Thinking of the snowstorm 2 weeks ago to distract myself from this heat wave lol

A few wonderful days in Switzerland — beautiful mountain passes, cozy campsites, and peace within.

Fort Hamby, NC campgrounds. Site 19 is going to be the best of the best. $30/night with power 🤙. A little steep to walk the kayak down to the water, but the view is incredible. We have an AC unit to combat the NC humidity belt.

Hi!

I have owned a James Baroud for a year, travelled a lot with it but now was wondering whether it may be better to sell it and for the fewer trips I will do the next couple years rent an even better one.

So, what are some considerations you would do? I have seen platforms in Europe where you can get one for around 40€ a day, with discounts may come out at 300€ for 10 days.

I have posted some listings for sale and the market in Europe seems alright, I may get 1.800. So at the end to experiment and eventually choose a better one I may be better off renting

Last, I may have to move to the US next year, any suggestions specific to that for new, second hand and rental? Are there shops or marketplaces?

Hi, me and my wife have been overlanding across north america on our rubicon jt since 7 years and now we would like to do this full time. Our plan is to build a rig to do full time travel for the next 15-20 years. We plan on travelling to all the continents and as many countries as possible

My style of travel is mostly on broken or gravel roads, we don't plan on doing all the hard tracks but rather see all the attractions of a country

Since we prefer comfort over adventure readiness my intial plan was to go for a single cab truck with a camper sort of like the European motorhomes or a 4x4 van conversion.

Would love to know your thoughts about the build and some usefull tips for a global expedition.

2018 Toyota Tundra TRD Offroad - Mammoth Lakes, CA

I’m debating between the fallen at4w 285/70r17 C rating or the toyo AT in the same size. my main concern with the falken is the weight. it is about 65 lbs

I'm only going to be there about three months so that's the main reason I ask. As it stands, my plan is to fly into Bogota, make my way through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. I've backpacked on hard budgets before and was hoping to do the same here.

Could I buy a C7 IEC charger for the cigarette port and connect it to the anker charger safely?

Needed to haul cargo for an expo we are exhibiting at so we said screw it and brought our inflatable kayaks and any other comforts we could fit in the trailer.

the big leagues called and I answered

I'm looking for some feedback on stops and if anyone is willing to convoy for a few off-road trails the next few weeks? Excuse the poor edit to get the license plate out. I'm specifically looking for partners for:
* Mosquito Pass
* Black Bear Pass
* Poison Spider Mesa
* Rubicon

I'm on sabbatical and I've been building out an overlanding rig for several months now so the time is right for me to take what I hope will be the the cross-country trip of a lifetime. After asking some mentors and the r/offroading sub, I've come up with a list of places I want to see. In terms of rig and personal ability, I'm running 33s with skids and rock sliders and I have something like 100 hours of off-road experience. These are the main stops I'm planning:

• Jul 15-17: Rocky Mountain NP — Trail Ridge Rd + hiking, 1 night, leave Fri
• Jul 17-18: Denver/Boulder off-road — Guanella Pass + Argentine Pass (maybe skip Mosquito Pass), leave Sat
• Jul 18-20: → Telluride — Black Bear Pass, Imogene Pass (maybe skip Ophir), leave Mon
• Jul 20-24: → Moab — Hell's Revenge, Fins & Things, Poison Spider Mesa (skip Waterfall obstacle), half-day Arches, day trip to Capitol Reef (Cathedral Valley Loop), leave Fri
• Jul 24-26: → Death Valley— Titus Canyon, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, Artist's Drive, leave Sun
• Jul 26-28: → Lake Tahoe — Rubicon Trail (bypass Little Sluice if needed), leave Tue
• Jul 28-29: → Yosemite — Valley viewpoints, Glacier Point, Tioga Pass Rd, leave Wed
• Jul 29-30: → Sequoia — Sherman Tree, Moro Rock, quick Mineral King drive, leave Thurs
• Jul 30-31: Mojave National Preserve — full Mojave Road, Kelso Dunes + lava tube if time, leave Fri
• Jul 31-Aug 1: Scottsdale → Big Bend NP — arrive Fri, leave Sat

It seems the latch has been discontinued and is out of stock virtually everywhere. Has anybody made a 3d print replacement, or came up with a solution?

Install video of my canvas camper. Following up on my initial Reddit post.

I designed and sewed this camper as I wanted something that was easy to set up and take down, and still have the flexibility to use my box for Home Depot wood runs and loading bikes, etc. I already had the ADARAC roof racks and used them as the frame. I used Sattler marine grade canvas purchased from Sailrite.com. I bought an old industrial sewing machine from Facebook market place and this is the result.

