Anybody overland?

[Darell_n]

Overlanding should require the use of a winch at least occasionally, otherwise it’s just camping and likely glamping.

[speedog]

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I have a weird hate for these stupid tents lol...

6.5' Box and a topper is the ticket. That how i used to overland (at music festivals). Just make your bed with a giant foamy, then roll it up and stuff all your shit in behind it Pull your stuff out and your bed just unrolls. "The Bears Den" is what it was called.

Is that really why you called it the Bear's Den?

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Overlanding should require the use of a winch at least occasionally, otherwise it’s just camping and likely glamping.

Yes

[blueToy]

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Can get some really nice setups that go above a truck bed too.

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Do you have any pics of this setup?

We usually bring enough supplies to last us double what we think we need. Two coolers and things like playing cards and bear spray etc. A lot depends on where we go and weather.

[dirtsniffer]

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Is that really why you called it the Bear's Den?

Funniest thing I've read here in a while A+

[Buster]

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We usually bring enough supplies to last us double what we think we need. Two coolers and things like playing cards and bear spray etc. A lot depends on where we go and weather.

This looks way better than a ground tent.

You're basically lording over the peasants who are sleeping on dirt.

[blueToy]

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This looks way better than a ground tent.

You're basically lording over the peasants who are sleeping on dirt.

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This looks way better than a ground tent.

You're basically lording over the peasants who are sleeping on dirt.

For 15 years I, and then we, slept in the canopy on the back of my truck when backcountry camping or boondocking or whatever you want to call it.
The RRT makes it much more easier for us to quickly set up camp, plus its allowed us to haul more and stay out longer. Way more comfortable too.
We always carry our " peasant " tent with us too, if we stay in a area for a longer time as we explore a spot I set it up just to have as a storage room, if you will.
Plus not seen in photo, we have a annex for the RRT. Its like a extra tent too.

[ExtraSlow]

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RTT pics

Zero hate for your setup, and I love the explanation of your use case too.

[JRSC00LUDE]

Deadly set-up blue!

All the instahate here, the Emperor would be pleased!

I love the whole idea, just can't justify the cost.

[blueToy]

Thank you Sirs. It's evolving and a work in progress.

[milesmcewing]

I've been overlanding a big part of my life. Lots of ideas - great ones and bad ones and it depends on your goal, where you are, where you go, and your risk level.

From Pakistan to Bangladesh - via India and Nepal, our overland truck was a tuk tuk. Nowhere to camp and it was the tool for the job.
We rode a Russian motorcycle from Calgary to Argentina then Africa and Europe. Camped a couple of times in Bolivia when the guy we were riding with blew an oil pan a long way from anywhere. Camped In Atacama because I was too cheap to get a room!

From Mexico to Argentina. It made no sense to camp. 5 bucks for a hotel room? not worth setting up the tent for that price. Lots of overlanders congregate at campgrounds along the way and use the ioverland app - great idea if you want to meet other travelers. Not great if you want to meet locals. Most campgrounds are run by a grumpy expat now trapped somewhere......

Roof top tents, worked great in Africa. Why? no rain and no wind. In Canada - sucked. they leak like a sieve, rocked like crazy in the wind and are a pain in the ass to get in and out of. Looked cool in the Walmart parking lot though.

Lots of people asked us what vehicle we would drive around the world in....... my answer 'Toyota Corolla station wagon' No matter how far in the jungle, no matter how far into the desert, no matter what city in the world, you find them. Anyone can fix one, they do seem able to go anywhere and they last forever!

My friend Sjaak lucasson rode a Yamaha R1 around the world (even tried to go to the North pole on it!) look him up on youtube, lots of videos in the Sahara and Congo.
For him it was the right tool. Doug? he rode an old indian (46 I think) through Siberia to Vladivostok. There is a couple in Calgary who rode a Goldwing 'around the world' in three weeks! Flew their bike to London after crossing Canada and then burned on the main highway all the way to Japan and flew to Vancouver and back home. Depends on what around the world means.

I took my mom........ 75 years old to London, we got on the tube and then took a train every day until we got to Beijing. It was a great way to spend Christmas!

Overlanding is all about leaving. Whatever tool works, is what is right. My wife and I bought a Landcruiser in Memphis - drove the transamerica trail as far as we could and every four wheel drive track we could find back to Calgary - crossed into Canada via a river crossing and ended up in Fernie. Almost always on dirt/gravel. (that border is now closed).

Our next trip is in our 1938 Chevrolet for the Mongolian rally, it ends in Ulaan Ude but we will continue to Korea after event.

I don't have an instagram account, I do have a website which has not been updated in forever. I travel because I want to.

Giddy up and Go!

PS - throw out your Lonely planet book, otherwise you will do the exact same trip everyone else does.

My 2 cents........

[JfuckinC]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com..._the_river_so/

Which one of you hipsters had a front yard campout?

I like the comment about a bear not eating you because you’re on the roof of a truck lol

[ExtraSlow]

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snip.

this is awesome, all of it.

[4WARNED]

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ationFlag=true

overlanding....beyond baller style.

[speedog]

A truck with a strengthened camper is probably the ideal overland set-up but it won't be influencer worthy. Biggest problem is the short boxes of most trucks these days aren't conducive to a decently sized camper.

[JfuckinC]

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https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ationFlag=true

overlanding....beyond baller style.

https://earthroamer.com/

[spikerS]

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A truck with a strengthened camper is probably the ideal overland set-up but it won't be influencer worthy. Biggest problem is the short boxes of most trucks these days aren't conducive to a decently sized camper.

The short boxes are not the biggest deterrent to a slide in camper really. It is the available payload in the truck. Most of those campers are well over the 2000lbs mark which a 1/2 ton truck isn't going to be able to haul. To get a decent camper, you are going to need a 1-ton, and then the problem is that you have so much payload in the back, that it becomes difficult to do any actual overlanding.

[mzdspd]

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The short boxes are not the biggest deterrent to a slide in camper really. It is the available payload in the truck. Most of those campers are well over the 2000lbs mark which a 1/2 ton truck isn't going to be able to haul. To get a decent camper, you are going to need a 1-ton, and then the problem is that you have so much payload in the back, that it becomes difficult to do any actual overlanding.

I can definitely attest to this.. my slide in camper is around 2000 lbs on a 3/4 ton truck (payload 3000 lbs) and when we were going through Gray Creek pass on some very rough rocky roads with steep inclines and declines, it was pretty questionable, I was worried about blowing out a tire. Also when driving through ditches and deep ruts to get to camping spots, the truck definitely sways back and forth a lot.

[JfuckinC]

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I can definitely attest to this.. my slide in camper is around 2000 lbs on a 3/4 ton truck (payload 3000 lbs) and when we were going through Gray Creek pass on some very rough rocky roads with steep inclines and declines, it was pretty questionable, I was worried about blowing out a tire. Also when driving through ditches and deep ruts to get to camping spots, the truck definitely sways back and forth a lot.

Even with a 1 ton the big campers look sketchy as fuck.. they are pretty awesome though.

[ExtraSlow]

Truck Campers ARE awesome, that is a scientific fact.