In this thread I will detail how I outfit our 2014 Land Cruiser 200 to overland with a family of 4 + 1 Adventure Pup (Basset Hound).
We are avid tent campers who enjoy the outdoors. We regularly hike family appropriate trails (under 10 miles per day), canoe/kayak, bike, fish, enjoy maintained 4x4 trails, and general outdoor fun.
We began overlanding with a Honda CRV, then moved onto a 1-ton Dodge Diesel extended cab, and then added a pop-up camper (pup) to the mix. While we love our pup, but we miss the agility, comfort, and back seat size of the CRV. We really enjoyed the fact that the Dodge truck could get us just about anywhere with the massive ground clearance, torque for days, and great 4 wheel drive … though it was a rough ride. About 3 hours is the max amount of time the kids can stand being in the back seat of the truck. There were no complaints about backs/buts hurting while riding in the CRV. More often than not we have recently been remote tent camping utilizing the pickup truck, but the kids are only getting bigger and we needed a compromise with more rear passenger space, more comfort, and better agility without sacraficing off road capability. We have several trips planned that are multiple days drive away, so we required a reliable, capable, and comfortable overlanding vehicle; hence the Toyota Land Cruiser 200.
The mindset for this build is growing up from a backpack to a vehicle, not shrinking down from an RV to a truck.
The initial build will include:
From there we will be looking to add in this order sliders, skid plates, bumpers, maybe a full roof rack. All of those brands are undecided at this point.
The Original Overlanding CRV on OEM size BFG KO2's:
The previous Overlanding Truck:
Beach Day in December.
January Snow Camping.
Beach Day in March.
Adventure Pup conquering an agility obstacle on a trail.
Adventure Pup ensuring the canoe remains stable.
The Land Cruiser 100% Stock! (for now).
We are avid tent campers who enjoy the outdoors. We regularly hike family appropriate trails (under 10 miles per day), canoe/kayak, bike, fish, enjoy maintained 4x4 trails, and general outdoor fun.
We began overlanding with a Honda CRV, then moved onto a 1-ton Dodge Diesel extended cab, and then added a pop-up camper (pup) to the mix. While we love our pup, but we miss the agility, comfort, and back seat size of the CRV. We really enjoyed the fact that the Dodge truck could get us just about anywhere with the massive ground clearance, torque for days, and great 4 wheel drive … though it was a rough ride. About 3 hours is the max amount of time the kids can stand being in the back seat of the truck. There were no complaints about backs/buts hurting while riding in the CRV. More often than not we have recently been remote tent camping utilizing the pickup truck, but the kids are only getting bigger and we needed a compromise with more rear passenger space, more comfort, and better agility without sacraficing off road capability. We have several trips planned that are multiple days drive away, so we required a reliable, capable, and comfortable overlanding vehicle; hence the Toyota Land Cruiser 200.
The mindset for this build is growing up from a backpack to a vehicle, not shrinking down from an RV to a truck.
The initial build will include:
- Maintenance/fluids/belts/hoses
- Wheels/tires (BBS TRD/Nitto Ridge Grappler 275/70/18)
- Dual battery upgrade (Slee/REDARC/ODYSSEY)
- Solar/plug in battery tender/charger (Cascadia/Renogy/NOCO)
- Trail tools/spares/recovery (Still putting this together)
- First aid kit upgrade (updating/improving current kit)
- Roof basket (YAKIMA)
- Carrying extra fuel/water (undecided)
- Carrying additional fluids (Oil/Anti-Freeze/Trans/Gear)
- How to safely carry all our gear in the cargo area of the Land Cruiser. (pelican cases, cooler, soft bags, tie downs, etc)
- Comms/GPS
- Trailer brakes & hitches for Pup/Kayak/Canoe/utility trailers.
From there we will be looking to add in this order sliders, skid plates, bumpers, maybe a full roof rack. All of those brands are undecided at this point.
The Original Overlanding CRV on OEM size BFG KO2's:
The previous Overlanding Truck:
Beach Day in December.
January Snow Camping.
Beach Day in March.
Adventure Pup conquering an agility obstacle on a trail.
Adventure Pup ensuring the canoe remains stable.
The Land Cruiser 100% Stock! (for now).
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