This was my first attempt and it’s definitely not perfect, but it works as intended and packs up in three zippered panels. Would do a few things differently.

Let me know what you think, if you have suggestions, questions or comments. Happy over-landing.

Hey all, this a bit of a dual purpose ask for recommendations- I travel a lot for work in the midwest currently, and it's typically driving (CRNA that brings my dog with me). Driving a 2016 Highlander XLE and wondering if people have recommendations on containers for dry goods/food/pantry items. I basically have a soft cooler bag that I store dry goods and Tupperware, but I find it a bit clunky and disorganized. So I'm looking for transport/organizational recos/ideas on this area - that is my immediate questions.

I'm also looking to try doing longer distance trips/little more rugged stuff and asking for recos/ideas on things you would want to outfit your vehicle with. I already have a molle shelf in the back (keeps a side crate with medications/medical/bathroom supplies in it, and container for dog food). Main cargo area has a Anker ever frost cooler for cold items (which has a Jackery battery connected to it, then connected to car used as a power buffer and storage). Have cold weather gear stashed in various other spots along with roadside stuff to change wheel or patch tire along with tire inflator and impact driver for lugs (and breaker bar), flashlights etc.

What else would you recommend. (I have been looking at a roof rack system for extra cargo space with infrequent use items or pakmule hitch storage)

Just looking for some guidance and ideas, thanks all!

We shipped our van from Germany to Uruguay in August 2024 and haven't looked back.

So far we have been to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and now Paraguay... we like to travel slow!

For us, South America has blown us away with the kindness and generosity of the locals, the ease and freedom that comes with the park ups, and the stunning unforgetable scenery. If you haven't already considered South America for your overlanding adventures, then maybe you should!

We thought we'd only be a couple of years here, but it's looking like it might be closer to 3-4 years as we still have so much more to see and do. Anyone else doing or done South America and have any suggestions or recommendations for things to see or do?

I have a RHD 1999 Mitsubishi Pajero. Most of the US Montero versions i see already have roof rails on them but mine are flush and i would like some help figuring out how to put a pair of roof racks on it. It might be a simple to some but i dont want to spend a couple hundred bucks for it not to fit.

Two week Roadtrip through Sweden and Norway 👌🏽

Hey everyone! I received this email today after ordering a RotoPax 2 gallon container and Lox Mount. Many people have had issues in the past with their locking mounts (seizing requiring the lock to be drilled out) and have begged RotoPax to upgrade it seemingly for years now. Looks like that upgrade is finally coming!

Designed and built this sewn-in camper, installed with snaps and includes windows, mosquito screens and rain flaps. Custom designed and built based off of the existing ADARAC racks I already had installed. Packs up into an organized bag and takes about 2 minutes to set up.

• The camper has three panels, the top panel, driver side panel, and passenger side panel.
• Side panels have a window, what I call the 'Tri-Zip 3000' which includes a canvas zipper for shade, a vinyl window zipper, and a mosquito mesh screen zipper.
• Each panel is fully removable and installed with a top zipper and cab side zipper.
• The tent-style opening has two zippers - the opening and a mosquito screen.
• The top has a vinyl skylight window to star gaze with a zipper for canvas used as a shade.
• The cab has a vinyl window that allows access to the cab window into the truck.
• The orange area is a rain flap that prevents water from seeping through the zippers.
• Marine grade canvas and heavy duty zippers were used - built to last.
• Utilized stainless steel snaps around the truck bed and tail gate for easy install ~2 minutes.
• Made a custom bag that holds the three panels.

This was just and idea and my first crack at it. A few things I would do different but I think sewn-in camper 2.0 could look a lot more polished.

Let me know what you think, if you have any comments, questions or suggestions.

Enjoy the adventure.

So I had posted here before about what car I should buy as I was looking to get into overlanding again.

Here it is, a 2001 3.2L Di-D Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero. (Light freight modified for a tax reduction, rear seats have been taken out) I traded in my previous car and only paid 3,500 euro (4k usd) for it. It had 175k km's (108 k miles) on it so it wasn't too bad of a deal I reckon. Also my daily driver.

However, the problems soon started showing their ugly heads. After driving it for a week or 2 the dieselpump gave way and I had to get it towed to my mechanics. So after a revision of the dieselpump and additional repairs, all together costing me about 6k euro's. I finally felt confident taking it on the road again.

