? Living out of it, weekend warrior, trail rig+overland?

Bash Fabrication is close to you, hit him up on Facebook for the armor.

Fridge? Cooler? Awning? Shower? Hot Water? Skottle? Roof Rack? Bed Rack? Softtopper? Jerry Cans? Hi-lift? Traction boards? S-Pod? Switch Pro?

Welcome to TW, the possibilities are endless! I'm also in SC. I'll tag you over in the local thread!

 

It's called camping. Overlanding is just turning your truck into an inside out RV. Honestly though, there isn't enough empty space here in the US to do what the Aussies and guys in Africa do.

 

I'm honestly very new to this. My fiancee and I are planning on doing a lot more camping, but I also want to go on trails (Went off-roading for the first time at Uwharrie 2 weeks back and loved it). So I guess Trail rig+overland. It came with a TRD skit plate and lift kit, so I think I'm covered there. If you've got any tips on the first few things needed, I'd also appreciate it!

 

Nice! Love URE, we got a thread for that too!

 

McRibs lessons learnt:

If that’s the case... hear me out, get a trailer. Doesn’t have to be fancy. Something you can drop off as base camp and go back to, lock things up in and know it’s fairly secure. Then you can leave easily go ride some trails and have a good time! Just nothing crazy cause you still gotta make it home!

I like the awning rooms for something attached to the truck with a cot. Plenty of stand up room and privacy. Works even better attached to a trailer! Like a 2br shack of awesomeness!

RTTs are nice but kinda a pain when you want to wheel around and camp in a single location if your good with spot to spot they are pretty easy! Just a pain to get in and out of when you may or may not of partaken in too many adult beverages.

Pop up shower room and a 5 gallon bucket are a plus! Especially for the lady!

Fridges are nice but a decent cooler will work for short trips.

 

Or just tent / hammock camp. Unless you wanna be a real badass and just bring a blanket no pillow!

 

Recovery gear just incase, maybe better tires. Tall skinny 255 85 16 are what I run . Great tire in my opinion

 

Lot of great points.. I dont trailer due to some trails I end up on are out in the boonies and not trailer friendly at all. Not to mention those roads that are wiped out from a slide or flood, and then having to backup to a turn around is no bueno with a trailer. So my solution is a RTT for single nights, or multi days when I wont be driving out of the area, and carry a backpacking ground tent for multi night spots when I want to drive during the day. So far this has worked great. I would love to have a trailer though if it could work for me. I do a ton of trips where its consecutive single night camps and setting up and taking down ground tents and awning rooms is so tedious. Poppin that RTT in a couple minutes has made that part so dang easy.

 

Do you have a recommended tent and/or bed racks?

 

We’re going to URE tomorrow! You coming?!

 

Cheapest you can afford? I went with a Smittybilt tent just because I got it for $750 and wasnt sure if a rtt was for me. I dont see enough of a difference between it and these $3000 tents to say they are better, but what do I know. I really would prefer a wedge tent now that I have one, but I value my roof cargo space more so I havent made that leap yet. If I were to buy a wedge, the GFC Superlight is really appealing for price vs features, but there is a long line to get them. I carry a lot of stuff because I rockhound, so I have tools and packing supplies and of course the rocks I find along the way, so I get cramped quick. Same for racks.. Which one is best? I dont know. find a used one thats priced right.. people are always letting them go to try something else. Once you figure out if you like that route, then you can at least get out there and do what you want, and figure if you need something more than this later. A lot of stuff is just for looks, or the differences are in minute details that may or may not matter to you. So dont think you gotta get the latest hype. My biggest thing is go with what you got and then see what you need, and budget from there. I have been doing this my whole life thanks to my dad, and between the two of us we have probably changed our minds on what we need and dont need 1000 times.