New Truck who Dis?

[boogielander]

I’ve been surfing forums, I’m getting a feel for what it is I actually wanna do. I’m definitely looking at an overland build. And there’s a Jeep customizer just down the road from my house who is interested in helping me out. I’m super excited.

My first move is probably going to be a mid height rack and a clamshell tent. I have a camping weekend the first week of December I’m hoping to have something in place ready to test by then.

What I really like, is the Alu-Cabin from Alu-Cab. If I can find one nearby and walk off with it, I’ll probably pull the trigger. There’s a dealer about an hour away who says he has inventory. I just don’t know whether or not my first step should be a $20,000 one.

Then again, this whole truck was kind of a yolo. Go big, or go home.


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I wouldn't drop $20k on a camper unless you're sure you're about the overlanding life
meaning, you gotta be flying drones, taking pics and videos for the gram and youtube, drag the skottle around, and hand pressed gourmet coffee in the morning before packing up campsite, and of course, starbucks whenever you pass by one.

kidding aside, i'd rent clamshell tent first to see how it feels camping in the cold and see how it feels and improve on that. What works for many people may or may not work for you and me.

 

[Lew]

Moderation wins out! Here is my first set of mods. Anyone with experiences, good or bad, I'd love to hear them.

The OVS Bushveld Roof Top Tent

HD Bushveld Cantilever Hard Shell Roof Top Tent Grey Body & Tan Rainfly

Discover the ultimate in camping comfort with the Bushveld 4+ Person Hard Shell Roof Top Tent. This roof top tent hard shell provides the ultimate experience.

overlandvehiclesystems.com

on top of a Putco Venture Tec Rack

Putco Venture Tec Rack - Overland Truck Rack

Stake Pocket Mount Overlanding Rack. Tons of Rack Accessories. Molle, Gear Panels, Tables, Handles, Tent Mounts & More. Matte Black Aluminum.

www.putco.com

OVS Nomadic 270 Awning

HD Nomadic 270 Degree Awning - Passenger Side - Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover

Shop the HD Nomadic 270 - Awning for your passenger side in dark gray with a black cover. Perfect for adventurers seeking shade and shelter.

overlandvehiclesystems.com

Getting a K&N cold air intake, a bubba rope, and a couple of maxtrax. And a Dometic hydration jug with the faucet.

I hope to have everything installed by the end of next week, and I'm planning my next trip into the Pinebarrens for the weekend of December 2nd to test everything out!

 

[boogielander]

Moderation wins out! Here is my first set of mods. Anyone with experiences, good or bad, I'd love to hear them.

The OVS Bushveld Roof Top Tent

HD Bushveld Cantilever Hard Shell Roof Top Tent Grey Body & Tan Rainfly

Discover the ultimate in camping comfort with the Bushveld 4+ Person Hard Shell Roof Top Tent. This roof top tent hard shell provides the ultimate experience.

overlandvehiclesystems.com

on top of a Putco Venture Tec Rack

Putco Venture Tec Rack - Overland Truck Rack

Stake Pocket Mount Overlanding Rack. Tons of Rack Accessories. Molle, Gear Panels, Tables, Handles, Tent Mounts & More. Matte Black Aluminum.

www.putco.com

OVS Nomadic 270 Awning

HD Nomadic 270 Degree Awning - Passenger Side - Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover

Shop the HD Nomadic 270 - Awning for your passenger side in dark gray with a black cover. Perfect for adventurers seeking shade and shelter.

overlandvehiclesystems.com

Getting a K&N cold air intake, a bubba rope, and a couple of maxtrax. And a Dometic hydration jug with the faucet.

I hope to have everything installed by the end of next week, and I'm planning my next trip into the Pinebarrens for the weekend of December 2nd to test everything out!

Products

Offer the best roof top tent, 270 awning, and overland gear

www.byooverland.com

you can email my friend and ask him about the newest tent he just got (it's not on the website yet)
tell him Eric with the blue ram who used to have a white 4runner sent you.