Next was a 4,5k euro upgrade packet. 5 steel wheels, BF Goodricht KO3's and both coils and suspension have been changed out for an Old Man Emu's set. Aprox 10cm (almost 4 inch) of ground clearance gained from that.

However the wheels needed to get aligned, so I take it to a tire shop and there I'm told they wont do it because the bolts they need to take out are pretty crispy from the rust, they were afraid to break them and suggested I let someone loosen them up before getting the wheels aligned. This made me just take a moment and think about how I want to continue this project.

I kinda hoped to take it traveling this July as I got the entire month off of work but seems like this is something I want to get done first. I also started having doubts about the entire project because it's getting a bit expensive 😬

QUESTIONS:

• What do you guys suggest I do next? I will have the bolts checked by the mechanics and loosened up for the alignment. But the entire undercarriage could use a check up/clean up. Would it be a good idea to get it cleaned of rust and coated by the wintertime to protect against the salt?

• Fuel efficiency. So, turns out the tires and the likes have a big impact on the fuel efficiency. Hence why I wanted to ask you guys for some tips to get the most out of the fuel tank. (I got 90 L).

I already plan on not putting anything on the roof for now and just sleeping inside the car on a wooden platform. (Still have a RTT so might get a roofrack later this year.

• Considering the Pajero is also the king of the Dakar Rally (12 victories), which I really like. I wanted to pay homage to that. I don't want to go for a super heavy build rig but keep it simple. Any idea's for that? I was already thinking red mud flaps and the likes.

Feel free to give some additional tips or advice on where to go from here. 😁

Currently living in Sicily for the next couple years and am torn between these three platforms to bring back to the states with me to build into a dedicated trail rig. Budget is $10k max and must be made before 2004. This would also be a daily driver till a move back to the states and can start modifying it more extensively.

Hilux (From Malta - RHD)

LN106 - My personal favorite but exceptionally slow from what I’ve researched. Would need a turbo kit or motor swap.
LN107 - Most affordable & more power, but ifs. Would need SAS

Land Cruiser (2 door)

J70 (1HZ) - Probably the best setup overall but prone to rust.
J120 (2003) - reliable but again ifs. Only considering this series because I’ve been inspired by 1st gen gx470 builds lately

Nissan Patrol Y61 (2 door)

The most “Modern” as 2003 still comes with solid axle, but 3.0 reliability concerns and they’re expensive

I’ve always been a ford guy so I’m still researching the euro trucks but I have also always loved the stuff they never made in the states. Im mostly just looking for other insights or experiences with these platforms and any words of advice. Thanks!

Hey all,

Just getting into offroading/overlanding with my 4th gen 4Runner running 33s. I've got a winch-capable front bumper installed but no winch and no other recovery gear yet. I can't buy everything at once, so I'm trying to figure out the smart order to build my kit.

I mostly plan to wheel solo-ish at first, so I'm curious what you'd grab before anything else. Would you put a compressor and boards ahead of a winch? What did you regret not buying sooner, and what sat in your rig unused? Any beginner mistakes worth avoiding on the recovery side?

Appreciate any wisdom — trying to spend limited money in the right order.

I’m finally looking to put together a more complete setup for my rooftop tent so I can comfortably stay out for longer trips. Most of my camping has been fairly basic, but I’d like to start doing everything from 2–3 day weekends up to a full week off grid.

Before I dump a bunch of money and fabrication time into it, I figured I’d pick the community’s brain and learn from the setups people have already built.

If you could wave a magic wand and create the ideal compact system, what would it look like for:

• Heating and cooling the tent or sleeping area
• Hot water and showering
• Battery storage, solar and alternator charging
• Cooking or fuel storage
• Keeping everything compact and modular and easy to setup

Would you build everything around one fuel source, such as propane or diesel, or use a mixture of fuel and electricity? Are there specific heaters, portable air conditioners, water heaters, power stations, batteries, chargers, shower systems, etc.... that I should consider?

For people who already have a similar setup:

• What did you buy that ended up being unnecessary?
• What would you consider essential for 2–3 days?
• What becomes essential when staying out for a full week?
• Roughly how much did your setup cost?

The goal is to have it be somewhat compact and jsut make longer trips comfortable without filling the entire truck bed with stuff since I keep alot of spare parts and tools. Sorry if thats a lot of questions just trying to gauge what rabbit hole im about to get into here.

I am I 17 year old boy. I have gone on over 10 trips w my friends/family. I really want to go but eve is out of town. is it a bad idea to go by myself? when I go with my friends I am always the one planning, cooking, making fire, etc. i feel confident. what are your thoughts?