18

Chassis Unlimited "THORAX" fully adjustable width bed rack system in our 18" Height: Available in 46" or 58" length Perfect for mounting your overland style tent, Recovery tools, Maxxtrak, Rotopax Water/Fuel Containers, Shovels, Jacks, Fire Extinguisher, Bicycle mounts, ETC to our universal...

chassisunlimited.com

you can get this one too and save some coins. i got the 18" with the long bed version

18" HD Bed Rack - RCI Off Road

The RCI Bed Rack saves space and organizes your truck bed by allowing all of your gear to be securely mounted with easy accessibility. **Please see our "Current Lead Times" tab for the most up to date information!

rcimetalworks.com

you can also email them about Ram fitment on these. Iirc they do have a sale going on right now. RCI has good quality products; they were the brand of skid plates that we recommend at the shop for both quality and affordability.

 

[Ulrica]

I wouldn't drop $20k on a camper unless you're sure you're about the overlanding life
meaning, you gotta be flying drones, taking pics and videos for the gram and youtube, drag the skottle around, and hand pressed gourmet coffee in the morning before packing up campsite, and of course, starbucks whenever you pass by one.

kidding aside, i'd rent clamshell tent first to see how it feels camping in the cold and see how it feels and improve on that. What works for many people may or may not work for you and me.

I love high-altitude off-road adventures. Last week, I went on a high-elevation hiking trip in Wyoming. As night fell, I set up camp at 12,000 feet. It took me just a minute to pop open my OPENROAD hard-shell RTT—quick, effortless, and hassle-free. Even at this altitude, I didn’t waste energy struggling with setup, and I slept great all week.

Buy Camping Open Roof Top Tents for SUVs, Jeep & Cars – Openroad4wd

Buy the best camping tents including car roof tents, jeep top tents, SUV rooftop tents, and more. Enjoy the ultimate outdoor adventure with high-quality, easy-to-install open roof top tents.

openroad4wd.com

 

[boogielander]

Totally forgot about this thread.
well anyways I did go with Inspired Overland Tent and Chassis Unlimited Bed Rack for about 9 months, then I sold all that for this:


This is GoFastCamper, XL. Brand new is about $10k, but I picked mine up for half. It is a camper and tent all in one unit that weights only ~300lb, which is roughly about the same or even less than a lot of bed rack + wedge roof tents out there. But for the price, I gained:

• Inside access to sleeping platform:
  • Gone are the days needing ladders to get into the tent. Now I can just park, level the truck, pop the tent, go into the camper, close the camper, pop the floor panel, and I can go up to sleep.
  • I have full 100% standing space inside. No more sitting down and struggling to put pants on. No more crouching inside the tent. Even with the Decked Drawer I have, I still have about 10 inches of space between my head and the tallest part (the rear side, also where I stand if I need to) of the tent.
• Removable floor panels
  • 3 removable floor panels create a big square space, so I can set it up however I want.
    • I can put 2 floor panels in, and that gives me plenty of space to go from the tent portion to the camper, while still having a wide enough space to sleep and roll around
    • I can move the mattress and leave one big floor panel in place, transforming the floor panel into a desk. Standing on top of the Decked Drawer makes it the perfect height to make coffee, boil water to make Mountain House or instant noodles, and work on laptop.
    • With enclosed camper and tent and the floor panels aside, I could, if i choose to, take a dump inside the camper using my camping toilet. No need to set up a toilet tent or sh*t in the hole anymore.
• Extra spaces for things on the roof
  • I have 2x 200W Bouge RV solar panels on the roof of GFC, 2 Baja Designs S2 as camp lights on the side of the camper, 2 more S2 on the rear as chase lights, and Starlink mount on the side of the tent. I can also add roof bars to the top to hold more gears should I choose to. With a conventional RTT all that's impossible.
• Secured storage
  • Biggest win over bed rack is the lockable camper makes the bed area a secure storage.
  • Camper also means I can store more things. With bed racks and open bed, storage was actually limited as it confined to what I could strap down. Now for daily driving I just throw things in and close the side panels and I'm good to go. Learned the lesson of limited storage when I had to pull over to pick up things I didn't tie down when I had the bed rack lol
• Lightweight and Baja rated
  • the whole camper with tent included is still under 300lb, that weight saving means I have payload for other things
  • GFC is the ONLY camper out there that can handle jumps and going fast off pavement. Any camper can go to Baja, but the difference is how fast you can go. With GFC I've gone highway speed in the desert and the camper took it well, while other heavier campers slow down their drives due to heavier weight and structures not engineered to go fast.
    • I know not everyone goes fast off pavement, but if it can handle the stress of going fast in the desert, it can handle whatever mild things people throw at it.
  • It turns the bed area into a box, strengthening the structural integrity of the bed and helps prevent bed splitting.